New to...well everything! - Page 7

CREEPIN · 02-28-2008, 04:42 PM

i wanna hear from you guys what i should do...i'm basicly lost...ill even start again from square one if needed...

Thanks guys!

michael_cb_125 · 02-28-2008, 04:52 PM

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.

michael_cb_125 · 02-28-2008, 04:54 PM

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.

CREEPIN · 02-28-2008, 04:55 PM

i have a like 10 pounds of rock....a bag of sand

i have a clown, an emerald, a starfish, and three other small fish that cant remember the name

CREEPIN · 02-28-2008, 04:56 PM

yeah...i have too much stuff..

michael_cb_125 · 02-28-2008, 04:57 PM

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.

BigAl07 · 02-28-2008, 04:58 PM

Honestly you need to take all of the fish and starfish back while they are still alive and healthy. Then start slowly and let it mature.

CREEPIN · 02-28-2008, 05:03 PM

DAMN...jus called my fish store and they said they wont take back my fish...i'm outta luck!

michael_cb_125 · 02-28-2008, 05:09 PM

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

CREEPIN · 02-28-2008, 05:10 PM

they said they cant take my fish beuase they dont know if theres something wrong with them and it may spread...

plus giving away my fish kinda sucks...

BigAl07 · 02-28-2008, 05:33 PM

Then I wouldn't do business with them EVER again! They sold them to you and literally ripped you off knowing that you weren't able to have them. Find a friend or fellow reefer and sell them at a good deal. If you keep them odds are they will not make it.

This is more than a "I want them so I'll keep them" kind of deal. That's WAY too much fish for your tank. You have a moral responsibility to do what's right above what you want here.

CREEPIN · 02-28-2008, 08:27 PM

i agree...ima see if a friend of mine can hold them ti'll i get my tank back on its feet and then ill pick and choose who i keep

CREEPIN · 02-28-2008, 08:30 PM

heres my tank guys click to make bigger

this is the slug i was talkin bout

BigAl07 · 02-29-2008, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CREEPIN

i agree...ima see if a friend of mine can hold them ti'll i get my tank back on its feet and then ill pick and choose who i keep

That's a GREAT idea! That's what friends are for! Also seriously.. don't give that LFS any more of your money. If they wont help me when I need them then they don't NEED any more of my hard earned money!!!

CREEPIN · 02-29-2008, 10:01 AM

YUP!

so what u guys think about my tank?? how should i improve?? and how do i deal with bubbles?? jus let them be?

02-28-2008, 04:42 PM	#91 (permalink)
CREEPIN Cabbage Leather Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Miami FL Posts: 355 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New to...well everything! i wanna hear from you guys what i should do...i'm basicly lost...ill even start again from square one if needed... Thanks guys!

02-28-2008, 04:52 PM	#92 (permalink)
michael_cb_125 Reef Shark Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Charlotte,NC Posts: 5,600 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New to...well everything! 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. __________________ All Fish are "Semi-Reef Safe"

02-28-2008, 04:54 PM	#93 (permalink)
michael_cb_125 Reef Shark Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Charlotte,NC Posts: 5,600 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New to...well everything! 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. __________________ All Fish are "Semi-Reef Safe"

02-28-2008, 04:55 PM	#94 (permalink)
CREEPIN Cabbage Leather Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Miami FL Posts: 355 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New to...well everything! i have a like 10 pounds of rock....a bag of sand i have a clown, an emerald, a starfish, and three other small fish that cant remember the name

02-28-2008, 04:56 PM	#95 (permalink)
CREEPIN Cabbage Leather Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Miami FL Posts: 355 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New to...well everything! yeah...i have too much stuff..

02-28-2008, 04:57 PM	#96 (permalink)
michael_cb_125 Reef Shark Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Charlotte,NC Posts: 5,600 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New to...well everything! 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. __________________ All Fish are "Semi-Reef Safe"

02-28-2008, 04:58 PM	#97 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,547 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New to...well everything! Honestly you need to take all of the fish and starfish back while they are still alive and healthy. Then start slowly and let it mature. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *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

02-28-2008, 05:03 PM	#98 (permalink)
CREEPIN Cabbage Leather Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Miami FL Posts: 355 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New to...well everything! DAMN...jus called my fish store and they said they wont take back my fish...i'm outta luck!

02-28-2008, 05:09 PM	#99 (permalink)
michael_cb_125 Reef Shark Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Charlotte,NC Posts: 5,600 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New to...well everything! 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 __________________ All Fish are "Semi-Reef Safe"

02-28-2008, 05:10 PM	#100 (permalink)
CREEPIN Cabbage Leather Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Miami FL Posts: 355 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New to...well everything! they said they cant take my fish beuase they dont know if theres something wrong with them and it may spread... plus giving away my fish kinda sucks...

02-28-2008, 05:33 PM	#101 (permalink)
BigAl07 Do I look as lost as I am Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 21,547 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: New to...well everything! Then I wouldn't do business with them EVER again! They sold them to you and literally ripped you off knowing that you weren't able to have them. Find a friend or fellow reefer and sell them at a good deal. If you keep them odds are they will not make it. This is more than a "I want them so I'll keep them" kind of deal. That's WAY too much fish for your tank. You have a moral responsibility to do what's right above what you want here. __________________ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *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

02-28-2008, 08:27 PM	#102 (permalink)
CREEPIN Cabbage Leather Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Miami FL Posts: 355 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New to...well everything! i agree...ima see if a friend of mine can hold them ti'll i get my tank back on its feet and then ill pick and choose who i keep

02-28-2008, 08:30 PM	#103 (permalink)
CREEPIN Cabbage Leather Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Miami FL Posts: 355 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New to...well everything! heres my tank guys click to make bigger this is the slug i was talkin bout

02-29-2008, 10:01 AM	#105 (permalink)
CREEPIN Cabbage Leather Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Miami FL Posts: 355 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: New to...well everything! YUP! so what u guys think about my tank?? how should i improve?? and how do i deal with bubbles?? jus let them be?

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