Recent content by deano77

Damnhippo, thanks I will do alot of testing before leaving the macroalge tank in service. Bob

I think I am going to remove the crushed coral slowly over the next year, untill I am down to about an inch. on the subject of macro algae tanks. Since my tank is not plumbed for the new tank and I am going over the back with the piping I am assuming I'll need chk valves to keep from over...

My first inclination is to always overdo everything. In this case i want to err on the side of caution. I want to remove the crushed coral very slowly and replace it very slowly wiith sand. I was told that deep beds of crushed coral will inevitably lead to a total tank crash (within 3 or 4...

Thanks for all the input, I am slowly going to be removing the 4 inch bed of crushed coral a couple of ponds a day. I purchased deltec 500 skimmer and set up a Q tank. I am in the process of getting a tank and plumbing for a refugium. Isin't a refugium a sump? I have also started feeding...

When I replace all this crushed coral with sand should I do the 1 inch bed or go for a 3 to 4 inch bed for future denitrification? Do mangroves work as well as macro algae? Do they need constant light? Are ther hard to grow? Thanks Bob

I am going to follow Len's advice and buy the deltec 500 skimmer, remove the crushed coral and possibly set up a refugium. Can you put macro algae in your main tank? If it's in the main tank do you need to keep it lit 24/7 to keep it from going sexual? How big a refugium do you need for a 100...

They were cleaner shrimp (4 of them) they were working away on the fish for about a week then nothing. I have seen the remains of 2 of them and they did not look like they were eaten. Also on the Nitrate problem I am now using r/o water I tested the Tap water i was using and it was about 45ppm...

The 500 will fit. I think that I way overfed the fish. When I am cleaning the tank should i use a powerhead to stir up the waste matter on the live rock. Also I can't seem to keep shrimp alive, anything that i might check. Thanks for the input. Bob

I need some good advice. I have a 100 gal tank with 120 lbs of live rock and a 3 inch crushed coral base. My tank is 4 months old and due to some very bad advice and not finding this board untill too late I killed several fish. My nitrate levels are at 100ppm. I and changing about 1/3 of the...

Thanks Len, can I add several dozen small snails and crabs at once to start cleaning as long as I acclimate them properly? Any recomendations on lights?

My 100 gal tank has 125lbs of live rock and 4 inches of sand no skimmer yet and normal floresent lights. The tank is 4 weeks old and I am just adding crabs and snails. When can I add hardy inverts and how slowlyy do I need to go. The rock had been in another aquarium for 7 years. The water...

Thanks Chris I think I might have to put the skimmer in the cabinet below and plum it up to the sump since I can't seem to find one thin enough to fit in the narrow sump space.

Thanks for the input. I am not running a sump, when I set the tank up I still thought bio-balls were the way to go then started doing research and realized I needed to go with live rock. In hind site I probably should have plumbed in a sump set up. What is a good over the side skimmer. An...

I was given 100 gallon plexi-glass with wet/dry filter and bio balls, normal 48 inch lights, stand hood and various small stuff. I have always had fresh water tanks and decided I wanted a reef tank or fish and hearty inverts. I got rid of the bio balls added 125 lbs of live rock and a 4 inch...