Recent content by ianbword

ive always read that a 30 is like a minimum but then again im somewhat a newbie also. I started with a 55 and its been not nearly as bad as people say. good luck your in the right place

yeah im gonna sit on this guy for a while before i invest in anything bigger and more $. But hes quite intresting to watching like when hes just kinda floating upside down. Scooters still here been almost a week now but who knows with that beast.

Soooo yesterday I was shopping around for a new fish for my tank. Stopped into a reputable fish and coral store and was looking for something intresting but not to exspensive. I spot a few id like but out of my price range for right now and see a small lionfish the body is about 5 inches.. I...

I cant sit and read for long but when its something neat like this I research very aggresively. Well after spending countless hours online reading and stopped into at least 5 differenct FS's listened to 5 different people tell me 5 different things :confused:. Process it all and cut the fat...

i like the banded and singapore ones. Im huge sucker for blue colorfish..hence that korean caught my eye so much. that live rock isnt cheap indeed lol Ill have to hold off on that for a bit. But I did order that catalog waiting to get it actually. Thanks for the links. Def want a reputable...

yeah as long as there colorful I can dig it and deal with not having anything crazy :hat:. But if you can buy pre cured live rock that would save me some headaches just need to find a LFS that has em :confused:

if you can buy pre cured live rock then id be all set then..didnt even know they came that way?

well i do like the way the damsels look so they dont bother me. I would like a tang and korean juvi angelfish eventually and then id say im done. Im looking into live rock right now but from what i been reading seems like i kinda screwed myself by not adding the rock in the beginning to make...

**** stuck with ****sels lol..they are quite entertaining and colorful compared to any freshwater fish i had in the past. But want something a bit more intresting and unqie and colorful and bigger than 2"s also.

i cant see myself getting coral honestly. Just trin to keep it simple and budget seeing how my work is becoming very very slow money is very tight. So what do people do with the damsels after the tank is established if there that territorial ?

oh you know what i had a question..looking for suggestions on something to clean the bottom of the tank..un eatten food and what not. Any suggestions on cheap bottom feeders?

just 1..he def swims a bit funny lol.. is the tank cycled..id say yes.. all my levels are correct according to my strips and hydrometer. im gonna wait a few weeks but then start looking for a couple new community friendly fish as long as these guys stay healthy. Looking for something colorful...

one thing i noticed about the clownfish..kinda strange. He/she likes to swim right near the heater and filter..is it bubbles or extra heat maybe? my tanks around 80 degs so idk if thats the problem. Everyonce in a while he`ll explore the rest of tank but seems to hang there alot. ANything i...

well everything is looking good so far. My salinity is a bit higher than i want. everything else is great. Ive had 4 damsels in it for about a week now, two 4 stripes,1 domino,1 blue. Everyone is moving around happily so far. Looks awesome and colorful, well to me it is lol. Dropped in a maroon...

does live sand raise the salinity at all?