what would you consider a must have for maintaining your tank?

teviesfish

teviesfish

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I dont want to get ripped off at the lfs.. stuff is so much cheeper on line... and i want to have the things that i will need to maintain my tank.. on hand in case there is a problem or illness. What should i get that is a must so i can make a big order ***)
 
stanlalee

stanlalee

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thats a loaded question. Lets start with some questions for you? what size tank? what kind of tank will it eventually be (fish only or reef)? what kind of filtration do you plan on using? do you have any livestock already in mind?
 
teviesfish

teviesfish

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lol ok ok.....
two qt tanks... one 45 lr ls lf only... one is 28 gallon oceanic bio cube... same in it as other qt tank..
one display tank... ls lr with some corals... frogspawn, mushroom, brain, and orange sponge. Fish are baby blue hippo, two perc clowns...one royal grammy.
i just dont want to be running out to get ick med .. or something else that i may need eventually...because that is time wasted when the fish need it fast to beat what ails them.
 
teviesfish

teviesfish

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and what about supplements... xtra foods..i am using formula one pellets... marine flake.. and plankton food for the corals.. and life line. They love the life line best. And nutrients? vitamins? i just want my fish healty and happy. I dont mind the work
 
dmjordan

dmjordan

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qt tanks shouldn't have sand rock or anything in them except a heater and a filter. use hyposalinity to treat ick. if you have to you can use copper in your qt tank then remove with fresh carbon bag. i use a small piece of pvc in my qt tank (large enough to accomidate new fish) for security for the fish. i discard it after the new fish finishes its 4 week quaretine.
 
alyssia

alyssia

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Originally Posted by xxxgreg
water



Personally, I consider LR to be a must have in my tanks. And a skimmer for the reef.
 
teviesfish

teviesfish

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well the one 75 gallon display tank we have ... is going to be all live as we can get. Thats where the moneys going into... want it as close to the ocean as i can make it
 
teviesfish

teviesfish

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Originally Posted by CGRANT
a bottomless pocket!

But then again...no-one in this hobby is poor, thats for sure!
Can we get a AMEN for this statement!!!!!!!!!!
 
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lpuzon

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Originally Posted by xxxgreg
water


lol! great one! :hilarious
 
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lpuzon

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Originally Posted by CGRANT
a bottomless pocket!

But then again...no-one in this hobby is poor, thats for sure!

ahahhaha now that u said about it! man, i thought i'm poor!! hhahahaha
:hilarious
 
xdave

xdave

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A book. A siphon, 5 gallon bucket with a lid, an extra powerhead, a coplete test kit, an electronic salinity meter, some long rubber gloves and a pack of razor blades.
 
maeistero

maeistero

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i would forego that electronic salinity meter and go with a refractometer. soo much easier and you don't have to spend so much time calibrating and cleaning the dang probe. refractometer is probably one of the best long term test items i've ever bought.
take the books with a grain of salt. i've yet to see a complete book that meets anyone's personal tank standards. read baensch and fenner, combine them both and come to your own conclusions. imho of course!
 
teviesfish

teviesfish

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Originally Posted by maeistero
i would forego that electronic salinity meter and go with a refractometer. soo much easier and you don't have to spend so much time calibrating and cleaning the dang probe. refractometer is probably one of the best long term test items i've ever bought.
can you tell me what kind you bought? or are they all the same?
 
maeistero

maeistero

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RHS-10 ATC (blue) and also i have one of the most common black atc's on eday. it's around 20 bucks. so far for me they all read the same, very unlike hydrometer standards. two years ago i had a rotating test of 4 hydrometers and averaged the readings. the refractometer readings were extremely high in comparison. 31 to 33 opposed to the 26 area i thought i was at.
 
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