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Alright, got my water change done and way too much algae out of the tank. I am running a mini science experiment now. I am 'short circuiting' my sump into itself... hence eliminating it from my filtration system for now. I am going to try to figure out if the sump is my nutrient pool, or if it...

Wow, Sorry for the long void of nothing-ness for the reef tank. My life took a pretty quick turn for the busy. Also just found out due to project progress, will be working 60 hours a week. I can do 50 pretty comfortably, but 60 is pushing it pretty badly. Oh well. Anyhow, I should have a new 5...

Sounds good. That 3x-5x turnover for the return pump should be water volume of the entire system, not just the display tank, correct? Any specific brands that you would recommend? I have never used an external pump, so I don't know much about them. If there are internal ones that can withstand...

Alright, been busy. Goals for the week: - >5g water change. - Measure and design future sump - Order a couple power heads - Decide on return pump issue (need feedback). I will incorporate that skimmer into my sump design. It looks like I will be happier with it. I just want to get this sump...

Quote: Originally Posted by acrylic51 Just getting a chance to reread what you had posted......You had mentioned about your skimmer....I'd try to remove all equipment if possible from the DT. I remember that you said your planning on doing a sump at some point during the rebuild.... During...

Quote: Originally Posted by Gemmy I would not put a glass top on the tank. It can inhibit the ability for a proper gas exchange to take place. Quote: Originally Posted by acrylic51 I agree don't cover the tank.....If your getting excessive salt spray/creep I would look at what's causing the...

1/8/2011: -8g water change. Big one. Got carried away with the siphon. Oops. -Got my goodies in. Happy with everything but my SeaChem test kits. Maybe I am dumb. Or colorblind. But these things are near impossible to get a decent reading off of. My Red Sea ones were a piece of cake. I don't know...

Looking good so far......Here is some reading material that might interest you when you have some spare time.... http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1587539 As far as blade for acrylic....Freud blades work super....A little pricey, but super nice results....I think if you check...

1/3/2011 -5g water change. Still able to siphon out a lot of junk. Worked at getting a lot of bubble algae out during the water change. -Busted out a new filter pad for the power filter. Was just going to take it out and use it for flow, but figured it would help catch algae. Washed it out when...

Quote: Originally Posted by acrylic51 Congrats.....on the job, and on getting back into the hobby. There's a lot of guys I haven't seen around, but I see them time to time on other forums.... Another option you might want to look at for building your structures is drilling and pinning with...

Quote: Originally Posted by acrylic51 Thanks!!!! I've been around awhile.....Check the date on the test kits....make sure they aren't expired. How patient are you willing to be and diligent with resetting the tank? I will try to find you the exact thread and it is a sure fire way to rid the...

Wow, thanks for the replies already. Quote: Originally Posted by BTLDreef Welcome back! thoughts: What brand RO/DI are you using? IMO, if you can move fish and corals to a temporary tank, you could do the following: Take out the rock, and drain out as much water as you can and really get in...

1/1/2011 Started my tank makeover: -Spent a few hours pulling algae out of the display tank and sump. -Switched my year old 2x96W PC bulbs out for two older ones that only saw a few months of use until I replace my lighting. -5 gallon water change. -Water test results: pH was 8.2, Alk was a bit...

Hey all, Used to be around these forums years ago and did a LOT of reading. Most of what I know about the hobby I learned here previous to starting my 30g reef tank. I originally designed the tank to minimize maintenance for when I went to school at PSU. The setup worked for a year or two and my...

Yeah I have had my eyes on those for a while. Great, great idea. I am not sure how side to side flow would work in the tank. I think I need front to back flow to keep stuff off my sandbed. Will keep my eyes on it for sure though. EDIT: Well, I found an alternate solution. My dad can get a deal...

I've been trying to turn my mind around this problem for the past couple days with my recent tank clean out. My sand bed is well, "junkified" and is being siphoned out overtime. I need to get some more flow in the tank to keep the junk away from the sand bed and off the rocks it is already...

Yeah sounds like your nutrients are good. I'd check phosphates too; sometimes they aren't proportional to nitrates if you have a kit or maybe next time you are at a LFS. If it's slime algae try cranking up the flow a bit. If it grows to the point its getting on your corals, I have used that red...

Get a LOT of extra saltwater and a couple rubbermaid containers might help (they are dirt cheap now everywhere, I got 18g ones from walmart for $3.40 or something). I underestimated how much saltwater it would take to scrub all my live rock off and came up 5-10g short and had to scramble to get...

Correct term is "encourage" or "enable" algae to grow. I'd keep an eye on your nutrient balance (nutrients in vs. nutrients out). Maybe do a series of water changes to see if you can get things back in order easily too. Just get a jump on it, or you'll end up like me scrubbing every piece of...

Just for completion/follow up sake and reference, the tank seems to be running very well. The sump is really pumping out green umm, stuff. Display tank looks pretty clear and all the corals/fish are doing great. Just have to wedge a couple power heads in my new rock arrangement to make sure it...