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  1. General Reef Discussion
    How do you all clean your sump? With it being under my tank and close to the floor it's hard to get a siphon started to get rid of all the gunk.
  2. Skimmers & other filtration
    Have no experience or knowledge about these so any help is good help. Well here's the question? Or questions? I was thinking of getting a UV steriliser. Was wondering what are the positives and negatives to the UV steriliser'. Where do people put them in there sumps and are they worth the money...
  3. General Reef Discussion
    So I'm playing with the idea of making a reef maintenance, logger site. Basically you'll be able to create an account, store all your tank specs and log events on a calendar. Include things like dosing, water specs, major events (new fish, coral, death) and see everything in a nice neat...
  4. General Reef Discussion
    I started using a couple supplements, per the LFS's advice, to prepare my tank to become a better reef environment so I could start adding coral. I believe I accomplished that mission, but not before feeding unwanted algae. Long story short, I have what appears to be red slime algae growing on a...
  5. General Reef Discussion
    i have a 40 gallon breeder that has been running(in my home)for a month. it was previously running at a friends for about 5 months. i have performed a 50% water change on the 1st day and a 25% water change a few weeks after.also added about 1" of sand on the 1st day. i have a remora hang on...
  6. General Reef Discussion
    I recently went out of town and was gone for right at 60 days. While I was gone, my wife did minimal maintenance on the two 34g tanks. This included top-offs, cleaning skimmers and one 5g water change about midway through my trip. Upon my return, the tanks both looked great. Noticeable coral...
  7. General Reef Discussion
    Hi all, i'm hoping someone can give me some help. my husband was the one to care for our 90 gal corner reef tank and he passed away last week. he had been ill for quite a while and the tank was neglected for at least two weeks prior to his passing. he was able to walk me through changing the...
  8. DIY Forum
    ok i am working on a push button water change system for my reef tank. it seem to be pretty straight forward in my head, but often get ahead of myself. the system involves two pumps, two momentary switches, 1/4" water line, and two electric Polypropylene Solenoid Valves. one switch will be...
  9. General Reef Discussion
    I need some clean-up advise. My 29 gallon reef tank has been neglected for 6 weeks after my surgery. I came back and (surprise surprise) it was a disaster. I lost my anemone but everything else survived...I'm still not sure bout my zoos or toadstool. Can anyone prescribe a safe and quick way to...
  10. General Reef Discussion
    As a general rule of thumb, how often do you disassemble and clean your main return pump? My tank has been up and running for ~8 months now and was wondering if this should be part of a scheduled maintenance to prolong its' life and keep it running at peak performance. Thanks, C
  11. General Reef Discussion
    last night i did a water change, and when i was done, i was closing up the sump cabinet and thought to myself "well, since i'm down here, i might as well empty the skimmer cup of skimmate"... unlocked it, lifted it, and it slipped from my hand and dropped into the sump... dumping all the...
  12. General Reef Discussion
    I've pretty much got control of my rocks with hair algae but need help with my sand! My whole sand bed has grown hair algae all over it and ive tried siphoning but it cant even suck up the algae, i just end up sucking up my own sand bed. i try removing it by hand and still just pick up sand and...
  13. Northeast Florida Marine Aquarium Society
    I have recently gotten a 12 gallon aquapod setup and cycled with 3 fish in it and as few polyps. In the back chambers, I have a sponge, bioballs, and a carbon bag. When we looked at the surface of the water today, there was a bunch of tiny tiny brownish green spots. It kinda reminds me of a...
  14. General Reef Discussion
    I added live sand to my tank last night. The water was cloudy for a couple of hours but cleared up nicely overnight. It left a layer of sedement on the tank walls and on my powerheads and such. Not terrible, just a bit unsightly. Is there an easy way I can just dust everything off or...
  15. General Reef Discussion
    Hi all. I've helped out with other reef tanks before a bit but this is my first I'm starting on my own. I have a 10 gallon I'm working on right now. It's got great hang-on-back filtration so the water stays clear. Two small powerheads on each side which circulate water great. I got 12lbs of...
  16. General Reef Discussion
    I have a sandbed that is probably around 2-3 inches deep. The tank is a 55g and its been running since march 15th. so almost a year now and I have been hearing different things about vaccuuming my sand when i change water. I have currently never done it, but Im starting to think that it would be...
  17. General Reef Discussion
    Hi there, I was looking at the vivid aquariums website under the maintenance section and they say to do the following things. What must I do to maintain my aquarium properly? Perform a water change of 20% per month or 10% every two weeks. Keep the aquarium glass free of algae using a scrub...
  18. DIY Forum
    Hello! I've been contemplating eventually installing a reef wall aquarium. I would like one that's over 150 gallons. I'm planning on buying the aquarium and installing it myself. Does anyone have any suggestions? Does anyone know where I could find a step by step way to build a filtration...
  19. The THINK Tank
    New guy with a newly converted FW tank to Saltwater with a couple of questions. I was going to run a hang off the back of the 55g tank Protein skimmer, but I saw a guy on CR selling a bunch of stuff cheap. Right now, I'm running a Eheim canister filter only while the tank cycles with a...
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