Recent content by Tabordan

I am on week 8 of setting up my 28 gallon nano tank. I love it. I would start off with about 4 chromis. 20 lbs of live rock should be more than enough to support the tank if you keep it properly salinated and tested. I can tell you that I kind of went overboard on everthing that I bought in...

I am by no means an expert but you might want to check into whether you should dip them after being heat stressed like that.

I actually just started using the lighting system a few days ago after I received my chiller. It is a quad reef lighting system set up for a nano tank. Between the lights and the wavemaker pumps built into the system, I could not keep the tank under 80 degrees. I just got the chiller this...

I am new to salt water and just started a new tank. It is 3 weeks old and has not cycled yet, however, the white gravel is turning brown in some areas as shown on the attached photo. What is this brown stuff? Is it good, bad or no big deal?

I did not realize that was even an option. That would be too easy. Any idea of how much ammonia to put in per gallon?

Well I bought a test kit and I don't there is not a shread of nitrites or amonia so I am assuming the process has not even begun yet. I think the only question at this time is which fish to use through this process. The pet shop guy says that the two clowns can handle the process with no...

Initial Problems I found out that live water is just water that is pretreated with salt. Anyway, I ended up adding a little more live rock and then we are putting to clowns in on Tuesday. No more mollies!!!:) Then I will just have to wait for it to cycle properly.

Well I wish I would have listened to the other pet store owner and just bought "live water". Now I am trying to get some mollies to survive in my new 28 gallon Nano Tank and the mollies can barely keep up with currents in this thing.:fish1: I think I have finally found the best setting for them...