Just a few tips and tricks for those new to SPS and reefing....

[M Woodhill]

do quarantine everything before u put'em into the dt.

however, it's fairly hard----actually incredibly hard to follow

i've learned some lessons but ......... shame on me

 

[acroholicreefer]

Here is another one, don't put rust in your system.

 

[allsps40]

Sadly SunnyX has moved on, no longer in the forum. We all miss his tanks and expertise.

 

[Trevor40]

My tip is never to settle for a coral that you kind of like just to save a few bucks and not buy the one you LOVE. High end corals will grow just like the low end one will and one day need to be fragged. Its a lot easier to sell high end frag than low end. The coral you love will motivate you to take better care of your tank

 

[Daniel Reef]

This is an amazing thread. Sorry to hear that Sunny is gone. Hopefully, some other knowledgeable poster will take the reins from Sunny and take responsibility for this thread. Any takers?

 

[acroholicreefer]

This is an amazing thread. Sorry to hear that Sunny is gone. Hopefully, some other knowledgeable poster will take the reins from Sunny and take responsibility for this thread. Any takers?

I'm would like to think that if people just ask somebody will give a great answer.

 

[robbous]

Great thread!! ill be coming here often as i want to get more into sps

 

[robbous]

Always be sure to have at least $100 bill in your pocket when entering the LFS, and it gone upon leaving.......especially when restocking food/salt/supplements all at the same time.

THAT IS SO TRUE!!!!! LOL i went to LFS last week to pick up some gfo and ended up leaving with a 100.00 blonde naso tang:lolspin:

 

[64Ivy]

I'm a huge believer in redundancy; having a back-up for just about everything that could break. Especially since we know that most reefkeeping equipment is actually PROGRAMMED at the factory to break ten minutes after the only store that would carry the replacement part closes for the weekend.

 

[sreefs]

I'm a huge believer in redundancy; having a back-up for just about everything that could break. Especially since we know that most reefkeeping equipment is actually PROGRAMMED at the factory to break ten minutes after the only store that would carry the replacement part closes for the weekend.

:lolspin: So thru on all counts.

 

[bidny]

For anyone who can't get a powerhead into their sump, I have found that running a simple air pump line to the bottom keeps some of the detritus suspended. Nice simple solution.

Also, I have one of those air pumps with a battery backup, which keeps the refugium water moving in the event of a power failure.

 

[E.intheC]

:thumbsup:

 

[CeeGee]

I'm still trying to figure out how to siphon ditrus out of my sump... Since the sump is level with the floor, gravity wont work here.

Use an external pump? How do I get the water flowing?

Of all the methods/ways to control nutrient, no1 mentioned yet about an Algae Scrubber. It's simple and one can build it out of just PVC pipes. It has worked amazing for me so far. It's a natural way of controlling and keeping nutrient in balance. It will not stripe the water off of all nutrient like a GFO reactor would.

drain as much water out as possible using a powerhead with tubing attached to push the "clean" water out into buckets and set aside. Then all the detritus and small amount of water left use a wet/dry vac to remove. wipe out the rest with paper towels return "clean" water.

Make sure to run a boatload of tap water through the wet dry vac afterwards because the salt water will eat them alive.

hope that helps

 

[007Bond]

I need to start the read. Subscribe

 

[ixtcxi]

This will come in handy.

 

[BrentH]

What about having a refugium in the sump or live rock in sump? I have both my tank does well but can't never hit really low nutrient levels I have a lot of flow in sump and powerheads but I know ditrinus must accumulate a little due to rock and fug

 

[BrentH]

Wow old thread lol just realized 2009 nice.....

 

[sahin]

Wow old thread lol just realized 2009 nice.....

Yup...SunnyX is long gone and I dont know if he even has his large 240G tank anymore...

 

[BrentH]

I'm more of a life time reefer can't see myself getting out ever

 

[sahin]

I'm more of a life time reefer can't see myself getting out ever

Same here man. Even if it were a small nano tank and I am a frail old man...I'd still have a tank