sweettooth162
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hi how is everyone. my friend and i have this 400 gallon office kinda tank. right now it is just a fo. there is about 3 in cc base, 4 metal helaide 20,000k, 2 of those bio ball filter/sump combos. we don't have a clean up crew and we have no sand stirers aka jaw fish, gobies ect. and when ever we go to do a water change we get a ton of black bad smelling stuff from the cc there is also a ton of this on the fake corals. we are also running two protien skimmers. the fish we currently have is 4 hippo tang, 3 false percs, 2 saddle backs, 2 4 lined damsels. the levels are 0ppm ammonia, 0ppm nitrite 10ppm nitrate.
now my question is we are going to begin converting the tank to a reef. adding 400 lbs of lr, a 3 to 4 inch lsb we will be getting rid of the cc. we will also be getting a huge clean up crew. my partner wants to add a undergravel filter to the tank to control the black slime. i think that would be overkill because wouldn't that cause a nitrate spike? with all the lr and ls and bio balls. what would be a good way to get ride of the black slime.
another thing after we get the tank esablished should we remove the bio balls also?
one last thing ignore my profile because that is my home tank. i didn't list the 400g because i am not the primary care taker i just help out because i am the only other one in the office with a clue about saltwater.
thanks to everyone for there time
now my question is we are going to begin converting the tank to a reef. adding 400 lbs of lr, a 3 to 4 inch lsb we will be getting rid of the cc. we will also be getting a huge clean up crew. my partner wants to add a undergravel filter to the tank to control the black slime. i think that would be overkill because wouldn't that cause a nitrate spike? with all the lr and ls and bio balls. what would be a good way to get ride of the black slime.
another thing after we get the tank esablished should we remove the bio balls also?
one last thing ignore my profile because that is my home tank. i didn't list the 400g because i am not the primary care taker i just help out because i am the only other one in the office with a clue about saltwater.
thanks to everyone for there time