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01-13-2006, 03:25 AM
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| | Plankton
Join Date: Jan 2006
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 |  dirty sand
Hey everyone i'm new here and new to the aquarium world also. I currently have a 55gallon with about 3 inches of sand 60lbs of live rock, one long nose hawkfish, hippo tang, yellow tang, and a potters angel. Just recently i've been battling my nitrate levels and learning to keep them down. My sand is starting to go from the new pretty white color to old funky brown nastyness. What can i do to help the appearance of my sand? Any tips would be very appreciated. | 
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01-13-2006, 05:52 AM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Riverside, RI Age: 36
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How old is the tank?
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100 gal touch tank for propagation;Current Sunpod2 HQI @1400k HQI ,38 gal Korrall sump, ASM G-3 skimmer, Mag 9.5. Stock changes often
125 gal ;Aqualight Pro HQI 2 HQI@1400k / Compact Fluorescent/Lunar Light Fixture, 5 powerheads, 30 gal sump, mag 12(return),Ocean runner 3500(return through chiller), ASM G-3 skimmer, UV sterilizer, Artic chiller Tobacco bass, maroon clowns, Seriatopora guttatus, Seriatopora hystrix, capricornis, Acropora, Spongodes, porites, Turbinaria,Stylophora pistillata, etc
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01-13-2006, 10:39 AM
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| | Plankton
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its about 2 months | |
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01-13-2006, 10:41 AM
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| | Peppermint Shrimp
Join Date: May 2005 Location: Riverside, RI Age: 36
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Let it go It probably is not done cycling | |
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01-13-2006, 08:03 PM
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| | Giant Squid
Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Los Angeles, California Age: 21
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yes, at at the age, there is imo too much live stock in the tank...not to mention that the hippo tang will probably outgrow it in time _________ Tank Specs:
55 Gallon Mixed Reef
48" Tek Light: 4-54W T5 HO Fluorescents
Bulbs:
1 x 54w Fiji Purple T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w Super Actinic Blue T5 HO Flourescent
1 x 54w 14000K AquaBlue 75/25 T5 HO Fluorescent
1 x 54w 10000k AquaSun T5 HO Fluorescent
Hard Stuff:
100+ lb. Fiji Live Rock
65+ lb. Live sand
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01-13-2006, 08:10 PM
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| | Scooter Blennie
Join Date: Sep 2005 Age: 26
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That funky brown I'm guessing is cyanobacteria, new tank symptoms. What I do when it turns brownish on the top is I take my turkey baster and sift it by sucking it and pushing it out.
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30g reef tank, CPR CY192 filter w/ DIY plumb running Rio 17HF return, Coralife 3x 9w UV Sterilizer, 3 24W T5-Helios 10K Daylights/3 24W T5-Helios Blue lights, 2 Logysis blue meteor light strobes (moonlights/24 Blue LEDs).
Tiger tail cuke, asst. snails/hermits, asst. feathers, rainbow acan,zoos,shrooms,bubble,galaxea, asst. shrimp, 2 ocellaris,mandarin,zebrasoma xanthurum,pink-spot watchman,red-striped pistol. | |
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