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Unread 03/24/2015, 10:15 AM   #626
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What brand of what? Media. I honestly forget but I bought it from Phishy business my LFS. It's a GEO custom calcium reactor. But the reactor is turned off now because of a low demand it seems.

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Unread 03/24/2015, 12:18 PM   #627
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Any other dosing.. what brand. alk... ?


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Unread 03/24/2015, 03:55 PM   #628
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no other dosing. IO is my salt. mostly water changes is all i got going on for now. i do run carbon..

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Unread 03/28/2015, 11:08 PM   #629
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Well took my water to my lfs, and my p04 is high. 50 gallon water change this Sunday and one next Sunday as well as gfo and I hope to get it down to a better number. Also out of laziness, when i have been thawing my frozen fish food I just dump the whole shi-bang in the tank. Water, food and all. Instead of rinsing it and putting food only in the tank. Back to the basics.

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Unread 03/29/2015, 04:38 AM   #630
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Hey Corey, I would start off with about 1/3 of the suggested gfo amount and then add to it every 3-4 days while testing so you don't strip too fast. as far as rinsing the food goes....I'll look for the article but Randy Holmes Farley did a report on this and basically said that the amount of po4 that's added when you don't rinse is negligible. The phosphate is in the food itself. If you want to reduce po4 from feeding reduce how much you feed. How high is your po4 level?


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Unread 03/29/2015, 03:48 PM   #631
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Yeah I didn't think that rinsing food was a huge deal in itself. I did pick up some pellets today to supplement my feedings. Less waste in the water column that way.
I am not sure if the reading level on my P04. He just said it was high, I did email him to get a number tho, so I can check my results at the end of the week.

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Unread 03/31/2015, 03:18 PM   #632
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Reading was about .8-1 they say. Really high. Funny thing is tho, my tank shows no signs of algae at all. Thank goodness. But after a 50gallon water change some if the corals already look better. Planning to do another 50 gallon one this weekend. THen thinking about doing 10 gallons weekly. Fill 2 five gallon buckets and figure out how much salt to bring them in right. Then just drain 2 buckets worth and add the 2 buckets.
I would love to find a way to set up auto water changes but I'm not sure yet. Needs to work in my living room as that is where my tank is. No basement, no drain nearby. I bet I could get to 10 gallon containers and sit hem under the stand or near it and buy some pumps to make that work. Maybe a litremeter or something similar. Or 2 maxi jets, one in sump, one in clean water resivoir and run each one for a minute or two a day. I no that method is NOT IDEAL but it could work for a short period of time.

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Unread 03/31/2015, 09:18 PM   #633
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I would recommend a litermeter. They can pump the water a long way if needed. I think 60 feet don't quote me on that. It is hands down the best money I have spent on my tank. I only have to make water once a month in my garage and I automatically change about 4 liters a day on about a 300 gallon system.


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Unread 04/01/2015, 06:23 AM   #634
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I got a Stenner 100 gpd dual head pump I plan on running off my Apex. The 100 GPD gives me capacity to do fairly large water changes or just a bit.


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Unread 04/01/2015, 03:10 PM   #635
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The issue I have is it is all in my living room and any tubing running somewhere else would be exposed. I will figure something out.

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Unread 04/04/2015, 05:35 AM   #636
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So this means its time for a FTS. If this makes it any better for you, My phoshates are .04, nitrates are about one and I have major brown algae in my sand bed for no reason. The new sand was added about 3 months ago so I hope its not the diatom bloom but that already passed and now returned.


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Unread 04/20/2015, 05:35 PM   #637
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Well a few more water changes and things look better. Will test this weekend coming up and if all is well, I will switch to 10 gallon weekly water changes. Tank looks healthier and my anemone split last week so I take that as it must be moving in the right direction.

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Unread 11/06/2015, 10:32 AM   #638
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No real updates on the tank. Nitrates still high, and I'm growing tired of weekly water changes and tinkering with the skimmer. I am seriously considering getting a needlewheel of some sort. Something that is plug and play.
What is everyone using and how do you like it and why do you like it. What do you dislike about it etc....



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Unread 11/09/2015, 06:38 PM   #639
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well, i have officially put up the beckett skimmer for sale, and will begin shopping for a new skimmer as of now. I am leaning towards a couple brands in particular but would love to hear what everyone is using and the likes/dislikes on them


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Unread 11/09/2015, 10:10 PM   #640
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Okay I need to read the whole thread!


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Unread 11/12/2015, 12:39 PM   #641
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What are you guys using on tank similar to mine in size

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Unread 11/29/2015, 05:48 PM   #642
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Well guys the only holiday sale I have taken advantage of was on a blue throat trigger fish for the tank. Fish is incredible looking... Will feed a bit more eventually for this fish. Wanting to add 10-15 more fish. Once I get this skimmer working or a skimmer period. Did finally get some skimmate the other day. Slightly darker than water..my iPad and photobucket aren't getting along so i cannot post any pictures.

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Unread 11/29/2015, 05:55 PM   #643
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Here is what I pulled out


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Unread 12/02/2015, 09:16 PM   #644
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100 gallon water change to go along with my efforts to lower nitrates. Still high but I'm still tinkering with the skimmer.

So I added a beautiful blue throat trigger fish to the tank. He's in hiding because my blue tang is picking on him!
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Unread 12/06/2015, 09:24 AM   #645
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Hey Cory any pics of the new fish yet?


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Unread 12/07/2015, 03:05 PM   #646
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He's shy. Not to mention even when he does show up my big blue tang is bullying him and the trigger goes to hide again. I need to have Geo make me an acclimation box. I'll get a good pic up.
I have been busy switching my sump around. It was under my tank and I removed it and relocated it behind the tank. Some of my equipment will now go under the tank and I'll have full access to my sump. Let me tell you the debris that was in the sump was nasty. No wonder my nitrates are high. With the old set up I had no way to use a filter sock or vacuum it out. Now I can.

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Unread 12/12/2015, 02:43 PM   #647
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By pulling the sump out I am allowing myself easy access to it so I can clean it and run filter socks it also allowed me to put other equipment under the tank. CaRx, ato bucket, media reactor and store my salt there too.
Here are the drains running into some filter socks. Big thanks to GEO for making me a contraption to use filter socks with 1 day notice!! I zipped over to the shop and grabbed it from him.
Hopefully this will help out.
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Unread 12/16/2015, 02:17 PM   #648
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So far having the sump out from under the tank is nice. I can use filter socks and change them easily! Right now I am changing them about once a week, but am not running a skimmer right now. Waiting on a new one.


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Unread 12/22/2015, 08:28 AM   #649
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5 days of use on that filter sock. It is brown quickly. I do try and blow a maxi jet on the rocks daily to help out.

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Unread 12/23/2015, 08:36 PM   #650
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My new skimmer arrived today.....
I'm excited to get it running

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