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    Undergravel

    in New to the Marine Aquaria Hobby

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    owder Blue,Sep 4 2003, 06:22 PM] Hi Giant Bicycle,

    Maybe you should consider other filtration methods, as UGF is out-dated and meant more for FW use. I myself have started with UGF too, but under the advice of the seniors here I have already discontinued it, coz UGF is more like a nitrate factory in the long run. Since you already got the UGF, why not reuse the plates and convert them into a plenum system (comparable to DSB) for your tank - definitely better than to use the UGF as your filtration. For plenum system, you can refer to the link here : Monaco System

    You may want to try the canister filter or sump for your mechanical & chemical filtration instead. Matured DSB or Plenum will not prevent the problem of Yellow water (ie. water-tinting). Thus, you will still need a filter to solve this problem using activated carbon. The filter/sump can also serve to remove some debris from your tank.

    As for the pump you have for the overhead filter - yes! by all means. You can use it as a power head to add to the circulation of your tank water. :)

    Just my 2 cents ..

    as a beginer , can i start of with the under gravel first i am just starting off with only a few clown fish without any coral

    Undergravel

    in New to the Marine Aquaria Hobby

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    i am using a 2 and the half feet tank. last week i just bought a 3 feet under gravel plates. when i put the requried amount of plates down , there is still some empty spaces (too small for 1 plate). the question is should i cut the plates or just leave the remaining spaces ? The other question is last time i rear (lou han) i have the over head filter system (box filter) can i use the pump that is included in the over head filter THANKS so much for your time

    Help Please .....

    in New to the Marine Aquaria Hobby

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    HI i am setting up a new tank . the tank is now the 4th day of yhe cycling process. the tank is 2ft . Q1) can i dont put sand at the bottom of the tank ?i am only planning to rear common clown .

    Q2) why during the 3rd day of cycling , there are brown colour like things on the bottom of my tank (only a few). Why

    Q3) why there is water instead of foam in my skimmer

    Q4) when then can i introduced the fish into the tank.

    I am looking forward to your answer :thanks:

    If Your New Read This

    in New to the Marine Aquaria Hobby

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    HI hope the trant (NEMO) will be off as fast as possible or if not our marine life will be lesser and lesser . We as a member of reefclub must teach people about marine life right. but that day just outside clementi fish shop , i saw a middle age lady buying 1 common clown and 5 blue tangs (medium size) (DOrry) at one time so i went to ask her how big is her tank . 1and the half feet .i was shocked .worst still , her tank has been cycling for only 3 days . when i wanted to teach her more about the cycling process, the shopkeeper started shouting at me saying {Dont listen to that young boy }{he knows nothing] at last i just went out of the dam shop. He is only trying to kill marine life . i am sad for the fishes

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