spoon Posted September 21, 2011 Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 test your rainwater first no point getting a phosphate reactor if your topping it up with fresh phosphate very second day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reptilez Posted September 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 ok will do tomorrow ... thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttputt Posted September 21, 2011 Report Share Posted September 21, 2011 ok...thanks..i will probably get some snails and a phosphate reactor Thats ok, but you need to find the source of the nutrients your tank obviously has. Snails and phosphate remover are like the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff, you need to stop the jumpers! You are putting too much food and additives etc into the tank and you filtration is not coping - you need to limit the food your adding - use rodi water - make sure your skimmer is working or find a better one - and do more water changes - maybe 10 -20% a week rather than 50% every 3. Its a matter of balancing what you are putting in to what you are taking out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reptilez Posted September 22, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2011 ok thanks..i will look into it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reptilez Posted October 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 i am regretfully selling up this tank and setup &c:ry i am going to setp a nano marine and buy the RODi water from the Warehouse to keep the cost down rather than to buy the rodi unit... a nano build will follow shortly :happy1: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 Why are you selling it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reptilez Posted October 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 Why are you selling it? i am having trouble with algae...so am going to buy rodi water which = cheaper for a smaller tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zev Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 Nanos are hard to keep the parameters stable, a larger tank, despite the top ups would be easier to look after. Also you will have to watch the temps don't get too high in a smaller tank. I have a 108l that I top up with PureDew - Countdown is more reliable where we are for keeping stock of it. I use about 10l per week and costs me $7.05, and the tank is in an area where the ambient temperature is quite stable, so no need for a chiller or bottles of frozen water. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirt Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 Not that I know much about marines, but if your doing 10% water changes a week on a 100L and it cost you $7 after a year it really adds up $7x52=$350 so wouldn't it be cheaper to invest in a RODI unit? Looking at the ones reptilez posted they are under that(based on the ones on tm). I'm not sure about all of it but makes sense in my head? Plus if you factor in what Zev said about temp and parameters, the time and money you may spend on fixing them :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reptilez Posted October 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 i am going to setup a 60l...i heard by a member on here to do 1/3 waterchange/month.....i would rather setup a nano anyway and 200L of RODI water adds up...i would prefer to buy the water due to less hassle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-obstacle Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 Is the nano going to be plumbed into your sump? if you're not skimming the nano you'll need to do about 30% per week depending on stock and feeding levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reptilez Posted October 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 Is the nano going to be plumbed into your sump? if you're not skimming the nano you'll need to do about 30% per week depending on stock and feeding levels. i am not going to have a sump . i am going to have a nano skimmer on it...i got told by a staff peson at HFF that 1/3 water change per month is sufficient Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-obstacle Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 While I don't want to suggest that HFF got it wrong, and your fish will survive at 30% per month, you're already having issues that more frequent water changes can fix so planning to do monthly water changes is just asking for more trouble. In a nano the chances of things getting out of hand quickly are much more likely and weekly water changes will reduce the chances of things getting out of hand and there still being 3 weeks before the next water change to reset the system. I don't know anybody with a salt water tank of any size that does monthly water changes and I think you're setting yourself up for failure if you plan to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 if you don't want any hassles don't do marine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reptilez Posted October 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 if you don't want any hassles don't do marine ohh so even though i am changing to rodi water 30% will not be enough to do per month Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livingart Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 in a small tank in my opinion 30% once a month is a big change if your water parameters are too dissimilar i prefer to do weekly changes myself, just my way of doing things i am topping up 12 litres per day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puttputt Posted October 6, 2011 Report Share Posted October 6, 2011 +1, 10% a week is ideal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reptilez Posted October 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 7, 2011 +1, 10% a week is ideal. ok 10 % per week will work :thup: thanks puttputt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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