starting  1st saltwater tank

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  1. JohnO

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    [quote author=Aquatic_Eddy link=board=Newbie;num=1089604008;start=15#18 date=07/13/04 at 19:34:26]thnx....i already read all that and i went and got a book like 3 months ago but i jus ask so i can get some real life advice[/quote]

    That's one of the smartest things I have read in a long time. :) Keep asking my friend, but whatever you do, take heed of the answers you get as the people here are mostly VERY experienced and also very friendly.

    Cheers

    John


    ps, shhhhh except for Matt, he is a grumpy old man sometimes :)
     
    JohnO, Jul 13, 2004
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  2. Aquatic_Eddy

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    Re: starting  1st saltwater tank

    ok thanx ill tryu to do something about the tank....maybe slip some quarters under there or sumthing, well i'll keep askin if you guys keep helpin out thnx
     
    Aquatic_Eddy, Jul 14, 2004
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  3. Aquatic_Eddy

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    Re: starting  1st saltwater tank

    yea........i can't lift the tank in the slightest. so i think im gonna wait till my first water change then i'll lift and fix o and i noticed these tiny little centipede looking things crawling around my LR are thee bad or no ? what r they?
     
    Aquatic_Eddy, Jul 15, 2004
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  4. Craig Manoukian

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    Re: starting  1st saltwater tank

    Those are most likely Bristle worms and not an overly bad polycheate.  Don't touch them with your bare hands as the bristles pack a punch.

    It is better to shim the tank stand and not the tank, do you have a jack that might work in helping wwith the weight issue?
     
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  5. Aquatic_Eddy

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    Re: starting  1st saltwater tank

    hi, ok now i've dabbled in freshwater but im new to this whole saltwater thing. From what i've heard before if you test your water and the test can read Nitrate then the cycling process is pretty close to being finished or finished is this true about saltwater??
     
    Aquatic_Eddy, Jul 19, 2004
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  6. Matt Rogers

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    Re: starting  1st saltwater tank

    Probably! Any ammonia or nitrites?
     
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  7. JohnO

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    Re: starting  1st saltwater tank

    Like Matt said " probably ". Maybe it would be better to monitor the Nitrites and when they decline you will know that things are close to finishing. BTW, apologies for being obvious, but make sure the test kits you have are for saltwater :)

    John
     
    JohnO, Jul 19, 2004
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  8. Aquatic_Eddy

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    oops :/ i dont have a saltwater ammonia test(freshwater) CRAP!! well i guess i'll b getting a new one tomorrow. i also noticed brown bacteria on my filter cartriges so thats a good sign
     
    Aquatic_Eddy, Jul 19, 2004
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  9. Aquatic_Eddy

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    o and i just got back from a small vacation and my tank had gone up to 90 degrees i know this i bad but i have no way of controling my ac so i left it off and i didn't think to turn off the heater.......so now i can't see the two serpent starfish that came withe the LR do u think they could have survived ?????
     
    Aquatic_Eddy, Jul 19, 2004
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    geez and also anything i can buy for the tank to keep it from overheating while im gone and the house starts to heat up?? or should i just turn off the heater and go????
     
    Aquatic_Eddy, Jul 19, 2004
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