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there is a bunch on the back of my turbo snail, and a little on the live rock i put in there when cycling but I haven't seen any appearing anywhere else. Would adding purple up(lfs told me about it but I want to do some research and get opinions before using it) be advisable?

Being patient sucks!!!! Lol

Excellent article!!! I did add a small piece or live rock that has coraline on it, but maybe ill add another small piece and wait more... When they talk about seeding the tank i assume it means just putting the rock in and letting the flow do the rest? Am i correct in thinking that?

Stock lighting that comes w the biocube 14. Ihave no idea what my calcium is at. I have been doing 3g water changes weekly so I assume the readings are where they are supposed to be. I suppose more patience will be required... no me gusta nada!!!

My 14g biocube has been up and running for about a month and a half now and all the tests are looking good, 0 ammonia, 0 trites, about 5 trates, 8.4ph, & 1.023 salinity. However, i am seeing absolutely no coraline anywhere on the tank. I started out with about 15lbs of base rock and added a...

Did a water change sunday because everything got down to 0s... Yeah!!!! Added two true percs and a turbo snail at the same time... Did a water test today, results as follow Salinity 1.026 ph 8.0-8.2 Nitrate 10ppm Nitrite 0ppm Ammonia 0ppm Temp 79 Is this about normal or should i do a partial...

Excellent!!! Good luck!!!!!!!

I would leave them out as it means u wont have to take them out all the time to clean them, but its your choice... Clean the sponges... Clean everything, thoroughly!!! And i think the little plug ur holding in the last pic is for the night lights, but my tank is a newer model and i dont have...

The first pic looks like the power attachment to the ballasts... They should have the wall plug on the other end... If not, find the power end and it should connect to the parts in the first picture. That is the right scrub brush, at least that i have used, but it looks like the tank is still...

If it is 3 years old, it will probably be the unit with the individual ballasts... At this point they may or may not be bad. They are pretty much plug and play so try that first. As far as cleaning, dont use any soaps... I use warm water and a new green brillow(not steal wool!!!) pad that has...

Cool thanks for the clarification!!!

My readings on my new test kit are as follows... I did a water change two days ago... Ph 8.4 No3 10ppm No2 5ppm Ammonia 0ppm Is this normal???

Scuba dude, can we get a pic of your described set up please? I just can't picture what you did in my mind... :/

So neither is a better option than the other... Just change the filters ever few months and it should be ok?

That looks great!!! Cant wait to see it up and running!

Thank you Carey!!! The ppl at my lfs said its a must have for all saltwater tanks and i was a little skeptical... Is it recommended to remove all non live rock filters during a pwc and rinse them?

Would a bag of chemipure (pro) do anything to help keep ammonia, trates, and trites down long term, or is that a ploy by my LFS to sell me stuff I don't really need?

I will have to look at getting those... That is my temperature situation and sounds like a cost effective and simple fix. Thanks!!!

Where did you find those? Also, what did it drop your temp to? Looks like a great set up!

I only plan on having a fire fish, a black clown, and maybe a bi-color blennie in the tank, but being as its only 14g minus rocks roughly 10g, i font want to act too fast and harm any of the animals...

I think ive had my ammonia spike... Just realized that my test kits were/are expired... Bought new ones that should arrive tomorrow or wednesday and i can test from there out knowing the tests are reliable... I had 7 blue hermits in there but have lost 2 and i put a little turbo snail in there...

When should i start doing water changes, cleanings, and the while nine yards? Starting to see some color on the base rock, not much purple, but a light spot starting here and there, and some coloration, what looks like diatoms starting to die off...

I didnt know any of that, but i also didnt intend on using and chemicals, other than testing purposes, in my tank... Id rather have less work to do ultimately, meaning less dosings etc., in the ling run. So if pwcs do the trick, i am ok w doing 10-20% changes weekly as opposed to putting...

I will look into those post cycle completion then... Thanks for the idea...

40 seems a pretty high number to me... Id like to be closer to 0 for peace of mind... As far as all the plants(if u will) u listed, can those be kept in a 14g bare bottom tank???