Recent content by volcomkrew4life

I know that isn't how to properly cycle an aquarium but isn't the whole point of cycling an aquarium to seed the media in the filter and the decorations in the tank with good bacteria that can carry out the nitrogen cycle? I already had decor and filter media seeded with this bacteria so why...

About 5 months

I assumed that there was good bacteria grown on the decorations in the 20 gallon tank so what I did was just put them right into the 50 gallon along wth some of the water from the 20 gallon tank and the filter from the 20 gallon which was already seeded with good bacteria. So basically I cycled...

Well I was informed that the media in the HOB AquaClear 50 filter won't be enough to effectively carry out the biological process of breaking down ammonia into nitrites and then into nitrates. I was told that I NEED liverock in full marine conditions to successfully and effectively carry out...

Well the tank has sand (not live), some fake coral, and plenty of decorations. It's also fully cycled and ready to go. So what I'm asking is will weekly water changes with the HOB AquaClear filter suffice until I have the money for the liverock? I mean it's only gunna be 3 little fish in a 50g...

So I've had a Green Spotted Puffer for about 5 months now in a 20 gallon tank with a SG of 1.016. He's only about 2 inches long but I wanted to upgrade his tank. So overtime I've brought his SG up to around 1.019 and now that I have a new 50 gallon tank I've brought it up to full saltwater...