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I was going through the same thing here. Someone on this board gave me a great suggestion. Once you start removeing the CC with an old fish net or scoop you can add the LS by using a long funnel. That way the sand poors in where you want it and you have very small amount of cloud and no sand...

Actually I use two in my 55. One primary and one as a "backup". On one hand I didn't want to have one on all the time doing all the work. One on each side would keep some balance. On the other hand if one broke I had the other already in there. My furnace broke the other day and the house was...

Thanks. Actually my QT will end up a 55 gal. I turned the 10 into the HT out of need and was looking to get a QT. I ran into a great deal on a 72 bow front so I will be making that my new display and the 55 will by default be the new QT. Big for a QT but why waste a nice tank. This is good...

I've heard and read not to put LR or LS on a QT tank as that can harbor any disease or parasites that may be introduced via the QT. I can understand that thought. But without something "living" in the tank how would I cycle the tank and keep the bio system going? Where would all the beneficial...

Here's my plan. I use a 10gal that is empty all the time as I haven't needed to buy and QT anything for a long time nor do I plan to buy. For emergency like a Hospital Tank I take water from my main tank, mix with some stored I keep for water change, and go from there (I have filter, heater...

I read once that hatching your own brine shrimp can (not always but could) bring on ich to your tank. Does anyone know of this to be truth? I mean buy the eggs and do your own thing kind and not the frozen UV protected type from the stores.

Thank you all for the great advice. I will try the added line after the silencer but I will add a check valve. I don't want to creatae a syphon of sorts should I lose power.

I have a 55gal FOWLR set up on a basic iron fish stand and floresent light. One of the LFS startup deals (all for only $150 so I figured what the heck). I am using an Emperor 400 filter, a power head for water movement. So far only 30 lbs of live rock and I have a few inches of CC substrate...

Thank you for the very quick reply. I will try and manage any potential problems through the water changes.

Thanks everyone for all the great posts. You have been so helpful and courteous to all the rookies such as me. Unfortunately I found this site a week too late and fell into some of the basic traps. Luckily I had time to make some corrections. My question is what do you all use to control your PH...