Need help bad!!

Discussion in 'ASAP' started by gmccntryboy, Feb 12, 2006.

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  1. Jason McKenzie

    Jason McKenzie Super Moderator

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    What you have got to be kidding:p
    Sam, Please do, I didn't realize this was a fish only. But I still think a tang in a 36G tank is not the greatest Idea.




     
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  3. gmccntryboy

    gmccntryboy Astrea Snail

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    I am planning on adding live rock to replace the fake, i ordered so today online. I did have to water checked at my LFS and everything was fine. I ended up buying a diffrent nitrate test kit, and have changed water as I always have once a month sometimes sooner. and the nitrates are all most down to 0, stable at about 5-10 ppm but i notice it seems to be dropping. The tang is just in there temp. untill I can afford a larger tank, thinking about a 90 to 125 gallon or something in that range, but he is still pretty small, and swims around great. I stopped feeding so much also and everything is fine, they all eat good even my crabs. My cleaner shrimp will even eat from my hand.
     
  4. Jason McKenzie

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    gmccntryboy,
    When you say you changed your water, How much water are you changing?
    Nitrates usually hover around 5-10 so your doing good. It is very hard to get nitrates to zero. It's Nitrite you have to worry about.

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  5. gmccntryboy

    gmccntryboy Astrea Snail

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    My nitrites and ammonia stay 0, I usually change out 8 or 9 gallons depending on if I haven't topped off the water level in my sump. (If it drops from evaporation and its close for a water change I just change the water and bring level up in the sump) I believe I read 20% water change was recommened Is this right? I have around 40 gallons let say, in tank and sump so 8-9 gallons should be right, or what do you suggest?
     
  6. Jason McKenzie

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    Watch out! Remember evaporation is only water no salt in evaporated from you tank. So if you loose 2G to evap and you perform a 8G water change you are adding 2G of over concentrated salt water.
     
  7. gmccntryboy

    gmccntryboy Astrea Snail

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    No, No, I check SG before and after each and every water change. I do agree and compensate for evap. I was just saying I change that much If I have not topped off water level. I'm trying to round up all my parts for a coiled denitrator to bring nitrates down even further, and plan on getting more LR when my check book can handle it, you know. Thanks for the info. There are a lot or experienced people on 3reef and I thank each and everyone of you. As you know I'm a newbie to saltwater keeping but I love it. It awsome.