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I just tested my water and I'm pretty stoked. pH 8.0, Ammonia 0, Nitrite 0, Nitrates 0! I have been seeing nitrates between 10 and 20 the past couple weeks and now they dropped to 0. Im seeing slight algae growth on both my sand and base rock, but the snails and hermits are keeping it down to...

I know the exact height varies from skimmer to skimmer, but where do you guys like the level of the bubbles after putting the cup back in? Do you make it so the bubbles are around the middle of the overflow tube, up near the top so they can readily overflow, or down near the base? I havent got...

Well today started off just lovely. I get home from work at 830 and check the tank. My foureye butterfly is in the intake side of my skimmer:frustrat: How he managed that I have no idea. I proceeded to get the skimmer off the back of the tank and pour the water (and the houdini butterfly) back...

A few friends and I participated in a lionfish derby yesterday down here in the Keys. As some of you know, lionfish is a non-native species to our water and they are doing a pretty good job of wreaking havoc on our reefs. There were prizes for most lionfish, biggest, and smallest and although we...

This skimmer is really getting on my nerves. It finally started working alright without blowing millions of microbubbles into the tank about a week ago. I just did a 5 gallon water change and the damn thing is blowing so many bubbles the entire tank looks cloudy. Ive adjusted the air valve from...

Made it out today and caught a some stuff for the tank. I got one juvenile gray angel and a juvenile queen. I also grabbed a handful of astrea snails and a small banded coral shrimp. They all seem happy for now, although the queen claimed an area in the center of the tank and isnt too keen on...

Before I ask this, I am just going to say that I have read several threads here of the same subject, but the nitrates are throwing me off. My tank levels are as follows: specific gravity = 1.025, ph = 8.0, ammonia = 0, nitrite = 0, nitrates = 5. I watched the ammonia go from .50 to .25 and now...

Hey everyone, this is probably a no-brainer for you guys but Im a little confused. I recently got a 46 bowfront that Im in the process of setting up. I got the tank, stand and hood all in a package deal. I think everything is made by Aqueon. The light fixture it came with has one single...

Ok guys, I got my octopus bh-100f up and running. My tank is filled up with only water and live sand. My skimmer is giving good flow and the bubbles in the middle chamber are hovering about 2/3 of the way up the tube going to the collection cup. Should these bubbles be overflowing into the...

Hey everyone, I just got this skimmer for a 46 bowfront I am starting and I am a little confused on a few things. The instructions that came with this are horrible, and the directions seem like they are written by a first grader. Anyway, here is a pic of what it looks like right now. I know one...

Hey guys, I just joined the forum this morning after researching for a few days. I am going to be setting up a fish-only 46gal. bow front next week sometime. I live in the florida keys and enjoy collecting my own fish and inverts. I grew up catching queen, french, and gray angels, butterflies...

Hey guys, I just joined the forum after lurking for a bit, and have a few questions. I am doing a fish only 46-gal. When adding water, would it be better to use a reverse osmosis/instant ocean mix, or collect some clean offshore water? (I live in the keys) I have read here that tanks need to...

Hey all, My name is John and I live in the Florida Keys. I've recently had the urge to get back into aquariums. I grew up having 10gal. tanks and eventually moved up to a 55. All my tanks were fish only that I collected all the fish and inverts for. I wish I knew what I do now after lurking...