Recent content by feralhound

I'm using the raw shrimp method, still have the pantyhose in the tank- haven't really investigated to see if it was completely disintegrated. Should I try adding some fish food or another raw shrimp? Or just go out and get some ammonia? Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Yeah I had them off for a while but turned them back on since I kinda wanted a little algae to grow to feed my future cuc. I've been gone all week and had since reduced the light schedule and not really much more has grown which I'm totally fine with. --- 6/19/16 1 month into the cycle (4 1/2...

From 6/8/16, just shy of week 3 of cycling. Nitrites on top, nitrates Is the middle, ammonia on the bottom. Doesn't look like much changed. Nitrites still present, and looks like some ammonia as well. Decided to pretty much test weekly for a little bit to preserve tests. Getting some...

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I recently purchased a tank off of craigslist for a new permanent home for my two fancy Goldies. The tank is in pretty rough condition, hard water /calcium stain/dried algae wise, but holds water came with a glass canopy and was cheap. I read somewhere were several people used a toilet bowl...

Ooh, good to know! It hasn't progressed much since I first spotted it, so not sure if it's true diatoms or just my rock naturally coloring for some reason? Will keep an eye on it. Also that is good to know about the Flame Hawk! I think he'll be on my stock list, and if I do run into problems...

So, I know there are so many ways to baffle a hob filter, and just thought I'd share one that I've had work the best for me. I haven't seen this before so if it's been done before- well it works wonders, especially if you have a low water line haha. Having bettas for a while I used to try and...

So I said in the original post nitrites were at 1ppm; I meant 0.1ppm (whoops sorry!) As of today (5/29/16) nitrites look to be at 1ppm, ammonia in between 0.25 and 0.5? It's hard to say haha. SG at 1.023, temp 81.8F (left the heater alone as now, since warmer water breeds bacteria. My goal...

Oooh, Hawkfish! They are quite striking, especially that Flame (too bad he's an invertebrate eater). I think I'll look into the Geometric Pygmy Perchlet, he's very eye catching and looks like he's less likely eat any inverts :) Thanks so much for your input, with the CUC as well!

Hi there! Making this for I guess more of a journal than anything, recording updates and hopefully get some pointers/advise as I go. I'm new to saltwater, though I've run several freshwater tanks for years previously. Like most hobbyists, saltwater has been a bit of a dream that I was initially...

Thank you all! Thank you! I actually didn't but the designs look very similar. I cut my wood on the top a little differently and didn't use quite as many 2x4's for the legs. I mixed and matched some ideas, got the main support/"skeleton" idea from a thread on here a couple threads down by...

Decided one coat of stain was sufficient, is was as dark as I wanted. sanded again and started with the varnish. Applied three coats of varnish, sanding and drying I between, and finally added on the doors/door knobs and magnets on the inside to hold the doors closed (pesky cats). I wanted to...

Next was adding the baseboard to the top and bottom of the stand. Note all baseboard, including the frame for the doors, had to be cut by hand to ensure an even cut. It was a pima. I don't have any picks of that process, but I have the final result after we screwed the doors on to see how they...

Adding the sides/shelving: Building the doors. We've never done anything like this so it was a huge learning curve. Used baseboard to make a picture frame like structure. My dad was overthinking and wanted to somehow stabilize them with some sort of metal staple or something. I just picked...

My first big diy project that is aquarium-based. I realized the utility shelving may have held the 20L with no problem but didn't want to risk it with a 29g saltwater. It just made me nervous. Plus I could make it look much nicer and I could customize it the way I want. The stand is 39"T x 13"D...