Recent content by makofury

another closer pic of the sump

Hey everyone, I just bought a Urchin Skimmer w/ Maxi Jet 1200 pump. On the site it clearly says that the footprint required for the Urchin is 6"x3". My sump measures 7"x7" with a Rio 2500 pump inside. I measure, and realized that the Urchin would juust fit. I got it today and realized that...

Thanks Thomas, is there one vitamin supplement that I should get over the other? Selecon, Zoe, or Zoecon? Do I need all three or will one suffice? They all seem to be pretty much the same but I'm not sure which one I should get. Which would one you recommend? Thanks! Mako

Hey everyone, I've decided to hold out out on buying my first nice fish (flame angel) because I want to setup a skimmer in my tank and learn a few more things. Im going to be making an order for my skimmer soon but I also want to get some Vitamin and tank supplements along with it. What are...

Wow, that's one of the nicest tusks I've ever seen =). Where'd you get it? Mako

Nice! I love my six-line, he's always passing in and out of my rock. Just watch for jumping! Good choice! Mako

Hey, just wanted to know of a good submersible return pump for my friend's 100 gallon tank. ViaAqua? Rio? ViaAqua is out of stock at the place we want to buy so we're looking for alternatives. It's just gonna sit in the sump, basic setup, nothing special. Just something that's reliable. Thx...

Thanks for the replies guys. My tank has cleared up now, the pH has been brought back up to 8.2. Salinity is now 1.021 instead of 1.018. So far so good, everything seems to be coming back to normal. I'll probably add some fish within the next two weeks, only when I know for sure that...

Hmm...the purple looks so much better than the green. Is there anyway to stop the growth of the green in favor of the purple? Thx. Mako

After doing this water change im my tank (first in a year). Im wondering if I was better off just leaving the tank the way it was. I did the change on Sunday, and my tank is cloudier, the feather dusters and what not are all or gone. Im wondering...with a wet/dry, 55 lbs of live rock, DSB and...

Ok, I just checked my pH and it's 7.8!! I did a water change this past weekend and the water I added must have had a low pH. I buy saltwater from the fishstore. I had one 5 gallon container of it left and I checked the pH and it was 7.4!! No wonder my pH dropped so much. I changed like 15-20%...

Here is a close up of one of the rocks.

The purple is slowly turning to green on my live rock. All my levels are good. What is going on?

Hey everyone, thx for the replies:) I think I'll do a small water change this weekend, maybe 10-15%, see how that goes. And for my top offs I'll use saltwater to boost my salinity up to 1.023. Maybe wait 2 weeks after that and see if I can add a few fish. I'm sort of concerned that the...

Oops, I should tell you my setup. I have an overflow, wet/dry, DSB, two powerheads. cope787 - it was an unforseen circumstance that prevented me from caring for the tank. It wasn't anything I could really prevent, had I known it was going to happen, I of course would not have setup my tank. Mako