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hi everyone. My tank is just about finished cycling. ammonia and nitrite are at 0.1 and nitrates are at 10. i think in about a week it'll be ready for a cleanup crew. during the cycling process, i've been lighting the tank for 1hr each day. 2x250w radiums BTW. Now that the cycle is almost...

thanks snapcrakler...it overflowed the first time i ran it, so it's in the sump now lol.

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hi everyone..i have a no-name skimmer that came with no instructions. i'm using it in a 65g tank with a 20g sump/refuge with 75lbs of LR. here is a picture of it http://www.aqua-macro.com/skimmer/skimmer-product-004.htm i've never used a skimmer before, so i have some q's. how much...

Hi everyone, I have a 65g tank with a 20g sump/refuge. I added 75lbs of semi/uncured LR 1 week ago and the tests yesterday were Ammonia 0.1, Nitrite 0.1, Nitrate 20. I think the next step will be to wait for the ammonia and nitrite to drop to zero, and do a large water change...If the levels...

I accidently let loose some pieces of Caulerpa in the main tank. It this something I should be worried about? Will this grow out of control like they do in refugiums? the peices are about 1" in length... thanks again

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i just purchased 75lbs of uncured LR. some of the pieces stank like rotten egg! i cleaned whatever was rotting and put it in the tank. after a day, the room stank. not bad enough to get kicked out, but enough that you would notice it after passing the room. after a while the smell died down...

thanks for your reply! I have pretty much every answer now. For #2, I don't know what a high ammonia amount would be...same with nitrates, nitrites. Is there a certain level where I should definatly change the water? i'm sleepy so i hope I make sense. so for the refuge, do pods need a...

hey everyone! first off, i just want to thank everyone for their kind advice! i don't know anyone with a SW tank and it helps to get advice from people that aren't selling anything. A little background of my setup is: 65g tank with 20g sump/refuge mag9.5 with SCWD for flow 75lbs of LR 2x250...

i was planning on getting 65lbs of uncured LR. the place that sells it only sells them in 44lb boxes. that leaves me with the option of having 2 44lb boxes or buy a 44lb box of uncured and get 21lbs cured. this is for a 65g 36x18x24 uncycled tank so i'm unsure of how the LR would look in the...

also, i put in a couple of cups of LS to help clear the sandstorm. there were a few little bits of macro algae that went in also. should i worry about the macro algae being in the main tank? thanks again

thanks everyone! i had some trouble setting up the sump/plumbing today so i didn't buy any LR. i'm going tomorrow morning though! my SG is 1.025. i'm not sure if that's good or not. I''m going to purchase some uncured miaki LR. since this is my first time buying LR, i need to know what to...

i don't have a sponge filter...all i have is a prefilter that's a plastic strainer type thing. BTW i got it to fit!! thanks

i'm finally starting my first 65g reef tank! I have built a 20g sump to go along with it. i have a couple of questions though. is it okay to fill the tank and get live rock the same day? I've just put some sand in the tank and I'm going to place a garbage bag over the sand. i'll then fill...

i'm going to be running a mag9.5 in my sump into a scwd. do i need to use the mag drive prefilter that comes with it? reason i ask is because it dosen't fit in the return area i built! thanks

thanks GTfish!

thanks fishfreek, i was afraid of that. :( i won't be using a cover and i will have a mag9.5 with an scwd for circulation.

thanks for your reply fishfreek. i don't really have anything in mind as of yet. i just need the flexibility of the hose instead of hard plastic. what type do you recommend for a return?

i'm trying to setup a auto-top off for my 20g sump. the sump is attached to my 65g tank with 2x250MH lights. I may have room for only a 1-2 gallon top-off tank. will that be enough or will i lose that much in a day? what's a good estimate for a week of evaporation? i know it's impossible to...

i've used www.jlaquatics.com and www.aquariacanada.com . can't say anything about service yet as my parts are still being shipped but their prices are good! also www.mops.ca

hello everyone. i'm in the process of setting up a 20g sump but i've run into space issues. Does the return pump have to be run with PVC? i would like to use some flexible tubing from my mag9.5 into an scwd and then the tank. will flexible tubing be okay? thanks.

Brisc0, thanks for your reply! Those two skimmers you mentioned are $$$. I can get a cprpak2 for about half the price of a remora. are both of those skimmers sump compatible? will they be enough if i hang one off the back of the tank? are there any sites that explain drilling...