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Sept.30 Shook some detritus out of the chaeto and cleaned the fuge sponge a few times. Skimmer at 15%. Large hermit molted. Turned over the surface of the substrate. Dosed 0.8mL VSV. Noticed there is no protein at the surface of the display. Fed flake only.

Oct. 01 Tested some parameters. Phosphate 0.1 ppm, Nitrate 0ppm, Nitrite 0ppm, Calcium 460. Didn’t feed. Didn’t dose VSV. Felt sick

Oct. 02 Fed 2 blood worms. Noticed some protein on the display surface. Cut VSV...

This is the begining of my documentation. It is being posted as public record so I nor you will make the same mistake twice. It will be interesting to see my own progression in this hobby.

Sept. 27 Skimmer is producing green. Dosed 0.6mL VSV. Fed flake, 1 beefheart and 1 bloodworm. Bumped Powerhead, glass bottom exposed in center. Turned on lights 1pm. No fuge light. Cleaned glass, had white film, most likely bacterial from VSV(day 3 dosing).
Sept. 28 Fed only flake food, looks...

I am looking for how to build a sump/refugium from a sump.

would appreciate any help

bobnmaggie@hughes.net

I just bought a new Aquapod 24 gallon Model #7051. I have read the instructions but can't make any sense out of them. Maybe you guys or gals can help. I would like a Seahorse tank and don't really know how to start. What filter media should I use? Should I use bio-balls, ceramic and the sponge? I would really appreciate any feedback you can give. Thanks.

i tried getting help from people here but no one seems to care. that really sucks.