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Just checked on him right before lights out. Eye gloss is gone(was it stress possibly?). Fin already noticably healed...its amazing how fast they grow back! And the discoloration of the "Armpit" or whatever you would call it is also receding significantly. He was out and about like nothing was...

Water checks out. I keep my nitrates a little higher than is commonly accepted. I have better success with coals at around 15, it may drop to 10 on a WC and creep to 20 if I let the WC go an extra week or 2, but it really does hover around the 15 mark for the majority of the time. But that...

Not sure what disease it is...if any. Hes the king of the tank so no reason to suspect hes picked on. Had him 2 years no worries. Eats like a champ, healthy and happy. Loves to come out and show off for anyone who comes into the room. But I noticed him missing the other day and after about 45...

Hey Shawn, I agree with what you say, however my water has been pristine. my water has been since Jan. ammonia 0 nitrite, trate 0 phosphate 0 ph 8~8.1 calcium 460 alk 11 (slowed down with kalk mixing to bring this down a little bit) I'm thinking that it's the lights that's...

Quote: Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 I personally think that bioballs are completely unnecessary in a reef tank that has enough live rock and a decent flow rate. +1

You can do just as good with a DIY wet/dry if thats what you want. Personally its way more satisfying IMO to build one anyways. As for tank size, its all relative I spose. My dad had a tang in his nano-cube for almost a year. So for someone to claim 150g is good for a shark....well...yeah...

Quote: Originally Posted by 1guyDude Watsup Neptune? Hows the tank goin? Coming along nicely. Doing some re-wiring in the Aquarium room to accommodate a higher load of power consumption. Gonna put in an upgraded control center so I can efficiently manage everything. Got a short before school...

Depends on how you view things honestly. IMO: Yes, you can have too much filtration. For example: Corals like having small levels of Nitrates, or rather...they need it for survival. Disolved Organic Nitrates are actually an essental part to thier survival. Its all about balance. Still...keep in...

Quote: Originally Posted by Eric B 125 Neptune, haven't seen you in a while! Hey Eric, I'm at the UW Institute of Technology. Its been brutally hard these last few months especially. I really haven't had much time to think about anything reef keeping, I stopped web surfing and forums pretty...

Quote: Originally Posted by travelerjp98 Looks good but I can't find how many inches in water it has to sit... The SWC or the Reef Octopus? I have my SWC in about 6". I can measure to be exact if anyone really wants to know. I think I had it in 10 because that's what the distributor told me...

Quote: Originally Posted by travelerjp98 Dang! It's $400! I got lucky and picked mine up wholesale from a local reefer whos a dealer. He had a pallet in his garage filled with the previous years model. Brand new I payed like $160. I sold my old crappy tunze for $110 a week later, and that had...

Quote: Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 Why don't you work for some extra cash to buy yourself a really, really nice in-sump skimmer? like an SWC 180 cone or something? I got one of those, awesome skimmers. I think the pumps are a bit overrated. But the design really makes up for the...

Quote: I'm gonna get a new skimmer. Thanks anyways. Hey Lois... I didn't even realize that. I never even touched the skimmer, lol, that's the way I found it. Oh well, I guess I'm gonna have to get a better one. My dad had a bucket under his just in case. It lasted 4 months before the seal gave...

I think most people either find they stop working after 2 months....or the seal breaks and they leak all over the counter top.

Quote: Originally Posted by Cipher43 the 900 GPH is going on my 120 with a 40 gallon sump/fuge. Also the tank has double overflows so i may put one going into the fuge and the other one feeding the ATS. Like your scrubber btw What size pipe would you all suggest for these? Your fuge side...

Quote: Originally Posted by Al&Burke Nice Scrubber - I don't understand this part Water from the DT drains down to the "T" and can go two ways: to the line down below, or keeps moving forward to the upper line. I could close off the bottom line and force the pressure to the upper line, or vice...

I Diy whenever I can. this system is mostly DIY: You save a LOT of money when you DIY! You don't have to compromise. See that fuge up above? Thats a $20 CL special! Throw in another $20 in silicon and cut glass from Lowes and I had a banging fuge/sump to do my filtration. $6 light fixture, $8...

900gph turnover on a 20g? Just making sure your not doing a fuge down there as well. Cause that's really fast if you plan to have stuff growing down below. My water runs really slow over my current fuge. Right now my 55g fuge has about 160gph turnover. Its nice and slow so things can stew a bit...

Wow. I really remember why I left, haha. I hate this interface with a passion. GImme a min to figure out how to do some simple posting of pictures.