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After one day it seems to be doing better. My co worker forgot to bring the algae in today for the sump

So I recently bought an established tank and did not like the design of the sump. The sump is a 55 gallon long and had 3 chambers. The sump supply was coming in on both ends of the tank and the return pump and skimmer was in the middle. I drained the sump and removed the baffles. I moved the...

Looks good. I myself just got my first saltwater tank this weekend and love the hobby

I was told a cheap 6500k CFL from walmart will do the trick on the cheap. Thats what I plan on doing when I get mine up and running.

Is it going to be for growing algae like in a refugium?

I am planning on moving some of the baffles in the sump to try to get the protein skimmer in one end of it. The skimmer and return pump will not fit into the last chamber. Im wanting to make the middle chamber a refugium with some macro algae and copepods.

well here we go on the move. For the most part everything went according to plan besides it taking almost 12 hours. So far everything lived through the move. The corals started opening up this morning and look good. Now since I am working the next four days I will be heading back to the LFS to...

Got a few of the fittings finished up today. Stopped by the LFS to get a pH test kit and found a glass cleaner. While I was there I borrow 3 styrofoam boxes from them. Which each of them have 2 compartments.

heres a link to where I bought it. The sixth stage in the DI. No I do not drink the water it is for the reef only. http://www.ebay.com/itm/REEF-AQUARIUM-REVERSE-OSMOSIS-WATER-SYSTEM-100GPD-RO-DI-/230437814152?pt=Small_Kitchen_Appliances_US&hash=item35a729ff88

Here are the pics I posted on another thread when I first went and looked at the tank. It does have a heater in the sump I forgot to add that part. I was planning on washing the sand out in a pillow case.

These are the tank parameters that the owner sent me. I don't know what he all test for since he has kinda let the tank go. So I'm kinda in the dark with everything else. Salinity 1.0235 Temp. 80.5 ºF pH. 8.3

Bio load is low on the tank. One clown and 2 engineer gobies with some coral. Filtration is just the live rock. It has a sump with a protein skimmer and that's it. Nothing else in the sump. Basically the sump is just for the protein skimmer.

It was on a GFCI and I mounted it on the wall tonight. When I get home in the morning I will be making up a batch of salt water. I didnt realize that the test kit did not come with a pH test in it. So I will be headed to the fish store to pick one up.

Getting a thread started about the upcoming move next weekend. So far I getting my supplies ready to go. I have purchased so far a reef test kit, RO/DI filter, new lights (2 10k daylight and 2 50/50 ), 5 gallon buckets, and 33 gallon trash can ( already have 20 gallons water made up), PVC pipe...

one more question. I have another light fixture that I was using on my freshwater tank and I was wondering if these lights will work with a reef tank. IT has 2 96 watt daylight 12000K bulbs and 2 96 watt Actinic bulbs. The fixture is 72" long to give you and idea how long the bulbs are. The tank...

What's the best way to get rid of the cyano?

Yeah the second pic I was trying to get a pic of the clown fish.

Im going to be picking it up on the first weekend in August. Got to get a few supplies ready for it first. RO/DI system, test kits, salt, and a trash can for aging the water.

Ok I am buying a 120 gallon tank that has been neglected for quite some time and trying to ID what the top image is. Could it be a mushroom coral? If so,what kind. I added the other pics to show you what I am working with. This will be my first saltwater tank so any help would be great. A little...