Recent content by AH-99p

Thanks for your reply, pkremer. I'm going to pick up the V2Skim 800 on the way home from work (looking forward to it!).

anyone?

I'm currently looking at the V2Skim 400 & 800... I'm swaying towards the 800. edit: I believe that the V2Skim range is branded as "coralife skimmers" in america.

Thats right :)

Hello, I have a 35Gallon Tank, and I'm looking to purchase a skimmer... My LFS sells a vast range of skimmers and their advice on which was the best boiled down to "personal preference"... being a n00bie I have no idea what is what? I've spoken to a friend who owns a 90Gallon and he advises...

ah... in that case, ss = "coral" sand... just a very fine off-white / cream coloured sand.

I'll take your advice on the canister and see how it goes. I don't have an undergravel filter.

I buy all my RO water from the LFS. I bought all the LR as fully cured from the LFS, so it'd have been out of water for a max of 10 - 15 minutes. I do have a good current in the tank with the filter feedback and the powerhead. Tank: 35Gallons LR: 15-16Kg SS: what is SS? AH-99P.

Yesterday, I performed a 75% water change. Today the Nitrate levels are at a lighter colour than before which i can definetly say is 25. I have added some nitrate feeding algie to a corner of the tank and also replaced one of the three trays in the canister filter with kent nitrate sponge...

You'll need to get your test kit out and start testing: Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate & PH. The brown algie is a good sign... however you still have quite a while to go, my cycle took around 4 weeks to complete. Have you read the article on how to cycle your tank without fish here? AH-99P :)

Hello, Currently I do not run a skimmer - I was advised that I wouldn't need to consider a skimmer until the tank is 6months old, this advice came from LFS, so maybe it isn't as correct as it should be... Should i get a skimmer? Every time i do a PWC, i give the canister filter a quick rince...

tank been setup: 6 weeks live rock added: 6 weeks ago prawn "humane cycle" added: 4 weeks ago cycle completed: ~7 days ago 50% water change: 2 days ago levels last tested: 1 day ago no water changes took place during the cycle.

I started my cycle with "old" water from a water change from a friend's tank, the LFS (i know, i know) advised to do this as it would increase the speed of the cycle... Since the cycle has finished, I have performed a 50% water change... The reading of 25 - 50 is the reading I took 24hrs after...

Hello, My tank has cycled and is doing well... the only problem i have with levels in the tank are high nitrate levels. I had been using an AP nitrate test kit, which was giving results between 80 & 160... and following advice on here, I went out and bought a second test kit. My salifert no3...

Today I got a salifert no3 test kit... the result comes out at a colour between 25 & 50... which either way is still far too high (from what i've read)..!!