Recent content by Alastar

A question guys, is it a good idea to shift the sand so all the dust comes up? I just did it and now it ALMOST looks like the day I put it in, but not as cloudy... Just curious, never really researched about shifting sand. Edit: Guess it doesn't matter anymore, it all cleared up now, took less...

I worded it incorrectly, i meant after cycle in a couple weeks too see how fish do in the water.

Well, here is how my setup is so far. Its a 10 Gallon tank, using Nova Extreme 24inch T5HO Fixture, 10k White and 640 Antic with a total of about 5 Lbs of LR and 20 Lbs of LS. The filter is an modified AC70 with a AC20 propeller, glass glued to the side to force all water down, and the...

That's what I was thinking, and I'm using lr and ls for cycle, and what macro algae is good for soft corals?

Hmm, well I want to use the aqua clear for little filtration, but want to point most of its use in providing supplements to soft corals. I think that is the best choice for me, considring corals are harder to maintain. And sorry for incomplete thoughts, typing on phone here at work lol..

The sponge in there is huge, but I don't plan to have it there for long, and there is a about 2-3 inches left of free space right now. But if I can't fit it I'll probably take out some lr to make room. I'm using 24inch nova extreme t5ho, and I'm gonna get a clip on led for the aqua clear refuge...

I looked into caulerpa and looks like there are many kinds, but looks like a good choice for fish but I'm also going to look for some macro that will benefit corals. I was thinking of this setup, a polishing pad on the side, a carbon foam piece at the bottom, then fill it u with LR, then after...

I know I shouldn't keep an Angel in a 10 but i have the fish i stated in a 5 gal nano, fish only, and last time i returned a fish to my LFS , it just ended up dieing, water quality in my LFS isn't great. If I see the angel struggling, I'd drop it off at manhattan aquariums but its been eating...

I'm not going to put any live sand in it anyway, I have 20LBs in my tank and it is a pretty good amount, wouldn't want to take any out. And no macro algae? I would think having nutrients would benefit the angel and future corals. Any other inputs?

I suppose one of those carbon pads and stick it on the side, but I was thinking of have the sponge on the bottom, live rock, then macro algae. Another configuration maybe, is having a polishing pad in the side slot, then on the bottom have carbon pads, then LR, then macro algae. Edit: At the...

I intend to keep a couple fish, 2 damsels and an dwarf angel(coral beauty) to be specific, for a couple months, but I ultimately want to keep some soft corals, zoanthids, xenia, or some montipora. Still got months of research to do before I even put any corals in anyway :]

I have a small 10 Gallon tank that I set up a couple days ago, yesterday I threw in 20LBS of LS, and about 5 LbS LR. I have a modified Aqauclear 70 as the filter and I was wondering what I should put in the slot on the side. I was thinking one of those Fluval Polishing Pads or what's a good...

Currently I have 2 Damsels in my 5 gal tank, and I have just recently put a small Coral Beauty Angel, and this has been running for about 3-4 months, with small amounts of LR. I also have 5.5gal turned into a refugium for this 10 gallon tank that has been cycling for one month, with about 8...