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"Is all the stuff working properly in the overflow box and drains?", sort of , but not exactly. I am waiting on a replacement ATO float switch that is not working. Maybe that's going to have an effect, but I really think splashing water over the back is causing the water level to change, will...

Thanks, I what have learned over the last 3 days that the water level only rises and falls in the return pump section of the sump as evaporation happens. When I disturb the surface of the water, or put my arm in the tank, the displacement of water causes excessive overflow into the rear...

Ok Guys, seems that I'm gonna have to find a place to drain this to. Maybe find a small hang on container that I can drain into, or a liter soda bottle and drill hole in the the cap. Thanks!! Joey

Happy to report .....Everything is good!!!! New fish is doing great in regular ole city tap water! Not known if it was bleach residue or RO-DI water, but its looking good for now. My bet is the RO-DI with different ph and water parameters. I will add 2 new little fish every other week until its...

54seawead , thanks. That's one for the outside collection method. One issue I may have is space, my sump takes up all of the front/back space , and leaves about 3" on one side. Might be able to fit a 20 oz soda bottle, or a custom square collection cup. Any one else try the 1" overflow tube in...

Gang, I'm sure this is a dumb question, but I have to ask. I am setting up my first "sump style " tank this weekend, checking all the parts and equipment, and I'm familiar with my current HOB-1 skimmer with collection cup that I pull off and pour down the drain. My new skimmer, Bubble magus...

Fish lived through the night, so all is good. Wont really know what killed the fish , but I will not use RO-DI water for fw in the future . My Ro-DI TDS was 0.0, and my house tap is 40ish i think. Atlanta has some pretty good tap water. I'll watch my ammonia and do a water change if necessary...

Thanks for the replies, I spent the morning cleaning it really good with just hot water, I used a new scrub brush and removed all the algae residue in the back sump area that was missed originally. I wiped it down over and over with paper towels, until no color was found . I rinsed with hot...

Gang I'm in need advice and opinions, First off, I'm a FW noob. My history is with salt water , many many years with salt tanks. I set up my daughter a tank a few hours ago, just went to look at it and all the fish are dead on the bottom of the tank, or stuck in the fake grass ornaments. Here...

I've done a 5 gal change this afternoon. The water temp isn't going to be as hard to reach as I thought. I'm going to pwc of 10 gal and hope for the best. At this rate I can't hurt anything. BTW, what temp do ya'll recommend? In the a.m. the tank is 78 reaches 83 at night. My wife thinks...

Ok , We will do a 50% tonight, the tank looks a bit better than it did 2 hours ago when we left to go to the LFS for water. Thanks for the replies, the huge amount of activated carbon in the panty hose we put in with the korilla blowing water around it may be helping. I will leave the liter...

Sea gel has been in for 2 weeks and I put carbon in today.

Hi gang, here is the deal, 24 Aquapod reef only, year old now. No problems at all for last year, floods in Georgia soaked my carpet in my basement , used Oust odor control down there, where I keep my new water vat ready for the PWC's. After using the oust down there I rinsed the vat and discard...

She has the standard 64 watt PC for the Aquapod. It is at least directly under the lights at mid tank level. Think they will survive ok with the PC's? This is not what she ordered. she ordered Toad Stool, got shipped Yellow Fiji Leather. Hope she can make the best of it . Jill has done an...

Thanks everyone. It seems every thing is happy in the tank. The mushrooms have gotten a lot bigger and the zoas are filling out nice, also. Bawel, where are the pics of yours?!

we'll see what the air stone does, or doesn't do It is also brown at the indentions in the tub, where water forcefully comes to a stop at an interior edge. Interesting......:confused: Joey

Yea, I would like to leave it be, but is seems to be covering up a new colony of zoas, it is in my 3 gal pico, won't take long to reach the top of the tank:D I hate the fact it is on a piece of rock with lots of cool stuff that i don't want to die. Joey

Alright, thanks. I won't worry about it then. I never considered saving the power to heat it all week and plug in the heater the night before PWC's. Anything to lessen my power bill, seems like having 4 tanks running with the hypo QT daily PWC too, my bill is huge! Joey

When you find out how to remove, let me know. It is growing like a weed. I have bumped up PWC's to every 5 days of so, just a liter and a half, so it is easy. joey

Alright Jill, if you are not going to post a pic of your new Ricordia , I'll do it for you. It is absolutely gorgeous. It is yellow by day and at night with actinic only it is the most florescent orange I've ever seen. Pictures just don't do it justice, but here is the best I can do. joey

Oops, Kurt is right about copper, I forgot about that. i decided to go with Hypo, all to do over again ......I don't know. Hypo has been pretty easy , but, very time consuming. the reason you guys haven't seen me around here lately on AA is because I've been downstairs doing water changes every...

Here are the pictures, I also enclosed a picture of my handy plumbing work for easy bucket fills:p what do ya think is the deal with this brown stuff, it is actually not as slimy as I thought, wipes off easily with a towel. Is a light brown color in the tub, but on the paper towel is more of...

Gotta go to work, can send picture tonight. It is a roughneck by Rubbermaid. I use RO water from the dispensing machine at the grocery store. I used this water in my last PWC on 3 tanks and haven't seen any funky algae growing on the glass. I might mix a fresh batch and use an airstone that is...

Hi Gang, I have an 18 gallon tote I fill with 15 gallons of RO water to keep salt water at the ready. I have a powerhead laying on the bottom as well as a heater. I am getting a light brown algae like slime on the walls of the tote. The lid stays on and the room is dark/dim most of the time in...

Hypo salinity treatment is a QT tank with low salt solution, SG at 1.009 for 4 weeks or more to rid the parasite from the fish. It must be done in QT tank, and the main tank left fishless for the full QT period to rid the tank of Ich. I used a 10 gallon tank with a powerfilter and air stone...