Recent content by silver105

I am worried it may be a fungus or something. Any ideas?

All with the safe zones very small amounts.

Originally Posted by ZmyDust It's good to let the new water mix with a small powerhead for about 24 hours before adding it. Do your fish have places to hide in your rock work? I find when i do water changes mine always have their place they hide, I think maybe it cuts down on their stress? Oh...

Yea I just finished the test on the PH, the ph is at 7.8 and that's probably what did it, should be at 8.2

And I've only lost one fish in the past after a water change and it was due to low PH.

It's R/O water but I mixed in the salt water mix, and yea I'm about to test the water now.

Yesterday, I changed my tank water. It's a 40 gallon tank, I removed 10 gallons of water, and replaced it with r/o water. I used my vacuum pump to stir the gravel to remove all the waste. I also changed the carbon in my filter. Besides that I scrapped a lot of algae off the front and sides of...

So yea I got this Jewel Damsel early on when my tank was set up along with a few other fish from this site, it wasn't aggressive at first, but now that it's gotten bigger it not only picks on new fish members, but is really becoming aggressive with the it's familiar tank members. Any suggestions...

Thanks a lot I'm going to clean my tank and go to bed, have to get up at 9 for class.

Ok duly noted but as of right now, I need to know is it good or bad to clean that algae off those plants, I thought algae supports natural biological status overall on the good side.

I read a little bit about cycling, I'm still not quite clear on it, can someone give me the cliff notes version on it, basically what do I need as far as tank supplies, what is the process doing, and how long should it be done?

Originally Posted by socal57che I'm having serious internet issues tonight so I apologize if I suddenly disappear. I would reduce feeding of the flake and switch to frozen foods. They are notorious for containing phosphates which may contribute to algae blooms. Feed once a day or once every...

Originally Posted by socal57che Don't replace your filter media. Just clean it in a bucket of water removed during your water change. This way you keep the bacteria that lives in it. We want you to be successful. Welcome to saltwater!!!!!!!! Nitrates, nitrites and ammonia should ideally be...

I feed my Starfish and Urchine Krill and yes I spot feed them about 3 times a week

Yes it is an outside strip thermometer that came with the fish tank kit and I figured it was inaccurate but I had a friend come over and set the tank up who had been running his saltwater tank for over a year, and I believe that the heater has remained constant in temp so I wasn't too concerned...