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Great site guys. A lot of helpful info. I did read up on this problem and see a lot of other have this problem too. My tank is 225 running for about 2 months. Everything was good until I went on vacation for 10 days. When I came home late last night 1/2 my rocks are covered with this slimy...

I used GE silicone I for my acylic over boxes on my 250 reef tank .its now going on 1 month with NO PROBLEMS now I just wish I new much about corals for the tank .i guess i will KEEP READING Capt gene www.tampavii.com

Erik I hjad another tank setup for 2 yrs and had no choice but to place them in my new setup. I did however addd some of the bio balls from my old seyup plus aloty of the sand. I guess that ie why i am not having problems YET Just hope it stanys that way. The new tank did go thur cycle in 2...

JTW Thanks for your suggestion How does my water parameter look. What is best way to tranfer coral from one tank to other. Best to do it at night of doing the day with just Atinctic light on.

Thanks for reply Yes I will keep eye on the Nitrate. I think because i added alot of sand from my old 110 this helped. I have no algae problem just some nice purple and some green growing. My LFS told me to run my UV light .Should I run it 24/7 or just maybe at night . My temp going down to 78...

Made mistake No Nitrite reading just Nitrate 5 Thanks how does other paramters look GB

I have 225 reef tank which is 3 weeks old . I have DSB using southdown sand and 200lbs of live rock Aerofoamer 624 skimmer and bio balls in sump .I will be changing bio balls in few weeks and add some live rock into sump Any suggestions My water parameters last few day where 2/4/03 i used...

I have 225 reef tank which is 3 weeks old . I have DSB using southdown sand and 200lbs of live rock Aerofoamer 624 skimmer and bio balls in sump .I will be changing bio balls in few weeks and add some live rock into sump Any suggestions My water parameters last few day where 2/4/03 i used...

Enzo I have to jump in here .I agree your stand pipe is way to large. 1 inch should be fine just dont glue it together .Get stuff from Home depot and try it .If it works then glue it .Another thing to try is after the tees place short piece of pipe then put on PVC cap but dont glue it . Then...

Few more questions When should i remove the bio balls ? I was thinking after I place all my tangs into the tank and let it mature few weeeks or months After I remove the bio balls from my sump What should I put into it I was thinking some of the extra live rock I have left over. Mostly...

Hi Guys thanks for all the replys Yes i agree not to cycle tank with live fish. I have tested my ammona now now get 00 reading my Nitrite is at ooo and my Nitratre is around 10. My questions is First my ammonna was high then my nitrite was around 5 for few days IT NEVER GOT HIGHER now...

The tank is going to house all my tang that a have in my 110 ./Thyey are Kole ,hippo,Sailfin,sohol plus tomato clown ,foxface . I have few trigger and loinfish but they are not going into this tank. I am looking to setup live rock with so simple corals ,feather duster ,mushrooms plus small sand...

Hi Guys Sorry for jumping in here but need some questions answer from experienced reefers Any suggestions welcome http://reefs.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=24810 thanks Capt Gene

12604.1 Hi At the present time I am in the middle of upgrading from 110 with fish only to an 225 with live rock and fish. Right now I have added 200 lbs of Southdown sand and 50 lbs of live sand to the 225 along with some sand from from my 110. I am running wet dry with bio balls. I...

12604.1 Hi At the present time I am in the middle of upgrading from 110 with fish only to an 225 with live rock and fish. Right now I have added 200 lbs of Southdown sand and 50 lbs of live sand to the 225 along with some sand from from my 110. I am running wet dry with bio balls. I...