Recent content by sharlotte_g

Hello. I have my Coralife Biocube 29g set up with the water, live sand, crushed coral and 20 lbs of dry live rock. I added the live rock two days ago and just tested the water today for first time (test kit just came in mail yesterday). Here are my levels as of today: pH-7.4; Ammonia-0ppm...

Yes.. they are called bioballs...with the filtration system.

Set up rock-look okay? Okay. The rock is set in the tank now. I placed it so there were little caves and crevices for the fish to swim in when I get them. I did not do anything else-just added the rock. I did NOT use RO/DI water. I used tap water to fill my tank up then added the BIO-Spira...

Hi there. Ok. My dry live rock is coming today. I plan on putting it in my tank. I bought 20 pounds of BRS Reef Saver Dry Aquarium Live Rock. I also bought an API Saltwater Master test kit. It should arrive tomorrow. I have a couple questions for ya now. 1.) add rock, burrow into sand really...

Hello. I have a biocube 29g and my protein skimmer came in yesterday and I put it all the way in to my empty 1st chamber, fully submerged. Nothing happened..no bubbles. So then I pulled it up until the cap was out of the water then bubbles came out-but now my lid won't close on my tank! It is an...

Thanks Lil Joe! I'm getting more excited every day I order new stuff! I just ordered my rock so once I put that in my tank, it will cycle and when that's done, I get to buy my first fish! Yay! Good luck with your freshwater tank. Glad you're mastering it!

Okay.. I just purchased the Salinity Refractometer, Aquarium & Seawater - Dual Scale (1.0 to 1.070 S.G.) by Agriculture Solutions and an API Saltwater Master Test Kit that tests high range pH, ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, includes 4 test tubes, tray, and rack. I hope this is the correct one I need...

The lighting for my Biocube is as follows: (1) 36 watt True Actinic 03 (1) 36 watt 10,000K Daylight (2) 0.75 watt Lunar Blue LED Bar and I have 4 additional slots to add more LED lights I am forgetting having anemones. No problem. I just need to order my live rock online now and still...

Do you recommend I take out as much of the crushed coral that I have in there then? I just thought it looked nice on the shelf at the LPS and not sure if I needed it or not but thought it looks more realistic. I have no clue what is good and not.

Hi. I'm a newby, I'm talking right out of the womb, new. I've never had a fish tank before and now I'm in the process of setting up a sw tank. Thank goodness for the thread that shows all the acronyms because..whew.. I was lost, and to be honest, still am. Okay. So far: Day 1: May 5- I...

Hello. I've decided to buy a fish aquarium to start a hobby. I bought a 29 gallon Coralife Biocube. I am a stay at home mom of 3 small children ages 5,3, & 2. I have absolutely no hobbies due to spending all my time with my kids. I thought a fish tank would be a great way to spend my time and...