Nanoreefnewbie 2012 nano contest entry

[nanoreefnewbie]

Originally Posted by intarsiabox

The gunk that your skimmer collects.

OH crappy jus dumped that...umm yea sure will its gross yellow definitely works

[mrhasan]

BTW I am pretty sure your skimate is watery (wet skimmate) and that can SERIOUSLY suck up your saltwater. So if you see that your level is low, not all might be due to evaporation and you might actually be lowering your salinity when adding freshwater for top-off while most of them are not due to evaporation. So always check your salinity before adding top-off.

Originally Posted by nanoreefnewbie

OH crappy jus dumped that...umm yea sure will its gross yellow definitely works

[nanoreefnewbie]

Originally Posted by mrhasan

Yah DIYs are always awesome. Just make sure you don't spend anything on a commercial skimmer for your tank unless you are up for something like reef octopus which will cost you around $150+ :P

I bought an AC110, got a light, put in some chaeto and that crazy algae is keeping my tank at undetectable nitrate! BINGO!

Try doing that

Yea maybe

[nanoreefnewbie]

Originally Posted by mrhasan

BTW I am pretty sure your skimate is watery (wet skimmate) and that can SERIOUSLY suck up your saltwater. So if you see that your level is low, not all might be due to evaporation and you might actually be lowering your salinity when adding freshwater for top-off while most of them are not due to evaporation. So always check your salinity before adding top-off.

OH thank you holding 1.024 and trying to lower some more...

[Enigma]

Why are you trying to lower it? If anything, I'd say it should be higher.

[nanoreefnewbie]

Originally Posted by nanoreefnewbie

Awesome that sux too bad you waste your cash bud..5 bucks not stuff lying around works great..well spent cash in my mind...im not getting all fancy with my first reff

srry dam spelling check reff lol i think everyone knows i meant reef lol

[mrhasan]

Why lower?! Keep it between 1.024-1.026

[nanoreefnewbie]

Originally Posted by Enigma

Why are you trying to lower it? If anything, I'd say it hold be higher.

Jus too 1.023...and ive seen a few whick looking reefs ať 1.023 ..ill counter ask now why have it higher??

[mrhasan]

Because 1.026 is ideal for reefs but fishes can be kept in practically anything :P (I have kept mine for weeks without knowing that my salinity was at 1.031). You can keep softies in almost anything like 1.021, which is ideal for fish only systems (not the delicate ones like ricordia ofcourse) but for pretty corals, you should aim at something 1.024 to 1.026.

[nanoreefnewbie]

Originally Posted by mrhasan

Why lower?! Keep it between 1.024-1.026

Its within in ball park..ill ask the same why have it higher...its all preference right...If I noticed fish friends arnt liking the lower sality ill Raise accordingly...