Recent content by redneckgearhead

If you do reseal it, do yourself a favor and tape up the front and sides inside and out. This will help prevent the almost unavoidable slip of the razor scratching your tank. Scott

I'm not sure I'd reseal it just because of the time it sat empty. Water doest keep silicone moist and pliable. And no I wouldn't worry to much about a catastrophic failure over a leak. Scott

Are you using ro/di water? How old are the light bulbs? This takes alot of time to get rid of.

IF the silica content doesn't matter, why would you choose the non-silica based sand? Just curious. I stick by my original post. Agronite sand would be my choice (and is my choice since I am redoing my tank in the near future) I have spent a small fortune on my tank and will not risk...

I believe both of those sands have a ton of silicates in them causing algae outbreaks. I wouldn't recommend either in a saltwater tank.

This is what I use and love it. But any cheap superglue gel will work.

Looks like a sponge.

Try this http://http://flexpvc.com/WaterFlowBasedOnPipeSize.shtml site It gives the flow rates of PVC.

Try this, make the room as dark as possible, shut off all tank lights and wait 5-10 minutes. Take a very bright flashlight and shine it on the fish you want to catch. He should be temorarly blinded and you should be able to net him. Its worked for me more than once. Good luck

It will be a long battle.

Well you dont have to, but it will slow down the HA. Ive been battling HA myself and have cut my lights down to 4 hours a day and kill the lights for at least the two days before a big water change. It seems to weaken their hold on the rock. I have several corals that are still thriving even...

6 monthes, so can I assume that your light bulbs are 6 monthes old? If so then they're fine. I would up the water changes to 20% and do them twice a week and when you do the water change try to suck out as much HA as you can, and if you can remove the rocks with the HA on them and scrub them in...

When I bought my skimmer, I was told to always get one rated for twice your tank size, because most skimmer manufactors overrate their products. What brand/model is it? Second your phosphates and nitrates are low because they are being used as fertilizer for the HA. A skimmer is a good start...

Is he eating? What other fish do you have in your tank? What size tank is it?

If the bulbs are old they could be contributing to the HA. As the bulbs age the spectrum of light changes. I would replace them if you dont know the age of the bulbs.