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First off, don't make the mistake of putting any jet smaller than a 1200 on it. If you stick with it, I'd recommend a Maxi-Jet 1200 (as per instructions) Next, if you have a tank with power lighting (like I have) I found myself constantly adjusting the skimmer (HOB) because of evaporation and it...

75g (non pre-drilled)Tank Uptime: 9 days 70lbs of Fiji Totoka (cured) LR, 80lbs Carib-Sea LS, Current-USA 10,000K Outer Orbit MH (560-watts) Lamp. Cycle happened fairly quick and constant temp of 78 degrees. Used to have... -Eheim Pro II -Ramora Skimmer After selling back to LFS, now have...

I purchased the Ramora w/ box and it works excellent. The box is a little awkward, and especially to adjust as evap occurrs, but it functions 100% as expected. Cleans like a champ and keeps the microbubbles waaaay down. Reed

Originally Posted by TeresaQ I would go with maxjet instead of rio pumps. and mag pump for your return.give me an e-mail fr important info m0m24@earhlink dot net I second the Maxi-Jets.

sepulatian -- thanks for your help. It is much appreciated and I still need it. :) I have added a pinch of food, how long will it take to spike the ammonia? Hours/Days? Secondly, when I said in my previous post "Start Over" I was inferring removing all the water, and starting again. Do you think...

Originally Posted by sepulatian You probably have nitrates from your old FW tank, which is why I advised against it. Which means what? Start over or just kick start another ammonia cycle and rid the nitrates through water changes after the cycle completes?

I agree with you not thinking it was a good idea, problem was by the time I posted it was too late -- otherwise I would have told that crack smoker at the LFS to have a nice day. I will take your suggestion and add a pinch of food. However, please correct me if I'm wrong, but can Nitrates exist...

Originally Posted by garnet13aj Oops, I got two books mixed up. It's The New Marine Aquarium by Michael S. Paletta. Maybe I should hire someone to read all my posts and make sure I don't sound like an idiot... Excellent Book. Good suggestion.

Good point, my rock was cured, yes. I didn't really monitor closely the first few days and I was told by the LFS that it could cycle in a couple days with the amount of rock I have and it's quality. My story is quite interesting, posted a few days ago, but in short, I was given the OKAY to use...

Oh, thats another thing. I had *alot* of microbubbles in my water...but after the Ramora was intalled, they are almost non-existent as well. My tank just looks really really clean. Best of luck to you.

Water Treading?

Rackyrane, I have the Outer Orbit 10,000K MH. Model #1042 (48"). I paid about $650 from my LFS for my 75g. Super bright light -- I really like the reflection of water throughout the tank; and on my walls. :thinking: -- moon lights are also very cool. It runs pretty hot and may cause my to...

I have a lot of LR & LS, should I be using something else? I was told that these two can be used to cycle and that I wouldn't have to introduce anything else. Is this correct?

My tank is 4 days old: 75G 75lbs Fiji Cured LR 80lbs CaribSea LS Mechanical Filtration - Eheim Pro II 2 x 900 MaxiJets 2 x 1200 MaxiJets Ramora Protein Skimmer (1x1200 MaxiJet) Outer Orbit 10,000K PowerPaq Metal Halide Question: Since my tank is still cycling, is there anything I should be doing...

I was told since my tank was new (only 4 days now), I didn't really need one. However, I saw a lot of organic buildup on top of my water and since I've installed the Ramora, it is all gone. Inside my Ramora, a nasty lookin soupy brown mess. I'd get one. Better to be early than late anyway.

How in the heck are you gonna do your water changes? :notsure:

I think this is the beginning of corraline algae? I found this picture on the net and I can start to see these fingers growing out of my rock, I'll try to get another shot of a more progressed version but take a look at this pic. Then look back at the pic I posted originally. Just to the left of...

Thank you! Yea, I've learned some hard lessons with FW --- I just got a little bored with it. I'm SOOO excited about this SW setup. I'm going to purchase a couple damsel's tomorrow to kick start the cycling process, then daily water tests to follow until complete. I figure about a month before I...

Thank you for helping me learn what I have -- most of what I have was all recommendation from the LFS. Should these be cleaned also or replaced every-so often?

Tank is 2 days old, just starting out and this red growth is starting in many places in the live FIJI rock I purchased. Here is the PIC: PS - Check out the feather duster exposed...cool eh?