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[fishmonkey]

yeah gobies are so cool

 

[Zer0]

Yeah so like.. i think my **** heater just broke. Im unbelievably angry right now. It hasnt even been used at all.. I stuck it in the tank.. it was working for some time. I went to clean out my filter thing.. i came back and the light that says its on, is off.. and its plugged into the outlets. Wtf kind of mess is this.. -_- Cant believe it.

 

[fishmonkey]

the heater is fine

 

[Zer0]

lol.. what makes you say that? Its not producing heat.. therefore i would say at the very least.. its far from being fine. xD

 

[fishmonkey]

the heater automatically turns on and off to regulate the temp. i freaked out too when it happened to me

 

[fishmonkey]

lol

 

[fishmonkey]

its working perfectly. I promise.

 

[thincat]

Linksyz, did you mix the salt in the tank? It's better and safer to mix the salt in another container then check the SG. let that mix with a ph for at least a day, this will prevent cloudiness of the water as the salt will be completely mixed. I would not bring the temp. down that fast. Set your AC a few degrees lower then bring down slowly again. 82F-80F,80H-79F and so on. This will be less stress on your fish.

 

[Zer0]

Yeah.. everyone keeps saying this salt thing... its getting pretty annoying. Im FULLY aware to not mix salt directly in the tank. I did it ONLY because there is jack squat in the tank and would have been the same as if i mixed it in a bucket. Thanks to Tank though, my water is very clear now and is getting clearer. And as for the temp, i will take that into consideration. Its ok though because even on a siring hot day my tanks temp doesnt go above 83F so it would take just a fan over the top of the tank which i have to bring the temp down a bit.

 

[thincat]

So, you're mixing the salt in the tank....lol just kidding!!!

 

[Zer0]

Haha xD Yeah yeah yuck it up. All i know is that i wont be killing any fish because i wont be mixing salt in the tank when i have inhabitants lolol.

 

[Caige]

Just FYI... i have a new 125g and I added RODI water..... then added salt... stayed cloudy for about 8 hrs.... then I added sand and it stayed cloudy for abou 8 more hours.... after that it was crystal clear.... but I did have all the filtration on LOL

 

[Zer0]

Yeah thanks man. I just dont have any filtration on whatsoever so i can take a guess and say that the cloudiness was prolonged because of 0 filtration

 

[InfernoST]

When I first filled my 120 it was cloudy I put filter floss in my canister and ran it within 4 hrs the tank was XTAL clear. When the filter media arrived (2 days later) I filled the canister and started the cycle with everything on except the skimmer. It only took three weeks for my tank to cycle.

 

[melosu58]

If you added the substrate and then added the water and then added the salt mix then all that mixing with the substrate in there is the reason. It`s not the salt mix. Oceanic is one of the best out there IMO. You should have mixed it up without the substrate in there. The cloudiness is from the substrate I`m sure.

 

[Zer0]

I can imagine. And you hit the nail on the head. Thats exactly the order i did it in. Substrate, water, then salt mix. But its not that big of a deal anymore. My tank is just about as clear as it can get with 0 filtration going on.

 

[InfernoST]

I would keep the water moving with or without filter media, standing water is not a good thing it will become a breeding ground for other things.

 

[Zer0]

Yep i know, i have both of my koralias going. I had a sand tornado in my tank the other day and it was a pretty big one at that. Had to change directions of the pumps lol.

 

[InfernoST]

Cool, Looking forward to progress reports and pics. So far it's looking good. When are getting your live rock?

 

[Zer0]

Funny you should mention that. about five minutes ago, i ordered 45lbs of fiji LR from liveaquaria. In about 3-4 hours when i wake up, im going to order 30lbs of again, fiji LR from intmarinefish.com. Wanna catch that sale before they close it off. Anyways, bed for me. Adios.