Mr_Cool
Fri, 17th Aug 2007, 09:22 PM
It may not be and EMERGENCY, but I kind of need a quick answer. I'm really just checking, but....
If my skimmer is not really pulling a lot of junk out of the tank, it's probably because there's not much of a bio-load in there, right? I only have a 5-6" yellow tang, a small green chromis, and a small manderin in there, and it's about 200 gallons of total water volume. It's just a Remora skimmer, so I know it's not the best skimmer in the world (I'll be upgrading soon, I'm sure), but I have a nice size fuge, and I'm running a psuedo Hiatte method as well.
The only reason I'm asking is 'cause I had a bunch of fish die when my tank cycled again. :sick I actually moved everything from a smaller tank into the current one, but added some other sand that I apparently let die off a bit. Of course, I should've been testing the water, but I ran out. (That's another story.) I know the skimmer works. It was going CRAZY the week before the massacre, but I just figured it was because I added some of the fish.
Anyway, I'm getting a large hippo tang and a yellow eye tang tomorrow and I don't want to see them die, too. I tested my water tonight (got a new test kit ;) ) and there at 10. That's without a water change for about a month or so. Do you think I'm o'kay with this or what?
If my skimmer is not really pulling a lot of junk out of the tank, it's probably because there's not much of a bio-load in there, right? I only have a 5-6" yellow tang, a small green chromis, and a small manderin in there, and it's about 200 gallons of total water volume. It's just a Remora skimmer, so I know it's not the best skimmer in the world (I'll be upgrading soon, I'm sure), but I have a nice size fuge, and I'm running a psuedo Hiatte method as well.
The only reason I'm asking is 'cause I had a bunch of fish die when my tank cycled again. :sick I actually moved everything from a smaller tank into the current one, but added some other sand that I apparently let die off a bit. Of course, I should've been testing the water, but I ran out. (That's another story.) I know the skimmer works. It was going CRAZY the week before the massacre, but I just figured it was because I added some of the fish.
Anyway, I'm getting a large hippo tang and a yellow eye tang tomorrow and I don't want to see them die, too. I tested my water tonight (got a new test kit ;) ) and there at 10. That's without a water change for about a month or so. Do you think I'm o'kay with this or what?