Recent content by jlee84

marineland swing arm hydrometer

no there is about 50 pounds of sand, just not all live, and there is alot more of lace rock. and 3 gallons of established tank water was all i could come by. i have to drive at least 20 miles to find a shop that sells anything saltwater, so i am working with what i can find.

to be honest, i set it up the day before i put the fish in. I had done this with my only other tank that was saltwater and i never had a problem ( but i also had alot of friends in college that came over almost daily and helped me out). i have always been a cichlid guy. i know its not wise to...

but i also added more live rock as i was adding the fish (after getting the reading)

its reading a hair under 1.030. it read 1.026 at the shop where i picked up the first fish that i put in. OK i will take a gallon a day out....i guess i am replacing it with fresh water??? do you think that would have something to do with my domino damsels going down and everything else being ok?

Hey everybody! thanks for taking the time to look at my question. I just set up a new tank, used live rock and some sand/coral with bacteria already in it. I picked up some damsels and a percula clown. my salinity is a little high and i am worried and messing too much with it. the yellow tail...