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  1. ginalynn

    Confused about skimmers/filters/etc

    My tank is small (30 gallons) with two false percs. in it. The protein skimmer I have been looking at is the CPR bak-Pak 2. We have a great fish store about an hour and a half away from where I live run by a marine biologist and that is the one that he recommended. My question with that is...
  2. ginalynn

    Update on tank

    That's awesome! I like your idea for the background. I just went to the craft store and got a piece of black foam board for mine, I guess I am too lazy to sew! :hilarious
  3. ginalynn

    Confused about skimmers/filters/etc

    The reason I don't like the refugium is because it is a small hang on back one and if the power goes out and comes back on quickly, the powerhead that pushes the water into the refugium pushes more water into it than is coming back out into the tank through the return hose. Then water gets...
  4. ginalynn

    Bio or no?

    I have been looking at mechanical filters and protein skimmers lately and have noticed that, for example, with the CPR Bak-Pak there are two models of protein skimmers. One has a fine plastic like ribbon that the water goes through after the skimmer and acts as a bio filter and the other model...
  5. ginalynn

    Protein skimmer

    Originally Posted by exile415 i have a cpr bak-pak and i think it's easy to use and mine is working grreat Did you get the one with the biological filter in it or no? Is biological filtration desired in SW?
  6. ginalynn

    Confused about skimmers/filters/etc

    Originally Posted by Reeferman1 What up G? I use an Aqua C skimmer on my 30 ga. with a Penguin 200 filter (without a the bio-wheel). The skimmer would also be good by itself. Very easy to clean and operate. IMO :joy: Why no bio wheel? What kind of filtration does that leave you with? Is bio...
  7. ginalynn

    Confused about skimmers/filters/etc

    Ok, so I have been reading forums and I have to say that I am officially confused now. I have a 30 gallon and have been running a refugium and I hate it, so I wanted to put a regular filter on it. From what I have read, I have seen the following: not to use them at all and just use a protein...
  8. ginalynn

    Alt uses for a Fluval

    Originally Posted by sw65galma I've had a fluval 304 on my 46 for a year...and the people that had the tank before me had it on there for 1 year prior and My water couldnt' be any better. It's the least maintenece tank i've had ever! It also has an emporer 400 filter on there as well. What...
  9. ginalynn

    Protein skimmer

    Hi all- I have a 30 gallon and was told not to get a skimmer until my tank is up and running for a few months. Well, that time has come and I think I should get a skimmer. What kind of skimmer should I be looking at for this size of tank? Thanks!
  10. ginalynn

    Sick clown? Need Help!!

    There is a coral beauty and several snails and hermit crabs. The coral beauty and the clowns almost never go near each other, but they seem to ignore each other. There has not been any harassment by anyone. Thanks!
  11. ginalynn

    Sick clown? Need Help!!

    Hello all- I have two false percs that I have had for about a month or so now and they have been doing great. They are in a fish only tank currently and spend all of their time roaming around together. Well, yesterday evening, all was well so I went to doing other things. Later that night, I...
  12. ginalynn

    Help! Sick clown?

    Hello all- I have two false percs that I have had for about a month or so now and they have been doing great. They are in a fish only tank currently and spend all of their time roaming around together. Well, yesterday evening, all was well so I went to doing other things. Later that night, I...
  13. ginalynn

    Blenny and Goby Question

    I really like both blennies and gobies and have done quite a bit of reading on the two of them. I am wondering what you all feel about their compatibility. I have found several conflicting viewpoints on the Internet. Do any of you out there have both? What would you guys say to a blenny and...
  14. ginalynn

    Fish Selection Help

    Hello all! I have a 30 gallon tank that I have had up and running for about 4 months now. I would like to make it into a reef tank, but I am really trying to take things kind of slow. I am kind of looking for suggestions as to what fish I can put in there. So far I have about 10 hermit crabs...
  15. ginalynn

    ro/di questions

    I have been doing some reading on RO/DI systems, and I don't fully understand how they work. Are they something that you can hook up and leave that way, or do you have to hook them up to use them and unhook them when you are done? Is the water "on demand" or do you spend a ton of time waiting...
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