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  1. sh2000

    Upgrade 55 to 110

    Pics coming soon my camera is broken I will use my cell for now sorry guys..should I post them here or make a new thread ?
  2. sh2000

    Just bought 50 LB's of LR from SWF.COM

    Thanks guys I will post pics when the rock arrives I'm very excited, put let me tell you the 120 is a huge difference that the 55 it's much harder to fix things in the tank...it's 32" deep ..whew..
  3. sh2000

    DI water

    yes mine is a system that was expensive from home depot accoriding to my landlady and it is a DI only filter.
  4. sh2000

    DI water

    is this ok ? i know it is not ro water but it is di so that was the best i could do in my upgrade today from 55 to 120.
  5. sh2000

    Upgrade 55 to 110

    the tank is amazing what a trip took me 8 hours to setup im so tired an drained and i got bit pretty bad by the anemone. ouch anywaysthanksto everyone that helped make this a much easier upgrade
  6. sh2000

    Phosphates

    Originally Posted by NEreef throwing a bag of phosguard or phosban in your sump will soak em up. test for PO4 while doing this, and as soon as they drop, pull the media out. there shouldn't be detectable phosphates. there must be an underlying issue. phosphates of that level won't kill fish...
  7. sh2000

    Just bought 50 LB's of LR from SWF.COM

    so if i put it all in the 55 empty gal tank then add mixed sw to it can it be filled halfway as long as the rock is submerged ? then add 2 maxi jet 1200's and a heater can it be a cheap heater ?what should the temp be ? also how do you clean off the LR to remove dead or dying matter ?
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    wet/dry use bio balls or LR

    what is rubble ?
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    what heater for 120 gal RT ?

    what heater is sufficient for a 120 gal. RT ? I currently have a 200w in it I doubt thats working enough. how much do they cost around ?
  10. sh2000

    Whats the point of a water change ?

    yes thanks for all the help it made sense to me and I get it now
  11. sh2000

    Phosphates

    How do you grow Brine ? I'll just go with the formula one products for now i'm no expert but I will get that blender one of these days
  12. sh2000

    wet/dry use bio balls or LR

    I put in there like 10-15 LB of LR its a 30 gal sump...what's rubble small pieces of rock ? like the kind that falls off or breaks off the tiny pieces ?
  13. sh2000

    Just bought 50 LB's of LR from SWF.COM

    I have a 55 gallon tank empty for now and a 10 gallon tank full I was wondering how to cure this rock from this site when it comes 1-for how long 2- what will I need ? 3- any additional info would be great I just upgraded to 120 gal RT from my established 2 year old 55 and It's pretty empty I...
  14. sh2000

    Phosphates

    rasie what ?
  15. sh2000

    wet/dry use bio balls or LR

    what is it ?
  16. sh2000

    Whats the point of a water change ?

    this may sound off but if you have your levels at one point lets say calcium at 450...and u change 20 percent of the water wont the calicum go down ?? and u must dose to get it back to 450 ? this goes for all other elements as well ? I'm trying to understand how if you change 20 percent of the...
  17. sh2000

    Whats the point of a water change ?

    Originally Posted by sepulatian No, I am talking about the trace elements in your tank that have to be replaced. I am also talking about nitrates in your tank, not in the spring water. I am not entirely sure what you mean here. Whether you are using synthetic salt or ocean water they still...
  18. sh2000

    Whats the point of a water change ?

    why is the water bad ? I have a very good skimmer that keeps the nitrates at 0 and ammonia at 0 and a massive clean up crew..litterly a cc crew for a 150 gal tank...so I think thats how i get the desired levels..I also do a 10 % water change per week into the sump and every 4-6 weeks i do a 20%...
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    Phosphates

    These are frozen foods that come packaged that go in the freezer sometimes stay there for 2 months..
  20. sh2000

    How often do you feed your Carpet Anemone ?

    So last Q how often to feed them squid/silversides which I bought today .
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