• Why not take a moment to introduce yourself to our members?

Search results

  1. Splendid Dottie back

    where are you located?
  2. Looking for a pool installer

    Hey, I'm a pool guy but my company doesn't do above ground liner changes. I would suggest sparkle pools in Holbrook they do all of the new above ground installs n liner changes for pools that we installed. Just make sure u get a good quality liner. Look for a good quality 20mil inground virgin...
  3. Spa flex/ flexible pvc

    Might have some at the shop. Not too common for me. I'll text u n let u know tomorrow
  4. question about 6ft tank lights

    right now just have a toadstool some zoas,mushrooms,canydcane,rbta a small stylo n some others. eventually want to try some sps
  5. question about 6ft tank lights

    currently running a 6ft 8 x 39w(two rows of 4 bulbs) t5 ho fixture over my 6ft 125. it has 2- aquatic life 420/460 bulbs, 2- ati aquablue special bulbs, 2- giesemann actinic blue bulbs and 2- giesemann power chrome super actinic bulbs. i have a bunch of questions: i need new bulbs again...
  6. Green algae need help

    right off their website: 95% Cultured Bacteria Blend 1% Amino Acids (Aspartic Acid) 0.5% Vinegar 3.5% RO/DI Water their is actually a few threads on other forums about it seems like it will help get some benificial bacteria that may be able to compete with whatever the problem is and i'm...
  7. Reeflo pumps

    i could definitely walk you through it. thats just a standard mechanical seal assembly. just like the ones on swimming pool pumps. i have 20yrs experience. looks like you have most of the work done. the ceramic piece is usually wedged inside of that rubber piece. but it is not uncommon for it...
  8. lf chaeto and Caulerpa prolifera

    looking for chaeto and or some Caulerpa prolifera -the grassy type not the grape type. near holbrook area. thanks
  9. Green algae need help

    I've read that one a bunch of times it's helped a bit and i've watched a bunch of videos. it seems as tho most people running these have fish rooms, basement sumps, or a setup where the algae scrubber is either over the sump or located higher than the sump. that being said between my poorly...
  10. Green algae need help

    really like the water fall style trying to do some research and come up with a plan as i'm kinda limited as to where i can put it and how i can incorporate it into my current set-up. biggest problem is i cannot figure out a way to get the bottom of whatever container i make or use higher than...
  11. Green algae need help

    could someone give me the basics on algae scrubbers? can i put a 5 gallon glass tank next my sump and draw water from my sump or overflow to feed it? how does the water get back to the tank or sump? does the tank need to be higher than my sump?
  12. Green algae need help

    thats the stuff i was thinking of and was considering adding something like marine pure or some new dry rock to my display once i got my tank back to normal. then giving macro a shot again maybe
  13. Green algae need help

    will do on the fuge light. thanks was thinking if asking if anyone near me had some cheato/ capulera. does the cheato need to actually roll around and tumble or just allot of flow? could i put a small powerhead in with it? should i make sure i have 6500k bulbs in the fuge light? does the...
  14. Green algae need help

    is it possible this is dynos, green cyano, phyto bloom,bacteria or surface micro algae/osteobium? I've considered, trying cheato n capulera again,bio pellets, vodka, vinegar, peroxide, no pox, algae turf scrubber, ceram media, vibrant aquarium cleaner, chemi-pure, pax bellum or like a zeo-vit...
  15. Green algae need help

    current livestock oldest to newest yellowtail blue damsel purple tang goldbar maroon yellow watchman purple dotty back coral beauty genicanthus melaspinolos female corals- no color bleaching or fading but not much growth candy canes-doing amazing have grown since this started hadn't been before...
  16. Green algae need help

    a little more history about my tank and more info: 150-175 pounds live rock 150 pounds live sand 6ft 125 set-up march 1 2014 used about 30-40 pounds live rock and 30-40 pounds sand from 1yr old 55/g first tank i ever had. added 2 50 pound boxes dry base rock and 1 25 pound box dry rock pieces...
  17. Green algae need help

    thats correct meat their is nothing growing in my fuge. when first set up the tank i moved my first purple lobster a strawberry crab a ball of chaeto and some capulera the long grassy kind not the grape type. could never get the cheato to tumble and it died after the first couple of months. the...
  18. Green algae need help

    Tank is 3yrs old Aqueon pro flex sump, Fine socks then tlf refugite and 5 pounds rubble in middle, sicce 5.0 return pump reef octo skimmer n tlf gfo reactor Not sure sand size just remember it was carib sea argonite live sand about 150 pounds about 2-3" deep All geisseman bulbs about 9...
  19. Green algae need help

    Pics: Now
  20. Green algae need help

    Pics: Last February

Top