Hey friends, So last night a local reefer posted coral for sale on the local forum, i jumped on the opportunity and bought 2 colonys and 2 frags. This brings the total up to 19 new pieces of coral in the last 3weeks my sand bed is getting extremely full! im acclimating now i will have pics up once everything is in the tank im going to need help with ID as we werent sure what one of the corals is. teal/green acro ...
Updated 10-22-2011 at 02:27 PM by baker.shawn
hey guys soo ive been doing weekly 5 gallon water changes on my 65 gallon tank and the nitrates have been slowly creeping up and now they are getting way to high at 20ppm tested today. I am planning on getting a biopellet reactor in december just a little short on cash right now. Can anyone give me any advice on how many gallons i should be changing on a weekly or monthly basis??
The Calcium Reactor was quite depleted after 8 months of running on the 400g, so I cleaned it up and refilled it with more media. I disconnected it from in my sump and placed it inside a styrofoam cooler, filled it up with Muriatic Acid & water and let it run for 30 minutes. It was then taken outside and blasted clean with a garden hose to remove the acid, then I was able to wipe it out thoroughly with a sponge. It was filled up with the larger grade media from Caribsea. I topped ...
Can i use an Eheim 2217 for temporary filtration until i get my sump built?
This product has been discussed by aquarists, debating the value versus risk to the tank. The Magic Eraser can be purchased at super markets and places like Walmart. I found a larger box one day and bought it to try out. I think this box cost around $5.50 and came with four sponges, for lack of a better word. About three months ago, I saw some chatter about the Magic Eraser on Facebook and how those people ...
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