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  1. J

    dumb question....

    when you thaw out food for your fish do you do it with freshwater or saltwater? also how long can it sit out for before its considered no good? like if i thaw half a cube in the morning and feed them sparingly throughout the day it wont go bad right?
  2. J

    how to reduce saltwater nitrate

    cool thanks for your advice dave also what should be done first then... i could go to my lfs and get some live rock rubble for my wet/dry or order about 60 more lbs of live rock from online for the main tank first, which will bring me up to 100lbs? know what im saying? i guess which order is...
  3. J

    will these two fans be enough for my4x96w?

    so a clip on will work better or should i just go with those cuz i think i won the bid lol oh well ill do both.
  4. J

    Need Your Input

    also the extra MJ can be held as spares and also to do water changes, or also if you wanted to build your own refuge.
  5. J

    what are all the symboitic pairs?

    yea my lfs here in toledo, oh has it for 89$ for about a 4-5 in one
  6. J

    need help ASAP on newly added 6 line wrasse

    oh and ill take some of the wrasse when he's sleeping so everyone can see what its like so they dont get confused and look dumb like me =) i also got a new horseshoe crab that is quite the character but im concerned i have too much water flow for him cause everytime i watch him he is catching...
  7. J

    need help ASAP on newly added 6 line wrasse

    yea im working on getting them developed but i keep spending what money i do have on my tank. but i will tomorrow and take some more pics of my lights and enclosure that i just got done putting together and also of my newest family member the rainford goby, still nameless =(
  8. J

    pH drops as water sits out?

    bad bucket of oceanic? are u serious, i thought that it was a good brand of salt. that really really really stinks. so i checked around and no place around here sells tropic marine or kent but i can get all the IO and reef crystals i want. should i try changing my salt or just get another...
  9. J

    Will these choices be compatible

    umm its not mature and only has been setup for about 3 months. but ther rainford i got was in a bare bottom tank and i have been watching it and wanting it since 1-08-05 so is has been in there for a few months. but yea i have a 75g and will shortly have around 100# live rock but now only have...
  10. J

    pH drops as water sits out?

    what if i use say my spare CA-2200 and hook up the air diffuser would this help oxygenate the water better? i also have a penguin 330 would this work better? im planning on switching to ro/di water as soon as i can save up some money. just bought my lights though so im kinda low on money...
  11. J

    will these two fans be enough for my4x96w?

    will these fans be adequate cooling for my 4x96w pc's? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4363188571&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
  12. J

    Will these choices be compatible

    i just got a rainford goby but also like the watchman and pistol relationship... are goby's aggressive with their own species? if i were to get them my lfs has real small ones, both rainford and watchmans, not more then an inch long.
  13. J

    how to reduce saltwater nitrate

    i also have the same problem of a steady 20ppm nitrates... not to hi-jack his thread but use a wet/dry filter and just set it up with 40# live rock in a 75 gal tank. i was thinking about hooking up my penguin 330 just as added water flow and just put in filter pads and taking out the...
  14. J

    Surface Film

    its not only organics but also dust and other crap that floats around your house. i just bought a dyson vacuum and i swear i could sweep the floor everyday and still pick up a rediculous amount of dust and pollen, by far the best vaccuums on the market. but also i keep a humidifier in my room...
  15. J

    need help ASAP on newly added 6 line wrasse

    yea i have and now he is cool... i was real worried but now i just let him go and he is getting adjusted and enjoys his new home.
  16. J

    what are all the symboitic pairs?

    oh yea my lfs has one of those fish but its called a sea betta pretty neat looking fish, dont know how big they get but the one i saw was about 4-5in
  17. J

    most humane way to kill a suffering fish?

    i hear clove oil mixed with ice cold water then you freeze it... has anyone heard of this? i guess the clove oil knocks them out so when you freeze them they dont feel their veins bursting while they die. still to be disputed on whether fish feel pain but they sure do know fear
  18. J

    need help ASAP on newly added 6 line wrasse

    i checked around my tank cause i just did a water change and was cleaning up the mess and he didnt jump so i know thats not an issue
  19. J

    need help ASAP on newly added 6 line wrasse

    no they definitly didn't mention the slime thing and they do treat their fish with a copper additive but i dont add their water to my tank. but he has been out and about but now he has disappeared and i checked around all the rocks and the only one he could be in has a few deep holes in it...
  20. J

    need help ASAP on newly added 6 line wrasse

    no i dont have a quarantine but this guy doesnt have a problem with diseases with his fish. he very seldom has a dead one in any of his tanks and usually all of his fish are very strong and healthy specimans. and sorry about the long post i didnt realize how much of a yapper i am
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