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  1. Ok so I had taken the vertex skimmer out of my sump and ran an old euro reef skimmer for a few while but after reading all this again I figured I would give it a shot again. I have finally got it running stable and pulling a good amount of skimate. Thanks to everyone for the help and advice
  2. Thanks for the info. I have an adult pair of snowflake clowns and a blue green chromis. Some zoanthids and a couple easier sps.
  3. Tank wasn't stocked quick I don't think. I only have 3 fish. 2 snowflake clowns and a blue green chromis. The rock is Marco rock from premium aquatics I was considering carbon dosing but if there is a better way.... Lol
  4. What would be considered heavily stocked? Im honestly not sure
  5. Ok so my reef is only about 4 months old. It is a 40 breeder with a sump with a water volume of 10 gallons. I have close to 40 pounds of rock in the system that went in dry.my filtration consists of a filter sock which I change twice a week. A euroreef rs80 skimmer and foam pads in the sump before the return section to stop the micro bubbles. I also run a gfo reactor on this system. I also do 25% water changes every two weeks and haven't missed one. The nitrates are climbing slowly even with all of this. I don't know what to do. They are reading 20ppm currently any help would be appreciated. Also fish are fed every other day
  6. How many members do we have in the madison and Delaware counties. I am in selma which is delaware county. Lets see who is here
  7. The nitrates have remained 20 for over a week. I have had a diatom bloom and that is actually almost cleared up on its own too
  8. Ok friends im 8 weeks in on my cycle. I have had 0 ammonia for 3 weeks. Added dr tims one and only 5 days ago and nitrite will not drop below .25 ppm on an api kit. Current parameters as of this morning Ammonia-0ppm Nitrite-.25ppm Nitrate-20ppm Anh help appreciated
  9. Still having issues with this darn skimmer. Is it possible to have one to large? It worked fine for a week then went totally flat for 2 days
  10. I have had a sixline wrasse once. Cant remember why i got rid of it. And my wife wanted an angel but i wasnt sure they were reef safe
  11. Well i know i want a couple nice clowns for sure. And some sort of goby if i can have without sand. Other than that my daughter wants something pink. I would also like cleaner shrimp. I just want plenty of color and movement in the tank. I guessbi should add the rock was dry when it went in.
  12. The tank has 35 pounds of rock. I am running small sump with filter sock and vertex omega 130 skimmer. Plannning on weekly water changes. No sand anywhere in the system
  13. Hello i have a 40 breeder and wondering how many fish i can have. Any advice would help
  14. So no chance the skimmer is too large for the tank? I just want to make sure its not too large and going to be a problem.
  15. yeah i was kinda thinking there may be nothing to skim. I took the skimmer out and gave it a vinegar bath and made sure everything was clean.
  16. Ok i have a vertex omega 130 skimmer on my 40 breeder. I am in the earyl stages of the cycle with dry rock. The tank is getting a pinch of food each day. Should this skimmer be pulling skimate at this point? It either does nothing or oveflows like crazy. Too big for my system? Or? Sooo frustrated considering trading it off for something else
  17. Well thia thread disnt last long. He is going to get a new tank. Decided against the risk
  18. Ok so my brother in law bought a 150 bowfront aquarium. We got it on its stand and ready to fill and noticed that the bottom trim has a crack in it. We have no idea if this will hurt the structural integredy of the tank. Anyone that has any info on this we would appreciate the info that you might have... Thanks im advance
  19. Does anyone have experience using a Viparspectra 300w led panel for there reef tank? Or any cheap Chinese options
  20. I have considered these however i have just been unsure how well they did with sps corals such as acro species.
  21. Is anyone still using metal halide? I have a fixture with a double ended 250watt mh and 2 39w ati t5 bulbs
  22. Ok folks so as the title suggests im looking for your opions on what the best lighting for a 40 breeder would be. I want to eventually have the tank as sps domiant as possible.
  23. I have been doing rc stuff for a few years but time to sell out and get back to reef keeping as my main hobby
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