Recent content by Flying Turkey

I was wondering how soon after completing a new tank cycle should I add a clean up crew. I just finished cycling, and the diatoms have arrived. I've got brown diatoms on my sand, rocks and tank glass. I even saw some down in the sump. Water parameters are pretty good: Temp: 79.5 Salinity...

I was thinking of running Chemi-pure in my sump but don't have a good spot to put it. I was thinking of just dropping it in my filter sock, but I think most of the return water will just flow around the bag and not through it. Then I thought about putting it in a reactor. Anyone shove a bag of...

Has anyone cycled their tank with Dr. Tim's? http://www.drtimsaquatics.com/ I was at Reef Wise in Lisle and they recommended it. I see it has been peer reviewed in scientific papers, so I'm thinking the old school thought of bacteria in a bottle being nothing more than snake oil, is well, old...

I just started cycling my new tank and wasn't planning on mechanical filtration. I was just going to let the skimmer do it's thing, but I'm seeing lots of particles floating around in my sump. Lots of stuff coming off the live rock. So I think I should get a filter sock going ASAP. I was at...

Hi all! This is my first attempt at a salt water aquarium. I've been doing research for months and months, and I finally decided the time was right. So I bought a 50 gallon rimless cube from SC Aquariums. For $589 shipped, it came with a stand, 20 gallon sump, return pump, protein skimmer and...