Chaos's First Salt 20g

[yote]

Chaos,
Try this skimmer.Aquarium Protein Skimmers: Coralife Super Skimmer Needle Wheel Protein Skimmer.
I'm running the 65 and love it.

 

[Bifferwine]

Yeah the SeaClone is definitely a POS. Do what Yote suggested, I've only heard good things about the Coralife Super Skimmers, although they take a few weeks to break in.

 

[chaosfinity]

Ty, that is deffinently in my price range, ill see about sending back the seaclone tomorrow, i think its broke anyway the inner tube is moving around im pretty sure its suppose to be glued in.

 

[yote]

Naw Biff.It only took mine about 3 days to get broke in.

 

[Doc]

good luck

-Doc

 

[chaosfinity]

Seaclone collection cup 20 hours in:

 

[chaosfinity]

I believe i figured out the source of my low alkalinity. Does anyone use a water softener before there RO filter? I think that the softener is pulling all of the hardness out of the water. Is this something that would usually come through a 5 stage RO?

 

[yote]

Your R/O is doing its job.It basically strips everything out of the water so you end up with extra soft.
The 2 docs sale some stuff called osmo-prep that will will put some calcium and alkalinity back in the filtered water.
Fishbait uses arm and hammer baking soda to bring his alkalinity up.

 

[chaosfinity]

Well, found a few not so good hitch-hikers. I have a few digitate hydroids on my coral rock. They feel so great on your fingers, i would suggest that as a hand cream. NOT. lol. Does anyone know about these? From what i have read peppermint shrimp will wipe them out.

 

[yote]

I've never had to deal with those.But pepperments are great for your tank any way.Even if they dont eat the hydroids.

 

[reeffreak]

I've never heard of peppermints eating hydroids either.I use my hydnophora coral to sting them to death.

 

[fishbait]

I had a few aiptasia, and a ton of hydroids. threw in a peppermint shrimp and two weeks later no aiptasia. and very few hydroids. I don't know if the peppermint is eating them, or if they are going away on their own. it's quite the coinsidense if the pep's not doing it.

 

[chaosfinity]

Got a few new inhabitants pep shrimp was $2.95 on sale and coral beauty was $24.95

 

[Bifferwine]

Cool! I love coral beauties. I have one, his name is Marco.

 

[Bifferwine]

Cool! I love coral beauties. I have one, his name is Marco.

 

[reeffreak]

Those dwarf angels are so nice looking.
Congrats on your new addition,excellent price wise too.

 

[yote]

Good looking critters.

 

[Piggy]

Nice fish. I have that one on my fish list.

 

[chaosfinity]

Hmm, the coral beauty won't eat... Or maybe its because i havnt got frozen food yet... Ill get some in the morning and see if it eats.

 

[Bifferwine]

Coral beauties are really shy at first. I didn't see mine for almost three weeks when I first added it to my tank. But it was getting food from somewhere, apparently. Give it time, it takes a while for them to feel comfortable coming out.