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Thanks for all the input. Since I switched tanks I haven't been able to get any additional sand or live rock in it. I think I will start with the water changes and move to adding more equipment as $$ becomes available.

RO/DI I feel is a must. The fuge helps to pull some out. Keep it trimmed to keep it growing. cut the underside that will get shaded when it thickens. I don't like additives. Give us more information. Tank size. total water volume' date=' age livestock and feeding habits.[/quote']

 

I have a 90 gallon display tank and a 30 gallon sump with a fuge in the middle compartment. TWV is ~110 gallons. Tank has been setup for about 3 mos and almost everything in it was ported over from a 55 gallon I had for 9 mos. I think I have ~75lbs of LR and a 2-3 inch sandbed. The only fish are 2 false percs and a recently acquired leopard wrasse. I have a reef devil protein skimmer that I'm still playing around with to get a decent volume of skimmate. I feed pellets once a day and half a cube of frozen mysis or reef mix.

I am using RO water from the glacier machine in front of the safeway . Made for a good time during the snow.

Hey All,

I am having a problem with phosphates. Currently phosphates are running around 0.7 and nitrates are at 20. I believe this is causing my problem with cyano. I don't have a phosphate reactor but I do have a sump setup with a refugium section (about 10 gallons). In the refugium is a little bit of caluerpa and a little bit of chaeto. I just (tonight) hooked up a 100w equivalent CF 6500K daylight bulb over the refugium on at opposite times as the main 90 gallon tank.

My question is, if I can get the chaeto to grow out, will it reduce my phosphate problems or will I need a phosphate reactor? Thanks in advance for any help.

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I have recently acquired the following fish that need a new home.

Picasso Triggerfish 4" - $20

Bluefin Damsel 3-4" - Free to good home

I also have 40lbs of live rock and course sand from an established system. - Gone

Let me know if you have any questions.

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They are pulsing a bit. Really fun to watch. Thanks!

Hey Dennis,

Thanks so much for the Xenia. It looks great in my tank. Its always a pleasure to deal with such nice people!

-Chris

How big is this skimmer? Does it go in the sump?

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Hey, this is a great offer. So what is the going rate on acrylic if we have some ideas? Thanks!

Hello,

I am new to the reefing game and I have ended up with a light that has the wrong type of brackets for my tank. It came with some adjustable mounting legs, and since I have an acrylic tank with acrylic on the top I cant use them. They were mounted on a glass tank. Does anybody have some of the non-adjustable legs they'd like to trade or sell? Thanks.

I want:

Coralife 4 Black Aqualight Mounting Legs

I have:

Coralife Aqualight Adjustable Mounting Legs

-Chris