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Coldshot I have the same setup on my 55 gal and ordered 2 uv super acintic whites and 2 super blue acintics from reefgeeks and within a few hours the...
If its a new set-up with nothing from an established tank you can toss a raw shrimp in the water for a few days to get the cycle going.
I thought about putting a snail in the overflow box Triplemom but I was afraid it would get sucked into the sump, think I'm gonna try this now,thanks.
Your tank would still probably go through a cycle as the ammonia,nitrite and nitrate build up to create more benificial bacteria I would think.As...
I clean both, I clean the collection cup when I dump it and clean the overflow mostly for appearance, wife says if it stays in the living room better...
Going from overflow to skimmer sounds great but what if you have 2" dual overflows would you plumb them together and then into skimmer,would this not...
Stand looks great pack, it's really gonna look cool with the lights on in both tanks. I'm kinda planning on doing the same thing with my stand. The...
You may have had a small cycle from the live rock but I would say to throw a few raw shrimp in there to get a good cycle going. Probably not enough...
Thanks Mike, took with my iphone, when I get it completely clean and everything set-up I'll pull the good camera out ;).
Update pic Did a little cleaning on the tank today and got rid of the woodgrain look on the tank trim. Wasn't as hard to clean as I thought and it...
No reef program, think I was on glasscages.com looking at their 240 longs to see how ours differ.
Got lucky there,stand doors and moulding fits almost perfect with the room. Wanted to but the guy that helped me couldn't stay long enough,just...
ahh...stinky vinegar...what I figured but was hoping for something that smelled better.Wife is already about to kill me,now I got to stink up the...
Top just has 2 small pieces of glass dividing it into 3rds for bracing.Top is 90/95% open.
Whats the best way to clean the inside besides getting someone else to do it,its pretty caked up in there.
Well after a long day of picking up and moving my used 240 dt tank/75gal sump and stand I'm wore out and hurting:uneasy:. Got a little suprise when I...
I switched the bulbs already to the ones that are still working but I didn't want to leave them in there long, didn't want to burn them up if thats...
I bought the odyssea power compact 4x65 260 watt light fixture for my tank and everything was well, was reading on here that the bulbs were not up to...
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Thanks guys I feel better now but when I pick it up I'll just act guilty for his sake and suggest buying a smaller tank....and to go to 3reek.com!
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