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Be patient with it. Let the cycle come to you. trust me you'll know when it's over. one day you'll test and everything will be perfect with the exception of the Nitrates. test your Ammonia and Nitrites if you haven't. That's what will tell you when it's over. And trust me... In the...

I put my damsel in the day after I started the tank and he's still alive and kicking. you might have to do some premature water changes that will slow down your cycle to save him but he'll be fine. If the nitrate levels are getting to him then his temperment will change and you'll notice it...

I was actually going to post a link to this thread on yours, but you found it all on your own. The tank is doing really well. the last 3 weeks have been spent setting up my 60 gallon. What can I say I got addicted quick. My fish are happy I've got some pretty good coraline growing on my rock...

Jay, If you don't have your light yet. I just got a Tek T5 retrofit kit and I love it for the price. $118. You have to wire it all yourself and you'll have to build your own hood, but if you're handy with that then this is a great cheap option.

From what I've been told. (I'm pretty new as well). If it's a hair algae then you'll want to get rid of it. Someone said with tweezers or somthing. (sounds fun) If it's the same diatoms that I had then just keep your lights off or limit them and it'll go away. A pic would help determine what...

Well, I could buy you a ticket over, but I'm not sure that i'd like to keep you for an entire month. Pretty sure my wife would be against it. How about you stay there in the UK and keep sharing your theory's with us? Back on topic: I'm with davenia7. They both have their assets and...

2) my nassarius only comes out for feeding time. I rarely see him any more, actually. Usually he'll come up fly accross the length of the tank find a little food and go right back under before I'm even done feeding.

My friend just gave me an 60 gallon acrylic. he had it for about 2 years and now i've got it up and running, still no scratches. knock on wood, huh? Dave, you're amusing.

I bought a 20L to use for my sump. The carpet is dried, shampooed and tacked back down with the tank back in place. tomorrow I'm going to finish all the plumbing and fill it back up. I'll start my thread for the tank this weekend. Tried to last night, but I was having internet trouble at home.

that link is awesome. I guess I'll swap out my 3/4" riser with a 1-1/4". Thanks. The Sump? Well I'm pretty handy with DIY stuff so I thought I'd give it a whirl. I did a little research online to see how people have built them out of Acrylic. I guess most people use the weldon 4 stuff...

one thought. :?: I used a 3/4" run from the pump to the top of my tank Then I used 1" line and created a loop on top with four heads coming down into the tank. My thought was that it takes a lot less energy to push water vertically through a 3/4" then a 1" or bigger line. Therefore possibly...

Well I learned how not to build a sump the hard way. About 15 gallons worth of the hard way. I think I'm going to buy one. :sad: As far as the pump.... I think I'm going to keep it. I have two one inch drain lines and they have a hard time keeping up with it. I've got to make some...

Sorry, this is the direct link. http://fins.actwin.com/mirror/begin-cycling.html

This link will explain the Nitrification process to you. I'm sure there are better explanations but this one is quick and simple. http://fins.actwin.com/mirror/sbegin-longterm.html Good luck with your tank.

one thing that confuses me. The pumps come with a 3/4" head on them, but they reccomend you use 1-1/2" piping for maximum flow. I can't decide if I want the bigger pump. It's only $40 more and could help prevent me from having to get a tunze or somthing in the future if I do want more flow but...

:shock: how much water did you have to take out to get those rocks in there? That's awesome. I say leave it just as it is and start a new trend. :razz: Good luck with your tank man.

The LFS said he thought the 950 would be plenty of flow for my tank. I am concerned about losing flow for sure. I might return it and upgrade to the 1250. how would you rate the flow on your 29. that seems like an enormous amount of flow for 29. what do I know though. I'm new. I haven't...

I just bought an ASM Mini G skimmer and a MagDrive 950 for a 60 gallon with a +/-20 gallon sump. does anyone have any opinions on these two particular items? With 7 feet of line attached to the Mag Drive it will drop to about 600 GPH. I'll post later with pictures of how I'm setting this tank...

unfortunately none of those ideas worked for me. I thought I had it under control and I left for detroit for a week. When i got back they were both gone. I went out and bought one that was already attached to a stinkin rock. I think those ideas would have worked for a larger piece but...

I'm new to the hobby but heres what I've done and my tank seems pretty happy. I removed the ceramic cylinders and the bioballs. Kept the sponge and I clean it out weekly. I put in a half unit of Chemi-pur. OH yeah I filled the chambers that use to hold the ceramic and bioballs with LR rubble...