Nitrate / Nitrite levels.
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Playa-1
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Has your tank completed cycling yet?
The presence of nitrites would indicate that your tank is cycling.
Having 1# of cured liverock per gallon of water, growing macro-algae in a fuge, DSB in a fuge or Remote location, having a cycled tank, not overstocking or stocking too fast, loosing the canister filter, loosing bioballs, loosing sponge filters, etc.... Are all methods to controlling the water parameters that you inquired about.
The presence of nitrites would indicate that your tank is cycling.
Having 1# of cured liverock per gallon of water, growing macro-algae in a fuge, DSB in a fuge or Remote location, having a cycled tank, not overstocking or stocking too fast, loosing the canister filter, loosing bioballs, loosing sponge filters, etc.... Are all methods to controlling the water parameters that you inquired about.
you need to test, this is my opinion on the cycle, test ammonia, nitrite and nitrate daily, eventually you will see ammonia and nitrite rise then fall and eventually become zero, during this time nitrate will rise and rise, when ammonia and nitrite has been 0 for 3-4 days then do a water change to dilute the nitrate and then add a cuc, keep monitoring though, the actual time is a total guess but can last up to six weeks, although it can be a lot less
BurntOutReefer
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Michael,
Update SIG as it says you are using a Fluval 405.....?
Update SIG as it says you are using a Fluval 405.....?
yes i use a 405 mearly as a powerhead, i used to use living rock in it 6 months or so ago, however i dont now, sometimes i stick a bag of carbon in it but normally its completely empty, its just being used as water movement, i am going to remove it soon completely and install a tunze in its place, my comments to mangelo stand, there is no need for a canister, however if mangelo wants to keep it to run carbon then fine
BurntOutReefer
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CUC=Clean Up Crew, i.e. Hermit Carbs, Snails etc to help clean up algae, detrivous, etc.
As far as canisters, IMO, if correct maintanance is applied, they are very effective....especially if you have a large bio-load.
I'm running two. 1 with all carbon and 1 all Phosban.
As far as canisters, IMO, if correct maintanance is applied, they are very effective....especially if you have a large bio-load.
I'm running two. 1 with all carbon and 1 all Phosban.
mangelo
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Michael
Is that a yellow leather in your aquarium? I had one that was absolutely perfect when I brought him home. A few weeks had gone by then he started to open up less and less. One day I went to move him to see if that would help and he just fell apart (ie. was already dead).
Any idea what happened? He was one of my favs!!
Is that a yellow leather in your aquarium? I had one that was absolutely perfect when I brought him home. A few weeks had gone by then he started to open up less and less. One day I went to move him to see if that would help and he just fell apart (ie. was already dead).
Any idea what happened? He was one of my favs!!
BurntOutReefer
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Temp at the time of death ? and water parameters.
I cultivate yellow fijis and IME, they dont seem to take heat very well.....
I cultivate yellow fijis and IME, they dont seem to take heat very well.....
BurntOutReefer
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I dont think thats a yellow.....unless the photo is off.....
