WesleyB

If your water parameters test 0 for ammonia and nitrite toss a clean up crew in there....turbo snails, austrea, hermits etc.

They are harmless and are nocturnal so you won't see alot of activity out of em during the day. The brown one's mainly feed off detritus.

Hey I can't send y'all a pm for some reason but if you can give me a call at 832-439-0004 so we can discuss the sale of Ca reactor setup. Thanks, Wes

Can you just bring it to the frag swap? Im riding with sombody else down there and after the swap I'll have alot of stuff to put in the tank so I won't be able to make it to the ARC meeting. If thats cool with you call me and we can arrange a time to meet at the swap. 832-439-0004

I'll take a frag of the Favia. Would you be willing to cut a 6 polyp piece? I tried to send you a pm to get your contact info but there was a mailing error. Im avaiable to pick up tomorrow evening. Wes 832-439-0004

If ya want that good Berry holla at Jon G. He's got everything posted in the for sale forum.

well i dont know for sure about it starting a new cycle but i can tell u my experience, once a month i go around and stir up the sand on teh bottom a little bit and usually there will be a cloud of what looks like the same stuff in your protien skimmer. My skimmer goes crazy till it clears up but the sand stays cleaner. So in theory it would be like you moving a rock. Ive never had any problems. But thats just my report.

I just went through a similar issue with my tank. I had to remove a nussence fish and when I did I had to pull out most of my LR. When I did I removed a base piece that had totally fused with my live sand which had never been disturbed. All Im doing is a water change every 3 days to keep my toxins at bay. Unsettling a sand bed can release stored amounts of methane and nitrogen gas. So far I have not lost anything or incurred any adverse reactions and I actually cracked my sand bed in half!

Some sold but still lots available

I need more Blue Lemonade! HA HA HA!

I've had my chance to get my hands on some purple monster but, everyone I know who has ever owned a colony of it loses it within a matter of months. Its just a severly sensitive coral. The colonies don't recover too well from being fraged and the frags them selves don't respond well to the change of a new environment.

I might be super confused here but last I checked my return line was in my tank, not my overflow.

If are worried about the suction line then no it won't affect the flow. Not sure what you'll find at the Depot cause I'm not sure what size your pipe is.

If you have access to a table saw or at least a drill but some nice ones are easy to make. Lower the blade to about 1/2" and make several cuts across the pipe making slits. You can also drill several 1/4" holes along the pipe. Push a cap on the end and insert it into your fitting.

I actually drop a couple of turbos in my overflow box when algae starts to bloom in there. I havn't used anything to block the syphon, but my turbos are large and wouldn't fit through the "U" tubing anyways. They never go beyond the water level, so I let em' eat as much as possible within 3-4 hours then just pull em' out. Its the same in the box behind my tank. Two prefilter sponges block their access to the overflow holes. If you don't want to risk it then yeah block off the area.

Let me start off by saying that's totally amazing and absolutely frighteing at the same time! Did you incorporate any locking mechanism to prevent escape? I've read a few sudies on the learning behavior of octopus and they're by far one of the more intelligent species of the ocean. Beyond the live food in a jar try some plastic bird toys. Many come with reflective surfaces and no sharp edges, this might peek the little guys interest.

I definately wouldn't use bio balls. They're ok for the inital few months of cycling, but eventually they begin to effect your nitrate concentration. In my opinon its best to go with a refugium rubble. Two questions, what type of corals do you plan on housing and what is the size of your tank? Im assuming your tank is atleast in the 55 gal or over range if you're using a 20 gal sump. 300 gph seems a little inadequate, because most overflow boxes for larger aquariums are rated for atleast 700 gph. You have to match your overflow rating with your return pump rating to the amount of water turnover for the type of corals you wish to keep. The last thing you want is a flood in your house because the sump or the tank overflowed. To answer you question vividaquariums.com has some pretty cool filter specs posted on their site.

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Well your PH and Dkh seem a little low for my preference. What kind of system is this? Definately cut back your portion size on your feedings. Also are you using R/O water or did you dechlorinate some tap? More info about your sytem would definately help pinpoint the cause, but most likely it is over feeding. Livestock, equipment etc.

John, Im interested in knowing you can assemble a frag pack of some of the corals you have listed? I don't see any contact info, but if you want you can contact me at 832-439-0004. This is my first day navigating this site as a registered user so Im a little out of my element.