My Tank, Full Details , Stocking , pictures and Questions :)

Discussion in 'New To The Hobby' started by shadyzee, Jul 18, 2012.

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  1. reefermadnes

    reefermadnes Bristle Worm

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    For #1 I beleive the only thing that eats rotifiers is sps, so unless you plan on getting sps you might be wasting money. The lps and mushrooms you have could benefit from zooplankton and maybe a liquid filter feeder food. Its a good idea to spot feed your corals with a turkey baster. The corals will get more food and youll have less food just layin around roting in your tank. #2 I feed my corals 1 or 2 times a week. I notice if i feed them more than that they could start throwing it back up and polluting the water. #3 I dont think it really matters when you feed aquarium fish as long as the lights are on when you do. You didnt ask but I you might want consider taking the bioballs out of your system cause you might run into nitrate problems down the road.
     
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  3. mikev15101

    mikev15101 Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Frozen mysis is good as well as new life spectrum pellets.
     
  4. shadyzee

    shadyzee Astrea Snail

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    Hey Reefermadnes ;D

    Thanks alot for your tips and answers , one more thing , am not sure why you recommending taking the bioballs out !! can you explain to me with newbie language so i can get your point !! never heard of relation between bioballs and nitrate !!:eek:
     
  5. FatBastad

    FatBastad Zoanthid

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    Well, if you have a good maintenance schedule and things in your tank are doing OK then you really need not worry much. Regular water changes can keep your parameters in check.

    Bio Balls were (and still are but not so much anymore) very popular in fish only systems and sometime fish with live rock. Since you have plenty of live rock in your system, it is really all you need for biological filtration.
    You don't NEED the bio balls...
    Since much of the bio balls are exposed to air, they are harboring some bacteria that the live rock is not. They do a good job at keeping down nitRITE but not niTRATE. They have mistakenly been given the name, nitrate factories. With regular maintenance (water changes!) they work fine.

    However, a better use of space in your sump would be to grow macro algae under a light that runs opposite of your display tanks light schedule.
    This algae uses the niTRATE in the water to grow. As the algae grows in size, you can physically tear off a large chunk of it. You are then, essentially, finally removing the excess niTRATE from your tank - while keeping micro algae from growing in your display tank.