DerrickH

When are pods most active and when do your powerheads/wave boxes run full force? Theres your answer.

I nuked my pod population when running UV 24/7. Since they are more active at night, they can roam around and not get nuked by the UV lamp if they have the chance of getting pushed through it.

Also, when your PH/WB are running full force, the "free floating" larva count will be much higher and you would want the lamp on to do the most damage.

Sits back and watches the fireworks......

Ive had ich 3 times in three different systems. I tried garlic and all that other stuff....no success. I installed a UV on each one, about a week later fish showed no signs of ich and stayed that way till I sold them (months later). They were yellow and blue hippo tangs from Petco (ich factory in most cases).

If you run UV, I'd put it on a timer. Run during daylight and off at night unless you have inverted sump light schedule. Also, slow turn over rate on a UV is best. Gives more contact with lamp to kill free floating parasites.

Chemiclean definitely works, but take the cup off your skimmer when you use it.

I take it you speak from first hand experience? Its like putting liquid dish detergent in a clothes washing machine. BUBBLES BUBBLES BUBBLES!!! What a mess.....

I wont use LED again. I have a single 20k halide and love it. Yeah bulb replacement is a pain, but I like this simple light setup and colors are spot on. Not all un-natural like some of the LED blinged out stuff. Dont get me wrong, it looks cool, but completely fake sometimes.

If it gets trapped behind the rock again, use a turkey baster with some clear tubing on the end to "blow" it out from behind the rock. Thats if it doesnt get attached. Beware, this stuff will take over a tank quick. Worse than GSP.

I make time, then the 4 heathens take it all away!

YGPM

I wish I had the time to do these types of projects....

Hmm. I'd like a small amount. Do you have some on a piece of rock rubble? I have a semi-pico tank that this would go good in. Whats the color?

Cool idea but I see flow being a problem in the lower tank.

Walmart in the canning section. Usually on top shelf since its a slow mover.

I would not stir the sand bed. It will relase more nutrients into the water column. This will feed the cyano even more. Chemiclean will get rid of it. Just turn your skimmer off when using chemiclean or you will have a major mess on your hands.

Phosguard works very well. I used it for a long time. I tried the phosban too, Did not like it. The pellet size of the phosguard seems to work better in a reactor, it doesn stop up the sponges or grates.

Shouldnt need anything additional for feed mod. Just set the command "IF FEED A ON THEN OFF" on your powerhead outlet config. Verbiage may be off a bit but I think you get my drift

How is your scrubber working out?

"Survival of the fittest"

If you use a reverse turf scrubber and its flourishing, there wont be enough nitrates/PO4 for anything else to grow. Once a balance can be struck, you should see slower growth on the scrubber. Very handy for people who feed too much. Its also a great place for pods to floursh and replenish them in the DT if you have a dragonet or similar lifestock that depends on live pods for food.

I personally let the GHA grow on the back wall of my lil 16g tank. It only grows there and eventually just dies out but while its growing the pod number explode. I dont feed as theres no fish in there so the only P04 I get in there is from external contamination from my hands, or maybe salt/water thats added. Seems the GHA usually comes back shortly after a waterchange so there must be a PO4 source somewhere in that chain. Doesnt bother me though as its all part of the balance to me.

Happy B-day Obi Wan Gif Master!

I see the issue. "Burnt Orange" going to aggieMEDIC

Serious conflict with this!

Txnano knows his stuff. He sells these thing every day to all sizes/types of people. I have the simmons BR Noel. It took a week to get used to. Now I sleep like a rock and wake up with no aches. On my old spring mattress, I would sometimes think I'd need a tow truck to pull me out of bed in the mornings...back aches bad...

crocea is a good starter clam

this guy delivered it?

hmm, this makes me want to fire up supernova and give vic a reason to panic! CTM to the heavens! LOL just kiddin bro.

Im glad your getting assistance. I still have all of the items set aside for you. Just need to fig out when/how you can get them.

glad you got it working. You might want to keep my msg though, it saved my butt a couple times when the flash went south...reminds me of the old ASUS boards with crash free bios...