maintainence

  1. Sidsreef

    Drain line cleaning and return pump plumbing cleaning.

    Hello all I have a tank that’s about almost two years of age. Waterbox 90.3. I went and took a peek into my overflow box and was stunned how much algae and build up on the main drain opening there was. I ended up shoving a brush down there and cleaning it but can’t seem to find a way else...
  2. Y

    To buy 3 meter (9.84 ft) tank or not?

    Hello Reef2Reef community, Firstly, pardon any newbie mistakes in this post; I'm still getting acquainted with this platform. A bit of background: About 5 years ago, I was the proud owner of a small reef tank. However, circumstances led me to sell it. I also have a history with freshwater...
  3. fotuskyt

    Noob inheriting a full set up

    Hi everyone, I posted recently and a lot of you had great answers so I’m asking more questions. I’ve only ever had beta fish before and that was an extremely long time ago. I was going to get back into the hobby and get another beta when I found myself in the position of inheriting someone’s...
  4. S

    Mysterious Growth on Return Pump - HELP

    Hi all, I am new to the Reefing Hobby and just stared my first set-up in November of 2022 with an old tank I used for freshwater (cleaned thoroughly). I do weekly water changes of around 15-25% but have never cleaned the chamber that houses my pump (including the pump) since staring the tank...
  5. K

    EMERGENCY Thinking of doing a blackout

    hello all I am new to reef2reef and I’m having a little trouble, I am dealing with some pesky, what I’m thinking is either Dino's or Calothrix. I’ve been trying to get nutrient levels up but can’t seem to. Can’t even keep Cheato alive which I’m assuming with a new-ish tank this is going to be a...
  6. Bankertanker

    Sticking Rocks Together

    Hello, What is the best way to stick your rocks together? (Silicone/Glue/Pudding/Other suggestions) I was doing maintenance on the tank (10 Gallon) and kept bumping into the rock on the top and it keeps falling down, As of now I have a pair of clowns but would like to add more...
  7. B

    Clean your pumps!!

    Thought someone might find this interesting, doing a regular deep clean of my skimmer and had the pump apart after letting it run in a hot water acid bath. when i pulled out the impeller i was greeted with a impeller full of pet hair. Maybe someone will go clean there pumps now.
  8. I

    College pico reef?

    Hello, This is my first time posting a question, so thanks ahead of time for your responses! I'm looking forward to learning here... I've been in the saltwater hobby for 8 years and I'll be moving out to college in a few months. I was looking to set up a pico reef using a 2.5 gallon glass...
  9. A

    Pump not pushing water

    I just went to restart my tank after a few years out of the hobby and my protein skimmer pump isn’t pushing water. It’s an AQ 2000s. It hums but won’t actually push any water. Anyone got any ideas on if I can fix it or am I just better off buying a new one.
  10. Damdeno

    Filtersock maintenance

    fairly new to hobby how frequent do you replace filtersock. Just placed some ick treatment and wanted to know if I should replace the sock to help get rid of any ick/ich treatment trace still in the filtration.
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