Nano Diary

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[Clownfish11790]

My Marine Aquarium is finally up to par...i just have to wait for the coralline algae to begin to grow, because i redid my rock structure and there are some bare spots, but i like the look of it.....also i am wondering...i have a bunch of crap stuff on the bottom, i'm not sure if its poop that will cause more nitrates, or just LR rubble...also, i was wondering if i should get a sand bottom, right now i have bare, i think it would look better with sand, but i am worrying about debris getting stuck..any suggestions welcome! pics soon!

 

[SkiFletch]

If you're worried about debris in the sand just get some sand sifting brittle stars or snails. THey'll keep things stirred for you

 

[Siamese Fighter05]

Pics!

 

[Clownfish11790]

WOW!!! I have been gone for such a long time. I think it has been around a year...I have bad news, my tank has gone totally downhill and I haven't done a water change for such a long time, and I just top it off with tap water to make sure the filter isn't noisy. I have been a very bad aquarium owner. But I am going to try to become a good one again. The only thing I have left is one Clownfish....Wow i feel stupid.

 

[Clownfish11790]

Today, I cleaned out my skimmer, by aquarium, and my water rotating pump. I took out my skimmer and cleaned the entire thing. I also got a bucket and siphoned all the crap out of the bottom of the aquarium, in order to not take out too much water, I would siphon all the crap out. Let it sit then pour the clean water(that was above the debri) and placed it back into the aquarium. After doing this 3 times, I finally did one last siphon, and then I changed about 4 and a half gallons of water. I am blowing away the debri off of my rocks and corals so they will hopefully begin to grow again. Tommorow I plan on fixing my filter, wish me luck!

 

[SkiFletch]

Good luck

I'm sure you'll clean it up nicely

 

[Clownfish11790]

Just to end this post.

My parents ended up getting a divorce and I was forced to end my 20 Gal Saltwater Tank, my 55 Gallon Cichlid tank and my outdoor pond. It has been 6 years since I have last posted!

Is anyone who helped me during this still on the forums?

 

[seffieuk]

Ski, is still a member, but is unwell , so rarely gets on now - but how about jumping back into the salty side, even if you havent got a tank at the moment.......we are a friendly crowd who love nothing better than a banter with our salty muckers

Seffie x

 

[Clownfish11790]

Hey guys! It's been a while!

I have recently had the urge to set up another aquarium and after experiencing saltwater I feel like I can never go back to fresh.

My only problem is that I go to college and over long breaks, such as winter, I would be away for multiple weeks. If there was a way I could transport my things easily I would be much more inclined to, but this also limits my size.

I was thinking about a 20G Long (like my old one) because I already have the light fixture, but this may be too much for me to move. I could also deal with a 10 gallon, but my old really nice light would not fit on it

What do you all think?

 

[seffieuk]

I suppose it is all according how far you have to move it each time, would there be die off on the live rock? Moving it is easy

 

[DigitalStorm]

I think you need to google 'adam crouch tank of the month'

Seems to me it's pretty much what you're after.