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Originally Posted by ryanhayes9 :notsure: does anyone know of some plans for a hang on tank protein skimmer? THANKS :help: Did you search the DIY section of the forum?

I will admit, it's confusing that you started a COMPLETELY new thread. We don't know what you're talking about unless you be specific b/c we're not mind-readers. We didn't know you were referring to a different thread you already posted. Threads being "near" each other don't mean anything. If...

Originally Posted by nYgel my live sand took about 2 days to settle... just give it time... also i had a really powerful pump and it just seemed to make it worse, so i unplugged it one night... and everything settled really well... now, i wish i didnt get damsels :( not that they arent' cool...

I'm in the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Area.. :) Lack of SW stores up here, no doubt. I guess there's a pretty good one in Allentown, but don't know the name/location of it off-hand.

All Good options.. :) I just planned on having a clown or two, a shrimp or two, a hermit crab, and some snails. :) Nothing crazy! :) Just something cool to watch and work on. I'll def. keep posting results on this thread. -Scott

Thanks for the responses so far! :) I know there will be a 2-4 Week cycle period, and patience is the key. I've been floating and posting on these boards since about 2002 (I forgot my last username, but I think it was squirTTboater, not sure). Everybody out here is extremely helpful. :) It...

Wow. Maybe I'm counting my chickens before they're hatched, but here's the deal: -Brought the water up to temp, mixed the salt. -Dumped in "Nature's Ocean Live Sand" (from *****) -Added a capful of Kent Marine Ammonia Detox -Added a 3/4 capful of Kent Marine Element Essentials -Hoped sand would...

Originally Posted by Saltwater8 What "live sand" does ***** sell that has little critters in it? It's called "Nature's Ocean; bio-active live agronite"

I wish I would have rinsed the sand from Home Depot before I added it to my tank. It clouded up like a mo fo. When everything *finally* settled, I had a thick film of powdery dust on the top of the sand. Start over. I'm a little worried right now.. I finally started over again... this...

Originally Posted by Maurice I just thought it was cute,and my first time trying to post a pic! I think Dominos are such a cool looking fish

Wow!!! That looks really great! What kind of lights are those?

Originally Posted by kaotik is that play sand much cheaper than a bag of NON-live sand from your LFS? Much. I added Play sand/white gardening sand (Made by Oldcastle) from Wal-Mart for under $3 for 18lbs. Going to seed it with a bag of LS later.

Tank looks great! What size is it? -Scott

Well, too much of my shagrin, I had to completely take out all of the saltwater mix that I had in the tank, just to be able to clean a big sand 'dust' problem I was having. This stuff was waaaaaaay too fine to ever completely settle out, and if a fish would ever swim by it, I'm sure it would...

Well, maybe just click through the different settings on the amp meter. I'd start it off at milliamps.

OOOOPS! Nope, I didn't rinse it out... I just put it right into the tank. I guess I'll have to vacuum this "milky top layer" out.. some sand might go with it, but that's the price I'm going to have to pay (along with mixing more saltwater). Do you have an easier way of dealing with it?

thanks for the replies... hmmm .. maybe i'll have to get the skimmer sooner then, eh? thanks again!!

it's been 24 hrs since i've put my sand in. i'm just starting to be able to see through the tank, but i'm VERY worried that the sand that is just hanging in the water won't settle out. and if it does and any small small disturbance might cause a dust cloud again (I.E. putting in LR or worse...

Originally Posted by exile415 sounds good. haven't every tryed the seeding of "play sand." but sounds goood Yeah, the play sand by Oldcastle (at wal-mart) is only $2.98. If you search on it on this forum, you'll hear of others using it as well. So if it's volume of sand you need, spending...

Hello all! I used to post on this board under another name back about 2 years ago.. SquirTTboater. I forgot my userid/pass so, I had to start this one. As promised back then, I was going to post each and every step of setting up my tank. I've finally gotten around to doing it! I'm stoked...