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i use the API reef test kit. nitrates have been pretty much 0 every time. when i first finished cycling the tank i had a huge algae outbreak so i went no lights for a few days then everything went back to normal. could this still be a new tank syndrome a year later ?? i have a bit of coral...

my nitrates are normal. i haven't tested phosphates. i got some gfo from the lfs and am running it in a bag right by the filter for now to see if that does anything. its been a week and ive seen no change. i have been doing regular 5 gallon water changes every week. is 5 gallons not enough ?

so i have a 32g biocube about to turning 1. a month or 2 ago i started seeing a little algae growing on the rocks and thought nothing of it but now its getting out of control. large dark green bushes all around. what is this and how do i get rid of it??? also i now have a ton of these little...

yes i plan to have get some kind of bracket that i could put between the two valves and screw it in to the top of the stand

Finally had a day off to just focus on the tank. Was able to cut out the other side of the stand and do a little plumbing. Not final yet because i have to get a 90 for my return side and clean up the cut i made on the stand cause it kind of hits the drain bulkhead.

Heres a little before and after of the cycle. pretty much all you can see is how much color the rocks took in that time.

yeaa.. when i started my 32 i made the mistake of throwing dirty ol dry pukani in there.. ended up with a bacterial bloom and took over 2 months to cycle. lesson learned as i now have my rocks for the 93 sitting in a rubber bin

are these hard to keep. where exactly do they fall in the reef keeping soft / hard ??

Brand, i keep looking at your setup makes me want to drill new holes on my stand and flip my tank around so the drain goes straight down like that. everyday i change my mind and come up with more crazy ideas that push back this damn build

i had already ordered all the pvc and fittings that i thought i needed. so im just going to see if i could get it to work with what i have. im pretty sure i will have a lot of stuff left over. i guess ill save it for the next build. that flex line would make things a lot easier though and...

Here i am again. The new guy complicating thing but i have more questions. So my tank came already drilled. Both holes are 1 inch bulkheads but they put an adapter on the drain to have a 1.5 pvc on the top. I went and got some fittings to do the same going to the bottom side but its such a short...

ok... soo i guess i dont have to put in the order for 2 45's lol.. thats what has delayed me on my build. besides work. im trying to make it perfect but the more research i do you never really get a solid answer

ok cool. I hope to be able to get some work done next time i finally get a day off. Thanks for the offer of free help. I really wish i knew exactly when i'd have a chance to spend a day working on the tank so that we could actually try and set that up. But until then ill keep picking you guys...

ok i get the whole avoid the 90 and use two 45's but im a bit confused about the dont let it hang on the bulkhead. i do plan to have one or two straps helping hold the weight onto the stand. would that still not work

Ok so i'm about to have a year and a half with this EMPTY tank sitting on the stand in this corner. I finally have everything i need and its all up to me to hook it up. Just trying to make sure i do it all right the first time. So here's where you guys come in. I plan to make a little manifold...