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lcstorc · 07-07-2007, 02:20 PM

Well having spoken to you on the phone I think you are in decent shape as far as the skimmer (It is a Berlin venturi guys) a bit on the small side if I remember correctly rated at about 100 g or so but not bad at all. We all hate the bio-balls pretty much because we keep reef systems. Bio-balls are great for the bacteria that converts amonia to nitrite and nitrite to nitrate but they do not remove the nitrate. Corals hate nitrates while fish are fine with them unless they get ridiculous.
With that said though I would give yours a serious cleaning in NSW since they look like they have a lot of detrius trapped in them.
I love the idea of moving the livestoct to the other tank while you get this one re-established. You will still have a cycle and will be in water change hell for a while but it is a lot easier in the small tank and you only have the one fish and a couple of inverts to worry about at this point.
This is what I would do.
Move the LR and the fish to the smaller tank with a handful or so of the bio-balls. Keep a close eye on parameters and do water changes as necessary. Necessary may be a lot. When I set up my qt I was doing 2 50% water changes a day and the amonia was still over 1.
Raise your salinity on the tank to 1.025 or 35ppm and your inverts will thank you for it. Meanwhile spend your time cleaning or removing the bio-balls getting everything cleaned and ready in the display and most importatly getting some serious LR. I would get at least 100lbs for your tank. If you want sand then this would be the time to do it. Set up the skimmer etc and add a shrimp from the grocery store to kick off the cycle. Once the new/old tank has properly cycled then you can add your original fish and lr back in. From that point on you should be in good shape.
The hardest part will be keeping the paramaters good on the 10g tank. It is going to require daily attention since there is so little water to dilute the polutants.
Anyway, that is my opinion. HTH
Do not give up. It will end up wonderful just going to take some time and attention to get it there.

07-07-2007, 02:20 PM	#51 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,449 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Here We Go Again! Well having spoken to you on the phone I think you are in decent shape as far as the skimmer (It is a Berlin venturi guys) a bit on the small side if I remember correctly rated at about 100 g or so but not bad at all. We all hate the bio-balls pretty much because we keep reef systems. Bio-balls are great for the bacteria that converts amonia to nitrite and nitrite to nitrate but they do not remove the nitrate. Corals hate nitrates while fish are fine with them unless they get ridiculous. With that said though I would give yours a serious cleaning in NSW since they look like they have a lot of detrius trapped in them. I love the idea of moving the livestoct to the other tank while you get this one re-established. You will still have a cycle and will be in water change hell for a while but it is a lot easier in the small tank and you only have the one fish and a couple of inverts to worry about at this point. This is what I would do. Move the LR and the fish to the smaller tank with a handful or so of the bio-balls. Keep a close eye on parameters and do water changes as necessary. Necessary may be a lot. When I set up my qt I was doing 2 50% water changes a day and the amonia was still over 1. Raise your salinity on the tank to 1.025 or 35ppm and your inverts will thank you for it. Meanwhile spend your time cleaning or removing the bio-balls getting everything cleaned and ready in the display and most importatly getting some serious LR. I would get at least 100lbs for your tank. If you want sand then this would be the time to do it. Set up the skimmer etc and add a shrimp from the grocery store to kick off the cycle. Once the new/old tank has properly cycled then you can add your original fish and lr back in. From that point on you should be in good shape. The hardest part will be keeping the paramaters good on the 10g tank. It is going to require daily attention since there is so little water to dilute the polutants. Anyway, that is my opinion. HTH Do not give up. It will end up wonderful just going to take some time and attention to get it there. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.