Recent content by klc317

When I started out my first salt water tank about a year ago I saw a couple of them and didn't know what they were...thought they were kinda cute. However, they turned into a ton of them and I caught over 30 in a few weeks using a store bought trap. I've read that a few are beneficial to the...

OK...success!! Got everything switched over and everything appears to be fine. Does it hurt to use 2 carbon filters for a few days to calm the ammonia spike I might have from stirring everything up? I only use carbon filters and sponge filters in my Nano anyway. I ditched the bio-balls and...

Ok thanks. That helps alot! This is a great forum. I think I should be able to get everything switched over quickly enough to avoid much of a stressful situation to everything. This will be the time when the household R/O water filter comes in really handy too. I guess I should throw my...

My old 12g Nano Cube recently blew a lighting ballast and it's going to take a long time and quite alot of money to get a new one and I've already been without lights for almost 2 days now. I've been wanting a newer upgraded model anyway so I am going tomorrow to get a new DX model Nano Cube to...

I would go ahead and put it all in at once along with the live sand and let it ride for a few weeks to get things started. You can buy a product called "Cycle" that is a liquid and follow the directions on the bottle to help get the cycle going too. It's available at most of the aquarium...

Hi. I recently joined this site because it has been very helpful and I might have a few things to contribute. I have successfully kept a 12g Nanocube for a little over a year now and am very happy with the results and having fun. Been through a hard cycle, bristleworm overload, and ich, but I...