00W's AIO Smorgasbord

[kingranch2003]

Good morning my friends. I went back and caught up, I didn't react to everything but at least I know what's going on. Missed yall

 

[smitten with ocean life]

hope it goes well for you wes!!

 

[Rocks reef]

I've been told not to, most sand in my tank is unreachable that's why I want a rescape. I wanna take out half of my live rock but im not sure if its possible.

Not sure who recommended to not vacuum the sandbed. Detritus gets in there and builds up which can and will lead to problems.

 

[Rocks reef]

If you plan on rescaping and putting some or all of them back in you could put them in a big tote with tank water a heater and a wave maker to keep from losing the good bacteria.

Great advice!! Plus, one he pulls them, he can give them a good scrub with a stiff bristle brush to get rid of the GHA.

 

[Rocks reef]

This is why I want a sump lol.

That won't help if the rocks are covered in GHA though. You would need to clean the rocks before putting them back in the system.

 

[Rocks reef]

Afternoon folks! Hope everyones having a good monday!

Hello Mike

 

[Rocks reef]

Good morning my friends. I went back and caught up, I didn't react to everything but at least I know what's going on. Missed yall

Howdy John!

 

[kingranch2003]

Howdy John!

Hey Rock, I hope you're doing great brother

 

[luis angel]

And I’m assuming NOT -20 degrees

It would be better, I wouldn't even have to put the Heinekens in the refrigerator

 

[Rocks reef]

Hey Rock, I hope you're doing great brother

As a matter of fact, I am sir! How are you?

 

[Calmwaters]

Good morning my friends. I went back and caught up, I didn't react to everything but at least I know what's going on. Missed yall

Glad you are back!

 

[kingranch2003]

As a matter of fact, I am sir! How are you?

Doing ok man. Sitting at work, looking out across Back Bay, wishing I was fishing!

 

[kingranch2003]

Glad you are back!

Thanks Amanda. :)
I hope your tanks are doing well. Sounds like you have them headed back in the right direction!

 

[Calmwaters]

Thanks Amanda. :)
I hope your tanks are doing well. Sounds like you have them headed back in the right direction!

Yes thank you! I should be getting my order from saltwateraquarium.com tomorrow with the sexy shrimp, porcelain crab and RFA.

 

[tharbin]

How would I find out what's causing the nutrient issues? My skimmer is off currently to process the rest of the fluanzacole and will be turned on soon. I personally feel like if I did a rock swap the tank would become easier to manage.

Camden,

Are you manually removing GHA? If you use Fluconazole and don't pull the dead and dying GHA your tank will just become a nutrient cesspool. There are no quick and easy remedies. Chemical fixes are at best temporary you still need to fix the underlying issues.

You should be vacuuming the sand bed during water changes. Whoever told you not to probably meant to not go crazy with it. I typically vacuum around 25% of the sand bed during a water change and rotate which section I am vacuuming so that it all gets vacuumed. If your sand is fairly deep (like 2" or more) and you vacuum it all at once, it is possible to cause issues but it is actually rarely a problem with anything less than about a 4" or more sand bed (deep sand bed).

As we said before a sump may make some things easier, and also some harder, and give you more room for things like extra rock, etc., it will not fix algae or nutrient issues.

A rip clean is a temporary fix. It seems great because everything looks pristine but if you don't fix your husbandry issues the same problem will return, maybe not for 6 months or even a year but it will return. Replacing your rock just means you bring in a fresh set of potential benefits and issues. It will just be different not necessarily better.

 

[kevgib67]

Afternoon folks! Hope everyones having a good monday!

Good afternoon Mike!

 

[kevgib67]

Good morning my friends. I went back and caught up, I didn't react to everything but at least I know what's going on. Missed yall

Howdy John!

 

[kevgib67]

It would be better, I wouldn't even have to put the Heinekens in the refrigerator

Heineken slushies?

 

[Usarmy227]

Good morning my friends. I went back and caught up, I didn't react to everything but at least I know what's going on. Missed yall

Good Morning John

 

[Usarmy227]

How would I find out what's causing the nutrient issues? My skimmer is off currently to process the rest of the fluanzacole and will be turned on soon. I personally feel like if I did a rock swap the tank would become easier to manage.

How would I find out what's causing the nutrient issues? My skimmer is off currently to process the rest of the fluanzacole and will be turned on soon. I personally feel like if I did a rock swap the tank would become easier to manage.

Weird thing that happened in my tank.

I went to my LFS and bought Cheato. A week later I found out from test my nitrates and phosphates were rising fast. The only thing I did was add Cheato at the time. Well I ended up finding out that the Cheato was leaching nitrates and phosphates after I removed all the Cheato.

Do you run a refigium?