spectra Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Thinking of it for my sump, the dimensions are pretty good I think for the price you cant beat it. I did a 40 Breeder under my big tank and purchased a sump kit that is great. Has room for a refugium then a section for the skimmer with an adjustable baffle and then the return for the M1. For the 20 there is a sponsor on here who sells them not sure if its adjustable though. 1 Quote Link to comment
StinkyBunny Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 #DIYDRAGON MUCH better than #AngryDragon Sorry for the interruption, but was it you Kat or Gena who keeps dragonettes? Has you tried Hikari's Bio Pure Frozen Cyclopods for your dragonettes? I need something for my new, and very small young red scooter Blenny. Can't find Cyclopeez nor Ova. This sounds like it may work. I have seeded tank with new pods, old pods are now grown too large for him. This is cheap like 6 bucks a pkg, but overnight shipping is 30! Going to get my lfs to order for me. Look for PaulB's posts about how he feeds his mandarins and pipefish. Thinking of it for my sump, the dimensions are pretty good Get a 40B for a sump, they're $40 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted January 9, 2017 Author Share Posted January 9, 2017 I have a 40B right now, it's my holding tank. It's not what I want as a sump. Quote Link to comment
StinkyBunny Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Yes you do, you just don't know it yet. BIGGER is better, be it sumps, trucks or dongs. 5 Quote Link to comment
drgibby Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Yes you do, you just don't know it yet. BIGGER is better, be it sumps, trucks or dongs. How can you argue with this... it just makes sense 3 Quote Link to comment
devilsadvocate Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 I've got a 20l sump and I wish I went bigger so I could have a fuge. maybe I just fudged the baffles but between the intake, return, bubble trap, and main there isnt much room left. Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 I've got a 20l sump and I wish I went bigger so I could have a fuge. maybe I just fudged the baffles but between the intake, return, bubble trap, and main there isnt much room left. I've had a fuge, I shut it down. Quote Link to comment
teenyreef Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Might try Gena. I was able to train my mandarins to eat frozen. Ova and Cyclopeeze have been out of circulation for a while, there is a problem with the supply of the animals that make up the product. You can try fish eggs from Rod's or Reef Nutrition. Ova was eggs. The size of the eggs is what will determine if the dragonette will like to eat it. Just FYI, they are now selling PE Calanus shrimp, and as far as I can tell after using it for a few months, it's exactly the same as the old Cyclopeeze. I love that stuff, almost everything eats it from the fish down to SPS corals. Nice video, too! How much live rock was that, 10 lbs? I've always used KPA's live rock but I'd like to try Gulf live rock next time. 2 Quote Link to comment
StinkyBunny Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 The next QT system I do will have a 40B sump. The damn 29 I have under the fish system is the biggest pain in my ass to get into. Now, to fix this issue, I have to cut one of the effing drain pipes because I can't get the damn 40B in there. *curses incoherently* Go with the biggest sump you can get in there easily. You can do SOOOO much more with the space. I dump as much Siporax into a system now as I can. 2 Quote Link to comment
ninjamyst Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Just FYI, they are now selling PE Calanus shrimp, and as far as I can tell after using it for a few months, it's exactly the same as the old Cyclopeeze. I love that stuff, almost everything eats it from the fish down to SPS corals. Nice video, too! How much live rock was that, 10 lbs? I've always used KPA's live rock but I'd like to try Gulf live rock next time. PE Calanus makes my filter sock bright red....hahah. I dont see much response from corals though...fish loves it 2 Quote Link to comment
StinkyBunny Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Where's the update woman? DON'T KEEP US IN SUSPENDERS!!!!!! 2 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted January 11, 2017 Author Share Posted January 11, 2017 Alright alright! So I got a 20L for a sump and I decided to use the ol' catfish to cycle the tank. 13 Quote Link to comment
Mariaface Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 So that's how his hair gets in all the aquariums! 3 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted January 11, 2017 Author Share Posted January 11, 2017 The cycle is quick with such a big fish Or maybe it hasn't started. 8 Quote Link to comment
Mariaface Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 On the GLR rocks? Add Prime and pure ammonia and let's find out 8D 1 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted January 11, 2017 Author Share Posted January 11, 2017 On the GLR rocks? Add Prime and pure ammonia and let's find out 8D I put in prime already. Ammonia I don't have. 1 Quote Link to comment
Mariaface Posted January 11, 2017 Share Posted January 11, 2017 Is there a nearby hardware (or I guess cleaning supply?) store where you could pick up ammonium chloride without scents/surfactants? 3 Quote Link to comment
StinkyBunny Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 If my yellow Porites changes colour, HEAD VILL ROLL!!!! I'll blame you Kat. 1 Quote Link to comment
metrokat Posted January 12, 2017 Author Share Posted January 12, 2017 Post a picture. High nitrates will turn it green. Quote Link to comment
Slowtwitch Posted January 12, 2017 Share Posted January 12, 2017 Post a picture. High nitrates will turn it green. Zero nitrates may kill it. I think that is what did mine in. My "green" one however is now plating. Got an easy way to raise nitrates without raising phosphates at the same time? Got a heavy fish load, feed heavy, took my skimmer offline and removed most of the algae from my fuge two weeks ago. Nitrates are still at zero and phosphates are climbing. I'm trying to keep the phosphates in check with Phosphat-E. 1 Quote Link to comment
StinkyBunny Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Oh, it's LEMONEY yeller. Probably one of the prettiest corals I got from Walt last time. I've gotta clean the tanks up tomorrow and shoot some pics this weekend. I'm beau coup pissed about what they sent me as a $60 lobo, sum biskit!! Quote Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Zero nitrates may kill it. I think that is what did mine in. My "green" one however is now plating. Got an easy way to raise nitrates without raising phosphates at the same time? Got a heavy fish load, feed heavy, took my skimmer offline and removed most of the algae from my fuge two weeks ago. Nitrates are still at zero and phosphates are climbing. I'm trying to keep the phosphates in check with Phosphat-E. Potassium nitrate Quote Link to comment
Veng Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Potassium nitrateWhere do you buy that? Quote Link to comment
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