jetskisteve Posted December 4, 2005 Report Share Posted December 4, 2005 stone & water world? nope petworld! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelifaxNZ Posted December 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 I have now added 9kg worth of Coral Sand from HFF (bloody expensive at $50 bucks :evil: . I thought it was for a 15kg bag, when I got home and weighed it it was only 9kgs!). Anyway for you other guys, Jansen has 10kg bags for $35. After adding the sand, 1 1/2 days later I start getting colour coming out of the live rock. Here's a couple of pics. First pic was on 6/12/05 8:10pm Second pic was on 7/12/05 6:37pm (tonight) I hope it is all good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 That is a nice colour change for only one day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie extreme Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 its called silicates and diatoms. not a bad food source for some living things. 8) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 its called silicates and diatoms :lol: exactly what i thought. certainly not corraline, most definately diatoms. PITA. i hope you thoroughly washed out the sand first in RODI (or salt) water. the better you rinse it the quicker the silicates and diatoms will disappear. a leaching sandbed - a bit like mine at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelifaxNZ Posted December 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Oh. I did rinse it out about 3-4 times. So is it good or bad ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracker Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Nothing to worry about.... Its all part of the setup. Will go away with PATIENCE!!! Live rock and SAND HAS TO FULLY MATURE, THEN THE DIATOMS ETC WILL SLOWLY GO AWAY AS LONG AS YOUR WATER CONDITIONS ARE UP TO SCRATCH. (Oops...I hit the Caps lock key!!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 its called silicates and diatoms. not a bad food source for some living things. Does that mean if you have diatoms on the sand like I get all the time and stir it into the water the corals will feed on it.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracker Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Its looking nice Heli..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Fay - Yes. Although its interesting, I don't get diatoms on my sand. Pie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracker Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Are you running a skimmer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 So that colour on his rocks is not a good thing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracker Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Does that mean if you have diatoms on the sand like I get all the time and stir it into the water the corals will feed on it.? I have something coming from Germany that may help you Fay. I presume your a running RO/DI? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracker Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 So that colour on his rocks is not a good thing? Not ideally...no. Setr up issues. I have some too, as my system is still maturing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 So is it good or bad ? That depends on what you want They are harmless but considered unsightly if there is too much. But as long as you have a decent skimmer they will gradually dissappear as they get skimmed along with the silicates they contain, eventually there will not be enough free silicate left in the tank to keep new ones alive. But wait there's more - , then you get algae and that can be a bigger headache! So much to learn! That's why people get absorbed, and finally addicted, to this hobby. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cracker Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Fay - Yes. Although its interesting, I don't get diatoms on my sand. Pie What resin are you using Pie? And how often are you changing it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Wow! What it is to be popular Helifax. By the time I get my post up there is 8 new ones in front of it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pies Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 What resin are you using Pie? And how often are you changing it? I am using approx 1kg of Aquamedic, which I used to repaced 500ml of Salifert about 6 months ago. I don't think I need the resin, but it can't hurt. I change it every 9ish months, never because i've felt the need to, just because it 'felt' right. I also went through a 3 month period of not using it, didn't notice any difference, so maybee it makes none? I use a DSB which is a pretty effective way to control phosphate, so I could probably not bother, but I figure less phosphate the more is the key. Pie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wasp Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Uh Oh! That's going to ruffle some feathers! Wait for it..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetskisteve Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 I have something coming from Germany that may help you Fay. I presume your a running RO/DI? Dont u mean howick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelifaxNZ Posted December 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Are you running a skimmer? Yes, bought a Prizm Skimmer until I can afford a better one down the track. Oh well, see what happens and go with the flow. Thanks for all your comments and advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fay Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Just RO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Yes, bought a Prizm Skimmer until I can afford a better one down the track. i see a cheap deltec on trademe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HelifaxNZ Posted December 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 Thanks Chimera, but that will just rip the cr*p out of my sump + more!!!! I think it's a bit too big for my tank/sump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chimera Posted December 7, 2005 Report Share Posted December 7, 2005 You can never have a skimmer that is too big! But granted, a TS1060 is certainly WAY overkill for a 150 litre setup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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