Recent content by davidwil

Thanks for the comments. I do miss having a sump (which I have always had before), but this setup seems to be working well even without one. But next time I think I will have a sump. I tested for nutrients today just to see what they were. Ammonia- 0 Nitrite - 0 Nitrate - 0 phosphate - 0 I...

I Thought I would give an update. I decided to go with a Hiatt system, even though there is very little information about it (it worked for me before). I added all my fish at once (this method works that way), and have had it up and running for 10 days now. I have all fake rock plants and...

ok, I have been looking back over some of my old posts about my aquarium. It has been a while so I didn't remember everything. The Hiatt system worked great, other than I had some fish that started getting HLLE which may or may not be related to running large amounts of carbon (the Hiatt...

You are correct. It has been a few years since I had my setup, but now I do remember I had the light in the sump on during the night. I also remember I initially setup my tank using the Hiatt method, and I think it worked very well. I stopped using it because when I added hard corals, they...

I have been watching the videos about Ultra low maintanance tanks (by bulk reef supply). I like how the plan was to take 90 for the tank to cycle, with the tank covered, and only lights on the chaeto. I had a feeling the problems I had was due to the fact that I already had an algae problem in...

I have used both Chaeto in a sump with a light on it, and also an algae scrubber, and still had a lot of cleaning to do in my tank. But maybe if I would have started them before I had an algae problem, it may have worked. In theory if you have established macro algae, it should be hard for...

If that product works as it says, then that is an easy solution. I have never had a fish only saltwater tank. would just some sand, rock (not live rock), and a protein skimmer be sufficient? Along with vibrant to keep the algae off.

I have been doing some research on carbon dosing (using vodka or vinegar). It seems you can get nitrates and phosphates low enough algae will not grow (or at least very little). So I am really considering doing this. If I do I need an over sized skimmer, and am thinking of going with the...

Thanks guys, I appreciate the comments. I used to have a reef tank with live rock and corals. But even with a large amount of snails and hermit crabs, I always had algae to clean off. I tried just about everything, but if I wanted it to look nice I had to constantly clean (clean the glass...

Hi, This is my first post, so let me give some background. I have been into fish tanks for 20 years. I started with fresh water, went to salt water, and finally I had a very nice reef tank for about 5 years. However I got rid of it about 5 years ago simply because I did not have the time to...