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thanks. haha this thread so long never update already. maybe i might post update when time allows, alot has changed.

Hi, just wanted to know do you use tap water or RO/DI or Ro or Di water only?

if you wanna save money should not use LED, use T5s much cheaper and has been around longer. UV sterilizers also not a must. never used one before. Yeah, a chiller would definitely be recommended, however i have had tanks without chillers before, you just have to monitor temperature swings.

when i check madpetz it was like 3 dollar plus per KG compared to about 5 to 7 dollars per KG, i checked reviews online and all if not most are favorable, thinking of switching the moment my red sea salt finish. Would like to know if anyone here uses it though.

Thanks for all the input guys and helping me solve this mystery.

oh, wow, i did a internet search and it appears epoxy can cause skimmer to overactivate, is this something to worry about? and also it was only one frag though, could it have this effect with so little epoxy?

i changed water on saturday, hmmmm never had this happen before though, i would like to know why water changes would cause this.

nothing blocking the intake, the water flowing in and out per normal.

Hmm, i did buy a frag that was freshly glued on saturday, but it was only one tiny zoa frag

i was expecting an ammonia smell, but it was odourless as well.

Hello guys, i have a 2 feet tank connected to a 2 feet sump, with a Deltec MCE600 protein skimmer, which is a pretty powerful skimmer for my tank size. the tank has been running for a few months now. and something weird happened which i cannot seem to figure out. this morning when i woke up and looked at the protein skimmer collection cup, it was filled to the brim with water, clear liquid, so i thought that something must've happened to the tank, like a bacterial bloom or something that cause it to over activate. so i was preparing for the worse when i looked up at the tank. but to my surprise and relief everything was fine, the water was clear as usual, the corals and anemones all seemed alright, there didn't seem to be any mass die off of any kind. so, has this happened to anyone before, or could anyone take a guess what happened? additional info: i run biopellets, maybe it could be the bacteria consuming the biopellets? but this has never happened before.

oh ya, and i recommend HOB because IOS takes up space in an already smallish tank. but well, might have more space for filtration media, but i think its best to leave that to high quality porous rock.

well, ok i have a 5 gallon tank, and i use a sponge and filter foam. every few weeks when i doing water change i'll squeeze the sponge in the aquarium water i change out to get rid of some detritus. That's all, you could also consider using carbon, but i personally don't.

mud supposed to have more nutrients for growing algae, and can achieve anaerobic conditions with shallower bed, but I would definitely recommend capping it with an inch of coarser sand to prevent the mud from flying all over if you using mud.

Does anybody have any spares to let go? Deal preferably in te west. Pm me. Thanks.

Hi guys i'm looking for aiptasia killers like red sea aiptasia X, preferably not something that i need to inject directly into the anemone cause my hands not steady enough to catch it before it retracts, i want something that i can just spray directly on the aiptasia like i'm feeding it. like this:

I don't have a car though.

How much does a ATO cost on average? never really used dosing pumps and all that before.

well, if you are setting up a nano reef, i used this website to start, http://www.aquabuys....rium.html#setup also go library look for a book called mini-reefing or something like that. if you setting up something bigger, well, erm, i only do nano tanks. so maybe some other people on the forum can direct you. but a good place to start is the library. Patience is key as well, sometimes reading up and looking at pictures of reef tanks makes a week feel like a month and you think its time to start stocking your reef, but most of the time its not, i keep a reef journal to keep myself in check.

Anyone happen to have extra snails or hermit crabs to let go? need them to eat algae/ as clean up crew. dealing place preferably in the west, PM me with your offers! Thanks.

my tank is a 5 gallon nano though, i think the fish won't be very happy in so small tank. but thanks for the suggestion.

Sadly I don't have a car, and I Live way west.

as stated above, i have an aiptasia problem and need peppermint shrimp. Preferably dealing place in the west. please PM me the location and the price. and picture if possible, thanks.

you're not i understand this is all very exciting for you, but adding so many fish at one time will not help at all. it takes weeks for the system to stabilise, and by stabilise i mean don't make ANY changes to the tank at all. just leave it running for weeks, changing water weekly, top off daily evaporation. your salinity is too low, 1.023 is ideal. there's so much more i could tell you, but i think its better if you do your own research, in the mean time stop buying new fish.

that time i remember i read somewhere one of the members here DIY his DI water, can produce 0 TDS. he did it buy circulating water in a tub with a powerhead, and placing a bag of DI resin in the water. might be something to look at if you don't wanna spend money on a RO/DI unit.