Recent content by Alexrd09

Took your advice added new water and used the same liverock and the biomedia from the same tank. Let's see how they do. Ill be adding additional live rock soon but will give it a few months before I add any new livestock.

Thanks for the advice. I was wondering what was the best way to do it. I dont have time to run full cycle on it.

Thanks BigRed, yea I have 2 Kessils that I was running on the Bow Front. Ill consider adding a 3rd. Any recomendations on transferring the live stock. Will I still need to cycle the tank if I'm using ~ 30 Gallons of my tanks water and the same live rock, filter socks and biomedia? The new tank...

Hey, Yea, it was the front seam. I was freaking out but got a game plan together and saved almost everything. We will see if they make it through this whole process. The trouble is going to be getting the new tank up and running. Im going to have to add the live stock in quick so im using the...

Hey guys I'm working on setting up a new reefer 425XL. My 47 gallon bow front blew a seal and I almost lost everything. I managed to save about 40 gallons of water, the live stock and live rock. I will have a bunch of questions as I go setting the tank up but for now I am wondering if 2 kessil...

Addresses most of the areas. Lmk what you think 1) flow: 2x koralis 565 and 3x sun JVP-110 (530 gph). My return pump is a Rio+ 2100 2) detritus (excess nutrients): I had been wanting to rework the rocks to get a larger sand bed so I syphoned 5 gallons for water and then removed rocks without...

Yea I cleaned the tank yesterday and removed the rocks that had no corals and gave them a good scrub down. Also syphoned out any visible detritus from areas that were hard to reach/see. Lets see what happens. I have used chemiclean but it only works for a few days so hopefully doing this in...

Water change today and this is my test before the water change. I hate API test but its what I have for now. Ill be ordering some hanna test kits when I get a chance. Salinity holding at 1.026 and dKH at 9.0

Also worth mentioning that the algae doesnt peel off like a mat but disintegrates into nothing when attempting to remove it. It is brown in color and while its most visible on the sand it is found throughout the tank and even on the purple part of my GSPs when they are not open. Ill try to...

Yea thats what Ive been doing. Ive also been syphoning water through a filter sock between water changes to filter out any visible patches and debris. What I dont get is that all my test are showing "0". I have tested nitrate, nitrite, phosphate and ammonia (been checking nitrate and phosphate...

The tank has been established for 3.5 years though

So should I crank the skimmer back on even though my nitrates are at 0?

Lmao Thank You!! Ill crank the skimmer and reactor back on and continue my water changes weekly. You think it is ok to keep dosing live phyto? I added live pods and want to try to get the population back up to normal. I will also adjust power heads to maximize flow. Thanks for all the advice...

Pardon my ignorance but what is the KIS effect.

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