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a few more up to date pics

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tangs are actually quite happy right now but if the vlamingi gets much biggger i am gonna have to convert my 133 long to sw for him cuz the footprint of my 120tall is not ideal for fish much bigger...

hey, i have had an ats going for about 4-5 months and am finally happy with my design and the results that it is giving me so i figured that i would post a thread with pics from along the way. i...

green is almost all gone and nitrates are back in check!! will post pics soon

like a sponge or floss??

the snails are chowing down on the algae, and not messing in the sand too badly... i am amazed at how much those little buggers are eating and how fast they are doing it. i went from a full carpet...

ya, cleaning it in the sink with scraper and toothbrush for slot. all i can think of is that i added a bunch of snails and a lawnmower blenny a like 4 days before. they are putting a pretty big dent...

pic/vid of water flow off screen

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cant see anything major missing all it coulda bee is a snail/crab that may have died. i just cant imagine something that small causing that kind of spike.(but what do i know) :?:

i had the timer...

here are a few pist of my ats/sump setup.


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well i just went home and tested and i am still at 110 nitrate and phos has gone up to around 4ppm... not sure how things are staying high even with a nice water change. plus, i shut off pump and...

here is the log i have kept for the last lettle while for my vodka dosing. it might give you a little better idea of what is happening. thanks again


Date ------VDK...

all livestock in the tank is doing ok, and i tested it twice and got the same results. so last night i did a 25gal water change and shop vacced my sump and fuge that the scrubber is in just because...

have you ever noticed a huge jump in your nitrates right after you clean 1 side of your screen? i was at about 20ppm the yesterday and then i cleaned my screen today and tested about an hour later...