Boomboy's Comeback Tank

[Boomboy]

well im at the stage of waiting. down side is that i dont really have any live rock to seed with. and my rockscape probably temporary as it always is.

but here is where im at.









Also i seem to have some issues with either micro bubbles or just debris floating around, im gonna pick up a filter sock and see if that helps.

was wondering if anyone in edmonton has any live rock that has no pests that i could use and would return. and anyone with any cheato would be awesome too that they need to prune off

[lastlight]

I recently switched to mesh socks rather than felt. I love them! They are the massive 6" ones and much easier to flip inside out than the felt. I can hand-clean these in less than 2 minutes and back in they go.

Tank looks really nice!

[Boomboy]

where do you get those?

[lastlight]

Mine are from BRS. I'm sure they're available locally as well.

[doch]

I'm pretty sure that Marine Aquaria has them.

[Inedaan]

I'm sure that it really doesn't matter but... Isn't the sponge at the top of your TLF reactor on the wrong side of the dispersion plate?

Nice tank btw

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I also run my TLF reactors with the sponge like that. I like a gap where I can easily monitor what is making it past the sponge when bringing new media online. I run the output into my filter sock until that column of water above the plate is clear and then I know I'm good. The sponge above the plate makes that tougher to see. Silly reason maybe but just sayin'...

[Boomboy]

i just thought it made more sense to put in below than on top. i thought that was how it came in the mail does it really make a different which side its on?

i was at work thinking about my micro bubble issues and i think it might be the union valve in my pump i tried to tighten it but not sure how much it made a difference.

this is just the start, so continue to point out things cause i dont mind and appreciate the help.

[Boomboy]

well i'll post an update since everything is moving along. still dont have all the timers and everything set up but i finally got my ATO working properly it was giving me such a hard time before.

i had hair algae to start with and now i have that under control, my biggest issue right now is micro bubbles, even without my skimmer running i seem to be getting them, and i have no idea where the heck they are coming from, it cant be from my pump?? maybe also the skimmer needs a cleaning and so does the pump, so thats what i'll be doing over the weekend and doing a decent water change while im at it. hopefully i can figure out where these blast bubbles are coming from.

and of course i always post pictures LOTS OF THEM

[lastlight]

I've got the first bunch of zoas you posted. Really nice and they grow like weeds (the rest slowly disappear on me!)

Things look nicely settled =)