Recent content by silvaams

Unfortunately I bought this not knowing anything about protein skimmers on my First attempt at the hobby four or five years ago. I started back up in December and Read nothing but bad things about the sea clone. Although, I haven't experienced Problems until now. Thanks for the advice, I will...

Lately it's been one thing after another. After doing a water Change last weekend, I also cleaned my skimmer. It had been running perfect until I cleaned it. Now, I can't get It to skim properly and it's putting all kinds of micro Bubbles into my display tank. With the Venturi wide Open...

Well yes, I wasn't too happy since I have giving A lot of business and would be since I am in the Of getting what I need for my 210 gallon build. Which I will need a ro/di unit for. Without naming names It was a store on the south shore located in a mall.

I have an API. I will get another brand. Thanks

I brought it to their attention and they told me It was impossible and didn't even bother to test Their water. As far as alk that concerned me as well And have re- checked keep coming up with same. I will have to get second test kit. What would cause My alk to get that high?

Hopefully my photo is attached and is visible. I have some red slimy looking stuff growing on My sand. It also has stringy pieces that look like hair Which is also red. I do weekly 10% water and my water Conditions are: Nitrates 0 Ammonia 0 Nitrites. 0 Ph. 8.1 Alk...

Thanks for your input. I have read so many different things and some people say sumps Are nitrate factories. I have never run a tank sump set up before so I don't have That experience.

I recently purchased a 210 gallon tank which came with dual overflows and a canister Filter. I have been going back and forth about if I should use the filter or my 55 gal for a Sump. The filter is a fx5 and is brand new. Could any of you give me your thoughts? I plan On keeping a reef setup...

Welcome, have patience and do your research.

Thank you for responses. I can remember about 4-5 years ago when I first came into the hobby I had lost all my fish to a 3' fire worm. It scared me away from the hobby for 5 years. So, I went into panic mode when I saw this worm last night. I will be sure to do my research, just wanted to see...

I just added my first coral to my tank this evening, green mushrooms. I was just looking to see how they were doing when I noticed a bristle worm coming out of the new piece of rock my coral came on. What is the best way to deal with these worms? Are the harmless or will they eat my fish?

I just added a pair of clown fish about a week ago now. The second day it was obvious which fish was the male and which was the female. They eat and swim all over the tank, 26 gallon. What I have noticed is at night they separate from one another. One stays at the top left hand corner of the...

Thanks for the tips, I will get rid of skinner and wheel and do my water water changes Every week. Happy New Year

No sump. Thanks for the input.

I am new to the hobby and would like to know if my tank will be ok using a biowheel rather than the seaclone 100 that I have. I bought the seaclone four or five years ago when I started my first tank that lasted about a year. Five years later I got the bug again and set up my 25 gal hex tank...