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It seems every time I move something around in my tank, sand stirs up, and clouds the water, then layers on top of my live rock I’m curing. I know I...
Whats up everyone. After I added my LR, about 20 minutes later, my skimmer started producing some foam. Here's a pic of my tank, and my skimmer...
Ping, thanks for the great info, I got my bucket of SW mixing with powerhead right now.
They said put the LR in a bucket of SW and the Mantis shrimp and other unwanted critters will flee the rock and end up in the bottom of the bucket.
Thanks everyone for the replies. Since stress coat is not good to use, what is the best product to use to remove chlorine from tap water? :confused:...
I'm getting my LR from LiveAquaria.com tomorrow. It says you can place the LR in a bucket for a few minutes to remove the mantis shrimp and bristles...
I just got rid of my 6-7" Black Piranha to start my saltwater tank. Piranhas are cool, but not very active unless you get lucky. A good forum to...
Can anyone tell me from the pics if this skimmer is working correctly? I just set this up yesterday, and followed the instructions exactly, and...
I can't afford a RO/DI unit right now and wanted to atleast lower some of the phosphates in the water. My tank is not even a week old, and I have...
I think I am going to get some baserock at my LFS, and order 45lbs of Fiji Live Rock from live aquaria.com. Will baserock turn live after I have it...
Whats up everyone. I set up my tank on Thursday night, it took a few days for the water to clear from the sand, it looks alot better but still a...
I have my Emp 400 running right now, my protein skimmer should be here this week. Thanks.
I added the sand to my new tank last night. I rinsed the sand over and over, and my water is still cloudy. It seems it has gone down some since...
I have 100lbs of sand. I put some of the sand in a clean bucket, fill it with water, move the sand around, and then dump the water out. I did that...
Thanks Birdlady. I still haven't took down my fresh yet, so I've yet to add the sand. I am taking my black piranha to my LFS, then taking down and...
The owner of my LFS said for me to add my sand, then fill my tank with water, and let it run for a few days, and then add the live rock. Is that a...
I am going to take it outside, and use a garden hose to clean it, and wash the Emp good before I use it. I am going discard the bio wheels for now,...
I'm changing my 55 freshwater to a FOWLR. Right now I purchased 100lbs of sand from my LFS, and ordered a AquaC Remora protein skimmer from Marine...
Has anyone used the Tap water purifier you can buy at Petco for around $40. Im taking down my 55 fresh and changing it over to FOWLR saltwater. I'm...
I want to change my 55 gallon freshwater tank, to a FOWLR tank. Can someone tell me what the best protein skimmer to buy is, and should I still use...
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