New to...well everything!
- Thread starter CREEPIN
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Fresh Water top off should be done daily to an established tank.
Honestly there's not a LOT of difference between having Bio-Balls and having Live Rock Rubble in there. There is a small difference but not a lot because you'll still be creating lots of nooks & crannies for food and detritus to get stuck and breakdown there by creating the potential Nitrate Factory. Trust me on this one... I cleaned out my 12g Nano cube back chamber after 4 months (replaced Bioballs with LR Rubble) and you would not believe the gunk and goop in there. It stunk up my whole office. I don't know HOW I didn't have a water quality issue. Anytime you create nooks & crannies with slow flow the "stuff" will settle out and down into the crevices and make for nasty!!
Honestly there's not a LOT of difference between having Bio-Balls and having Live Rock Rubble in there. There is a small difference but not a lot because you'll still be creating lots of nooks & crannies for food and detritus to get stuck and breakdown there by creating the potential Nitrate Factory. Trust me on this one... I cleaned out my 12g Nano cube back chamber after 4 months (replaced Bioballs with LR Rubble) and you would not believe the gunk and goop in there. It stunk up my whole office. I don't know HOW I didn't have a water quality issue. Anytime you create nooks & crannies with slow flow the "stuff" will settle out and down into the crevices and make for nasty!!
CREEPIN
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ok...=( lol
the guy told me i could have these algea eating slugs for free...he felt bad for me.. he said they would clean up the tank nicely...
so far i removed the bioballs, added this fision skimmer, added some fresh water, and added those algea slugs...
i have to change the lights..
what else should i do??
the guy told me i could have these algea eating slugs for free...he felt bad for me.. he said they would clean up the tank nicely...
so far i removed the bioballs, added this fision skimmer, added some fresh water, and added those algea slugs...
i have to change the lights..
what else should i do??
zeus_roush
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lcstorc
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Slow down.
You are trying to get everything done at once which does not work in a reef tank. Things need time to settle and adjust. Just because your paramaters are good now that doesn't mean they will stay that way. If one of the "slugs" dies you are going to have a spike. In a new tank particularly a small one things can get very bad very quickly.
Take your time and do it right and you will be rewarded.
BTW what kind of sea slugs did he give you. The only ones I can think of that are beneficial are sea hares and they need a lot of algae to survive. I wouldn't want more than one in your tank and I'm not sure I would even have one unless I was having a really bad issue.
You are trying to get everything done at once which does not work in a reef tank. Things need time to settle and adjust. Just because your paramaters are good now that doesn't mean they will stay that way. If one of the "slugs" dies you are going to have a spike. In a new tank particularly a small one things can get very bad very quickly.
Take your time and do it right and you will be rewarded.
BTW what kind of sea slugs did he give you. The only ones I can think of that are beneficial are sea hares and they need a lot of algae to survive. I wouldn't want more than one in your tank and I'm not sure I would even have one unless I was having a really bad issue.
michael_cb_125
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You do not need to star over. I would take ou the bio-balls, and sponge filters. This will help to remove the detrius traps in your tank. Get the skimmer dialed in. This may take a few days up to a few weeks.
How much LR do you have in the tank? How much sand? What livestock? You can tak eall of you livestock back for a credit.
How much LR do you have in the tank? How much sand? What livestock? You can tak eall of you livestock back for a credit.
michael_cb_125
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Make sure to let the tank become stable before adding ANY livestock. Then be sure to go very slowly. Also I would only put one small fish or two tiny fish in a tank that small.
michael_cb_125
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Yepp!! at least you know that you are overloaded. I would take all of your livestock back to the LFS. Get a few more pounds of LR if you want it, and let the tank become more stable. THen start back very slowly.
michael_cb_125
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Can you "give" then to the store. You will be out a few dollard but atleast you will have a fish free tank, while it cures/stabalizes
~Michael
~Michael