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i went to yahoo and typed in fluval 304 and did a image search and there were several pics of it set up on tanks and drawings of how it works. good luck! just so you know probably 99% of the people here will tell you not to use it if you have Live Rock in your system. But they do work great...

Originally Posted by MommaFishinMD I was a newbie a few weeks back and got no demands for pictures or setup break downs. I must have lucked out on that one! I would like to see some pics of Momma's set up and a list of what you have... (better?)

so according to your theory, if your levels are all perfect why do a water change? I have often thought about that, but everyone always said water changes are cruicial so i always did them. If i didnt use that ethonal method would you never do a water change unless your levels started to...

thats possible that what the u-tube was for, but if set-up from the box there is a tube that is the intake and a tube for the outlet. so there would be no use for that. i dont know for the fluval, but on my canister filter if there isn't syphion it just runs and tries to pump out water...

the way to tell what is in and out is to look at where the tubes go into the canister filter. there usually is a arrow going up and down. (down obviously in the inlet and up is the outlet) I have never used a Fluval since i have a Ehiem (but they work the same). For filters and media there are...

Originally Posted by jonthefishguy Depends on how you look at it. Lets say he buys th 64 ounce of iron, iodine, calcium, and strontium. They all ask for (1) capfull (5 ml) per 50 gallon. He has a45 gallon. Well, there are 1,892 ml in 64 ounces and 378 (5 ml) so which means if he used that...

to me it sounds like you need a lot of upgrading to keep a sucessful tank. First a skimmer is a great idea. They are not absolutly needed, but are a definite plus. Also in a 55 you should turn over about 1000g/hour in flow. So if you add up the flow on your powerheads they should equal...

as suggested replace the damsel with a green or blue/green chromis. They are friendly fish and if you get a few of them will school which adds a nice element to the tank. They also almost always stay in the open so you can see them. I know everyone says you shouldn't keep a tang in a 55, but...

he said that 3k was for the tank and the filters he had. That sounds about right, but that didnt include: sand, rock, lights, stand, fish, etc. The tank and filters are really the least expensive part of this hobby.

I have 7 in my 55 gallon and they are all one big pack. It is amazing when they sleep though because as was already said they hide in the smallest little openings. but as soon as those lights come on in the morning they are all out asking for food whenever i come to the tank. They will even nip...

if thats all you wanted you could handle 5. It depends on how much (if any) LR you have and if your tank can handle a bioload of 5 fish.

to get a solid answer we need to know how big your tank is and what you already have in there. I was told you always want a odd number though. I have 7 in my 55 gallon

my diamond goby was an absolute delight. kept my sand amazingly white. The only think i didnt like was the sand got everywhere because he would sift it and the powerheads would pick it up and cover everything. what was said about jumping is very true. I have eggcrate coving my entire tank and...

Originally Posted by rabbit_72 There are not many places in Wisconsin to do any good salt water shopping. I think there is a big place down towards Madison? or is it Milwaukee? I dunno. Our place is in Rhinelander. Were you the one who asked about the frag swap? Im from milwaukee and we have a...

you just set it up this past weekend??? Then YES! you went way to fast. just hope and pray the things you have stay alive. you should wait about 2-4 weeks from initial set up when you have sand and rock being added as it needs time to cure and build up the bacteria thats needed to run a tank...

I think he wants an answer similar to: to combat this problem use RO or RO/DI water Buy some algae eaters (hermits or various fish) Possibly run some sort of phosephate remover like phose-lock maybe get some sort of macro-aglae to eat up the nutrients the green algae is using to grow

do you have a skimmer? thats is pretty much what the skimmer is for. I had that for a while and i just moved my powerheads slightly for a little more agitation at the surface and now its fine

i agree with these guys. I would just get a new tank (they are one of the cheaper things in this hobby) and buy the stand if you like it. The stand is by far the most expensive part other than maybe lighting or Live Rock. I have a 55 and if thats the size your looking for get the 75 or 90. 55...

on a 75 gallon tank if you want T5's you should be getting at least a 6 bulb set up and possibly an eight bulb. I have a 6 bulb on my 55 gallon and a 75 is 6 inches deeper so eight bulbs would probably be ideal. And like said before you want the HO units that are 54W per bulb. One thing i have...

It sounds like you have no intentions of having a reef tank and want a Fish only tank. For a fish only tank you can go bare bottom, sand, or crushed coral. I think 99% of the people here would recommend sand (and i agree with them) If you want Live Rock it would be a great addition, but its not...