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  1. JRocha

    Help--My nitrate levels are too high

    +1. the last time I messed with my sand is when I removed it all at once. a month later the tank crashed and wiped out all but my clowns, my eel, and marine betta. I then added new sand back and had to start a new cycle and since then I haven't cleaned it or touched it. I just bought 2 sand...
  2. JRocha

    Help--My nitrate levels are too high

    yeah I only got the seachem stuff cause the ReefresH20 block I used to use is off the market and that had to be replaced every year. at least this stuff doesn't need to be replaced. But it does work. and yeah I overloaded it. I have enough to filter over 800 gallons. my water is crystal clear. I...
  3. JRocha

    Help--My nitrate levels are too high

    i use a euroreef skimmer and a sh!tload of seachem pond matrix and I overfeed like crazy. the seachem pond matrix takes a little while to cycle but works great. I have 4 litres of it in my sump right before my return pumps which is seperated by egg crate so the water passes through it all the...
  4. JRocha

    clam murders my christmas wrasse

    yeah its a maxima and its about 4 inches. yes it released it but it was already dead. It probably has happened before but I don't know.
  5. JRocha

    clam murders my christmas wrasse

    It was getting crushed for about 5 minutes before it was released lifeless. it's a shame cause it was the first christmas wrasse I have ever been able to keep alive. I had it for about a year or more. I didn't see it happen I was looking into the tank on the opposite side and then saw some sand...
  6. JRocha

    clam murders my christmas wrasse

    yeah I don't think he will be spitting anything anytime soon. lol. Never seen that happen before. As for the algae, I haven't had a chance to do a full clean up on the acrylic. wish I did so I would have a clearer pic. Camera died right after the shot. so did the wrasse. :(
  7. JRocha

    clam murders my christmas wrasse

    I was looking into my tank for a few minutes and noticed my christmas wrasse spitting water at my clams and I guess he got too close and this is what happened........
  8. JRocha

    The "Justin method" of algae removal (Hydrogen Peroxide 3%)

    i only did it for that long because they are corals that have been in my system for quite sometime and I toothbrushed them while in the H2O2, so I figure the less time the better in the iodine since I put the coral through enough stress with the H2O2 dip. You don't have to do the iodine I just...
  9. JRocha

    The "Justin method" of algae removal (Hydrogen Peroxide 3%)

    you can use a soft toothbrush and scrub off the algae while its in the H2O2. it makes the hair algae come right off. do a iodine dip after the H2O2 bath and watch how your corals look the next day. I am very satisfied with what I did. good luck to whoever does this. I only had the corals in each...
  10. JRocha

    The "Justin method" of algae removal (Hydrogen Peroxide 3%)

    i just did this to over 10 pieces of coral. the way I decided to do this is, I had setup 3 small glass tanks that I bought at pet club for 10 bucks each. 1 tank had saltwater from my tank with hydrogen peroxide, the next tank had saltwater from tank and a shit load of kents tech I(iodine), and...
  11. JRocha

    any experiences with eco aqualizers?

    looked it up on reefcentral and they have a 9 page forum on trashing it. I figured that they tend to trash just about everything on reefcentral I would ask this here since everybody is very helpful.
  12. JRocha

    any experiences with eco aqualizers?

    I know someone who started using the product about a month ago and I was wondering if anybody has tried it themselves and what were the results? here is the website. http://www.ecoaqualizer.com/aquarium_filter/products.php
  13. JRocha

    I need a ReefresH20 biomedia block

    I have had a nitrate problem for several years now and I have tried just about everything. I've tried vodka dosing, purigen, wet skimming, huge water changes, and the only thing that worked really well was a ReefresH20 block. it dropped my nitrates to zero quick, but marine depot stopped selling...
  14. JRocha

    australomussa care?

    sweet. thanks for the info. I put them on the sand in a low current area. I hope they color up as they fluff up. they look like they just got them in. my tank tends to change corals colors after a while. i'm gonna take pics of them and compare a week or so from now.
  15. JRocha

    australomussa care?

    So I got lucky today at a LFS. I picked up two colonies of australomussas 1 is red and the other is green. I paid only 115 for both. But since I brought in some stuff I only paid 50. Anyway. Does anybody know where they liked to be placed and lighting needs?
  16. JRocha

    help! does anyone know who sells D&D salt for a reasonable price

    yeah somebody told me the same thing today.
  17. JRocha

    help! does anyone know who sells D&D salt for a reasonable price

    looks like I might have to go there depending on price. I go through it fast.
  18. JRocha

    help! does anyone know who sells D&D salt for a reasonable price

    i would, but I have been using this salt for a couple of months and I don't want to change salts again. The D&D salt works wonders for my tank. I guess I will have to pay the cost I guess. Marine depot sells it of 64 dollars but adds a 21 dollar fee for heavy shipping. looks like this is the...
  19. JRocha

    help! does anyone know who sells D&D salt for a reasonable price

    since Ocean treasures shut down I have no place to get it from. I could go to dublin to get it at aquarium concepts, but they are charging 89.99 for the 5 gallon bucket. so it would cost me over a hundred dollars after gas and toll to get it. So does anyone know where a LFS sells it for a...
  20. JRocha

    Australomussa

    sweet/ maybe when I get home from Nassau I can come check them out if you still have them. I am coming home on monday the 21st.
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