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  1. K

    Water Change from Hell

    A similar thing happened to me. At another water change I shut my ATO off (I remembered) and I shut my Ecotech MP20 off and it wouldn't go back on. Had to send it back. The service people were good. Water changes are a very dangerous time.
  2. K

    Water Change from Hell

    So, I have been lazy with my water changes and finally after a month or so I decided to do a "simple" change. First mistake; forgot to shut off my ATO. The tube fell out of my HOB skimmer to the carpeted floor. Consequences are obvious here. Then I'm not pleased with how my water is clearing...
  3. K

    Moving my BTA

    Well, I give up on the powerhead idea. For two days I have blasted this poor creature with a direct on vortech pump and it won't budge. Maybe I'll try the ice cube thing.
  4. K

    Moving my BTA

    My BTA has behaved strangely since I got him one month ago. At first he planted himself nicely in the front of my tank but within the first week he migrated into the shade, under a rock arch in the back of my tank. So, I'm going to try to move him but don't want to attempt to pry him off the...
  5. K

    vortech pump opinions...

    I have had the gen 2 MP20 for about two months now and I think it's a great pump. I have nothing to compare it to, but I can say that I have no noise issues (my protein skimmer is louder). I have no issues with the motor separating. I have it as the only pump in my 45 gallon tank (see this...
  6. K

    New 45 gallon rimless

    There is no air tube. We don't want to add air. We want to add fresh water to the tank to replace the fresh water that evaporates. The salt remains, which is why it's important to add clean fresh water, otherwise the tank gets too salty. You add a sensor to your tank. The sensor "knows"...
  7. K

    New 45 gallon rimless

    I have no sump. My ATO is attached to the rim of my tank and fed by a 5 gallon "sterilite" container from walmart. Here's the link: http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?product_id=8282898 You just hook up the sensors to the rim of your tank and feed the water line into the tank. I have...
  8. K

    New 45 gallon rimless

    The brown algae bloom is dying. the coating of brown fluff is fading. While I'm waiting for my tank to cycle I'm perfecting my systems. I want to keep my water parameters as tight as possible and in that pursuit I am replacing my water ATO system. I originally had a spectapure system which...
  9. K

    New 45 gallon rimless

    Called my lfs today about the brown algae and they second what's been said. Wait, don't do a water change. This is all part of the cycling process. They advised that I don't do any water change until I start seeing nitrates show up on the test and that might not happen until I start putting...
  10. K

    New 45 gallon rimless

    Then I would do a water change in one week. I've stopped using the Stability Because the directions state it should be used only for 6 days. So I assume the brown algae bloom is a natural part of the cycling process. Full steam ahead.
  11. K

    New 45 gallon rimless

    I have 20 lbs of basically dead base rock and 25 lbs of cured live rock to seed it with. Also the sand was caribsea "live sand" with also a cup of sand from their tanks to additionally seed it with (this is in addition to the stability from seachem which is a biological cocktail to jump start...
  12. K

    New 45 gallon rimless

    Here's some pics of what I'm talking about with the bubbles on the rocks and the brown stuff (which I assume is algae). they are a bit blurry but you can get the idea. My water tests are as follows: Ammonia = 0 Nitrite = 0 Nitrate = 0 Phosphate = 0 or less than .2 PH = 8.2 I have been using...
  13. K

    New 45 gallon rimless

    Last test was on 8/20. Ammonia, nitrites & nitrates all tested zero. I'll test today and post later. The water cleared up a bit but still has some particles floating around. I think I had a bacteria bloom yesterday. Also noticed my live rock is getting darker, less chalky white and more...
  14. K

    New 45 gallon rimless

    It's the one week anniversary of my tank. Now I have a question. The water has become hazy. I suspect this is an algae bloom and part of the cycling process. I'm running the lights for 6 hours a day. Should I cut back on the lights? Should I do a water change now? Or, should I just do...
  15. K

    New 45 gallon rimless

    Here's a couple of pics of my new rock arrangement. I tried to keep it as open as possible for good water flow, but also create some ledges for future coral placement. I gotta say I really like the look of the Indo-pacific black live sand from Caribsea. These shots are with the moonlight...
  16. K

    New 45 gallon rimless

    Did a quick water test and got 0 ammonia 0 nitrate 0 nitrite There does not seem to be any cycling going on. Water is crystal clear, protein skimmer not skimming anything but clean soapy-like bubbles and clear liquid skimmate. I'm using Seachem's Stability as per lfs rec's. All is quiet...
  17. K

    Good place for tank purchases

    I ordered and received my 45 gallon rimless tank from glasscages. It's in my thread I started. I was pleased with he whole process and the product. It has starphire glass on the front. The shipping from their truck, you meet the truck somewhere to pick it up, saves money. I'm not sure if...
  18. K

    New 45 gallon rimless

    I filled the tank with fresh RO/DI water last Thursday, mixed the salt in the tank on Friday and filled it with sand and rock last Saturday. I was surprized how quickly the sandstorm died down (within an hour). The foam around the vortech acts as a good mechanical filter in this regard. My...
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  20. K

    New 45 gallon rimless

    Well, I'll start with my rockwork --which ended up collapsing last night.
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