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Originally posted by Guppy Slayer Sound like your putting in a swimming pool:D how big is your tank?? lol :D

I've had good luck w/ Astrea for glass / rocks and Fighting Conch's for the sand bed. HTH.

Did you compare your tests in the main tank to that of the QT? Maybe something was a little different and is causing the fish to freak out. How long has this been going on? If it has only been a day or two give it some more time... if it has been a lot longer there is prob something wrong. HTH

I use my cannister filter to run pads, carbon and sometimes phosphate sponge. I clean it every week but it is becoming a hassle and I'm not sure if it is worth it. Should I get rid of it, or should I always run carbon / phos. sponge a few days a week? The tank is currently FOWLR and will most...

Originally posted by ReefNut I should mention, this is hard on the powerhead. Last week a propeller broke so I had to replace it. OK. I guess I'm a visual person because that cleared it up :) That's a cool setup, unfortunately I don't think it is right for my needs and the space...

That seems like an awful lot to go through kipass, is it more accurate or have you found that your reg test kits give more or less the same reading? I figured they would be expensive though... the concept just sounded costly :) Cheers!

Thanks kipass I think I will prob go that route (it seems like the simple solution and I'm a big fan of K.I.S.S). Unless I can figure out ReefNut's setup. Reefnut do you have a diagram of your dosing setup? I'm having a hard time picturing that. Does the float valve regulate the drip rate? I'm...

Most of the monitors I've seen are PH//temp//salinity Myabe they make a calcium probe and stuff like that. Only because I think they make everything now-a-days. The question would be exactly how much are you willing to pay for one :D Maybe big laboratories have electronic probes that measure...

It is most likely just collecting there because of water currents. Do you have a powerhead or anything else moving water in there? My Clarkii likes to dig... but it doesn't seem like you have any fish in there yet :D Cheers!

I don't have a sump :rolleyes: not enough room under my tank :( I know I really should have one.... sigh. So I guess it will have to sit on top of my hood? That isn't very attractive :D

Originally posted by Thomas712 There is a thread about water by the one and only Broomer5 about water that explains much. Not sure where that thread is right now. I saved that as it was a good write-up and I knew it would come up again: http://mywebpages.comcast.net/mcline3/Freshwater.html...

I would not add the water from the shipment bag to the tank. The bag has been through at least a day of shipment without filtration... there would be too much junk to just dump into your tank (IMO). It isn't that hard to not use the water in the bag so why take the risk that something may...

What equipment do you guys use to dose your kalk? I saw dosing pumps online for about 300.00 and I saw a Kent Marine "Aqua Dose" for 19.00, which is much more my speed. Can the Kent Aqua Dose (for those who have it) go under the tank or does it need to be above... I would assume above since...

What brand of Calcium supplements do you guys use? I'm heading up to the LFS tomorrow morning to pick some up and I wanted a psuedo opinion poll. Thanks in advance! Cheers.

Originally posted by eclipse12 a week. I just added the water and salt 4 days ago. I added the live sand and rock last night. yeah you are gonna have to wait for the tank to cycle. Previously posted on SWF.COM: Once you fill your tank with water, if you let it sit there running not much...

Fuges help eat up nitrates using macro-algaes. Browse around the DiY forum, i'm sure you will find some details there on the hows/whys of refuges. opps... yeah read Buzz's post. lol. HTH.

Originally posted by beaslbob shock I agree it prob died from a spike after you put the LR in. Most likely it was the 60 pounds of LS that did it. That's an awfull lot of stuff to add all at once. No matter how well you transport LS or LR there is gonna be some dieoff, which will start a new...

Originally posted by Birdy ROFL! :D That is too funny about the kitten! Don't feel silly about the fish I have done that before too. I had a fish that was swimming around fine for a couple days then it suddenly dissapeared I swore it must have been dead then all of a sudden several days later...

Originally posted by chinnyr My other passion..... chinnyr... that pic was kinda garbled.... what is that a Kona? Looks like a Kona from the paint scheme... could be Giant too... but whatever it is it is full suspension. How do you like that? I've always been a hard-tail fan but of course...

adding another damsel or a shrimp will create more the need for the tank to produce even more corrective bacteria.... i would try adding a shrimp (no more live fish) and see if that speeds things up. That being said however, each tank will take its own amount of time to cycle. There is no...