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12-18-2007, 11:26 AM
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#11 (permalink)
| | Aiptasia Anemone
Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Va Beach, Va
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|  Hope your bleemy is well
HI,
I tried a scooter Bleemy once didn't have enough food for him in the sand bed and he wasted away slowly hopefully you have enough pods for the little bugger.
Doug
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55 GAL OP, 37 GAL SEA HORSE TANK, 5 CLARKI,
2 MARRONS,2 SERPANT STAR,1 RANDALL PISTOL,NUMEROUS HERMITS,2 SKUNKS,
4 PEPERMINT,1 ANAEMONE, SEVERAL SOFT CORALS, 2 ADULT W/C SEA HORSES,8 CHROMIS.
1 B 1 LM BLEEMY,1 WATCHMAN,1 TRUE PERCULA, 2 TANGs, 1 gold angel 1 ROYAL BEAUTY. 1 20 GAL SUMP WITH 1skimmer, 1 fluidized sand filter,
REFORGIUM, AND DSB IN MAIN AND SUMP, right handed hermits. | 
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12-18-2007, 11:26 AM
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#12 (permalink)
| | Ritteri Anemone
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Buffalo N.Y. Age: 24
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thanks guys/gals. i know that 20 ppm is not bad for FOWLR, im just trying to get on pace to get some corals. i just got my diy overflow for the skimmer done i think it will help out a lil, there was oily layer on the surface for a lil so i know my skimmer wasent getteing the surface. this morning after its been installed for 10 hrs or so the oil layer was gone.
Ive been reading alot on starting a fuge with DSB and some cheato. or one or the other. not only for nitrate but my dragonette would benifit also.
Do you think running a fuge would help to stabalize the enviroment, and ultimately bring down my nitrates?
IF this is something i should look into how big would a fuge for a 44 gal have to be to make a noticable change?
Djnzlab1 my scooter is very well trained to eat brine enriched with spirulina, and fresh baby brine. he is actully very plump. no sign of starvation he probaly doubled+ his thickness since i got him 3 months ago.
Last edited by BluePhish; 12-18-2007 at 11:35 AM.
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12-18-2007, 04:20 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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Originally Posted by Jason McKenzie  How much LR do you have in the Tank.
NO3 @ 20ppm isn't that bad. Certainly not cause to freak. I would watch it. Do 10% water changes weekly. Not 45% as that might slow down the maturing of your LR.
If it's stable at 20ppm and not going higher, I would just monitor it.
J | Hey Jason, WOW, thats a good question!! If I had to guess and thats what it would be, I would have to say about 60-80lbs of LR, maybe more. I have about 1-1.5" of LS, half of a 30gal tank with bio-balls, a very small home-made refug. The light bulb went on  and I figured out what is going on(I hope). My problem is that I have alot of water flow with my return pump Magdrive 18(1800 gph) and I guess that the wet/dry isnt getting the slower current that it needs to process the no3's. My ammonia and nitrites are always at zero. If you can come up with a solution, that would be great. Keep in mind that I really cant buy another piece of equipment( I dont have any elec. sockets left). I also tried that coil denitrator and it didnt work out for me. Thanks, Luna _________ 9YR OLD 90G/55g custom sump/refug Mag18 Aquac 180skimmer 692w MH AC jr,yel&kole tang,midas&convict blenny,B&G chromies,Blk/yel fin chromie blackcap,nemo,neon goby,6line; Blastomussa Merleti,Acan ,BUBBLE,Torch,LTA, Acropora(2) Moon, assort zoas, yel& G star polyps, P&B ricordia, montiporas, cup&candy corals, xenias,B/G mush,flower ane(2), cherry red mussa, dusters,cleaning crew..  | 
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12-18-2007, 04:37 PM
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#15 (permalink)
| | Tassled File Fish
Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: joliet,il Age: 41
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the bio wheel is probably harboring the bacteria to keep the NO3 @ 20 | |
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12-18-2007, 04:39 PM
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#16 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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Originally Posted by reef_guru the bio wheel is probably harboring the bacteria to keep the NO3 @ 20 | What bio wheel? | |
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12-18-2007, 05:39 PM
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#17 (permalink)
| | Ritteri Anemone
Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Buffalo N.Y. Age: 24
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i heard that befor some place that the bio wheel is known for nitrates. should i just remove the wheel. | |
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12-18-2007, 05:56 PM
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#18 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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Whats a bio wheel? | |
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12-19-2007, 06:47 PM
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#19 (permalink)
| | Flamingo Tongue
Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: East Lansing, MI Age: 21
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The Bio Wheel is a "penguin" brand mechanical filtration device. The "wheel" part harbors bacteria, so the best thing to do is take it out!
. . It will then be an expensive waterfall, lol. | |
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12-19-2007, 07:03 PM
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#20 (permalink)
| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Miami, FL Age: 39
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Is that one of those hang-on filters? I dont have that, I have a wet/dry thanks for the info david | |
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