Recent content by rickyst1

Cool, thanks feel better

I do mix the salt in the same barrel, checked water in separate glass results 001 TDS. So I know now that the brute is the root of the problem. Question still is can I save this batch or do I dump it?

Just made 30 gallons r o / d i, check TDS and it was 71. Can I save this batch? I use a brute container and just usually rinse it out after each use what am I doing wrong

Can I replace POS atman 2500 with a Marine Sources Red Devil SP3 in my SWC 160 protein skimmer?:ermm:

I currently have a Fowler 65Gal drilled with a proflex sump and protein skimmer. I just purchased a decent light and would like to start a reef. Is this setup conducive without a filtered system?

new to adding anything to sump. How so? The first bay is the socks, second is the protein skimmer, sponge, then the last bay is the return pump....Where do I put this "chaeto"?

I use the Berlin Method on my 2-1/2 year FOWLER setup (65gal with proflex sump). My nitrates have always been high (40-50ppm)but lately I have been trying to lower with little result. In the last 2 weeks I have performed two twenty Gallon changes and a thirty Gallon change last night.They are...

Is there a magnet cleaner that is affective on a 46 Bow front?:confused:

Huh, that makes more sense than the ghost theory, LOL, although wife is still puzzled as the dead naked hermit looked like it was full unlike our molted shrimp that was just XO skelton. Thanks

Here He is, Am I dreaming?

3 or 4 weeks ago I bought a strawberry Hermit about a 2"-3" conch shell. Really cool with Electric blue eyes. I have been concerned that my 65 Gal tank was not big enough for him to graze as he had trouble manuvering. I have a good amount of rock and he seemed to like the sand. Anyway I was...

Can I :confused:test PH in a freshwater tank with a Saltwater test kit?

What do you mean by rinse? I thaw in a small container of tank water. What do you suggest I feed them?

Ok, I will do my best to avoid their stare down, gonna hav to lock my wife out though, she`s a mother hen. Thank you, Ricky, Gloucester Virginia

One Cube every other day? Feel like I`m starving them. The books all say at least twice a day. Are they lobbying for the local fish stores? Its like telling me Beer every other day....the little guys are going to have DT`s.