Recent content by roxychic

I don't have a protein skimmer. My 40 has done great without it but do I need one???? The larger tank has an excellent filter system, better than the 40 but it also does not have a skimmer. The first adventure is take the freshwater out of the bigger tank that I inherited. Do I need to clean...

I want to change my stable happy saltwater aquarium with live rock, invertebrates and fish from a 40 gallon tank to a 55 gallon tank. How would you approach this? I would like to do this move and keep the aquarium stable. Is it possible?:sfish:

Hi, I am working on my second salt water aquarium. My first had a lot of fish die, I know it is because I would push my luck and put the wrong variety of fish for my small tank. Well that tank is gone in a break up - he took the tank :grumble: but I missed it so much. So now I start...