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isn't there a diff between using reef sand and sugar sized sand for a DSB? in any case, i have about +80# in my 55 gal.

if 48' light is still available let me know

i just ordered a bunch of inverts from swf.com 1x 'in the mix package' 3x fighting conch 1x cleaner shrimp (plan to add 20 nassarius snail next month) and i bought from my LFS 1x scooter blenny (that buried itself in the sand, really cool) 1x lawnmower blenny (mow the brown algae off my rocks)...

anyone? never fought diatoms? :notsure:

i have a 55 gal ... with 2 seio m620, a fluval 304 and hot magnum 250... the seio runs at the time and create enough flow all over the tank ... i can see currents in all 4 corners of the tank i have a total of 1700gph ... the nice thing about the seio, it's not a harsh stream ... really gentle...

poll: i have a 55 gal (at the end of its cycle apparently) I wanna catch the diatoms before it's too late. I saw the reef packages here and was considering getting the 'in the mix reef package'. has anyone order a package from here or could advice me about what to get ... i have brown algae...

yea i m still going to wait a whole month anyways jsut to let pods and other things growing.. i got a fuge from ---- and i am building it ... i m just scared that the cement to glue the acrylic sides won't last... any suggestion? i m going to caulk the inside too just to make sure it won't leak...

Test kit shows ammonia :0 nitrate : 0 nitrate : >5ppm I m really confused ... it's been only 2 weeks ... rocks that smell don't anymore. any idea? is it really ready?

I bought 2 M620 for my 55gal. I have sugar size DSB and it doesn't blow the sand away... I provide a good gentle glow, and i can see things floating in the middle of the tank (which will be picked up by the skimmer) ... really cool investment i think.

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I got them in the mail today ... I put both in. Now, it is true that the force pushed thru the powerhead is less that my mj900 but it's a bigger and more gentle stream ... and i can tell from the waste and dirt in the tank that it's pushing water all around the tank. so, so far so good I like...

ammonia = 0.50 nitrite > 0.25 no sign of nitrate ... I guess it's still cycling

tested my water: ph: 8.2-8.3 ammonia: 0 nitrite: 0 nitrate: 5.0 now the question is it's been setup for exactly 10 days now ... i used the sand from my other tank + added some new one, the live rock from the other one + some new one from the LFS. Could my cycle be completed already?

where did u get them? I've to ask this question: does LS from the LFS come with worms and things in it in general? where do they come from (i know i could research but i m lazy today)

about the fluval, no it's not too much pain .. i just disconnect the hoses, dump the carbon, put new one ... that's it. i have my powerhead on a wavemaker ... 30s interval ... it does create a lot of turbulence overall but nothing too bad... in the long run, i will just remove the fluval and...

getting a test kit today and start logging the evolution of this tank ... i wanna see exactly after how many months/days it took for the cycle to complete, the diatom to disappear, the coralline to propagate ...

i really have no clue ... first time i'll have a fuge ... i have lr and ls in it already ...

:happy: I have a hob refugium 19x12x4in ... but no light ... I just wnat to grow pods ... do i need a light? ... Is it safe otherwise to put some caulerpa in it? I have a 55 gal... thanks.

any1 else? the one displayed at the LFS looked good though ... lots of gunk in it

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