thanks for the advice, and i have another question

tyenee

tyenee

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thank you all for the advice you gave about my tank, and the fish and all :joy: :joy: now for my ?
sold my fish back to the lfs, and bought me some ro water (could only get it by the gallon, the lady at register wasnt very happy about 21 gallons of water :D :D ) anyway so now i have just saltwater in my tank and a heater, now what should i invest in next?
thanks in advance
-tye
 
firedad720

firedad720

Member
good lights and a good, and i mean a good heater, i know you have a heater. but when i started i had a low quality heater. after i got my tank going good the heater stuck on and killed a lot of the corals in my tank.
also a protein skimmer, i don't have one and regret it more every day. if you can afford it get one
rick
 
tyenee

tyenee

Member
with the buying back of the fish i had, i got a good heater 75w submersable. how much does a good skimmer cost? and how much live rock should i get for a 25g , fowlr tank.
-tye
 
firedad720

firedad720

Member
good skimmers are costly. a good one is about 130 and up. thats why i don't have one yet. lr about 1 pound per gallon. if your tank is a fowlr, the lighting is not as important.
good luck rick
 
mbrands

mbrands

Member
firedad,
I've read in other postings that the protein skimmer isn't super important for a fish only system. Is this wrong?
Thanks!!
 
steveoutla

steveoutla

Member
That is very wrong. The skimmer is going to take out all of the bad stuff that the livestock produce in the water. I have an Aqua C Remora and would highly recommend it. I have to empty the cup about once a week and it is some nasty stuff.
 
mbrands

mbrands

Member
steve,
A friend recommended purchasing a Bak Pak. Does that skimmer have a good reputation?
Thanks again!!
 
steveoutla

steveoutla

Member
From everything that I have read on here the 2 best skimmers (hang on tank skimmers) that people like are the Aqua C Remora and the Bak Pak. I have the Aqua C and love it.
 
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