surjer Posted April 1, 2019 Author Share Posted April 1, 2019 Poor fishy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surjer Posted April 5, 2019 Author Share Posted April 5, 2019 So far I have lost both fish, 2 snails, and the water is still not as clean as I would like. So, I ordered an upgraded return pump "sicce 1.0" and the intank Chamber 1 media basket. Also threw into the order some Seachem Purigen as well as the filter bags to put it in. I have ditched the stock foam filter and using filter floss. Should I ditch the stock carbon and bio media as well? Will the purigen take over that part? Not sure what the bio media is for. I have 20lbs of rock to 8.5 gallons of water so i would think i have plenty of suface area for good bacteria but maybe that isnt what that stuff is for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 (edited) I think you will like that pump, the sicce pumps I have used have been great. I personally would ditch the bio media, and only run carbon a week a month or when I perceived some other need although there are people who would disagree with that. Never used purigen here. Edited April 5, 2019 by Muttley000 Autocorrect! surjer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonvice Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 I agree. Ditch the stock carbon.I run Purigen in the bio cube in a media basket. I take the bag out and clean it every other week, just to clean out debris. I think it says it is good for 6 months, but I pitch it after 2. surjer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surjer Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 Once I get the new gear up and running think I could add some zoa’s at least to get something to look at or should I wait the 6 weeks with nothing in it again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Zoas will be fine, just no fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted April 7, 2019 Share Posted April 7, 2019 Zoas will be fine, just no fish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surjer Posted April 7, 2019 Author Share Posted April 7, 2019 Sweet, going to head up to Matt's Corals in Columbus in a bit to check their stock out. crimsonvice 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surjer Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 Got this piece with a leather, some polyps, and some zoa’s at what I thought was a good deal from Matt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonvice Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 Awesome piece! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surjer Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 On the bottom left there is a coral i have no idea what it is.. It's purple and fleshy with neon green specs on it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surjer Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 (edited) Best Picture I could get. Edited April 8, 2019 by surjer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonvice Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 GSP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surjer Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 The one on the bottom left under the leather. I think it might be an Acan? I got a vid, one sec. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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surjer Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 Went ahead and kicked on the whites just for a minute to get a vid. Does this help at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Fishman Posted April 8, 2019 Share Posted April 8, 2019 I don’t even know what the stuff in my tank is that I bought from local stores and they wrote on the bags. haha surjer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surjer Posted April 8, 2019 Author Share Posted April 8, 2019 Lol, that makes me feel better, thank you!! Haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonvice Posted April 9, 2019 Share Posted April 9, 2019 Videos came out real nice! Maybe a Yuma or Shroom of sorts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surjer Posted April 9, 2019 Author Share Posted April 9, 2019 Thanks! They seem to be liking things. They havent ALL opened up but most of them are. I'm really hoping this new sicce 1.0 return pump (OMG Loud) along with the new chamber 1 insert with filter floss and purigen clean this friggn water up. It is so gross! Its not cloudy per-se, just lots of floating particals. Someone mentioned bacteria bloom but i thought that was more cloudy milky water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surjer Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 Updated pic for the build thread. (Posted in a question thread but wanted to keep this one updated for progress). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surjer Posted April 11, 2019 Author Share Posted April 11, 2019 Every day a new adventure. Today I am seeing TONS of these little white BUGS on my glass and just everywhere. Guessing they hitchhiked in on the coral.. I dipped it in Coral Rx but maybe i did it for too short a period of time.. Yayy!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muttley000 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Can you get a close up pic? Sounds like copepods which is a good thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surjer Posted April 12, 2019 Author Share Posted April 12, 2019 I can try but after research last night I think you are right. Will they eventually stop covering my glass in such abundance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crimsonvice Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 Fish will eat them, and are great CUC. I wouldn't stress about them at all. They are fun to watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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