Re-aquascaped and added sand to my tank.

snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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Unless you already ahve good lighting in your display tank, I don't suggest getting macro for it. Doubling or trippling your wattage on your refugium would grow you more macroalgae / chaetomorpha so that you can harvest it more often.
macro has to have strong lights in order to grow well. And it's also highly dependant on the amount of light that they get. 8 hours a day off, 16 hours a day on for lighting. The less lighting, the less macro that grows. The more lighting, the more macro grows.
 
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eric b 125

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Your tank looks good brother! You're talking about high nitrates, but any idea how high?
 
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eric b 125

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^ I have to figure out how to do the multi-quote thing.
How often are you doing water changes? What's the nitrate reading on your freshly mixed saltwater and your fresh RO water? Do you have a TDS meter?
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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Eric, go to the multi button and push it and it will turn dark grey. Then go to another post and hit the quote button. Then it will take you to the post screen. You can click on as many multi buttons as you want to quote, but it's not till you push the quote button that it will take you to the next screen.
Traveler, I hope you can get your nitrates under control. Nitrat consistently over 100ppm is harmful to your fishes health.
 
travelerjp98

travelerjp98

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Originally Posted by Eric B 125 http:///t/389640/re-aquascaped-and-added-sand-to-my-tank/20#post_3447356
(1) ^ I have to figure out how to do the multi-quote thing.
(2) How often are you doing water changes? (3) What's the nitrate reading on your freshly mixed saltwater and your fresh RO water? (4) Do you have a TDS meter?
(1) Seth sad how.. lol
(2) Used to do them once every 4 months. Now it's about every day to once every 4 days. (Started to do it since mid December) I either do 25g or 50g water changes.
(3) I ain't usin RO water.... I know... but.. tap (treated w conditioner) mixed with salt = 20ppm
(4) Nope
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Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 http:///t/389640/re-aquascaped-and-added-sand-to-my-tank/20#post_3447366
Eric, go to the multi button and push it and it will turn dark grey. Then go to another post and hit the quote button. Then it will take you to the post screen. You can click on as many multi buttons as you want to quote, but it's not till you push the quote button that it will take you to the next screen.
Traveler, I hope you can get your nitrates under control. Nitrat consistently over 100ppm is harmful to your fishes health.
Yep, I know. I hope that I can get em down too.
I think that it's more like 50-60ppm now.... extremely hard to tell on all of the chemical test kits for me.
Regardless, I still want NO3 to be at least 20ppm, where there is a major color change on the test kits.
 
snakeblitz33

snakeblitz33

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If you can get your nitrate down to 20ppm, your system could easily keep up with the excess nitrate being delivered to your system via tapwater, with a decent algae scrubber and a large protein skimmer.
 
travelerjp98

travelerjp98

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Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 http:///t/389640/re-aquascaped-and-added-sand-to-my-tank/20#post_3447566
If you can get your nitrate down to 20ppm, your system could easily keep up with the excess nitrate being delivered to your system via tapwater, with a decent algae scrubber and a large protein skimmer.
No room for a scrubber but possibly a skimmer.
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Originally Posted by luvmyreef http:///t/389640/re-aquascaped-and-added-sand-to-my-tank/20#post_3447577
Just get a ro/di unit, and stop using tap water. You know you should. LOL

Lol... I know. I think I'm gonna get one some time soon.
I've struggled enough already :)
 
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