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Quote: Originally Posted by Flower Hi, I had a 4 day black out... Sigh, I saved most of my fish by manually dipping water via a container and letting it cascade back into the tank, my mother and I did shifts every hour on the hour moving the water...there wasn't a battery operated anything...

You might wanna get a Copper test kit or just bleach the entire tank to make sure it's safe when you put invertebrates in the tank

Hey guys, I am still in the midst of setting up my 56G tank and I felt that I was at the stage where I have most of my equipment installed or ready to be installed, so I am looking into backing up the electronics with a battery backup. I was wondering what you guys would recommend in terms of...

Quote: Originally Posted by silverado61 Don't forget to get a heater. You don't need a protein skimmer right away. Especially if your only doing a FOWLR tank for now. Get a refractometer instead of a hydrometer. Much more accurate. What kind and type of test kit? Don't use crushed...

Quote: Originally Posted by jay0705 I would let stuff build up, worse case tho it just doesnt remove anything bc its not there yet I did a water change over the weekend, but it's okay because the Protein Skimmer is supposed to arrive today, so it's had a few days for build-up to occur again...

Some advice from another Newbie, start slowly and patiently. you cannot rush nature more than just a little bit and even that may cause some hardships along the road. Start with a FOWLR setup, that's Fish Only with Live Rock, then once you have that all set up and running well, you should make...

Quote: Originally Posted by jay0705 Agreed Recommendation needed: I hear protein skimmers take some time to build up dirt in their system to begin working at optimal efficiency. My water levels are within proper recommended levels, but it's been about 4 weeks with this water in a brand new...

Quote: Originally Posted by jay0705 Very good they make quality skimmers The BH1000 is huge and I accidentally assembled a piece wrong and have not had the time to try and get it undone. I figured I should hedge my bets by getting a better unit and be happier in the end anyways. I'm sure if i...

Quote: Originally Posted by jay0705 Good plan. Its better to get the best u can upfront it will save u headaches in the long term I ordered the Reef Octopus BH90 HOB Protein Skimmer, which I am very excited to get. I hear that a round collection cup is move efficient, and the drain pipe is...

It's been a week now with the Red Firefish in the Quarantine tank. They are looking nice and healthy, as well as taking to food quite well. I had some trouble with my Protein skimmer so I decided on selling it on craigslist and getting a slightly better one that has a drain pipe on the...

Quote: Originally Posted by GeriDoc I couldn't agree more. It drives me nuts to see people obsessing on what $70 heater to get, or which set of lights to use, and not quarantine their new stock. The best investment ever is a quarantine tank! Yes, the other investments I made was for an ATO...

Quote: Originally Posted by Flower Hi, They are such cool little fish...My only problem with dart fish is that they jump and commit sushi on me. I now have a mesh cover I made because they can manage to even jump through egg crate. I hope they live long happy lives in your care. I'm...

I have a 56G Column tank and the same filtration unit you are using. I never cared about the filtration unit rating in terms of the GPH, but I am quite new to this hobby, so take my advice with a grain of salt. I have two pumps, both Hydor. One rated at 600GPH and the other at 850GPH. They are...

Happy little Quarantined fish. They like to hover in the currents whenever the light is on. Otherwise they seem to hide behind a PVC end I put in the tank.

Quote: Originally Posted by Flower Hi, A filter sponge will do the trick... Macroalgae will also help to maintain parameters. Do your quarantine for 3 weeks and not worry about what you MIGHT have to do, unless you notice a problem. If you see a problem...THEN research and ask questions on...

Quote: Originally Posted by silverado61 Hypo, if not done correctly and follow Beths instructions to the letter, is not "safe for fish". And how can your qt possibly be cycled in two days? I already had an established bacteria build up from the sponge filter. It's a double sponge (W shaped) and...

Quote: Originally Posted by GeriDoc Hyposaliinity will not kill all external parasites (examples of survivors are brooklynella hostis and oodinium), and none of the internal critters. There are drugs that will kill internal parasites, and many of us do use them routinely, but you should still...

Quote: Originally Posted by silverado61 Elaberate on "my qt is ready to get some usage". Also, hypo takes just as long if not longer than just quarantine for 4-6 wks. Save your fish some stress and unnessary treatment and just qt the fish. As Beth would say,"you wouldn't put yourself through...

So, I went to the fish store on my lunch break today (probably the best part about this hobby is never failing to have something to do with your spare time even when on vacation) and they didnt have the tank-bred cardinalfish I wanted but they do have some firefish goby's that look cool. I...

Quote: Originally Posted by jay0705 Beth is who would know. I ve only heard hypo to treat ich You see, In reading over the big thread about it, it sounds like it treats parasites but not bacterial infections. But then it only discusses Ich as being something you use hyposalinity to treat it...