madmax7774

Anyone know what kind of conditions a green toadstool would like?? high flow / low flow? lots of light / little light? thanks. John :77:

Since the load in my tank is somewhat heavy, I got a protein skimmer and installed it today. Hopefully that will bring down the ammonia level and get things under control. John

I am in the process of building a 75 gallon main tank at home with a 30 gallon sump which may also server as a refugium too (maybe) so I will be unloading my 30 to home once it's up and running. That will hopefully lighten the load somewhat. The 30 will probably bencome a specialty tank for aseahorse maybe, or some other exotic John

as far as my water conditions, they tend to hover around .25ppm of ammonia. 0ppm nitrite, and 0ppm nitrate temp 80 and salinity at 1.025 I bought a test kit from the LFS., but don't know the name. tank is a 30 gallon hex, and it is about 2 months old. as far as stock, I have a clown, brittle star, 2 damsels, lionfish, and toadstool. and anenome. and 1 feather duster. 35 lbs of rock, 15 live, and 20 regular/dead. 2" live sand base. aqualight pro clip on metal halide light with 150 watt 20,000k bulb. ehiem pro filter, and UV sterilizer. CPR backpack 2 on order.should be installed within a week. I actaully keep a spreadsheet of daily water conditions, and check almosy every day.

My tank is still in the build phase, as I am aquiring equipment, and starting on building the stand, but I would sure love to get idea's on proper setup for my system. I am Centreville, VA and would love to meet the other folks, and look at real world setups. I can contribute to this effort, just tell me how. John :D

The anenome has been in their for about 4hours now and has opened up. I will let him find his own favorite spot. I have metal-halide lights so light is no problem. I a curious as to how long it will take the clown to move in to the anenome. Thanks for the info. John

I have been given several wildy differing opinions about how long and how often to run my UV sterilizer. I just got it a few days ago, because I was having a terrible algae bloom. THe guy at LFS where I bought it said I could run it all day long, every day. guy at another LFS said it will kill my tank if I do that, and that I should run it for 3 days per month at a max. What gives, does anyone know the truth of this matter? John

I have a ocerllis clown, and he is doing exceptionally well, so I thought I would buy him a house. I got him a green carpet anenome that is about the size of a baseball. I am not very familier with what conditions the anenomes like. high flow? low flow? lots of light? low light? I would like some help with this guy. My water conditions are near perfect as far as I can tell. Anyone have experience with these anenomes? thanks, John :77:

will definately PM you, I need all the help I can get. John :77:

ok, a sump with baffles in it. Is this the same concept as a refugium? I suspect that I am getting wet/dry confused with sump / confused with refugium. What I really need is to understand what is the best way to go with the 2 tanks I have for the purposes of having a reef tank at home. So I turn the 30 gallon into a sump with baffles. That means I need to pickup a strong pump to use to get the water to circulate from the 30 gallon sump back up to the 75 gallon main. Iwasaki pump? is that too much? they seem to be $250 for the 100 gallon size. also, As far as the baffles, are talking 3 chambers ? ok, I am starting to feel lost here.... :77:

ok, I can respect that, but then what do I need for the reef tank as far as filtration? Do I still use the 30 gallon glass tank underneath? Do I just use a protein skimmer then? At this point, I am a bit beyond my knowledge level. Any help would be greatly apprecaited! :77:

I am located in Centreville, in Sully Station. John

I need a hobby buddy! I have just aquired a 75 gallon acrylic tank with 1 overflow, and I am going to get started with setting it up at home. Budget is limited of course, and I managed to get my hands on a free 30 gallon glass tank to use a as a DIY wet/dry filter and sump. I am handy with wood, and other hobby things, and am going to build my own stand to house the tank and filter. I specifically am looking for plans or help designing the wet/dry filter. The tank is going to be a REEF tank, and will be built from the get-go with metal-halide lights, and possibly a store bought protein skimmer in the sump / wet/dry. I am not very experienced at this, but what I lack in knowledge, I will make up with blind enthusiasm. I have been learning on a 30 gallon FOWLR tank at my office. So far I haven't killed anything, but am currently suffering from a miserable brown algae bloom. (but that's another story)So does anyone have the desire, knowledge, and interest to help me build a wet/dry? John :77: