Whoa holy cloudy water batman

[Pan]

Originally Posted by TheReefGeek

Is the plastic an actual brace, or just for looks? If it is just for looks you dont have to replace it if you dont want.

I don't know if it is for looks or a brace....it's on a 55 gallon...i'm thinking of a trade for it, but if it affects the structural integrity..then i'm not sure....can you buy these braces and put them on? How do you take the old one off?

[Pan]

Originally Posted by mr_alberta

Seriously? You live like 3 blocks from me haha.

As for the trim, you usually have to take off the existing one and replace the whole thing (if it is in 1 piece that is).

cool...i won't get a new tank i'll just go to your place every 20 minutes

gonna have to drive around at night and look for the "porn lights" in the window..least thats what the actinics look like to me...

[Pan]

Well the little tank is cycling again....all in time now....still havn't decided on the new setup....so many options, have to decide which is the best. A Lot of people have been telling my 55 gallons are too narrow really for reef tanks...is this accurate?

[Pan]

Okay, nice....I bought two blue devil damsel fish, figuring they would help cycle my tank, then i could put them into the new one...it's coming i'm just not sure on the size yet. So i put them in, acclimating with a little drip line...I tested water yesterday everything read okay. I went and saw a couple movies...and BOTH yes BOTH of them were on the carpet...now i'm not one for signs usually...but someone is trying to tell me something.....

Anyways after scooping them up, and cleaning the carpet i tested the water again...

ammonia 0
ph 7.6 or so
Nitrate 0
nitrite 0.2 or 0.3 or so... (eek)
Alk...Well...off the scale again...well not quite... 3.6 meq/l i would think...at least thats what the test indicates...

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

pH should also be in the 8.2-8.4.

50g is too narrow. I don't even like it for my sump because 12" is not wide enough to properly fit my Tunze skimmer box. 18" is good, 24" would be awesome. Unfortunately, very few tanks are made in the 24" wide range so that limits my own options. Ended up going with two 65g 3' by 18" by 2' tall tanks.

Anthony