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I have 20 lbs of live rock and 20 lbs of live sand. The filter is a Aqua-Tech 10-20 Power Filter made by Regent.

I have searched the archives but cant find what I am looking for. I have a power filter that hangs over the back of my 20g and the filter in it is gunked up with I am sure good and bad stuff. Do I clean it out? Change it out to a new one? I think I recall someone indictaing that when you...

Dont be jealous of me I am the one that is jealous 125 gallon WHEWWWW that is a sweet size! Mine is only a 20gal and I am already telling my wife we need to start looking to move so I can custom build our next tank! heheheh I want a 400 gallon or so heheh Dreamin is fun isnt it heheh

Oh shoot your kidding me? Why are they dangerous to fish? Are they dangerous to Inverts as well? I believe they are coming from the power head I installed. There is a micro tube that has a adjustable nob on it to suck in air and create bubbles. I thought this would induce Oxygen into the...

I hear ya!!! But keep your chin up it will be ok!! I got lucky and had a really good LFS person give me the low down on damsels before I got started. She told me that there would be almost no way to get them out of the tank after setting it up. I THANK HER EVERYTIME I SEE HER!

Sweet thanks for the advice. Today all tests read 0 !!! Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate. :jumping: :cheer: I am very nervous about adding anything but after the reading I have been doing both on and offline I bought some cleanup guys tonight. Aclimating them as we speak. 15 hermit, 2 snails...

Well I am getting close I think but I am getting cold feet and anxity now as well! hehehe :jumping: My tanks is 8 days old, showing signs of brown alge growth all over the LR and now LS as well. Even the 2 pieces of BR are starting to gather brown. A little scarey heheh. (Background: 20...

So, for top offs you only do RO? Does it need to be same temp etc etc?

Carbonate Hardness is what I was refering to. Is that not important for SW? I thought it needed to be 10 or so

I just setup my 20 gallon tank. It has started cycling and is about a week in so far, the ammonia has spiked and looks to be coming down and the nitrites are high waiting for them to drop now. My PH was 8.1 or so but it has been falling the last couple days curently at 7.8, 7.9 should I be...

Originally Posted by MichaelTX it should be the same temperature as the tank. youll need to add a heater to it till its reaches it. Mike Will I need to buy another heater now when I do water changes? Or is it ok to just let it sit in my bucket until it reaches room temp?

I just bought 5 gallons of RO DI water from the LFS and I have a question. I just mixed it up and I am letting the salt disolve. It is very cold. Do I need to let it reach room temperature before adding it to my tank? I have no fish as of yet, my tank is still cycling. About half way through...

Cool, thanks for the advice!!!!!

I have a question as well along the same line. If you purchase LR from the LFS that they have cured in thier tanks could you add it to your tank at home? I am thinking no because thier tank and your tank is different but what do you do then? :help:

The book is called "The New Saltwater Aquarium Handbook" by George C. Blasiola II. I picked it up in a Petland or something I believe. I have plans to get a Fussion Nano Skimmer from Current-USA and a JBJ Submariner UV Sterilizer/Clarifier. Do you think those would be good selections? Also...

I have been wanting to do a SW tank for a while and I was just given a 20g tank that my brother used as a tropical fresh water. I had bought The New Salt Water Aquarium Handbook a few years ago and have read it on and off for a few years. So away I went. I bought 20lbs of LS, 15 lb bag of...

Interested in the 150g if you still have. Let me know.....davidpai@att.com

Sweet pictures!! I am new to this and was wondering what is a FRAG? Also, would a 15 gallon tank be an ok size for Salt Water? I have heard a 20+ is best anything less would spell disaster.