I'm trying to keep this short. I had a 75 gallon mostly FOWLR (a few rocks with purple mushrooms)for a couple years couple clowns, damsel, and four chromis, and a few crabs and snails. It was a real pain two canister filters and always fighting algae. lost a few fish during that time yellow tang, fox face and snowflake eel.
It took me over a year to to build my 100 gallon long tank setup 72 X 18 X 18. not completely finished but its been running for over a month since the transfer. built the stand drilled the tank got lucky and picked up some equipment free from a friend that was moving and giving away a lot of stuff that I picked up. including a 93 cube complete setup from which only kept the sump, and gave the tank, stand and MH lighting to a buddy who's son wanted an aquarium.
I transferred everything except rocks with mushrooms on them, water, fish inverts, and sand. I did keep and transfer one rock maybe 6''x 6'' that has mushrooms on it and isolated it, added one bag of sand. Soon after setup and everything tune in as well as a newbie can I added two skunk and one fire shrimp. Its been a month and I clean filter socks weekly, empty skimmer when needed. I was going to do a 20 gallon water change started siphoning into a white bucket and the water was as clean (blue tint) as clean saltwater mix. in the old 75 it was always yellow. so I poured it back in the tank.
My question if the water doesn't have a yellow tint and is clear with a blue tint like freshly mixed salt water do you need a water change? The only algae in the tank is minuscule on the small rock which has the mushrooms on it. BTW I only monitor salinity and everything is healthy and active.
It took me over a year to to build my 100 gallon long tank setup 72 X 18 X 18. not completely finished but its been running for over a month since the transfer. built the stand drilled the tank got lucky and picked up some equipment free from a friend that was moving and giving away a lot of stuff that I picked up. including a 93 cube complete setup from which only kept the sump, and gave the tank, stand and MH lighting to a buddy who's son wanted an aquarium.
I transferred everything except rocks with mushrooms on them, water, fish inverts, and sand. I did keep and transfer one rock maybe 6''x 6'' that has mushrooms on it and isolated it, added one bag of sand. Soon after setup and everything tune in as well as a newbie can I added two skunk and one fire shrimp. Its been a month and I clean filter socks weekly, empty skimmer when needed. I was going to do a 20 gallon water change started siphoning into a white bucket and the water was as clean (blue tint) as clean saltwater mix. in the old 75 it was always yellow. so I poured it back in the tank.
My question if the water doesn't have a yellow tint and is clear with a blue tint like freshly mixed salt water do you need a water change? The only algae in the tank is minuscule on the small rock which has the mushrooms on it. BTW I only monitor salinity and everything is healthy and active.
