Search results

I just bought a used 120g tank! wOO hOO!!!! way excited.. anywho, it has alot of crap on the overflow that has probably been there for years. i tried scrubbing with boiling hot water, didn't do anything. is there a way to get these clean again?

im also looking at seting up a tank for clown trigger, and huma trigger, what about butterfly fish? are they compatable?

thanks guys, what about humidity? i heard sumps can make a room really humid? is this true? and what about the pump? i know those can be kinda loud. is there a quiet pump for me to consider?

can he just add new sand?

Hey guys, i have a 36gallon with 1clown, 1fire fish, 1watchman goby, 1clown goby.. I really want to get a black clown, but u heard you cant add a clown, only if they have been introduced together. so can i just take the orange clown and black clown and put them in a seperate mutual hospital tank...

ok thanks abunch guys! my plan is to buy 110g would be FOWLR 3 or 4 fish, mostly triggers if that makes any difference. the other thing is that this tank would be in my room, would a sump make it more noisy?

i would start looking for a new home for that tang, even though he is small. they are very active fish and need ALOT more swimming room. i wouldn't put a baby tang in anything less than a 55gallon, and will need a minimum of 120 gallons once fully grown

is a sump used for more than just less frequint water changes? is a sump really required? if so why? what is the largest tank you would recommend before getting a sump? also 2 new creatures growing in my tank.. anyone know what they are?

ive heard up to 50% of life dies off after being out of water for 5seconds.

starting a new tank, and just bought 200lbs of uncured rock. i would like to know where everyone is buying there salt? i dont mind paying for good salt once i have fish, but just want some cheap salt, to use since i will be doing tons of water changes for the next month. also what is the best...

Does anyone know why the Red Sea 36gallon cube tank is nearly 3x more than the 29gallon Oceanin Biocube? i cant tell much difference.. maybe the light? which light is better for reef and corals?

thanks for your help :good: another question i have is about my protein skimmer. when the overflow gets full, i cant take it off without turning it off as the water is always 1/2" above neck line, but if i turn it off, and turn it back on, the water will instantly start pouring into the...

hello everyone few questions.. 1. i've had a 36gallon FOWLR set up for 11weeks. it currently has 1 clown, 1 damsel, 12 crabs, 5 bumble bee snails.. i am moving 2 miles away.. how do i go about transfering? should i just fill up five 5gallon buckets from the water in the tank, with fish in one...

i just set up my 2nd salt water tank, its a tiny 6gallon tank. and i have a eshopps 75 protien skimmer laying around i could use, would this be ok? the only reason why i would think it would be unexeptable is the force of water coming through the output. but its no more flow than the hang on...

i'm not gonna lie, i havn't checked my nitrate levels for over a month.. i check nitrite and ammonia weekly. but figured, since im doing such frequint water changes that the nothing could have a chance to spike. just did another 25% water change, and will again on sunday. also just added a bag...

it is a 36gallon, aqueon bow tank, i just use the filter it came with, along with 58lbs of live rock for filtration, also use a eshopps 75gallon protein skimmer. i do 10gallon water change every sunday. i use 100% RO water. I was told not to even run a filter, and that the live rock would be...

hi everyone, new to the salty side. ive had my tank up for 10 weeks. and just added my 2nd fish. 4days ago.. ammonia and nitrite read 0. but nitrate is at 40. what causes this? and i thought nitrite and nitrate were ralated. and im confused how nitrite can read 0 when nitrate is high.. also i...

Hello all, is it ok to mix salts? and also, can tangs live on just flakes? if not what else do they eat?

great thanks! i will cross off dragonets. i bought 1 clown today, here are some pics below.. the guy at the lfs says i could buy a baby tang and they will get too large eventually bought grow slow, and would not be a bad choice for my tank. do you guys agree? also im looking for easy fish to...

Ok i decided i will definetely get 1.orange stripe prawn Goby- http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+2124+197&pcatid=197 6.royal gramma basslet- http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_...1+53&pcatid=53 7.clown fish...

1.orange stripe prawn Goby- http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+2124+197&pcatid=197 2.bicolor Pseudochromis - http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_...143&pcatid=143 3.ocellaris clown- http://liveaquaria.com/product/prod_...137&pcatid=137 4.flame angelfish-...

hello again guys! its been 3weeks with my first fish (damsel) and he is still alive! yay!! so far so good. what does quarrantine a fish mean? and whats the rule of thumb for how often i can add fish? i want 6 small fish. so if i pick out 6 fish i want, and tell you guys, will you please let...

i picked up 2 snails, and 2 crabs today. is there enough stuff in the tank for them to eat?? or should i be feeding them?

before my live rock was in a 15 gallon plastic tub. i didnt place it in the tank tell ammonia and nitrite showed 0. So what would COC do for my tank, if there is nothing to clean up? ive always heard to cycle a tank with 1 fish. but just today, heard its best to cycle it with no fish?? but i...

its on the tip of my tounge. here is a pic.

i always seem to have about 0.1 to 0.25 of ammonia, thats even testing a day after a 25%-30% Water change. i think i need bigger/stronger filter? i have two 110gph filters. i cant add another one it would make the tank look clustered.. is there a filter around the same size as the one i have...

What is CUC? and what exactly do you mean by cylce the tank? i have 2 power heads, both are stage 1 400gph x2 =800gph so i dont need the power heads directly facing the rock? so i should place them at top tward the back of the tank and angle them so they're facing the front of the tank? should...

Ive decided to try a salt water fish. and knew nothing coming into it, ive been searching and studying for about 6months now. i just got done curing 58lbs of live rock, took 6weeks! 8 hours before this pic the tank was completely empty. still a bit cloudy.. eventually this tank will be a reef...

My tank has been established for 6years, it housed 1 oscar and 2 blue gill for 6 years, 3 months ago, i moved them out to my pond, and started a new community of fish. 3 african cilcids and 2 bumble bee puffer fish. tank is an 80gallon. and about 3weeks after adding the new fish, the tank has...

also which is the better salt to go with, reef crystals, red sea, or reef sea? and is it ok to mix salts? also what is the cheapest salt i can use to cure my live rock?

thanks for the response:) the tank is a aqueon bowed front 30Lx15Wx21H

just about ready to setup my 36gallon tank. i have 2 400gph Koralia power heads, should i place them on the same side, one obove the other? side by side? one on each side of tank?? how should i position them?

and will the refractometer be good enough? http://cgi.ebay.com/Salinity-Refractometer...%3D10%26ps%3D63

Ive decided to make my new 36gallon tank a reef tank. is there any good lights out there for under $150? and whats the best sand to go with? thanks

why cant some fish be in reef tanks? is it simply just cause of the fact that they will ruin it, or will they die or what?

i was wondering about how to add water. so we should you fresh water for top offs, but what about the 25% water changes? do you add salt in the bucket? or slowly add salt to the aquarium and check salinity level every few hours? or what?

k last question, plese help me decide between these two protien skimmers. thanks 1. http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/prod...fm?pcatid=19865 2. http://www.aloha-aquariums.com/servlet/the...le-Wheel/Detail also will this refractometer be sufficient <a...

yay nevermind. I found a fish store that sales it for 25cents a gallon! i'm about to order some live rock online, but before i do you guys should let me know if i should go through with buying from one of these sites, cause its seems fish to me, it's extremely cheap...

well ive looked into R/O filter systems. and the cheapest i can find is $455 is there an alternative solution? can i buy r/o water somewhere? will tap water and water conditioner not be sufficient in a reef tank?