Recent content by cmarquette

Sorry to take so long replying. The store was out when I bought the other kit. I did a 50% water change and have decided to wait a month before trying more fish. I'll keep testing to make sure everything is good. My corris is still swimming around and eating like crazy.

I stopped by my other LFS that I've purchased water and hermit crabs from to get my salt and RO water. I still plan to do a 50% water change. I actually watched him test the salinity with a refractometer from each jug of saltwater. I purchased a test strip kit and on his request am taking a...

Ok, I'll test it this evening. I know the temp it 80 and according to my hydrometer the salinity is 1.023. I'll post the rest of my results when I have them. I don't have an RO system, so it's just been easier to purchase the RO and salt water from my LFS.

First off, thank you all so much for the replies. I'm going to pick up a test kit today. I do weekly water changes with water from my LFS. I do top offs with RO from my LFS. I have an Instant Ocean hydrometer that I use for salinity tests. I've been relying on my LFS for the other tests...

Great forum! I've read a ton of threads on setups. Ok, 1. Yes, the tank cycled. 2. I didn't get to see the readings. I'm going to purchase my own test kit in the next couple of days so I'll be able to give the results then. 3. The tank has been up for about 2 months now.

I'm very new to saltwater, but these forums have really helped me get started. So, tank it up and established. Rocks look good. My anemone and yellow corris have been doing great. I added a kole tang and a week later added 2 clowns. The tang hid quite a bit so I didn't notice he had ich...