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Adding new rock and sand can cause a mini cycle. You can try to do that but I would suggest you test daily for ammonia and nitrites. If you see those starting to climb then do a water change (so yes have water ready on stand-by)
man sorry to hear about all the trouble. I think at that moment I would had given up and just broke everything down and took a break. I like the new scape.
When I started my 36 tank years ago I had a Quiet Flow and I agree those hob filters are top of the line I think. I ended up giving it to a buddy when I upgraded to my 54 (with sump). No about the filter part costing money. I am back on my 36 and I have a in-tank filter to act as my filter...
I did have both power strips off the floor but I got lazy. The issue happen cause I got lazy lol. awhile back I installed some new equipment and while doing that the power strip felled off the wall and I never put it back. Then yesterday, when I got home from work, I checked my tank and...
Hmmm maybe I should take this as a sign. This morning I was thinking of maybe selling my life stock and just breaking my tank down. Lately I have not had the time to work on it nor am I really in a place to take care of it. Just now I am laying in my bed when I hear my mom yell my name and...
Welcome. I used the Red Sea color kit in the past and just like you it seemed like it never detected anything. I wouldn't dose high but I got tired of testing and seeing it low. Now my tank was good so I switch from testing the colors and just dosing base on how much cal I dosed. I saw no...
nice looking frags but I will have to pass on this. I was looking at my tank last night and it needs a lot of work to get back on track and I don't seem to have enough time with everything