Recent content by dskidmore

Come on guys the thread is years old. You're expecting him to update the thread every time the photos expire? Bang Guy has not updated this thread in 3 years. Unsubscribing from thread.

Most people use raw shrimp, but anything organic that rots will do. Stale fish food, a slice of a vegtable... You just need a supply of Nitrogen that won't suffocate and die (like fish) in the resulting chemistry changes.

If it's been two weeks, then it's time for another 20% water change anyway. If you salt level dips too low (which it really shouldn't) you can top off with premixed saltwater instead of fresh water until correct levels are reached. Much more often, salt levels go to high due to evaporation. Are...

Originally Posted by vt4lifecuf The guy who work at the fish store told me i can dosing calcium and alk twice per week, he said it help snails and hermit crabs. How do i get those purple looking for my snails and rocks? Does supplement require? any recommendation on kent products? Thanks The...

Originally Posted by Herefshyfishy If i am starting a brand new tank shoud I buy Cured LR or Uncured LR, and why? For a new tank, get uncured live rock. Uncured live rock can have more varieties of life on it, that you may get lucky enough to have survive the cycle. With uncured live rock...

Originally Posted by vt4lifecuf as of right now i have no live rocks but only fishes, twice per week i add calcium and alkalinity. I have the tanks almost two years with no live rocks; therefore, I will buy cured live rock next month, i would like to know what is the best supplements for live...

Originally Posted by AquaKnight Alright, thanks, starting to get it. I'm only going to have a couple bends at most in the line, but the return will run a fair bit horizontal, so I shouldn't consider using Flex-Spa? Only if I needed like a long arc I should use flex? That's only for the return...

Aww man, if I had the money Leona, I'd so drive down to get it. Putting this tank together was good times, even if I personally wasn't much help.

Originally Posted by Lubeck Again, sorry for interrupting Hard to interrupt a conversation that hasn't been active lately. Feel free to post your questions.

Beautiful! I always get the feeling though that the camera can't do it full justice. Kinda like trying to photograph landscapes, the camera can't catch the same scope and detail that your eye can as it roams around and foccuses on each area.

Originally Posted by Jerthunter Thinking makes my head hurt..... I think it is more then just rather an organism is prokaryotic or eukaryotic or even unicellular or multicellular that draws the line for human sympathy but who really knows. I personally don't care much about tiny invertebrates...

Originally Posted by forcrz6 Mud you answered alot of my questions on LR. But my last question is this. If I get the rock from my LFS and I transport it home in a container that I have already prepaired w/ water what would be the cycle time and should I still scrub it? Well, how much do you...

Originally Posted by Jerthunter What about the poor bacteria!!! No one ever seems to show any sympathy for prokaryote organisms!! Do we know if prokaryote organisims feel pain? Most things that would injure a single celled organisim would kill the affected organisims, so they won't suffer...

Originally Posted by fatcats i had a question would live sand count for cycling and how long would u need to cycle before u can put any fish in the tank, I have heard 2,4, and 10 weeks Yes, you can cycle with live sand. It would be better to add live rock as well at this point, but if it's not...

That cost comparison isn't even valid, when the primary argument on this thread is you should spend 50 cents on a dead shrimp at the grocery store instead of $20 on damsels.