Recent content by therealcreel

so now what do i do with my tang. ive had the grouper since last october as a baby and now he's about 6-7 inches. i got the tang for christmas from my girlfriend. the tang has grown about one inch since i got him from about 2 to 3 inches now, and the grouper grew from about 3 or 4 to 6-7...

Originally Posted by peachie98 I see you mentioned an urchin...just fyi...I recently put my dusters in my larger tank with my urchin. The urchin found it fun to carry them around and rearrange the tank with them. (I brought the urchin back to the lfs, haha). yeah the urchin tried to sit on...

no problems since i got him, i have spot fed brine shrimp and it seems to be ok what reasons might it not have been considered compatible with my tank...? thanks -B

2.5-3 hr drive tops if redman cares...

anyone else? i removed my hermit crab because he was picking on the dusters tube, in place of the hermit i got 6 blue leg hermit crabs to help cleaning. any other experiences or things to worry about, ive been doing my reading, and he snotted all over my tank when i was at work yesterday but its...

I have a 55 aggressive with live rock. all i have is one small( 3 inch) panther grouper, urchin, britle star and chocolate chip star. would a feather duster be ok in my tank. i have heard atha you dont need taht much light compared to reef tanks and i have searched a little. any opinions or...

Originally Posted by therealcreel what about fresh? thanks -Brian anybody know the "master test kit" for fresh

Originally Posted by chuckcac a good master test kit for Marine Aquaria is essential- Ammonia, Nitrite, Nitrate, and pH are basic necessites... i'd start with those. also Salinity/Specific Gravity - i reccomend investing in a good reftactometer. (hydrometers are chaep - but notoriously...

bump... the ickfish died, the lfs guy said tank was too cold so were gonna heat it up to at least 79...? i was told buy someone here thats too warm. that was the temp i was told to run salt water tank at. opinions? thanks -Brian

i have a salt and my chick has a fresh both 55gl. what do we both need to watch out for in the water. so far i have heard nitrites, nitrates, ph, calcium, and a few others. is there a good read on what is needed and how to do it. i just havent run across ithere if there is. My chick just...

and salt?

Originally Posted by browniebuck Get some Stress Coat and follow the directions for the tank size, this will not only dechlorinate your water, but it will also help with the stress of adding fish. Do you have a filter up and running yet? Do you have a heater? You should be able to add fish...

Originally Posted by B-Baby80 Did you dechlorinate?How long has it been set up? havent done anything just poured water in. setup for three days now.

oh and all i did was add hose water and nothing else...

i know this is saltwaterfish.com but im working on two tanks right now. my 55 salt and my chicks 55 fresh. well we got everything setup with live plants, rocks, lights and pump. when is it safe to put some fish in and when is it safe to add more? should i take a water sample to the lfs...