hermit crab luck?
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lil.guppy
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A skimmer is a skimmer I would assume lololol
for a reef tank 1.024-1.026 is a good range
If your going up to 1.032 that is a waste of salt...no need in that much. You can take some tank water out and add freshwater to it and put it back in the tank and keep doing this until the salinity lowers...if that is what you want to do.
for a reef tank 1.024-1.026 is a good range
If your going up to 1.032 that is a waste of salt...no need in that much. You can take some tank water out and add freshwater to it and put it back in the tank and keep doing this until the salinity lowers...if that is what you want to do.
king_neptune
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Skimmers are indeed great. They have pros and cons. Ill disagree that they are more experience required. the opposite, because they are so extremely forgiving to noob mistakes, they make perfect sense. santa monica is pretty obsessed with skimmers, in fact its the only thread ive ever seen him contribute to, or even start.
But the threads first 5 pages is a great read. the next 10 are all from nay-sayers mocking him. and the remaining 50 or so are all success stories from people who actually tried it out.
its an old concept from the 70's, and it died out in the 90's. but its made a comeback.
32 isn't high if hes talking about the right hand side of the refractometer, aka the PPM gauge. I have mine at 35 which is roughly .025
at 32 I would guess hes around .023 to .024 which for a fowlr is fine. if hes going reef .024-.026 would be better.
getting more base rock isn't going to produce results for 8-16 months.
you need Live rock. and it takes a while, sometimes several years to populate a piece of rock.
how many pounds of actual live rock do you have right now?
But the threads first 5 pages is a great read. the next 10 are all from nay-sayers mocking him. and the remaining 50 or so are all success stories from people who actually tried it out.
its an old concept from the 70's, and it died out in the 90's. but its made a comeback.
32 isn't high if hes talking about the right hand side of the refractometer, aka the PPM gauge. I have mine at 35 which is roughly .025
at 32 I would guess hes around .023 to .024 which for a fowlr is fine. if hes going reef .024-.026 would be better.
getting more base rock isn't going to produce results for 8-16 months.
you need Live rock. and it takes a while, sometimes several years to populate a piece of rock.
how many pounds of actual live rock do you have right now?
king_neptune
Active Member
youwant 8.2-8.4 for a reef. fowlr is fine at 8
surface agitation will help balance the PH. you have an acidic water. its not good, but I dont see it as being deadly.
if you had corals that would be criticle.
to raise it you could do pickling lime.
you can get it dirt cheap at walmart in the same section they sell the tupper ware and food vacum sealers. mix up 1/2 a cup in a container of tank water, and introduce it gradually over a few days. keep testing till you hit that mark. in time your established system should keep it balanced well.
surface agitation will help balance the PH. you have an acidic water. its not good, but I dont see it as being deadly.
if you had corals that would be criticle.
to raise it you could do pickling lime.
you can get it dirt cheap at walmart in the same section they sell the tupper ware and food vacum sealers. mix up 1/2 a cup in a container of tank water, and introduce it gradually over a few days. keep testing till you hit that mark. in time your established system should keep it balanced well.
flower
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Quote:
Originally Posted by wayner http:///forum/thread/381738/hermit-crab-luck/20#post_3327566
okay so I got the ph question answered. Now how much water would be safe to change for my 75 gallon to lower my ammonia but wont risk shocking thing fish? And how long should I let the salt/water mix with my power head before adding it.
Mix the salt and let it churn for 24 hours before use. 25g is the most water you should swap out at any one time and a good amount to do as a water change once each month.
Originally Posted by wayner http:///forum/thread/381738/hermit-crab-luck/20#post_3327566
okay so I got the ph question answered. Now how much water would be safe to change for my 75 gallon to lower my ammonia but wont risk shocking thing fish? And how long should I let the salt/water mix with my power head before adding it.
Mix the salt and let it churn for 24 hours before use. 25g is the most water you should swap out at any one time and a good amount to do as a water change once each month.
J
jstdv8
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I personally find it much easier to do 10% a week, on a 75 gallon thats on 7.5 gallons so its easy and quick to take out 7.5 gallons and add in 7.5 gallons.
IMO, if it becomes a chore to do water changes becuase they get to be too large it makes you less likley to do them. just my .02 on that subject
IMO, if it becomes a chore to do water changes becuase they get to be too large it makes you less likley to do them. just my .02 on that subject
J
jstdv8
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how high is the ammonia today?
wayner
Member
im not going to check the ammonia today. It couldent of went up or down too much. Im going to mix the water today and add it to the tank tomaro, then check the ammonia on friday. Im only going to change out 14 gallons because the fish are use to 7 gallon changes. So i dont want to jump up to 25 gallon to soon. I just got back from the fish store and purchased another 4 lb of LR at 5.99 per pound. I also weighed the LR I have in the tank. With the LR already in there and the LR i bought today I have a total of 12.5 lb of LR. Plus the 6.4 lb of base rock that I bought when I first set up the tank. So I have a total of 19lb of rock. I also purchased a turbo snail : / Will see what happens with him. Dont mind the cloudy water, its from stirring up the sand.
J
jstdv8
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I know its expensive, but that isn't enough LR to do much of anything. Especially wehn it is your main source of filtration.
I'd say you need a minimum of 50 lbs
I'd say you need a minimum of 50 lbs
king_neptune
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Flower http:///forum/thread/381738/hermit-crab-luck/20#post_3327572
Mix the salt and let it churn for 24 hours before use. 25g is the most water you should swap out at any one time and a good amount to do as a water change once each month.
What is your reasoning for not going past a 1/3 WC?
His is a 75g right?
Originally Posted by Flower http:///forum/thread/381738/hermit-crab-luck/20#post_3327572
Mix the salt and let it churn for 24 hours before use. 25g is the most water you should swap out at any one time and a good amount to do as a water change once each month.
What is your reasoning for not going past a 1/3 WC?
His is a 75g right?
