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I have another question. How do I keep my beautiful snow white sand bed clean? The fish waste looks deplorable. I do weekly water changes, but I am looking for a better way to keep the sand bed clean and pristine. I have a battery operated siphon that I use but it sucks up my fine sand. Any...

It is media and a sponge in my HOB filter. I read in reviews for that model that the Tunze nano model ATO is for sumps, which I don't even know what that is. Is that true? Do I need a sump, and more importantly, what is it? :blink:

I just love to learn from people who know what they are talking about. Ok, so skip the skimmer/filter that I just purchased and am waiting for in the mail which would replace my stock HOB filter, and don't have any filter at all in place. Should I keep the filter pad/media in tank so I do not...

Terrance, you are awesome! My plan is to definitely buy more live rock, but I am waiting for a friend to buy about 80 pounds of live fiji rock as he will give me more. I don't want to buy more from my LFS because their rock is not seasoned and is pretty ugly. :( And I have about a 2-3 inch sand...

If I take off the HOB filter to put the ATO in its place, what will filter my water or cause agitation at the surface of the water? And, you are so right Terrance about cleaning the tank. It is a huge pain, but so far I am getting more accustomed to it. I just have to remember to take some water...

Thanks for welcoming me to the forum! Much appreciated! :)

Thanks Kuddos 2 U for the warm welcome. Much appreciated. :)

Thanks a bunch for the warm welcome! :fish2:

Thank you! Your warm welcome is appreciated! :)

Thank you everyone for your help

Thanks Terrance. I have googled for days and weeks trying to find an ATO system and/or switch that would work for a fluval and have not had any success. I was going to basically do a DIY, but with purchased parts, not homemade, but the switch is the only part that I have not had success in...

Another related question, but how much water that evaporates from the tank is considered dangerous to the tank in regards to salinity spikes and drops, etc.?

I have a Bubble tip anemone, or at least that is what I think it is. The LFS did not tell me what it was. :(

Terrance, I looked at the Tunze ATO and they had several options, but this is what I found. The Tunze Osmolator Nano 3152 ATO. Would that work? It is a little out of the range of what I was wanting to pay, but if that would work, I may reconsider. I am so new to all of this that I am not sure...

Hi Terrance. I was thinking the exact same thing, but did not know what my options were, which is why I am here. I will def. look into the Tunze ATO. Can you tell me more about it? Does it fit inside the tank or how does it work?

Thank you GF loach boy for the nice welcome. I will need help with all of that. I have one clown, a BTA, skunk shrimp, and a small clean up crew, with 9lbs of LR and 20lbs of LS. I don't have a lot of room for much more than that. I kind of feel lost as I am a noob to the forum's. I'm sure...

Hello all. I am new to this forum and also to SW. I have a 12g fluval edge reef set up (well, the beginning stages anyway). *9lbs very porous LR *20lbs LS *50W Heater *Stock filter but changing soon to a HOB filter/skimmer *Hydor Koralia Nano 240 Pump 240GPH Livestock 1 Perc 1 BTA 5...

I am a newbie to the forum slash reef set up. My question pertains to the ATO that I want to put in place for my aquarium's success. Because of the special opening and enclosed top I was not sure which ATO switch I should use. Anyone have any suggestions? My plan: Have an ATO switch connected...