Marie7
Well-Known Member
Hi guys, I have a question to you all, I been in this hobby for few years already, I must say that I enjoyed very much, I have deal with different equipment's and changing slowly into a more sophisticated or updated systems with the goal of keep my reef safe and everything running and working fine.
Recently I went to a big loss and my mind went back to the beginning when I start this hobby, not to forgot that the first water was mix by myself without known nothing about this hobby, I seat down to read and explore options and what I really needed to start my dream of a life time a Reef aquarium with corals and exotic fishes of so many different colors, it was a success, My first tank was a 40 gallon tank hexagon in the front and few corals which add couple weeks later my first nemo fish and the first 2 damsels, by the time I did all this my tank was already cycling for 2 months, it was so hilarious to see that I did it on my own and alone, I even bought a sump and overflow box and I was very lucky on it.
I move into later a 60 gallon tank and of course it has happen to all of us we want to move into a bigger tank or that has other features so I move into a 75 gallon, corals and fishes was doing great and my tank start to looks even better Coraline was growing on my tank, my starfish seen to reproduce, I start to see little starfishes everywhere .. (wow let me take a good deep breath guys after loosing so much in the last couple days it's not easy to remember old times when things was better, lol) any ways things was great, very good of course by then I join the Reef2Reef forums and start to read and ask questions when I was concern about something or make sure it was ok, the next tank was another 75 gallons but this time it was drilled already so I disconnect my hanging overflow wow it was good I was having my first used drill tank that I get very cheap, things was even better then.. down the line after a while i decide to change my system and remove the Bio- Balls filter and change it for the sleeve or socks one which I thought that it was working well until... i start to se a change on my corals, they stop growing and not feeling to happy, ammonia at times was a touch elevated not big deal and I took care with the frequent water changes, Everything start to go downhill and I was able to nomalized things on the tank again at least I wasn't loosing more corals or not spikes on the parameters of the tank, I decide again to upgrade this time I got a 92 gallon corner bowfront tank I presently have, I was so amaze at the deal I got it (price) plus dry rock and even sand (of course I did not use the sand) I was afraid of bring any pest into my tank, the rock was petty much dry already, again things runs pretty good for the space of at least 2 years between adjusting PH, nitrates, the 2 main pain in the neck but notice loosing more corals, at some point I wanted to go into Bio- Balls again as I was thinking somehow my old pump was a champion doing it's job, so as many of you already know, I lost all my fishes this time fighting an unknow issue that I have decide to take matters on my hand and follow my instinct, I', changing back to Bio balls filtration.
I don't known if any other member has experience the same when did the change into the sleeve system.
Recently I went to a big loss and my mind went back to the beginning when I start this hobby, not to forgot that the first water was mix by myself without known nothing about this hobby, I seat down to read and explore options and what I really needed to start my dream of a life time a Reef aquarium with corals and exotic fishes of so many different colors, it was a success, My first tank was a 40 gallon tank hexagon in the front and few corals which add couple weeks later my first nemo fish and the first 2 damsels, by the time I did all this my tank was already cycling for 2 months, it was so hilarious to see that I did it on my own and alone, I even bought a sump and overflow box and I was very lucky on it.
I move into later a 60 gallon tank and of course it has happen to all of us we want to move into a bigger tank or that has other features so I move into a 75 gallon, corals and fishes was doing great and my tank start to looks even better Coraline was growing on my tank, my starfish seen to reproduce, I start to see little starfishes everywhere .. (wow let me take a good deep breath guys after loosing so much in the last couple days it's not easy to remember old times when things was better, lol) any ways things was great, very good of course by then I join the Reef2Reef forums and start to read and ask questions when I was concern about something or make sure it was ok, the next tank was another 75 gallons but this time it was drilled already so I disconnect my hanging overflow wow it was good I was having my first used drill tank that I get very cheap, things was even better then.. down the line after a while i decide to change my system and remove the Bio- Balls filter and change it for the sleeve or socks one which I thought that it was working well until... i start to se a change on my corals, they stop growing and not feeling to happy, ammonia at times was a touch elevated not big deal and I took care with the frequent water changes, Everything start to go downhill and I was able to nomalized things on the tank again at least I wasn't loosing more corals or not spikes on the parameters of the tank, I decide again to upgrade this time I got a 92 gallon corner bowfront tank I presently have, I was so amaze at the deal I got it (price) plus dry rock and even sand (of course I did not use the sand) I was afraid of bring any pest into my tank, the rock was petty much dry already, again things runs pretty good for the space of at least 2 years between adjusting PH, nitrates, the 2 main pain in the neck but notice loosing more corals, at some point I wanted to go into Bio- Balls again as I was thinking somehow my old pump was a champion doing it's job, so as many of you already know, I lost all my fishes this time fighting an unknow issue that I have decide to take matters on my hand and follow my instinct, I', changing back to Bio balls filtration.
I don't known if any other member has experience the same when did the change into the sleeve system.
