Recent content by K Dub

Being in Australia...Aren't there any local fish you have access to? And why so expensive in Aus.? You're surrounded by SW, plus Great Barrier Reef. That seems strange to me that it is so expensive there. I guess I figured wrong?!?! :?:

How much LR are you going to start with?? May not be 4 week cycle...

It's really best if you are at 12 - 13... It will also keep your PH from dropping.

Some people run carbon constantly and others only put it in when the water starts to yellow because the carbons adsorbs good and bad things. Depending on what you are doing with your tank will determine what you do with your carbon. I have a FOWLR system so I run my carbon constantly.

My QT tank is a 10 Gal. I keep it running at all times and have had 0 probs. (It stays in my sons room and every fish we get, he gets first) I put 5 lbs. LR and have a hang on spill over return filter with some bio-media and carbon and 1 small powerhead with an attached filter on the intake...

When I started my 75 I used 110 lbs. of all cured LR and had a little spike of ammon. on day 2-3 and that was it for my cycle. After 1 month tank is doing great. Have 2 Oc. Clowns and a Purple Tang in the tank. I had a little incident with some green hair algae, but that is pretty much gone now.

I have a 75 and do a 4 Gal. chg every 2 weeks which = a little more than 10% p/month. It takes me about 5 minutes. I siphon out 4 gal. into a bucket. (rinse any equipment that needs cleaning in this water) Then I just keep 1 gal. jugs of premade salt water and pour into tank 1 gal. at a time...

What are you planning to do in your tank?? FOWLR, Full Reef? etc.

You can also try to get a nice fitting glass top that goes under your hood to limit evap.

See my Chia Pet thread in same forum...I'm having same prob, but my PH is 8.4, so I don't think so...It usually is due to Phosphate in your water PO4. I just put PhosBan in my cannister filter this morning...We'll see if it works...You should also make sure there is no phosphate in your water...

Nope...Don't have a UV filter...Don't really want to add more gizmo's...I'm putting in the phosban this morning and have a purple tang in QT...We'll see :|

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melosu..read my 1st post...I didn't have ANY fish in tank until about 2 hrs. ago...so there hasn't been any feeding. Water is great. I just must have some nutrients or something (organic po4) in the water. looking for suggestions on a new tank to get rid of this...Thanks for advice :)

0 po4, but tests only test for organic or inorganic...can't remember, but I only use RO/DI from my LFS, which is excellent. I have a feeling that when I get my protein skimmer in (on order, will be in on Tuesday due to broken impeller when I bought it) the algae will begin to subside. My water...

I agree with fish guy...Get all rock at once if possible. When I did I had a very short cycle time.