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    Saltwater Newbie in New Mexico

    I haven't been heating the water before hand. Right now, being that it is cold I see that as being helpful. Especially because I am worried the water may be a smidge cooler than usual. In the summer here, it would be unnecessary, I would think, because it is naturally so hot here and the water...
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    Saltwater Newbie in New Mexico

    Lol, lugging around the water is a pain :) But it is good to know what I can be asking the people at the water place. They are really nice and know I am only using it for fish. We use a Brita filter for drinking, would that also be a way to use your sink water for tank filling, or would you...
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    Saltwater Newbie in New Mexico

    We have water stores here, like Culligan that supply distilled and RO water. I Don' t have the ability to put in an ro system where I live. So I need to know what I can be doin instead.
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    Saltwater Newbie in New Mexico

    I am getting my water at a water store, so I have the option to get ro, or distilled. I also live in the desert and we have Horrid water! You can' t even drink the tap water here. It is definitely Hard water.
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    Saltwater Newbie in New Mexico

    oops, I didn't mean to post that twice!
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    Saltwater Newbie in New Mexico

    The more I read and research, the more I think I poisoned my fish, the tank was over stocked and a lack of oxygen probably contributed, as opposed to a disease. But I still Don' t understand why my emerald passed just 24 hours after his first molt or if it is ok to replace him. Which water do...
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    Saltwater Newbie in New Mexico

    The more I read and research, the more I think I poisoned my fish, the tank was over stocked and a lack of oxygen probably contributed, as opposed to a disease. But I still Don' t understand why my emerald passed just 24 hours after his first molt or if it is ok to replace him. Which water do...
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    Saltwater Newbie in New Mexico

    Eventually, I would love to expand into a sump/skimmer system, but at the moment am severely limited in space and resources. I never clean everything at once, and haven't ever bleached. Was told to clean a few bits at a time to not disrupt bacteria. But this advice is still handy just in case...
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    Saltwater Newbie in New Mexico

    Oh thank you all for the info!! I have read those articles and will 're read them! I was at the library today and looked for the book, but I will have to order it. Your responses have all been helpful and I appreciate the time taken to do so. I was thinking about water today and wondered what is...
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    Saltwater Newbie in New Mexico

    Sorry, Testing :)
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    Saltwater Newbie in New Mexico

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    Saltwater Newbie in New Mexico

    Attempting to adda picture....
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    Saltwater Newbie in New Mexico

    Is a bio wheel not recommended for inverts then? I read so much, and am told so much, that it is really hard to sort through it all. Thanks for your input. I do have a canister that came with the tank I bought(it was purchased at Wal-Mart and I think it is a Tetra brand), but didn't think it was...
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    Saltwater Newbie in New Mexico

    admittedly, I still have no idea if I had ich or velvet. I possibly treated the tank unnecessarily. :/ As said, I have made newbie mistakes, and my LFS... May not be helping me as much as I hoped. How does a bio wheel add to nitrate? I was told that carbon itself might be moving out of the...
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    Saltwater Newbie in New Mexico

    I only lost one shrimp throughout all the crap I went through with the Ich X, however, I lost three fish. How come the bio wheel isn't really recommended for salt water? It is a Marineland Penguin Bio wheel 500. Is a canister filter better? Thank you for the pictures! I am having a hard time...
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    Saltwater Newbie in New Mexico

    I forgot to add that tank salinity is always between 1.024 and 1.026, at the moment it is 1.025.
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    Saltwater Newbie in New Mexico

    Oh yes, I test ammonia, and zero there as well. I have inverts and so I will probably need to invest in a reef master test kit, it sounds like. I change my water weekly, 3 gal, or every other week,and I will do 6 gal. Thanks for replying :)
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    Saltwater Newbie in New Mexico

    Howdy!! My name is Amber and I hail from Alamogordo, New Mexico. New to the hobby, and being out in the desert makes it much more difficult. I have one LFS in my town, and although they have been able to help a lot, they lack in supplies and livestock, leaving me to have to scramble or to have...
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