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  1. Jacobsal91

    Corals all closed up

    Hey guys, i have this 20h nano reef with a hydor slim skim nano, phosban 150 reactor with biopellets, aquaclear 70 hob with chemipure elite, and two very small powerheads. In this tank i have about 23lb of LR, some xienia, a small frogspawn, acan, and zoas. Along woth yellow colony polyps...
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    Frogspawn help

    Got a small frogspawn not too long ago, and had it in a BC14 and within 3 hours of putting it in the BC14 it opened up and was very nice looking. Put it in my 2h tank and 2 days later its still all closed and not so nice looking. My yellow colony polyps have been in my 20h for almost a year...
  3. Jacobsal91

    Crazy algae

    So I have a 20h nano reef with lots of algae. I have a hydor slimskim nano skimmer a phoseban reactor with the correct amount of gfo inside, an aquaclear 70 with chempure elite AND carbon inside. There are 2 fish Some hermits and a snail with minor easy corals that all seem healthy There is...
  4. Jacobsal91

    Can someone identify for me please?

    These were donated at my job and were not sure exaxtly what they are.. Thanks for your help guys! :)
  5. Jacobsal91

    do it yourself refugium opinions..

    Hey guys, So im a little new to refugiums but had a few thoughts after yesterdays cleanup. Now i have a 20h nanoreef with a phosban 150 reactor and a hydor slim skim nano with an aquaclear 70 HOB filter stuffed with carbon and love rock rubble. Now when i took the basket out of the...
  6. Jacobsal91

    Bio filter

    Hi everyone So i have the marineland bio wheel 350 on my 33 long cichlid tank, 2 of them actually Not i realized today that one of them stopped working Would like 2 filters for higher water flow because of the tanks length. So i added an empty aquaclear on it just for flow for now Ofcourse i...
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    How much GFO?

    SO i have thisnphosphate reatcor and im not realy sure how much gfo to put inside it, its a 20h nano with 25lb of live rock and 3 SMALL SPS corals and a bunch of softies. Ive read you CAN use too much. What do you guys think? And if i only put a small amount in this phosban150 will it still...
  8. Jacobsal91

    Phosphate reactor

    Hi everyone, So quick update/question... On wednsday im purchasing a hydor slim skim nano for my 20h reef. Very easy corals in it. Nothing too spectacular. Noticing a minor phosphate problem. Now, i would like to get my skimmer running FIRST. And i actually found an old phosban...
  9. Jacobsal91

    Cherry/sakura shrimp

    I have an aqueon evolve 2 just cycling with a small piece of wood, some white sand and a few small stones. As some of you might know the waterflow is wayyyy overpowered in that tank so most fish are out of the question. Do you guys think a cherry shrimp only tank would be alright? Figured...
  10. Jacobsal91

    Skimmer or refugium?

    Hi guys, so i have this 20H nano reef with AI SOL nano lighting (cut rim to fit mount). Theres an aquaclear 70 filter on it which is stuffed with purogen and live rock rubble (and a phosphate removing pad which is temporary) and not to mention a powerhead... Now ive been looking into either a...
  11. Jacobsal91

    Parrot cichlids.. Sterile??

    Buddy of mine has a few of the jelly bean parrotfish, And aparently they had a whole mess of babies. Not sure if parrots and jellybean parrots are much dofferent but i do understand that thry are hybrids, and males aparently tend to be sterile. Now is it a possibility that they could not...
  12. Jacobsal91

    What do YOU guys think?

    So a LFS got this guy in a few weeks ago They belive it to be an unidentfied wrasse of some sort, I cant figure it out it looks kind of like something i would/should know but what do yu guys think?
  13. Jacobsal91

    Stupid question

    I have the iphone app for this forum and im trying to edit my old profile a bit and i cant seem to find the option to do it Any advice? Lol Thanks everyone!
  14. Jacobsal91

    I find this difficult to answer alone, can someone help?

    So i have a tank with a few african cichlids in it They have been doing great for years! But in considering redecorating the tank at some point and i had a thought I love the way saltwater live rock looks, Would anyone think it would be alright if i bleached out some live rock then...
  15. Jacobsal91

    Fish dissapearing

    Anyone else have the issue when adding new fish to a nano and then they just vanish? Yesterday i put in 2 black mollys and a 6 line wrasse and the wrasse literally went MIA within 10 minutes. This happened to my watchman goby as well. My clown and my mollys are doing fine so im assuming my...
  16. Jacobsal91

    Fire shrimp help

    Just set up a 20h reef that has been cycling for a little while now and put a clean up crew inside. Been cleaning for like a week and added a yellow watchman goby (baby). And a fire shrimp. The goby seems perfectly fine but the shrimp i found on his side about an hour after putting him in...
  17. Jacobsal91

    Removing xienia from rocks

    My xienia has completly taken over my tank.. Thought it was a cool coral but it got to be a little to much. Thinking of getting rid of some but i want to keep the rock that its on, How do i safly rip it off without killing it because i know someone who wants it
  18. Jacobsal91

    Cycling a new reef!

    Ill post pics soon if you guys are interested. I got a 20 high reef that im cycling right now but theres no live rock in the tank yet. I didnt use live sand but im hoping the sand i put in becomes live at some point.. Im going to put the live rock in the tank in a few days is that ok or is...
  19. Jacobsal91

    Petco 'karma' wood stands..

    Bought a karma stand for a 20 high aquarium for saltwater.. It seems pretty sturdy but do any of you have any experiance with them? Filling tanks on new stands kinda freaks me out
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    Wanted: 20 gallon HIGH aquarium stand

    Idk what in doing wrong but for some reason i cant seem to find the classic all glass solid pine aquarium stands. I have a weight limit in the room my tanks are in and those stands are very light weight. Anyone have or know where i could find one? Im in south western connecticut
  21. Jacobsal91

    Rimless or rimmed tanks?

    So im looking into either a rimless half moon or cube, if not that a 20 high standard tank for a nano reef, If you guys dont mind i have a couple questions cuz i feel kinda stuck. I have an aquaclear 70 handy that i would use for the 20h tank but would it hang on a rimless or are they too...
  22. Jacobsal91

    For Sale: 36in 96watt compact fixture

    Customsealife inc. fixture As stated above, this fixture is a 36inch light with 4 96 watt compacts in it, brand new this thing has a whole lot of power, currently has 3 actinic and 1 10k in it But coral life makes these bulbs and you can find them on line and at certain fish stores...
  23. Jacobsal91

    ALSOL NANO: is it really enough?

    So i have a 12g aquapod but im looking into possibly changing my nano into a standard 20H tank, Considered an aquaclear filter or a zoo-med mini canister filter stuffed with live rock and carbon for filteration, And also considered either a deepblue 24in quad t5 light fixture or an al sol...
  24. Jacobsal91

    Brackish terrarium

    So i got an exo-terra small low terrarium. 18L X 18W X 12H i think.. Might be wrong on the height but i was interested in makeing a beach enviorment with brackish water maybe 4 inches deep of water with some sort of sand substrate. Thinking on how to get it started im assuming i have to...
  25. Jacobsal91

    Wanted: Looking for a slightly unusual tank..

    Ok so ive been on a search, glasscages.com is giving me a hard time idk how to buy tanks from them really but i would like a 30gal breeder tank drilled with an overflow. Starphire glass would be idea but not nessasary and the back sheet of glass i would like either black or mirrored.. Any...
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