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02-28-2008, 03:02 PM
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| Reef Shark  | Re: New to...well everything! If you have LR in the tank, I would take out all of the Bio Balls. Also, I would NEVER have any sized tank setup without a skimmer. It just sets you up for disaster. ~Michael
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02-28-2008, 03:19 PM
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| Do I look as lost as I am   | Re: New to...well everything! 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!!
__________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!! Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC*.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!! Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten  BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef |
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02-28-2008, 03:23 PM
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| Do I look as lost as I am | Re: New to...well everything! Hang in there buddy! Take these things nice and slow. The only thing that will happen while rushing your tank is pain & heartache. We're here to help
__________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ Live Rock Rubble will do the SAME thing as Bio-Balls and is NOT a suitable replacement for BIO-BALLS in a Reef System! It's ALL gotta go!! Nitrate (NO3) reduction is directly proportional to percentage of Water Change. Allen's home-made formula...currentNO3-((%WC*.01)currentNO3)=finalNO3 (thanks Luukosian) This means if you change 50% of your total water volume (That's EVERYTHING) you'll get a net reduction of (NO3) somewhere around 50%. Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!! Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube Gone but not forgotten BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef |
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02-28-2008, 03:31 PM
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| Cabbage Leather  | Re: New to...well everything! 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?? |
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02-28-2008, 04:33 PM
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| Sunshine Reefer  | Re: New to...well everything! 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.
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