Yes, sounds good to me mate...these steps forward will really help the tank to stabalise and be better for the future..
Niko
Niko
My Dad's 1984 tank
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Ok. Here are my water test results:
Salinity - 1.020
PH - 7.8
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - O
Nitrate -40 bad
Oh, my powerhead says Powerhead 402.
So I did a 20 gallon water change and removed a bucket of corals. I wanted to remove the undergravel water system but the tank got way to dirty. Remember it is a 1984 tank. Also the only sand I saw was caribean sea. It had water in it so I guess it is ready to go right out of the bag.
But I think if I am going to remove the under water gravel system I will have to take all the rock and fish and put the into a trash can. Then I can remove the CC and put in the sand. Yall think that is a good plan?
Thank You,
Jon
Salinity - 1.020
PH - 7.8
Ammonia - 0
Nitrite - O
Nitrate -40 bad
Oh, my powerhead says Powerhead 402.
So I did a 20 gallon water change and removed a bucket of corals. I wanted to remove the undergravel water system but the tank got way to dirty. Remember it is a 1984 tank. Also the only sand I saw was caribean sea. It had water in it so I guess it is ready to go right out of the bag.
But I think if I am going to remove the under water gravel system I will have to take all the rock and fish and put the into a trash can. Then I can remove the CC and put in the sand. Yall think that is a good plan?
Thank You,
Jon
If you have space in another tank to be able to remove the fish out for a while, personaly i would i do it and remove the ugf...the waiting time is going to be for the system to settle after being disturbed...just keep the other container at temp and with some water circulation..
Your pH is low too, you want to have that around 8.2 - 8.4
Niko
Your pH is low too, you want to have that around 8.2 - 8.4
Niko
I saw some caribea - sea live sand. Is that good sand? Also how high should the sand bed be. He has one snowflake eel.
Thanks
Thanks
Good Luck !!!!...lol
What depth is the current sand bed at? i would go for about 3 - 5 inches deep..
The bagged live sand is a waste of money, just buy normal reef grade sugar fine sand, like in the following link...
http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewItem~idProduct~CS0930.html
Niko
What depth is the current sand bed at? i would go for about 3 - 5 inches deep..
The bagged live sand is a waste of money, just buy normal reef grade sugar fine sand, like in the following link...
http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewItem~idProduct~CS0930.html
Niko
whats the best way to put it in once I get the fish and the undergravel system out. Just dump it in? Also how long you think until I could put the fish back in? Maybe this will help with are algea problem?
I can send some pics of the process. Also, all I have for filteration is the two power heads. We bought a 3 stage canister but it broke. Any advice on a filteration system besides a protein skimmer?
