New 40 Gallon Setup and Transfer

The friendliest place on the web for anyone with an interest in aquariums or fish keeping!
If you have answers, please help by responding to the unanswered posts.
See posts with no answers
Anovack said:
My filter floss will clog up sometimes making the section where my ATO is get lower and hence put more RODI top off water in....I keep it at 1.025 and when that happens it can get down to 1.023 no problem.

Just something I've run into before on my tank....


Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice
Click to expand...

Thanks for that idea. Mine got down to 1.021. I mixed some saltwater to add back in to get the salinity back up to 1.025.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Aquarium Advice mobile app
 
I'm going to frag one of my paly's to take home and put in the 40 to see how it does. hoping all goes well.?

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Aquarium Advice mobile app
 
Great news. The tank is sustaining coral life now. ?
Here are some pictures.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Aquarium Advice mobile app
 

Attachments

  • 1434222351605.jpg
    1434222351605.jpg
    140.7 KB · Views: 132
  • 1434222431161.jpg
    1434222431161.jpg
    58.9 KB · Views: 102
  • 1434222471883.jpg
    1434222471883.jpg
    25.5 KB · Views: 124
  • 1434222545659.jpg
    1434222545659.jpg
    42.4 KB · Views: 144
Getting some really nasty looking skim mate.


Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Aquarium Advice mobile app
 

Attachments

  • 1434229648996.jpg
    1434229648996.jpg
    118.2 KB · Views: 91
Don't be too jealous. she has a HOB skimmer and is pulling directly from the tank, yours is in the sump.
I noticed a huge difference in the type and amount of skimmate produced when I had mine pulling directly from the tank. Now that it pulls from the sump it isn't as dark and nasty. Plus given the recent bouts with algae, I'm sure a lot of that nastiness is free floating algae cells and diatoms.
 
PB_Smith said:
Don't be too jealous. she has a HOB skimmer and is pulling directly from the tank, yours is in the sump.
I noticed a huge difference in the type and amount of skimmate produced when I had mine pulling directly from the tank. Now that it pulls from the sump it isn't as dark and nasty. Plus given the recent bouts with algae, I'm sure a lot of that nastiness is free floating algae cells and diatoms.
Click to expand...

Actually its a Reef Octopus in sump skimmer. PB Your thinking about my tank at work that has a HOB skimmer. Sometimes I forget to clean the cups out every week. Will it hurt anything if you miss a cleaning?

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Aquarium Advice mobile app
 
I will start bringing home some corals from work this week. Our office is moving in September so I would like to have my 20 and 29 gallon tanks moved out of my office by then and brought home. I will just leave my 8 gallon nano in the office.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Aquarium Advice mobile app
 
Bdonaldson said:
Actually its a Reef Octopus in sump skimmer. PB Your thinking about my tank at work that has a HOB skimmer. Sometimes I forget to clean the cups out every week. Will it hurt anything if you miss a cleaning?

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Aquarium Advice mobile app
Click to expand...

That reef octopus looks to be working out nicely for you! So glad to see this tank with some corals in it! Skimmers work alot better the cleaner they are. Me personally, would not go 2 weeks. I would say after that about of skimmate in the cup, it's probably not pulling half of what it could of it was clean. I've been considering a reef octopus skimmer for a while now. This helps with my decision a little more. :)
 
paul87 said:
That reef octopus looks to be working out nicely for you! So glad to see this tank with some corals in it! Skimmers work alot better the cleaner they are. Me personally, would not go 2 weeks. I would say after that about of skimmate in the cup, it's probably not pulling half of what it could of it was clean. I've been considering a reef octopus skimmer for a while now. This helps with my decision a little more. :)
Click to expand...

I've been very happy with it so far. It was recommended to me for my 20 gallon long at work but it would not fit in my 10 gallon sump. I'm glad I held on to it for this tank.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Aquarium Advice mobile app
 
I have some ZOA's,that I took out of my 8 gallon nano at work. A,couple if the ZOA's grew onto the rack. How do I get them off the rack??

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Aquarium Advice mobile app
 
Her are some pictures of the corals I brought home today. I have them sitting on the bottom for now. Except for the frag rack. I brought the frag rack home because there were ZOA polyps growing on the rack.


Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Aquarium Advice mobile app
 
Oops hit send button by mistake.

My fire shrimp peeking up from the back. And a picture if my coral banded shrimp.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N910A using Aquarium Advice mobile app
 

Attachments

  • 1434410552992.jpg
    1434410552992.jpg
    63.4 KB · Views: 83
  • 1434410566935.jpg
    1434410566935.jpg
    63.8 KB · Views: 76
  • 1434410620865.jpg
    1434410620865.jpg
    145.7 KB · Views: 74
  • 1434410643596.jpg
    1434410643596.jpg
    267.1 KB · Views: 60
You must log in or register to reply here.

Similar threads

Toro
New Addict
Replies
11
Views
503
Toro
Toro
J
Stocking 29 gallon
Replies
2
Views
491
huma-huma
huma-huma
P
None of my fish are eating. What should I do?
Replies
5
Views
242
Andy Sager
Andy Sager
D
New reef tank
Replies
2
Views
542
Dhurga
D
P
How many sinking pellets, should I but in my 40 gallon tank?
Replies
4
Views
376
Colin_T
C

Latest posts

Back
Top Bottom