@New&no clue how did the bubble algae removal go?
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@New&no clue how did the bubble algae removal go?
My experience with chemiclean has been good. Quickly removed the cyano. I think I used maybe twice in the first year and a half. Second time I think I did a heavy dose and let it sit an extra day before starting my water changes. Never had problems with an imbalance of any kind afterward. Not saying it can’t happen. Just my personal experience. Good luck though!
Haha! It’s hard to enforce the screen time limits when schools give you kids devices instead of books for learning. No sugar or screen time is a great goal though. As for the chemiclean, at least it’s not a continuing thing. Once it does its job you can move on and let your reef balance it’s self out
When things started dying I had multiple people suggest stray voltage in the tank. I had a co-work come check it out and add a grounding probe. Well he's not a saltwater guy and he said there was voltage but it didn't seem like much. So I was nervous maybe he missed something and bought my own voltage meter to check. My tank does have some voltage, but it seems it normal for tanks to have some running through it because of all the electrical stuff in the tank. As I was plugging and unplugging equipment I realized what a mess it was. I also don't have anything plugged into a GFCI plug. So I decided to redo all my electrical stuff, get some GFCI plugs and possible some sort of board to hold everything. I wasn't going to replace the outlet as it's behind the tank, but I did buy a couple of these on Amazon.
Next I was going to drill into my stand to mount my power strips but that made me a little nervous so instead I decided to buy some peg board. I found some pink peg board and bought that
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I then split everything in the water in half and ran two GFCI power strips. Each power strip had a heater, and two power heads on it. That way if one trips the other will still be able to support the tank. Lastly I put the lights on a third non GFCI power strip.
It's a lot more organzied and I now know where everything is plugged into, which should make water changes a little easier.
I love the pink peg board, I wish I had thought of that...I just screwed my power strip into my stand, and of course my screws were just a bit too long and peaked through....I had to unscrew them, trim them and screw them back in...Only a small blemish in the stand but no too bad...I like the powerstrip with all the switches, very nice, did that come from Amazon??
you are correct on the reduced flow...Each pipe size has a maximum flow you can flow through it. i found this flow info for reference. Though if you look at the chart, 3/4" should be fine with a max flow of 1050 GPH with about a 400 GPH cushion before you max out. One thing that is not listed is that elbows can reduce flow depending on how many you have from the outlet of the pump to where it hits the tank...I have a Current USA 6009 which is 1050GPH, however, when I was setting up the tank I was reading that because the stock plumbing is 3/4" and not 1 or 1 1/2" that the flow is really reduced. And while you may have a pump that is rated for higher, because of the smaller piping the friction in the pipe would decreased it a lot. So I added two additional power heads into the tank so I have a total of 4. Now, I'm not a plumber so I could be remember that wrong, but I'm pretty sure that's what people were saying.
anymore of those available from your big bin LOLThanks, initially I was going to screw the power stripes into the wall as well... but man the sides are strong, so this was easier for me. I got the power strip out of a big bin of cords my husband hoards in our basement. I liked it because I can turn things on and off (like my return pump, or skimmer) without having to unplug them.
I was looking at hawk fish but I have a cleaner shrimp and I am not looking for my cleaner shrimp to be the hawk fishes best meal......Yes, you can have several hammers together and create a garden. Here are a couple pictures from google. This was what I was hopping for with that rock in the back. I'm hopeful the blue one will turn around and the pink one will continue to improve.
I agree with the goby, he was a pain in the butt but my sand was beautiful... until it wasn't. I would like another one, but I'm just not ready, I would feel like I was replacing him. I think if I get another it would be a Bella instead of a Diamond. For now I think I will try to find some CUC that I can use to help with sand cleanliness.
I've looked at the Hawkfish before. I'm not sure I want a percher though. I have a Blenny who perches and I'm not sure I want another. Possibly something that hangs out on the sand. I would love to get some schooling fish, but I think I would need a bigger tank for that.
I was feeding my corals today... a little tip from a person who learned this the hard way, don't just assume every corals wants or needs to be fed. I use to mix up some mysis shrimp and Reef Roids suck it up and then spray the corals with the force and speed of a Super Soaker. Shockingly most of whom would close in anger, although in my newbie state I thought they were closing to eat the delicious meal I had just shot into their face. It wasn't until watching a video from Tidal Gardens about how corals eat that I realized, 90% of my corals are closing because they are irritated AF at me. Now I turn off the flow and pump and spray in their general direction.
However, the reason for this post is while the pumps were off I took a video of the xenia and sinularia pulsing. There is something about a xenia's rhythmic pulse that just makes me feel calmer.
anymore of those available from your big bin LOL
Yup I have one of those bins full I thinks I might use....LOL Um yeah really I need to just throw it away and if I need it, most of them are cheap to just buy new.I think all the good stuff is used on my tanks or his gaming room. I believe all that is left in there now is HDMI cables, ethernet cords, and handfuls of chargers for things that we don't even own anymore.