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by sorgan
Sat Jan 21, 2012 7:52 pm
Forum: Marine Tanks
Topic: Live Rock in cold water for the night
Replies: 23
Views: 1655

Re: Live Rock in cold water for the night

Nope use the stuff you need to put in a filter bag and put it in high flow or in a media chamber/reactor
by sorgan
Sat Jan 21, 2012 7:01 pm
Forum: Marine Tanks
Topic: Live Rock in cold water for the night
Replies: 23
Views: 1655

Re: Live Rock in cold water for the night

Yes as it will start pulling algae spores and protein out during the 'cycle'
by sorgan
Sat Jan 21, 2012 6:33 pm
Forum: Marine Tanks
Topic: Live Rock in cold water for the night
Replies: 23
Views: 1655

Re: Live Rock in cold water for the night

Nope just pop it in and leave it be, you want ammonia to be there so the bacteria that converts it will build and turn it into nitrite and so on.

Wait to WC untill you have no ammonia and nitrite readings. Run phosphate remover if you can though.
by sorgan
Sat Jan 21, 2012 5:15 pm
Forum: Marine Tanks
Topic: Do Snowflake Eels eat Crabs, Shrimp and small fish etc?
Replies: 7
Views: 1780

Re: Do Snowflake Eels eat Crabs, Shrimp and small fish etc?

mate they are pretty good hunters, how big is your box? it will need about 350lt as an adult.
by sorgan
Sat Jan 21, 2012 3:48 pm
Forum: Marine Tanks
Topic: Do Snowflake Eels eat Crabs, Shrimp and small fish etc?
Replies: 7
Views: 1780

Re: Do Snowflake Eels eat Crabs, Shrimp and small fish etc?

They will eat most of anything tbh, mine eats what it wants lol.
by sorgan
Sat Jan 21, 2012 1:50 pm
Forum: Marine Tanks
Topic: what is this?
Replies: 9
Views: 2651

Re: what is this?

My favorate is a gas powered soldering iron....

Stinks but is very satisfying
by sorgan
Sat Jan 21, 2012 12:49 pm
Forum: Marine Tanks
Topic: what is this?
Replies: 9
Views: 2651

Re: what is this?

Google aiptasia and majano
by sorgan
Fri Jan 20, 2012 6:33 pm
Forum: Marine Tanks
Topic: WHOLE SW SYSTEM JUST CRASHED!!!!
Replies: 31
Views: 2004

Re: WHOLE SW SYSTEM JUST CRASHED!!!!

Chin up fella, we all have crashes at times. I lost nearly all of a tank of year old gorgs after nearly chopping my thumb off.
Use this time to change the bits you dont like about your tank.
by sorgan
Fri Jan 20, 2012 6:10 pm
Forum: Marine Tanks
Topic: WHOLE SW SYSTEM JUST CRASHED!!!!
Replies: 31
Views: 2004

Re: WHOLE SW SYSTEM JUST CRASHED!!!!

Seriously mate stop dumping stuff into your tank unless you understand what's going to happen. I feed my corals because they require feeding, I also skim my tanks to silly levels and run measures to prevent blooms. Zoa's need no food :)
by sorgan
Fri Jan 20, 2012 6:05 pm
Forum: Marine Tanks
Topic: WHOLE SW SYSTEM JUST CRASHED!!!!
Replies: 31
Views: 2004

Re: WHOLE SW SYSTEM JUST CRASHED!!!!

Bacterial bloom then. Mate do not feed particulate food as you don't need to as it will break down, make a carbon source and cause blooms.
Get a powerhead pointed at the surface to promote gas exchange and stop dosing everything. Big WCs aswell.
by sorgan
Fri Jan 20, 2012 6:00 pm
Forum: Marine Tanks
Topic: WHOLE SW SYSTEM JUST CRASHED!!!!
Replies: 31
Views: 2004

Re: WHOLE SW SYSTEM JUST CRASHED!!!!

Do you skim your tank?
by sorgan
Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:53 pm
Forum: Marine Tanks
Topic: WHOLE SW SYSTEM JUST CRASHED!!!!
Replies: 31
Views: 2004

Re: WHOLE SW SYSTEM JUST CRASHED!!!!

Cloudy water? Like milky? Could be a bacterial bloom.
That would wipe out all your O2 in the water and kill your fish.
by sorgan
Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:48 pm
Forum: Marine Tanks
Topic: my NPS past and present.
Replies: 14
Views: 802

Re: my NPS past and present.

Forget filters, live rock is your filter. Power head is essential, 5g wouldn't require skimming but would need a good weekly WC.
Look up zoathids, they make a wonderful easy reef.

Thanks Amy, did you notice that I like gorgonians by any chance.
by sorgan
Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:43 pm
Forum: Marine Tanks
Topic: my NPS past and present.
Replies: 14
Views: 802

Re: my NPS past and present.

I will be starting a new nano in a few weeks, won't be easy corals but I will log the set up anyway to give you a picture of how it's done :) I love nanos. Btw all hermits will kill for shells, the secret is supplying lots of emptys to play with. On another forum our community is lucky enough to hav...
by sorgan
Fri Jan 20, 2012 5:41 pm
Forum: Marine Tanks
Topic: Live Rock in cold water for the night
Replies: 23
Views: 1655

Re: Live Rock in cold water for the night

Buckets fine, a friend of mine used to cure LR in a bath tub. He even had a light hooked up to promote macro growth.