Recent content by rokz

I had the same problem as ScurdOfCychlidz. My water was cloudy for like a day. Then when the dust settled, it settled all over my LR. My reef looks like a winter scene. Has anyone else had this problem of the sand settling all over your LR. How do you get the sand off the LR without again...

hi, I have a 29gal that I plan to make into a reef tank. I've read that I need 4" of sand to have a DSB. I was wondering if anyone knows about how many lbs of sand I need to order? Is there any rule of thumb like X lbs of sand per gallon? I'm planning on ordering 40 lbs of lr from...

I've decided that I want to switch my 29gal from a FW to SW. I've never had a SW tank so I have a couple of questions. Current the equipment I have is a HOT Magnum 250gph and a coralife aqualight 130w lighting. I also have a 150w hang on heater. I think I read somewhere that the heater needs...

My 29gal tank came with a full hood that had one 24" 20watt florescent bulb. This puts me under 1 wpg. In order to have health moderate plants do I need to purchase a new hood that allows for multiple bulbs? Any recommendations on hoods for my 29gal? Or do they make a single 24" 60watt bulb...

my lfs has some stripped raphael cats. I am looking at putting one in my 30g community tank but I wanted to do some research first. Can anyone give me any input on these cats? Thanks.

does this graying out refer also to tiger barbs? One of my eight tigers has "grayed out." Is it just a mood change or is he sick?

does this graying out refer also to tiger barbs? One of my eight tigers has "grayed out." Is it just a mood change or is he sick?

hi, this is my first post. I'm a newbie to aquariums and need a little help. I have a 30gal tank I just started. I'm using tap water. I recently tested the water and it read that I had a PH of 7.8. I've tried different products such as "Proper PH" and "PH down", but none have worked. I was...