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lol Kiefers, and yes i agree with you on the "What ever happen to cycling a tank with raw shrimp and a dose of patients??" why would you add ammonia?? let nature do its thing, give it the time it takes. the live rocks will have provided the right amount of ammonia. not all might be lost but i...

I would go for the T5 as well they are the veterans of lighting and are much more affordable than the other stuff. I have been cycling my tank for close to a month now, cope-pods and amphipods are blooming, stomata snails are spawning as well as different types of mushroom corals (WHOOP, WHOOP!)...

+1 red tiger

got some 7 snails today in addition to the one I had and they are very active to say the least. I now have 3 astrea snails (one already owned) 2 Mexican turbo snails, 2 what i think to be Elegant banded creeper snail, one of which promptly burrowed itself in my sand and one snail that looks...

haha thx siptang, so best way to know remains research and books then.

yea thought about that but good info is good info no? besides there is a good atmosphere here, there is no reason to change site

think i found a little gem here, let me know what you people think

maaaaan this crap is spreading quickly! its attacking my rear tank glass now, the faster it grows the faster it will starve itself right...RIGHT!?!? Been doing some research to see what I can do to fight it (not adding any chemicals to my tank that's for sure) seems this bloom could be due to my...

so turns out there was somehting wrong with the ammonium test unit, got a new one today and the results are between 0,05-0,1 mg/l

cool, so it s good thing?

hey everyone, here is my daily dumb question, iv noticed my sand going an orange-ish brown color under the power head, im assuming this is die off from the live rocks. should i clean it will the "cleaner" clean it? the strange thing is that where the power head streams the sand is a nice healthy...

iv actually recently re-asked this question, i hear its possible to farm them in a large jar, this would be ideal for me since i dont have a sump or extra tank. im uncertain however about what they need in the jar, live rock sand and algae to feed? has anyone tried this method? does it work? do...

hello and welcome, get some books and search on line, that's how most of us started informing ourselves. the one golden rule you need to always keep in mind with saltwater is be patient!!! its very hard to wait months before your tank has done "cycling" and can be very tempting to add fish right...

this would seem valid? http://www.ehow.com/how_8486770_raise-copepods-amphipods.html

Greetings all, So iv been doing some reading regarding copepods and amphipods and was wondering if any of you have a little farm set up to stuff your Synchiropus splendidus with. it seems a large jar (seeing i don't have a sump or any side tank) could be enough, but what exactly needs to be in...

fathers day as in june?, he might still be getting use to the tank and is stressed. http://www.freefishfacts.com/Effective-Advice-On-Fish-Losing-Colour.html

can these conditions be met on a cycling tank?

here is what is in Geneva tap water; http://www.sig-ge.ch/eaudegeneve/eau-et-bien-etre/composition-eau/index.lbl where i live i get the "eau du lac" (lake water) and from what I'm researching all these elements are bad for the tank, but wont a well set ecosystem handle this?

also i have one strange, very thin thing similar to a duster only difference is that the little hairs that come out of the rock are rainbow colored when you shine light one them (like a mini fiber optic cable, if that makes any sense?), ill try taking a pic and posting it tomorrow but im not...

sorry turquoise not green