Recent content by pelphrey

I have a Reef Ready ( Bottom Drilled ) 90 gallon tank and stand and Weir. Tank did leak so I took it apart and cleaned it ( The hard part is over ) and now just needs to be put back together. I have 2 tubes of ASI black silicone that will go with the tank. Once again this tank is in 5 pieces...

mket use the fishless cycle guide as your starting point. Use your testing kit (API Freshwater Master Test Kit) to dictate what happens next during the cycle. Dose ammonia. Test in a few days, if ammonia has dropped dose to the PPM you started with. Test for nitrites. Now you have ammonia and...

I've only cycled a handful of tanks. Always used Dr Tims Ammonia. I used the fishless cycle guide when I started. My tanks typically cycled within 2 weeks. Once the tank started to show high nitrites I've always done large water changes and dosed ammonia again. Always shortly after the tank...

They will come down after you do some water changes and are able to read the nitrites on the test like Caliban07 said. The system is being trained to remove nitrates, but it can only remove what is can process. I'd bet that after a water change the nitrites start to go away. At which point you...

I would just remove as much as you can in the upper corners. You should be able to push a razor in there and with some needle nose pliers pull the chunks out. Be sure to go over the glass again once all of the silicone is off just to make sure it is all off. Using acetone or rubbing alcohol to...

You never mentioned anything about filter(s) running for the duration? I've always used a power head also. I never did a water change until my nitrites were off the charts.

What are your opinions on the eshopps pf-800 overflow (maximum flow rate of 800gph) using the RIO 17HF return pump ( 840 gph at 4 foot). I don't want to create a wave pool but I want to get the max turn over rate. I also don't want to put a ball valve on the return line. And if I've been reading...

I just setup a 75 gallon mbuna tank. I have a fluval 306 canister currently on the tank and a DIY filter in the tank to help out. I do have a 30 gallon sump made already for another tank I have that is not setup. I've been reading about the eshopps pf-800 and the eshopps pf-1000 HOB overflows...

Awesome! Thanks. I'll stop adding ammonia then start adding ammonia when I get back.

I have fishless cycled my 55 gallon tank. It converted 4ppm of ammonia into nitrates a week or so ago. Since then I have added ammonia to the tank daily to keep the bacteria alive doing water changes every 3-4 days. I have planned to purchase the bulk of my fish this past weekend. However, they...

I recently bought a 90 gallon tank that was used for salt water. I'll be running freshwater. Mine wasn't cleaned at all. I used white distilled vinegar and water to clean it up. Like others said, if it isn't bad then use just water.

I just run the water to start the siphon. Then I shut it off.

In your first post you mentioned - If the back of the tank is already painted black then no worries! Just wanted to mention the plastidip since it is easily removable.

I've used that site once for some plants. Ended up being a nightmare. Not because of the site but because of the seller. Luckily I was protected by paypal, and if you are used to buying off the internet you know that not every transaction will be great. If I ever come across anything on that...

I bought the python T valve off ebay and hose from a local hardware store. The python valve doesn't connect to any of our sinks so I bought an adapter to hook up to our shower head. I ran 5 foot of hose down, connected the T valve then ran another 30 foot of hose to remove and add water. It was...