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[00W]

 

[kingranch2003]

Oh, sorry it's not clear. He's alive in that picture. Just standing on his head

That is best case scenario lol great news

 

[kingranch2003]

He shed. I thought he might be stuck there, but when I dropped some sinking algae pellets he moved out of that space adroitly and started working on them. He's also scraped a bunch of aiptasia off those rocks since he molted

That's an awesome critter

 

[cdemoss01]

I feel terrible. I haven't fed my fish in three days because my parents keep pulling me into things I don't wanna do, I can't do a WC tonight due to top off issues. Ridiculous.

 

[kevgib67]

 

[luis angel]

I feel terrible. I haven't fed my fish in three days because my parents keep pulling me into things I don't wanna do, I can't do a WC tonight due to top off issues. Ridiculous.

Cam, you can always buy something like this, it doesn't even take 10 seconds to feed the fish. You just keep it in the tank, put the frozen cubes in it, and that's it.

 

[smitten with ocean life]

sorry kevin. we cant all be tim! youll just have to be content with your pickle jar!

 

[cdemoss01]

I feel terrible. I haven't fed my fish in three days because my parents keep pulling me into things I don't wanna do, I can't do a WC tonight due to top off issues. Ridiculous.

Cam, you can always buy something like this, it doesn't even take 10 seconds to feed the fish. You just keep it in the tank, put the frozen cubes in it, and that's it.

Sweet..

 

[00W]

Ah man..
Long day...

 

[00W]

Mine were.

Yep mine too.

 

[00W]

Good morning and happy Friday everyone!

This world is but a canvas to our imagination. Henry David Thoreau

When you go outside and look around you, what do you see? Some might say a world of possibilities, others might describe what they are seeing physically, and others might say it is another day to change the world. Today, see the world as an opportunity to change the lives of those around you. See it as a way of making someone's life better. Do something good for someone today!

I appreciate these every day Bailey thank you so much!
Keep em coming!

 

[Gumbies R Us]

I appreciate these every day Bailey thank you so much!
Keep em coming!

Thank you for the kind words!

 

[00W]

Yep just trying to get my nitrates from 120 to around 20. What should I do about the rocks and sand?

I took my nitrates from 60 to 15 over the course of 4 months by changing 15 gallons a week on a 75g tank Cam.
Although some people say you can do 100%water changes or very large ones I didn't want to shock my system this way.
Before doing anything drastic like frequent large changes you MUST get something to test with and test it yourself.
Learn how to test, learn how to read the test.
Learn WHY you are testing
For 2 weeks, change 15 gallons once a week then test.
Each week change on the same day.
Test before. See if 15 gallons brings nitrates down.
See if they stay there.
So for me right now, if I change 10% every Monday, my nitrates will remain the same.
So, say they're 50,I change 10 gallons they go to 45 but by the next Monday, they're at 50 again.
Understand?
But if I change 15, they'll slowly creep down over a longer period but by a small amount.
So my system gains 5 nitrate per week.
Does that make sense at all?
Now if I added more rock, it might help.
So you are using water changes to judge your nitrification process in your tank, whether it be through coral using it or rock using it
Long story short, go slow.
I'm not the best at explaining myself.

 

[cdemoss01]

Yep just trying to get my nitrates from 120 to around 20. What should I do about the rocks and sand?

I took my nitrates from 60 to 15 over the course of 4 months by changing 15 gallons a week on a 75g tank Cam.
Although some people say you can do 100%water changes or very large ones I didn't want to shock my system this way.
Before doing anything drastic like frequent large changes you MUST get something to test with and test it yourself.
Learn how to test, learn how to read the test.
Learn WHY you are testing
For 2 weeks, change 15 gallons once a week then test.
Each week change on the same day.
Test before. See if 15 gallons brings nitrates down.
See if they stay there.
So for me right now, if I change 10% every Monday, my nitrates will remain the same.
So, say they're 50,I change 10 gallons they go to 45 but by the next Monday, they're at 50 again.
Understand?
But if I change 15, they'll slowly creep down over a longer period but by a small amount.
So my system gains 5 nitrate per week.
Does that make sense at all?
Now if I added more rock, it might help.
So you are using water changes to judge your nitrification process in your tank, whether it be through coral using it or rock using it
Long story short, go slow.
I'm not the best at explaining myself.

This makes sense.. so my nitrates aren't at what they used to be but they've probably gotten higher... I had an algea bloom after the WC. A film one. Still no gha.

 

[00W]

This makes sense.. so my nitrates aren't at what they used to be but they've probably gotten higher... I had an algea bloom after the WC. A film one. Still no gha.

You may/will have all kinds of wierd things happen after using any chemical on your tank.
Algae bloom doesn't mean a rise in nitrates necessarily.
High nitrates aren't bad in lots of cases and are a lot better than tank instability.
I'm glad the gha is gone I'd just like to see you let things settle a bit, takes things a bit slower.

 

[cdemoss01]

This makes sense.. so my nitrates aren't at what they used to be but they've probably gotten higher... I had an algea bloom after the WC. A film one. Still no gha.

You may/will have all kinds of wierd things happen after using any chemical on your tank.
Algae bloom doesn't mean a rise in nitrates necessarily.
High nitrates aren't bad in lots of cases and are a lot better than tank instability.
I'm glad the gha is gone I'd just like to see you let things settle a bit, takes things a bit slower.

Could the algea have bloomed from nitrates lowering?

 

[tharbin]

I took my nitrates from 60 to 15 over the course of 4 months by changing 15 gallons a week on a 75g tank Cam.
Although some people say you can do 100%water changes or very large ones I didn't want to shock my system this way.
Before doing anything drastic like frequent large changes you MUST get something to test with and test it yourself.
Learn how to test, learn how to read the test.
Learn WHY you are testing
For 2 weeks, change 15 gallons once a week then test.
Each week change on the same day.
Test before. See if 15 gallons brings nitrates down.
See if they stay there.
So for me right now, if I change 10% every Monday, my nitrates will remain the same.
So, say they're 50,I change 10 gallons they go to 45 but by the next Monday, they're at 50 again.
Understand?
But if I change 15, they'll slowly creep down over a longer period but by a small amount.
So my system gains 5 nitrate per week.
Does that make sense at all?
Now if I added more rock, it might help.
So you are using water changes to judge your nitrification process in your tank, whether it be through coral using it or rock using it
Long story short, go slow.
I'm not the best at explaining myself.

@cdemoss01

Camden,

This advice from Joel is golden.

 

[tbrown]

We didn't catch much yesterday other than some small ones. It got dark on us, but it was a beautiful day, and I got to hang out with my best friend. (Big John)

We caught a boat load of stripers on Wednesday morning.

 

[Üter]

Good Morning Peeps.!

 

[luis angel]

Good morning everyone