Recent content by ShawnMMcKenna

Would anyone care to share thier opinions on using lava rock in place of bio-balls in a wet/dry trickle filter for a freshwater aquarium? Your input would be appreciated!

Had a 100 watt power inverter. Temp stayed relatively stable thanks to the weather. It was a heck of a task, but well worth it. Some of these fish I have had for years....raised them since they were small. All toll it was 1200 miles...

Well, I wasnt sure where to post this so I figured this forum was closest. I recently moved from Florida to PA and moved my 125 gal cichlid tank and my 20 gal reef tank with me. Transprted the livestock in large totes with aerators running and lost no fish or livestock at all! Kept a powerfhead...

Depends on how good a deal you can find on craigslist!

It as still attatched to the rock. I ripped it off of the rock...stem and all. I will be keeping an eye on the spot it was in to see if it comes back, but I am pretty sure I got all of it...

More than likely that was where the problem was. I do hope it is solved. Remember, if you ever see that happen again...call them out immediately. Glad it turned out ok thus far!

Wondering what ever happened with this situation...

I had a pesky aiptasia in my tank and I just couldnt get at him. Everytime I tried he went into a hole in the liverock. So, I put a clamshell over top of the hole he would come out of. After a couple days, he was coming out from the side of the clamshell. I took the clamshell off and his "stem"...

I am fourtunate that I live on the Gulf Coast of Florida and we have a local aquarium and aquaculture facility that sells "Living Sea Water". They have a pipe that runs out into the Gulf of Mexico that supplies the aquarium with water, and they also sell the water to hobbyists for 50 cents per...

And I would add another tank, but the wife wont let me.....yet.

Humphrey the Oscar...Sure miss him.

Lets see.... Refinish the stand and canopy on the 120 gallon, deep clean/PWC the convict breeder tank, Clean/PWC reef tank, clean/PWC the hex tank, clean/PWC 120 gallon New World Cichlid tank, service all filters, work on sump.... Going to be a busy day!

I prefer the natural look myself. I use natural rocks, but I do use artificial plants. I just use the artificial plants that look real.

I believe your tank has cycled. You added bacteria from the old system, which jumpstarted your cycle, IMO. Just remember to religiously clean your canister filter to cut down on nitrate production. Also, you could add some purigen in place of carbon. I run purigen in my tanks and my nitrates...

I also work in construction. If it were me, I would be ok with putting it upstairs, as long as the floor joists are 2X6 or larger (My house is 2X10). One thing though, I would try to position the tank on an exterior wall. The floor joists tie in to the exterior wall and are strongest at that...