Recent content by Charleskart

They do look like they are gasping for air, and they do bump the tank. Do you think I could just add an airstone to one of the back chambers and keep my mini-refugium? My nitrates are very low and I feel that the chaeto is helping this. Also, are there any tests other than the live fish...

I have been busy, and truly appreciate everybody's input on the subject. My tank is the 12 gallon nano cube. I have a surface skimmer, and the back sump section is densly filled with chaeto. I would hope that these both would add enough oxygen to the tank with the skimmer agitating the water...

The temperature is a constant 82. The fish are from three seprerate stores, 2 lfs and one mail order.

I heve gone through two pairs, and most recently a single. One of the first pairs were true peculas, the remainder were oscilaris. My nitrite, ammonia, and nitrate are all zero. The strangest thing is that: 1. All of my corals are doing great. Mushrooms, Kenya Tree, Hammer...

I installed the JBJ surface skimmer mod about 10 days ago. The water level never did drop enough in the skimmer to have much of an effect on the suface. I modded the skimmer by removing about 1/4" form the top "teeth" section. This alowed me to raise the skimmer higher and allow for more...

Since you bought the same rock I did, how did it turn out? The rock looks good with lots of pink and blue coraline.

This morning I found my peppermint shrimp dead. I was setting up to remove the rock today and performed a few water tests. My ammonia levels dropped to 0 and my Nitrates came down to about 3.5 ppm. My phosphates rose to about .25 ppm, and my PH dropped to around 7.8 Thus far DOA: Ritteri...

And the size I'll work on that. Thanks again 8O

After inspecting the rock tonight, I think that is probably the best route. There is still alot of decaying material. Should I start water chabges in the tank with the rock out, or let it cycle again with the existing live rock in the chambers, if you suggest water changes; what percent...

This thread is the ongoing experience of an ill fated decision of introducing "cured" live rock to an inhabited, cycled nano. There are countless articles on the many correct methods of curing live rock, this is NOT one of them; this is rather an account which I will update to serve as a...