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I guess Im bored so I decided to build a new sump and want to add a fuge in it: If the fuge is in the sump will my protein skimmer remove any of the good stuff, food source ect. I will divide the sump , its 36 long by 17 high by 12 wide. the first 10 inches will be for the fuge ( 15in high )...

I have a 90 reef with some fish and I think I would like to make a little more elbow room for them , not many but I can see it would make it better for them .So I would like to put 20 - 30 lbs of rock in the sump , does there need to be light for the rock. thanks new fish Don

Originally posted by Redcorsair It worked great. Didnt harm any of my corals or inverts either. HI can you tell me to what degree your fish had ich and how long did it take ? also my fish powder blue tang has it on its fins and my queen angel has it a little on its fins , but not on the body...

HAve any of you used a product called KICK- ICH by ruby reef, it suppose to contain no harmful chemicals, says safe for all corals and fish. content is 5-nitroimidazoles thanks new fish DON

Originally posted by MichaelTX it depends on the source water. some distilled water its as pure as you would think its supposed to be mainly because of the processing of it. a good distilled water should be free of everything but there are some that just are labeled that way. some of the...

Originally posted by Juggernaut I don't use DT's only becasue I can't seem to find it:mad:....I however use Marine Snow and Phytoplex. However I alternate their use (Mon,Wed - Marine Snow and Phtoplex - Fri,Sun) because I have a carnation coral that was given to me by mistake and when I found...

Originally posted by MichaelTX test your distilled for phosphates distilled isnt the same as ro water distilled is usually carbon filter and heated to extreme temps to purify the water but wont necessarily take everything out. they could still be there. Mike michael , you should look up about...

mike , I cant see any reaason for phosphates because I use distilled water for the past 3 months and before that it was tap. and my water was hell with all kinds of out breaks , now my tank is going great and coral sand fish are healthy***** but the issue on the pink just bothers me and its not...

I always wanted one but , I saw a small one at the lfs for $ 25 , whats the story on them , I have a queen angel small great shape , powder blue same size , get along well , percula clown , corals and clean up crew 90 gal glass skimmer ect ect . new fish don

Originally posted by MichaelTX it might have something to do with the makeup of the sand to much calcium in to adhere to or something.. all I do know is the only place that I can get good growth is on my power heads go figure LOL Mike Michael, I just did a 10 gallon water change , it was do...

Originally posted by MichaelTX or does it look more like this. its slowly subsiding though LOL Mike no not really its like a lite spray of pinkish on the sand bed, almost like spraying with spray paint and its that dust like after you paint and it gets over everything. thanks new fish

Originally posted by Tigerlover I had the same, exept mine was purple, my reef crabs ate it, if you have the same its coralline algea and thats a good thing! Yes but on the rocks its fine , but then on the sand bed there is another reason , most good tanks i see have a clean sand bed but have...

my tanks been running for six months ( reef ) I went through all the diatoms ect . everything is very good now and readings. but in the last 10 days the top of my sand bed in several area's have this pinkish tint on top, and once in awhile on glass, is it coraline alage , maybe Im do for a...

Originally posted by Marty Hey Chris. Thanks for the reply. Now comes the honest truth and worry. I haven't changed the carbon out in months (6+) or so and have only rinsed the foam sponges probably once in the last 3 months. If I pull these out, (which I think I should sloooowly), should...

Originally posted by broomer5 Don, Have you had any problems with the set up so far ? If everything is going well .... then it's already safe. I think making changes to an existing system can sometimes cause more "new" problems than before. I run everything on timers - whether I'm here or not...

thanks mike that added to what I was asking, buy the way did you know you had 424 gals of water in all your tanks and pond. LOL thanks new fish Don

logan thanks , but I think I was not that clear. do you know what it means by soft coral , hard coral , polyps . example is brain coral . I know that each one needs diffrent additives, like calcium . I do have about eight corals and lots of mushrooms , I also have a hammer coral . but I check...

I really don't remember if this was ever posted , but can someone just briefly list the groups of corals and what are there basic needs / lights , and the rest I will look up . thanks alot new fish Don

hey maybe just add apower head for emergency to one of these units at all times , this way its there for that reason only new fish

well are you running the quiet ones or the power heads , if you not home which one is hooked up , or I miss understood. where do you buy these ups. and how long do they run.thanks new fish