Recent content by saltygirl2422

I have tested the RO water and it comes out zero. I don't have a RO unit at home so I get my water at our local watermill. I took it to my lfs and they tested it also and said it is very good water. I guess I will keep doing what I'm doing and hopefully the nitrates will continue to drop. Like I...

I don't vacuum the substrate (the tank is too high) and there is not any bubbles. I do have double sumps, and about 250 lbs of live rock. Thanks so much everyone!

I feed every other day, only what they can eat in 2 minutes or so. I do water changes every 2 weeks about 15 to 20% with RO water. I don't have a refugium and my sand bed is about 4 inches. I have noticed the nitrates got a little lower after I added the extra koralia's and that was about 2...

I don't know if I'm posting in the right forum or not, I guess someone will let me know. I have a 130 gallon softie reef. It's been up and running for almost a year. All fish and corals are doing great, but I can't get my nitrates under 20. I have upgraded my skimmer, I have added more...

Most of our neighborhood was spared, I think because we were right in the eye, and it was a huge eye. So we had a long lapse in the storm. I think most of the damage was due to small tornados. You can see where the top 1/3 of the trees were sheared off. Some neighbors had roof damage. Our house...

LOL That's true! I live about 7 miles out of Galveston and we got really lucky without any major damage. My neighborhood doesn't flood, which is weird because if you go 2 miles north they all got flooded out. We bought the house 2 weeks before Ike and it withstood 100 mph winds and 25 inches of...

Thanks for the info, looked at your 125 project, very impressive! You guys up north are lucky to have basements, we don't have those here in Texas. It would make things a lot easier.

Thanks for your help guys! Now the trick is to get that bad boy through the door. It's a custom made 3/4 inch glass tank that weighs 450 pounds! My hubby will be cussing me for this!

So, I start with new sand and use the existing live rock? Thanks for your help!

Hi all, I'm new to this site, I need some expert advice. I have a 75 gallon fowlr that has been up and running for a month and a half. I'm buying a 125 gallon RR tank (little xmas present to self). My question is do I transfer all the live sand from my old tank to the new one? or is that going...