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Ok, I got a 2 lbs of LR along with a handful of chaeto sitting on top of it. I have a rio mini sun light in the back, which from what I read, is good enough for a fuge. Now the question is, should I just keep filling the water in the 2nd and 3rd chamber till it goes to the top to quiet down the...

Originally Posted by fishstick4sale hmm 5-6 gallons a week thats what i change out and you still have high nitrates, i dont use no skimmer im over my bio and i have tons of coral so its kinda odd how much nitrate u put out still... it could possibly be your test kit also that isnt accurate and...

Originally Posted by fishstick4sale did u do water changes and if u did water changes where did u get ur water and does the LFS sale sea water or do they mix their own? or did u mix ur own water? how often did u do water changes? and for ur bio balls in the back did u leave them? I buy all my...

Originally Posted by nissan577 do what i did man. your trates will go down. just put a net so that the chaeto dont go to the return pump and place the submersible light on top and your done! -You still using the tray on top of the 2nd chamber? -What kind of cup did you use? -Where did you get...

Originally Posted by nissan577 then um idk what to say what it could be. you wont buy a small submersible light? I guess that would be fine then. From what I read, people had to cut it all up to get a light for it. Now would I be better off with what you did, or buy the Sapphire Aquatics...

Originally Posted by nissan577 this will help you lots https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=338296 I'm not into the whole modding it with the extra light in the back. I just got to yanking the only 2 fish that I could find. One was all black and crusty, while the other looked like...

Well I've had my tank [Oceanic Biocube 29 gallon] for about 3 months now. Ammonia, nitrite are 0, pH is 8.2, but I have been battleing a nitrate level of 20 ppm since I've had the tank. I went away for weekend before without issues, but this last time, I come home to dead fish. I had 2 clowns...

Originally Posted by spanko Is the Koralia up too high. I noticed that if mine is too high, not all the time, but once in a while a small vortex will form at the top of it and actually suck in some air and blow bubbles into the tank, the go away again. I have mine pointed downward, so I am...

Originally Posted by subielover Do you have any type of mechanical filtration? Like filter floss or anything? I took the mechanical filter out of the first chamber and put the protein skimmer in, per the directions. First chamber is the protein skimmer, second is the biological filter with...

Well I've been running my tank for over a month now, had 2-3 snails die, and my 2 blue-green chromies are doing very good. They are darting all over the aquarium with speed, they love the live rock setup that I made for them, and when I show them the food container, they come darting right up to...

Originally Posted by Rotarymagic Several of those snails are probably cerith and nassarius snails which are both burrowers. They keep the sand stirred and nassarius will eat excess food and detritus in the future, they're cool. If you want to summon them at anytime, squirt arctipods in the...

Tank is only 1.5 weeks. Only thing in there was live sand and rock. Now there are the snails. Odd thing is, 2 of the snails went right into the sand, under it, and are now MIA.

I found a local store that deals with birds, and all salt water aquariums. I had the lady pick out what she said I needed since I forgot the names listed above. Overall cost was $20 for 10 differant types of snails. I will get a few pics later.

Originally Posted by patrick8929 you just need a CUC. my tank is going through the same thing. i got 1 snail to make sure it would live and now im gunna get a few more to take care of the algae I'm gonna try and get 2 snails today if I can, if not Sunday when I am home. Any recommendations...

2 more pics: I guess with macro mode up close, it does look kind of slimy, but moves like hair. pH is very high also, which I am assuming is due to the algae. Ammonia is at .10 or less. Nitrite is at 0. Nitrate is about 10.

I'm running a 29g Biocube.

Originally Posted by Rotarymagic You may even be able to just not use the protein skimmer. Do you already have any members of a clean up crew? Nothing yet. I was going to start with live stuff in it next week.

What do you recommend, a snail or ghost shrimp? As far as the first chamber goes, I am just using the stock filter for now. I have a protein skimmer ready to go as soon as I get my first fish in there.

Originally Posted by Cranberry Could that be dinoflagelletes? Doesnt look as slimy as that looks, this looks more like hair.

Originally Posted by patrick8929 its more than likely part of your cycle. ammonia and nitrites and nitrates are what feed algae. so if you had a spike in your cycle thats what caused it. Odd thing is, all my ammonia, nitrites, nitrates, and pH levels were within where they should be. Maybe it...