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Looks a little better than amateur to me.
You have any pics of the sump. It might be something to look at just making a new sump customized to your needs.
Very nice work man. Would you be interested in helping me out with the woodwork around my tank?
I doubt it was water quality issue caused by the small amount of rock you added. I'd just watch everything for a few days to make sure nothing...
180s aren't nearly big enough. I wish I had a 300 LOL.
I like the design, looking forward to seeing the finished product.
I split the flow from my return pump to a manifold and am using a feed from that for the scrubber. I tested the flow when I set it up and was...
I was thinking that as well. I had been running 6 on and 18 off since I put it online. It originally got color over the entire screen, and then...
it may have helped.... back in 2010 when this thread was created.
[img] [img] Getting nice growth from my "patch" of algae. I also had a good amount that was growing in the box itself, and not on the...
A few small pieces in that large of a system will be just fine. Just watch the water parameters and do water changes as needed.
That small of a tank it may be best to add them at the same time actually. If one gets in there first and establishes a territory he might...
He said some was in water and some was not. We don't know how much die off there was, and we have no idea if its 10lbs of rock, or 200 lbs of...
or a sign that ammonia is building up and the cycle is just starting.... I would get an ammonia test kit before you start transferring too much...
did you test ammonia? That will be the first indicator of any kind of cycle. the biological life in the rock converts the ammonia to nitrites,...
I would say cycle might be a better term for what you are trying to do with the rock. I think "cooking" is more of a term used to rid the rock of...
I got the BRS dosing pumps and have not had any problem with them so far. They have only been in service about 8 months now, so I can't say how...
Was there a nitrate/nitrite spike? Was the dry rock completely clean? I would say you either haven't seen the cycle yet, or it was kept wet and...
So...they are no longer for sale?? [img]
[img] Here's a pic of how I have mine. I actually have a 4 bulb t5 fixture in between the AIs now. I ramp everything up to 100% and...