maintanence

twilliard · Oct 1, 2016

One of the main contributors of No3 and Po4 is food. This of course goes back to the carbon introduced that breaks down into some final compounds such as No3 and Po4. This is only 2 of the compounds produced.

bryan oestreich · Oct 1, 2016

Brew12 said:
Do you make your own RODI or use tap water?

LFS RODI water and i mix my own salt. and ive checked there RODI water and 0 nitrates and 0 phosphates

bryan oestreich · Oct 1, 2016

twilliard said:
One of the main contributors of No3 and Po4 is food. This of course goes back to the carbon introduced that breaks down into some final compounds such as No3 and Po4. This is only 2 of the compounds produced.

is there food you would recommend. i use blood worms and Mysis shrimp. and that's all i been using since i started fish love it so i haven't changed

bryan oestreich · Oct 1, 2016

is using tap water to thaw and rinse the food off with bad or should i use RODI water? or RODI saltwater? does it matter?

twilliard · Oct 1, 2016

bryan oestreich said:
is there food you would recommend. i use blood worms and Mysis shrimp. and that's all i been using since i started fish love it so i haven't changed

This can go into depth here.
For instance I have to feed 3+ times a day to keep my no3 and Po4 up using just a skimmer. I use Rods food and flake. The rods food is thawed in tank water then fed.

madweazl · Oct 1, 2016

bryan oestreich said:
way off topic but i been really wanted a dwarf lionfish. my tank is pretty open concept so i know he would do good in it. my question is. does water flow effect these guys since there not the greatest swimmers? with the info given what would i lose putting a lionfish in there? fish inverts corals? what would be killed?

If your other fish are smaller than the lion, they can be eaten. They're cool fish and I had one in a reef about 20 years ago but it seriously impacts what fish you can add. They can find a place in just about any tank but other than their striking appearance, they're rather sedentary.

bryan oestreich · Oct 1, 2016

twilliard said:
This can go into depth here.
For instance I have to feed 3+ times a day to keep my no3 and Po4 up using just a skimmer. I use Rods food and flake. The rods food is thawed in tank water then fed.

im just wondering if my skimmer is not as good as it should be. i get maybe a half a cup in the collection cup a week. and its a dark brown normally. its gotten a lighter color ever since i scrubbed the hair algae off and took that basic rock out and blow out a lot of the rocks from debri. could my aquaclear 70 be doing damage? i rinse out the sponge filter in it every water change with clean water and i mainly have the aquaclear so i can run carbon

twilliard · Oct 1, 2016

Well for example my skimmer on a 75G tank

Sorry for all the red I also grow carnivorous plants next to this. And ya it needs a cleaning, darn school takes up all my time or it's laziness LOL

bryan oestreich · Oct 1, 2016

that looks huge compared to mine. maybe i need an upgrade. maybe its not pulling enough out of tank. BTW mine is a HOB skimmer. as i have no sump. i want to graduate to a sump next year if budget allows. right now i have to save up for a new skimmer in hopes that is the issue. what is your skimmer rated for?

twilliard · Oct 1, 2016

Oh gosh.. 750 gallons I do believe
Or it might be 650.. I would have to dig up the specs

bryan oestreich · Oct 1, 2016

twilliard said:
Oh gosh.. 750 gallons I do believe

what size tank is it in? i meant to add that

bryan oestreich · Oct 1, 2016

so if i upgrade mine to a bigger one. could that do the trick?

twilliard · Oct 1, 2016

its in a 40B sump with a 75G display

twilliard · Oct 1, 2016

bryan oestreich said:
so if i upgrade mine to a bigger one. could that do the trick?

yes

bryan oestreich · Oct 1, 2016

twilliard said:
yes

should i keep my aquaclear 70 running if i upgrade the skimmer?

what skimmer do you recommend?

bryan oestreich · Oct 1, 2016

this is the skimmer i am using. eshopps protein skimmer rated for 75G

twilliard · Oct 1, 2016

bryan oestreich said:
should i keep my aquaclear 70 running if i upgrade the skimmer?

what skimmer do you recommend?

Just a few ideas
http://fishkeepingadvice.com/5-best-hob-protein-skimmers/

bryan oestreich · Oct 1, 2016

Reef Octopus Classic BH-2000 Protein Skimmer
i been looking at this one for a while now? would this be a significant upgrade to what i have now?

twilliard · Oct 1, 2016

bryan oestreich said:
Reef Octopus Classic BH-2000 Protein Skimmer
i been looking at this one for a while now? would this be a significant upgrade to what i have now?

Yes it would be.
One key aspect to choosing skimmers is the L/O2 drawn