Recent content by Samantha_p

salt water ofcourse their is just no comparison.salt water fish have color, personality, wow factor.fw fish are just plain ugly aside from discus.I regret not starting a salt water tank when I got into the hobby. good luck and don't think about it , just do it.

you can built them yourself,they can be use in both fw,sw aquariums,they go by a few different names(algae scrubbers,algae turf scrubbers,algae filters)their are a few youtube videos of diy algae scrubbers.people who used them, swear by them,saying that you dont need a skimmer when using one.i...

hi,:D what's the ideal tank size(gal) to use as a sump for a 125 gal fowlr and what size pump to go with it? also,can a uv sterilizer sold for ponds be use in a marine aquarium? (I saw a few at eBay for a real good price)

hi guys,i will be turning my 125 fw wall mount into sw soon. im looking at craigslist for a 55gal to move my fw fish. i got a few ?'s regarding sw. 1)if i start with a fish only tank what sand is best? 2)in a fish only tank can i use the cliffs,fake rock that i was using when it was fw? 3)i got...

hey guys thanx for the replies.is their a good book out their you guys recommend.I also been told that is better to buy the water from a fish store than making it yourself, around here theirs a place that sells the water for .40 cents a gallon.I'm definetly going to make the switch to salt...

after finally mounting my 125 gal tank in the wall every one keeps asking why I haven't swicht to salt water. I currently have 6 angels, 1 fancy gf,1 bp,1 huge severum,1,pleco. I always found salt water fish fascinating and ofcourse prettier than any fresh water fish , but I've been afraid of...

sorry about your tank sorry for what happen .I got a 125 in the wall and I will go crazy if that was to happen to me. I will be switching to salt water soon. i think a tank in the wall should be of salt water,it adds much more beauty and wow expression when people go to your house:p

I was about to buy one of these drop in amonia monitors, when a guy next to me advice not to.he said that their not accurate at all. I used one for the pass 9 months.who uses one of these? are they to be trusted?:confused:

as I said before I have a not so common community tank. my 125gal tank has 5 goldies,5 angels,2 common plecos,1 severum and the latest addition a baby red blood parot. well about 2 months ago my 6"comet was floatind dead, 3 weeks ago one angel was also floating dead. know,today after work I...

just wondering if any one uses it& if it's worth it for a 125 gal community tank with two Rena canisters?

I went to a petco yesterday, I noticed the small containers with salt in all their fresh water tanks. I ask the clerk working in the aquarium section,he told me that this is the best way of adding salt to the tank as supposed to just dumping it. he said that dumping the salt in the tank can...

my spray bar is about 3-4" from button of tank, on my next water change, I will be filling up the canisters with water in the sink, something that I didn't do before.,great advice......than :-)

thanx for all the replys, I had the spray bar a lil bit above water, (I like the sound it makes).I lower it and checked all conections for leaks. I will also be getting a ups

lately theirs been power outages in my area and everytime that happens my Rena xp2,xp3 canisters get full of air.the worst part is priming the filters.I do as the instruction say,but boy does it take a long ,long time to get these babies primed. does anyone out their know of a short cut,any...

I got a big hydro sponge filter in my 125 tank.I got it mainly as a add on to my two Rena canisters.I also got the sponge on the return inlets of the two canister. the cleaning instructions say to clean in faucet with cold tap water.,but wouldn't the chlorine be bad for the sponge and my...