Help please!!

sent you a pm

 

Oh and for the record I dont scare easily... I just dont have time for dramafied people... I own two businesses and dont waste time with the rest... I can debate with the best of them but its not worth it in the end

 

agreed, some people just come to forums to argue. its pathetic. just do what you came here for and ask your questions!

 

I'm so mad I could spit! Opinions are like (you know what) and this one totally sucks! How dare you call this woman a liar!! There is no excuse for a post such as this one..aside from you being just plain obnoxious.

 

Thank you for this lol its all good though I got some good info and am looking into more possibilities!

 

dont be afraid to ask! if you cant find it online you can usually get an answer here!

 

Sorry :-[ just got my goat and it's not often I find myself feeling the NEED to defend a member here on 3Reef (actually this is the first time)

 

Just noticed this thread. If you are vacuuming your SB stop!!The Sb never should be disturbed except for the very top layer if needed. Marine tanks and freshwater tanks are completely different in this respect. Also how deep is your SB?Nitrates can leach from rocks and the SB. If the rocks and/or SB get saturated they will release it back into your system which is why you are probably seeing them go down when doing a WC then have them reappear so quickly.IMO I would conitinue an aggresive nutrient export(i.e. more frequent WC'S,Macro algaes, or the use of chemical filtration). If your rocks or SB are saturated then it will take time to remove it but it will happen over time. You can help by not overfeeding or overstocking the tank with fish/inverts. Good luck.

 

lol vinny is like a friendly neighbor thats super smart. He's one of our valued member here for sure!
P.s. about time you piped in!

 

vinny thank you for ur input... The substrate is about (as I haven't measured) three inches deep and I suggested to the hubby not to vacuum it every time but rather only once every two to three water changes which are typically byweekly... That's the hubbys problem he is the brackish and freshwater guy but I have always had saltwater... I keep telling him to LEAVE IT ALONE! Hubbys are like monkeys I guess lol they don't listen lol... Anywho I'm headed down to the lfs for more microalgae and a 10 gallon to put it in to run separate from the sump sump... So another overflow and return pump too... Also am gonna do a 40% wc tonight (water is churning now) which is 50 gallons of the main tanks capacity (I did the math this time )... Hopefully this will aleviate some if not a lot of the problem...