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  1. John Alston
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    Nitrate problem with 29g, last post..

    try doing a 25% water change and see if it reduces the reading
    Post by: John Alston, Jan 17, 2011 in forum: Show Off Your Fish Tanks!
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    Help! Last ditch attempt to tune my ev120 before changing brands

    I'm glad to hear that you have had a similar experience Powermen. I'll start adjusting the level when it has been running for a while. I agree,...
    Post by: John Alston, Jan 11, 2011 in forum: Protein Skimmers
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    Help! Last ditch attempt to tune my ev120 before changing brands

    actually I do have a constant water level in the skimmer section of my sump. it's control by baffles. the water level I was referring to was th...
    Post by: John Alston, Jan 11, 2011 in forum: Protein Skimmers
  4. John Alston
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    Help! Last ditch attempt to tune my ev120 before changing brands

    Thanks for all your suggestions, guys. It looks like I'm now skimming again although when I finally did get the skimmer dialed in, my settings are...
    Post by: John Alston, Jan 11, 2011 in forum: Protein Skimmers
  5. John Alston
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    Help! Last ditch attempt to tune my ev120 before changing brands

    Great reply powerman, thanks! I do have an ATO and baffled sump so my water level is constant. I was also wondering if my tank was too clean to...
    Post by: John Alston, Jan 6, 2011 in forum: Protein Skimmers
  6. John Alston
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    Help! Last ditch attempt to tune my ev120 before changing brands

    Thanks loneracer. I've cleaned the collection cup and wiped down the foam tower with paper towel but I have not removed the skimmer and did a total...
    Post by: John Alston, Jan 6, 2011 in forum: Protein Skimmers
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    Help! Last ditch attempt to tune my ev120 before changing brands

    I purchased my in sump EV120 skimmer last summer and until a few months ago was doing quite well. Then I removed and cleaned the mag5 pump. Since...
    Thread by: John Alston, Jan 6, 2011, 15 replies, in forum: Protein Skimmers
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    Adding sand to existing substrate

    i agree, that probably is the best way to go. i'm doing it only for aesthetic purposes. my parms since adding my sump/fuge are perfect. i'm also...
    Post by: John Alston, Oct 4, 2010 in forum: Sand
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    Adding sand to existing substrate

    i think thats what i'm going to have to do blackraven. my question is, how do i get a siphon strong enough to suck up the the crushed coral?
    Post by: John Alston, Oct 4, 2010 in forum: Sand
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    Adding sand to existing substrate

    thanks for the great advice guys. i was reading about adding a layer of sand to crushed coral and the popular thought was that in time the cc would...
    Post by: John Alston, Oct 4, 2010 in forum: Sand
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    Adding sand to existing substrate

    My tank is about 2 years old. Originally I laid down a 1 1/2 inch crushed coral substrate which has turned purple with coraline algae. I would like...
    Thread by: John Alston, Oct 4, 2010, 12 replies, in forum: Sand
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    Fin rot??

    cj24, how did you make out with this. my yellow tang is missing pieces off of his fins, looks like small notches. I noticed it a few days ago and...
    Post by: John Alston, Apr 10, 2010 in forum: Fish Diseases
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    Dying/Shrinking Corals

    lighting is t5 one 10000k and one actinic. parms are o nitrite & ammonia. nitrate 15, ph 8.2 sg 1. 022, temp 76.5, calcium 440, phosphate 0,...
    Post by: John Alston, Sep 22, 2009 in forum: Coral
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    Dying/Shrinking Corals

    I have two koralia 1's , flow is OK. The colt was about 4 inches offset to the flow. I have 10000 k and actinic t5s (one each) that were both changed...
    Post by: John Alston, Sep 22, 2009 in forum: Coral
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    Dying/Shrinking Corals

    Ove rthe past few months I have watched a colt coral go from 8 inches to a pinched up 2 inches and a frag of polyps go from an intense aray to just a...
    Thread by: John Alston, Sep 22, 2009, 8 replies, in forum: Coral
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    lost sand sifting sea star

    thanks guys. actually it just now surfaced. i was reading up on seastars and i think i am going to have to augment his diet. any suggestions would be...
    Post by: John Alston, May 23, 2009 in forum: Inverts
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    lost sand sifting sea star

    i haven't seen my star for a few days. do they moult? i'm experiencing a minor spike (i think) of nitrate although my ammonia and all other parms are...
    Thread by: John Alston, May 23, 2009, 4 replies, in forum: Inverts
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    Coral beauty eating habits

    Thanks folks. I am a bit concerned over the coral munching. I have a colt coral, mushroom and polyps. Will one 2 inch coral beauty do much damage?
    Post by: John Alston, May 23, 2009 in forum: Tropical Fish
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    Coral beauty eating habits

    i purchased a CB 3 weeks ago and he/she is currently in qt. it won't eat garlic pellets or mysis shrimp but would rather nibble on lr, crushed coral...
    Thread by: John Alston, May 21, 2009, 9 replies, in forum: Tropical Fish
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    Aiptasia Anemone!!

    I had good luck with peppermint shrimp. I have two in my tank now and they cleaned up the 4 or 5 aptaisia within a few weeks and they have not...
    Post by: John Alston, Mar 19, 2009 in forum: ASAP
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