Please help tank going down SOUTH FAST!

[jason604]

Originally Posted by Wheelman76

Does the hammer have any brown jelly looking stuff on the heads? Google brown jelly disease to see pics of what it looks like if you're not sure.

I don't believe I saw any brown jelly stuff but it did excrete things with its mouth wide open like this a few hours before I did my 50% WC



I will change my carbon tomorrow and prob do another 50% WC on sat. I will leave my hammer alone for now. No dip. How often am I supposed to change carbon? I'm getting mixed inputs. 6 weeks or 6 months?

[Aquattro]

I would change carbon monthly as a regular schedule. 6 months is silly

[Proteus]

Is there a chance you could rig up a reactor for your carbon. IMO. Passive is a bit silly as only the outer layer will have flow past it and unless agitated can build up with detritus

[jason604]

Originally Posted by Proteus

Is there a chance you could rig up a reactor for your carbon. IMO. Passive is a bit silly as only the outer layer will have flow past it and unless agitated can build up with detritus

I never really looked into reactors or auto dosing yet so I have no knowledge and where to even start with them yet =P what's the pros and cons of them from all my fellow reefers experience with them? I put my bag of carbon in between one of my baffles so I guess the flow through it would be pretty decent. Any tips on making it better if I have no reactor yet?

[Rogue951]

Originally Posted by jason604

I never really looked into reactors or auto dosing yet so I have no knowledge and where to even start with them yet =P what's the pros and cons of them from all my fellow reefers experience with them? I put my bag of carbon in between one of my baffles so I guess the flow through it would be pretty decent. Any tips on making it better if I have no reactor yet?

If you don't have a reactor or Cannister filter that's probably the best you can do.
JL filter socks are long and narrow if youre not using one of those maybe look into it for covering more of the baffle. (becareful it doesn't get clogged and drain your return section of the sump.)

[Proteus]

Originally Posted by jason604

I never really looked into reactors or auto dosing yet so I have no knowledge and where to even start with them yet =P what's the pros and cons of them from all my fellow reefers experience with them? I put my bag of carbon in between one of my baffles so I guess the flow through it would be pretty decent. Any tips on making it better if I have no reactor yet?

Reactors tumble the media via a pump and a cylinder. The benefit is max surface area the impurities will have contact with. When one puts in a bag or in between a baffle the path of least restistants will be taken.
While it's not absolutely necessary it is more economical

Since you are into buying coral now it would be wise to start researching some extra equipment. While it's not as exciting as a frag or colony it may help in the long term sucsess to keeping a reef

Originally Posted by Rogue951

If you don't have a reactor or Cannister filter that's probably the best you can do.
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This makes no sense

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by Proteus

This makes no sense

Perfect sense. If no reactor or canister, placing it between the baffles is the best you can do. I guess it makes sense to me, since that's what I do