Wanting To Try Out SW

[tang-chaser]

you got some nice rock there. when starting my tank, i wish i had gotten rocks with coraline algae. my tank is just now starting to pop spots of it on the rocks after 8 months. You already have more in your tank than i have in mine.

[JAYGEE]

You got any plans for the light or you just going to run the stock ones?

Probably stay stock for a little bit.

[JAYGEE]

yep and its doing good back there. I am thinking about doubling up and making the other chamber another one or maybe just stuff it with LR.

I have a heater in the chamber behind my k2, and the other chamber with the pump, has only has about 4-5 inches of water not sure is its enough water depth for the fuge

[JAYGEE]

you got some nice rock there. when starting my tank, i wish i had gotten rocks with coraline algae. my tank is just now starting to pop spots of it on the rocks after 8 months. You already have more in your tank than i have in mine.

Thanks, when I was at City Pets some body traded it in. So thats what i picked 1st. I still need some more LR as you can see.

[tang-chaser]

no you dont need a lot of live rock. If you buy full colonies or bigger corals they come on rocks. now if your buying little frag disk frags then you will need more. I found out that buying a large colony of zoas is more cost effective then buying a frag. For instance, I bought 30 cherry bomb zoas on a frag disk for 30$, I have seen a 4x5" rock covered in them for 59$ at lfs. The rock had 4x or more zoas on it than the disk.

[JAYGEE]

So you think I have enough live rock? Ill buy some frags, but ill be checking out lfs when im done cycling for larger corals and colonies.

[Kittysnax]

me likes ur rawkz)

[Darbex]

I have a heater in the chamber behind my k2, and the other chamber with the pump, has only has about 4-5 inches of water not sure is its enough water depth for the fuge

Can you not put the heater in the center or left chambers? I am not familiar with that set-up but from the diagrams it appears possible.

[JAYGEE]

Here is a Pic.



Box 3 is the submursable pump. Water is about 2-3 inches above the pump.

Box 2 is the bio balls

Box 1 is where the heater is. I can move it to the side of the water pump. And put the fuge in there.

[tang-chaser]

no take out the bioballs, you dont need bioballs

[JAYGEE]

no take out the bioballs, you dont need bioballs

Can I ask why?

[tang-chaser]

bio balls can get dirty and create more problems with nitrate levels in the long run. Besides you have live rock in the tank. the live rock will be your bio balls. Turn the bio ball area into a refugium. If your ever up here by new caney i will give you some of my home grown chaeto. Besides the refugium is going to lower nitrates and phosphates and do more than the bio balls would ever do.

[JAYGEE]

Thanks for the info.

So I just remove them, and leave it empty till I put the fuge back there? It will have to wait till next friday though. My wife said I spent enough for the week.

[tang-chaser]

chaeto is free dude. there is people on marsh always giving it away too. It just grows then you rip in half and throw out. Its like an underwater tumble weed. it just balls up when it grows, so you don't have to worry about getting it in your tank. Give me about a month and i will be throwing some more out. I would remove the bioballs now just to let more of the bacteria float around and find your live rock instead of it growing on bio balls and then removing it.

[JAYGEE]

ok, I removed the balls. When i get the the plastic thing and leds ill let you know