Recent content by Trameltanz

My two cents: I agree with the canister problem. But more importantly my first impression was "WOW! Thats quite a bit of live stock". Try monthly maintenance on your canisters and biowheel (replace/rinse filter media with tank water). That is one good place to start. The second would be to...

If you chose to go the UV route try looking into a powerhead. It should be a small one where the flow is much slower. Powerheads are not that expensive. You should get out of the store with one that is less than $30.

Thanks everyone here with all of their support and helpful knowledge. I have been burned trusting mister LFS too many times. It is nice to come here and get a reality check. :- )

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The second pic is an adapter on the end of the spicket on the kitchen faucet. Instead of piping it directly into the water pipes it attaches to the end of the kitchen faucet for it water source. Very ingenious! I would not change a thing! Thats just my opinion... WAIT! *snicker* IS THAT A...

~OK...so tell me if I am the only GENIOUS that has thought of this~ I make my living by fixing computers. *wink* So, the day that HurricaneIvan was headed for my home I relunctantly took the battery back-up (UPS) from my network room and moved it to sustain my filtering system just in case the...

Thanks everyone! I have found a website that sells the jugs for water storage in emergencies or for camping. The link is: http://lawn-and-garden.hardwarestore.com/39-472-waterers/plastic-jug-506574.aspx My LFS sells them for $12/pc. Well thats not gonna happen... It looks like I have a...

I have purchased a 4stage RO/DI unit for my 55gal tank. I have been frugal with the water not giving it proper priority and I am TIRED of the darnd brown algae. The tank is going on 4mos old. The algae seem to LOVE the light. I have already cut my feedings to every other day and all my...

They make solutions to spray on surfaces that exhibit salt creep. These solutions prevent, allegedly, the salt to crust on the areas sprayed. I have picked up the bottle once and the directions were in bold and capitol to not ever spray on or near surfaces with tank water so I promptly put it...

Ditto on the Magflow pump. Seriously go as big as you can get.

i am trying really hard to not derail... *sigh* we dont want to talk about getting ripped off

These are a type of "POD" I believe. They are thriving on the abundance of nutrients in the water. They should be more noticable after water changes. They are not bad. In fact they are good. A little unsightly but not something to worry about.

lando has the info on the live rock rubble setup. The maintenance is a monthly thing where you dig out about a quarter of the bioballs and gently was them in saltwater. This helps keep the nitrifying bacteria under control. You might also need to siphon the bottom of the proclear of the...

Mike, That ProClear will give you all the versatility you will want to have a pristine environment for your fish. I have noticed many people tend to stay away from the comments about eheim canister wet/dry filters. "If there was EVER a CHOICE" no question about it...go for the ProClear! It...

Maybe you could invite his highness to share his secrets! I would LOVE to know how all of it works in three days! *wink*