Recent content by fasted64

I purchased some LR when I started my tank a while back and was told to just fill a bucket with clean water, dunk the rock to clean it and remove any noticable dead material. This appearently caused no irreparible damage because my LR is flourishing again. As far as putting it directly into the...

The filter is a Eheim Professionel Wet/Dry Filter 2227 It has both media baskets filled with the recommended EHFISUBSRAT. I have added active carbon as well. I did this 1 week ago and it did not help with the water cloudyness.

I have a question which I do not understand. 4 weeks ago, I setup my salt water tank and cycling began. After almost 2 weeks, ammonia had peaked and dropped to 0 as it should have. Nitrite then became pegged at >6ppm and stayed there for quite a while and this was normal and expected. I did a...

As tmcpeek said, it varies with the type of salt. I use Oceanic as tmcpeek did and you will be very very close to 1.021 if you use 2 1/2 cups per every 5 gallons. That should get you in the ballpark. I do have one small tip as well. Lower salt content is better for disease control if you ever...

I have 1 50 gallon acrylic salt water aquarium. I am converting it from a general saltwater fish tank to a reef tank. I am changing the old 15 year old under gravel filter to a wet/dry filter. I would like a recommendation on a filter. I have been looking at 2 models. The Eheim 2227 and the...