Recent content by umphlettm

hello everyone. im not sure if this goes here so forgive me if it doesnt. im wondering about flow rates when setting up a salt water tank (55 gallon). what pump size (gph) would i need. is there any forums that go into detail about setting up a tank from starting up to...

thanks for the info. im gonna check out some of the other threads. i knowthere gonna be more questions later. umphlettm

i believe i might go with the 75g. thanks for the info. by the way im sure theres gonna be alot more questions down the road. umphlettm

its good to know im not the only one who has been confused lol. i believe ive finally got the cycling process down, and im started to understand water chemistry. getting there little by little. ok, so just what are sumps used for anyways? im wanting to set up a 55 gallon tank (or larger if my...

:frustrat: sumps,chillers? ive just went over a few posts and man am i ever lost.

:bounce: hello everyone. i have not started a saltwater tank yet but hope to within the next few months. i have a few things im not to sure about such as cycling, the water quailty (nitirate etc). ive done some research but need more information before i start. any information for beginners...

thanks for the info. even though i dont have this tank up to where i want it im already thinking about the next tank (size,etc) but thats still a ways off

its me again. this may sound a little crazy but exactly what is a live rock? also im kinda limited money wise right now so what would be a good protein skimmer to start with? i would like to get my tank set up right the first time so its gonna take me a while. any more info on what i might need...

thanks to all of you for the advice. umphlettm

hello everone. im new to the salt water aquarium world and have a few questions about getting started. i have a 20l tank with crushed coral and an undergravel filter. i dont have any fish yet nor have i added any salt. so far my biggest concern is the cloudlyness from the crushed coral. any time...