Recent content by mplocar

:frustrat: What I am using is a ph additive The ph of my water is low so I am using Kent DKH to raise the PH. So the water change wont help dilute the nitrites? and may lenghten the cycle? That really blows. I am using instant ocean brand salt.BTW. Yeah I was really hoping that the woter change...

Ok Well I did about a 20 gallon water change and have another 10 gallons already airing. I can say that trying to make salt water is not as easy as it sounds. I figured out that taking FW adding the dechlorination then the ph buffer BEFORE the salt is best that way if you mess up with to the ph...

I think part of my problem is the LR issue I have about 12lbs of actual live rock and another 40lbs of other rock( coral skeleton) that I wanted to seed (I posted a pic in the "Tank" gallery to give an idea of what I am working with.)I agree that I dont want to go broke restocking fish. We were...

Ok so the tanks been up and running for 3 weeks or so now the ammonia spike has come and gone in fact it was over in the first week +/- a day or two and the nitrites:death: are still out there. :frustrat: I have one Chromis 5 dwarf hermits and 3 turbo snails doing just fine I see them moving...

Ok so far as store bought foods which are better pellts or flakes. my experince is that flakes cloud and funk up the water but some fish seem to have a difficult time eating pellets. What do most of you use? or perhaps what did you start off with before you major setups.

Sorry, I dont know why it didnt finish the post anyway... I think the clown should have plenty of room to call its own, we hadnt planed on a pair of them and as far as I can tell the other planned occupants should be able to get along and lots of room to play. I think we are hoping to...

Well we have a 55 gallon tank, so far we plan to have the clown a few chromis a lawnmower blenny a cleaner shrimp or two snails dwarf hermits maybe another fish or two to be deterimned at a later date. MAYBE MAYbe a emerald crab Then eventually as the tank matures and we get more...

My wife really has her heart set on getting a maroon clownfish. I have read that they are the most aggresive of all the clowns but is that towards all fish or just other clowns? Does anyone have one of these or can anyone give me some advice or words of wisdom about them.

Thanks Yote, I have seen these brine shrimp "hatcheries" in my LFS where it looks like you use a 2ltr bottle and an airstone, I could use one of these and add the shrimp and make my fish happy then? I wont have any corals of filter feeders for some time so the plankton will be a later issue...

In my reading I have seen that alot of fish eat brine shrimp, is there away to keep them living in the aquarium with the rest of the fish ? also the plankton can you keep it in the tank or will they not survive and or funk up the biofilter or ecosystem?

Wow Yote LOL I never figured a live rock thread would turn to grown men getting in touch with innerfeelings. LOL I noticed you were from Ringgold I surveyed the welcome center near there a few years back prior to my joining the Navy. I was born in East Point and Sent alot of my years in...

If you have the die off during cycling and you should not add LR after you cycle how do "Hitchhikers" end up in the tank?

If you have the die off during cycling and you should not add LR after you cycle how do "Hitchhikers" end up in the tank?

Ok sounds as though time is key so here is my plan tell me if it sounds feasible. I really want to have the water quality habitable in the next week or two I am deploying for about two months and transferring to shore duty where I will have the time and ability to give the tank my full...

Ok sounds as though time is key so here is my plan tell me if it sounds feasible. I really want to have the water quality habitable in the next week or two I am deploying for about two months and transferring to shore duty where I will have the time and ability to give the tank my full...