Recent content by bschnuck

Hey, I've read a lot of forums and done my research but I can't seem to find any info on the level of the CPR skimmers. Does anyone have any input they can share with me relating to that skimmer? Good and Bad. Thanks

Hey, need some advice on which skimmer to buy. I've been running a Prism skimmer on my 55 gal FOWLR tank. It's been ok but i'm looking to upgrade to something better and hopefully quieter. After reading a bunch of forums i'm just not sure which way to go as one very important thing to me is...

I currently have a 55 gallon FOWLR tank. I would like to purchase a Bak-Pak skimmer. Which one would be best for me to purchase in the long run? The 2 or the 2R with the biobales? Thanks. Can I assume that these skimmers will be quiet?

thats some great info, thanks

I believe the singapore angel is not a drawf angel. I dont really know though to be honest. Eventually, i will need to upgrade this tank as both it and puffer grow, but i should be ok for a little while. It appears to pick at the rock. So tell me more about the puffer being a nipper. Is...

My bad, should have added that...angel has only been there for 5 days. All water parameters check out good. Only bad reading was my nitrates they were .25, but i have been feeding probably a little too much these last few days in effort to make sure it eats, it did at the store. It swims in...

i have a singapore angel in a tank with a Porc Puffer, maroon clown, and a lavender dottyback. The angel does not appear to be eating like the rest of them do. I have been feeding a pinch of flakes, 1 piece of krill, and then a 1/4 cube of frozen brine shrimp/algae/etc cube once a day. Is it...

Yes, bi-weekly = every other week. My apologies, payroll on the brain. any thoughts on the other items, or are the snails and hermits i have going to be good enough for now

Sorry for the length of this message but, I have been getting a lot of great answers here and have now decided to do something a little different. I have a 55 gal FOWLR (80lbs), with 2 maxi-jet 1200's turning over my water, with a 3 inch DSB. I was going add a HOB skimmer (CPR), but, after...

need to add some info here...tank has been running for 5 months. Lights are on about 5 hours a day. I do use tap water which may be part of the problem. I wouldnt call it an outbreak. The powerheads are all that i run on the tank. Do water changes every other weekend, have a skimmer, but...

How do most of you go about cleaning the glass on your tank? My back wall gets the most of it, and with the live rock its very difficult to clean off without disrupting the rocks, etc. I was wondering if you guy can share any secrets with me, or, what the key is. Should i turn the...

The tank has @ 80lbs (maybe more) of live rock, basically split into 2 sections. They are seperated by @ 6 inches of just sand in between them. Built it this way thinking maybe i could get the more territorial fish to have their own areas once they are added. May not work but it looks cool...

Looking for opinions on placing 2 drawf angels in a 55 gallon FOWLR tank. Looking at a Coral Beauty and then either a Yellow Angel, Lemonpeel, or Rusty Angel. Live aquaria says use caution, LFS says given the types i am looking at says shouldnt be a problem, and then i've read on here only 1...

I have a 55gal FOWLR tank, been running about 4 months with a maroon clown and a small pink fish, sorry i dont remember the name, maybe a dottyback, from when i moved from a smaller tank. 2 MJ1200's mounted in the corners are my flow. I do a 10% water change every other Saturday and have not...

Can someone please walk me through the way you have you assembled your Maxi-jet 1200's? I have tried everything and after 3 days these things are still making this humming noise. I know these must be good pumps, given how recommended they are on this site, and since they both are making noice...