Sounds like they are tiny serpulid worms which are filter feeders and are fine ... Yes pls do post a picture when you can ... but they sound OK to me
I think you're correct. Thanks for the ID.
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Sounds like they are tiny serpulid worms which are filter feeders and are fine ... Yes pls do post a picture when you can ... but they sound OK to me
I think you're correct. Thanks for the ID.
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Thanks ... I appreciate it ... 448 pages and lots and lots of color image (270 +) .. large extensive index to make it easy to find topic of interest.Albert looks great!
awesome Albert. Cant wait for my book to arrive!
Albert i have a question. I have a JBJ nanocube 28 g. I bought a hang on back skimmer octopuss bh90 which is rated for 75-100 gallons so i guess i overkilled that one . Here is the thing.
I have been reading about the filter on the JBJ nano and it comes with 3 stages: mechanical sponge, chemical activated carbon, and biological ceramic rings.
I have changed the chemichal activated carbon for Vertex carbon in media bags, but i have bee reading about removing the sponge and ceramic rings and changing it with a lot of things. So what do you recommend i do with that filtration system due to the fact that:
1. I have a oversized skimmer
2. I have 15 lbs of live rock and 1.5 " sand bed.
thanks!
The skimmer is not actually overkill as most of them are rated for far more than they can handle. 3 x the size of your tank is about what you need. I use one rated at 100 gallons on my 20 G tank.
On the compounds : you do need some kind of mechanical filtration so floss or sponge so I would not remove that, but do change it or clean it regularly so that what is trapped is removed from the system.
On the other compounds leave the carbon but use a good quality and add some GFO to lower PO4 and put it in a bag (rinse it well first) and yes you can remove the ceramic rings and whatever else is in there and just use GAC and GFO and the mech filter ... that should be plenty since you have all that live rock. If the LR has not been in the tank for a long time do not remove all the rings at once but if the LR has been in the tank for a while, say more than a month, you can remove the rings.
Hopefully this helps but if you have more questions do not hesitate to post them here on this thread
You are most welcomeawesome. Thank you very much
Hey albert... Im running a 24 day old 30g tank with a 5g aquafuge hob refugium. Im not running any type of canister filter. My question is what do you suggest i do about all the debris/dust particles in my tank? Do i go ahead and buy a canister filter?
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I posted a response a few minutes ago ...Ok i see that you are posting so i was wondering if i can get some feedback on my question.
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im thinking of starting a small 5g cube tank. lps only and a sexy shrimp or two. what type of filtration would you advise? should i go bare bottom on this. also what type of lights would you recommend(i like a more blue than white)? thanks so much. this is a great thread!
Hi Albert
so the most challenging thing about nano tanks is keeping a stable ph ..
i have an 8 gallon tank and my ph varies from 7.5 to 8.0 (night to mornings) and accordingly alk values change
and after a few days after water change and then the ph varies from 7.5 to 7.8 .. how do i get it above 8 or to the safer levels with out messing alk and cal levels
is this ok for a nano tank ?