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i have been keeping mine at 1.024 lately
nice find
this is what i have the part that fits on the faucet ( and stays on the sink) isn't even noticeable , so when your not using it . it looks good. my...
happy birthday! and ahhh floods.... lol been there. i now run my ro/di water into containers i place in my tub. the ro/di unit hooks to the...
agreed you will be fine. when you start to add fish get yourself one of those battery operated airstone pumps. they come with every thing you need....
surface agitation is really important its what helps oxygenate the water. without it gases are trapped in the water. maybe that was your problem? i...
its not the bacteria i say could be killing the fish. its lower oxygen levels from turning the uv off, thats allowing more bacteria to colonize in...
normally i would agree that turning a uv off would not cause this large of a problem, normally the tanks bacteria would compensate. but the tank is...
sounds like an oxygen problem to me, I'm wondering if when you turned the uv off that let bacteria that was in the tank go nuts and eat up the oxygen...
i run mine 24/7 the manufacture of my unit calls for a 14 month bulb replacement. i believe they are meant to be run 24/7
the manual for your uv says that uv's bulb has a effective life of 8000 hours, so thats about 11 months running 24/7
that fish bridge is very cool! its amazing how the one fish just keeps going back and forth threw it. shows they are smarter than we think :)
i have now used it for 2 water changes and it does make my skimmer over flow. i turn my skimmer off for 6 hours after the water change and the...
both tanks are sooo clean looking :) looks great
i had to take everything out of my tank once to catch a mean fish. and i mean everything, lucky my tank is small. so i feel your pain
lol meanie! ;D
sorry for your losses. and people say anemones are bad, yikes! i won't be adding a brain to my tank
airstones.... most think they are putting oxygen into the water, but their effectiveness in tanks is by disturbing the surface of the water. a...
congrats on the nice adds.
:thumb_up: humor is always good
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