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[b.b.bigbrother]

i have 55 gallon am running under gravel with power heads getting live rock also using magnum350 with bio wheels but kinda messy thinking of getting wet/dry and continuing to use under gravel do you think im crazy? <img src="graemlins//urrr.gif" border="0" alt="[urrr]" />

 

[b.b.bigbrother]

I Set it up about 5 years ago with argonite now a year ago i added 1 bag of live sand starting to put live rock in,yellowpolyps,browm,mushrooms and other polyps the petstore did'nt even know snails,reefhermits,starfish doing well but want more 4 fish tomatoclown,saddleback,firefish,and another type of gobbie "went blank" should I change to crushed coral instead of irgonite?

 

[b.b.bigbrother]

p.s. youre tank looks beautiful are there any special chemicals you ad and how do you control algae i didnt test phosphates no kit but got a phosphate sponge when do i change it?

 

[b.b.bigbrother]

How long has it been running? The sponge removes the posphates i guess pet store told me to try forgot to ask when to change my glass gets algae on it alot.

 

[b.b.bigbrother]

Well thank you very much for youre time and info I think i'll listen to you and get rid of it after seeing youre tank i really like how the bottom looks i just need more sand thanks

 

[susiepan]

Your tank is Very nice...
I use Live sand and also crushed LR in my tank
I dont have a underground filter though...I heard that they are ALOT more trouble than they are worth...My tank is a 55gl and I have a Fluval 404 and a Whisper 60 for filtration, I believe you can never have enough of that...I also have a Berlin Turbo jet Skimmer and 3 powerheads for good water movement...
Do you think that is a good combo and good for a mainly reef system??
Thanks Susie

 

[fshhub]

is it a reef, or going to be a ref, or jsut a fish only, and your aragonite, is it crushed coral or the sand, both come in aragonite, and cc(crushed coral) is not the best to have, and with a ugf, sand is not going to work, and i would not use a wet dry on a reef set up
if it is aragonite SAND(fine grained), then i would leave it be,
and you can over do it with filters, too many waste traps, is more places to harbor and trap waste,which can become nitrate factory later on
HTH and welcome aboard