Recent content by TH2013

I'm not too worried about the algae to be honest, more worried about the temperature fluctuation from the window. In the summer the room can be very hot, and in the winter we get ice on the windows. I will be insulating the room this spring which I think will help with both scenarios, but I want...

Thank you very much for the detailed response. I had a long debate with a friend last night trying to come up with the decision. What I have decided is to do a freshwater tank Cichlid tank. The cost of maintaining a Salt tank is just more than I am will to spend right now, and I think I can get...

Hello All, I am back into the hobby after a few years. I used to have an account on here however I can't remember the log in. Anyways long story short I used to have a beautiful 35 gallon reef. It cost me a fortune to get up and runnning and once it leaked and crashed I gave up on the hobby. A...

Hello All, I have been out of the hobby for about 4 years. The cost was getting to be too much and when my tank leaked and I lost my beautiful 35g reef tank I packed it in. Recently however, we have moved to a new home, and I have acquired a 120 gallon tank. It came with a few power heads...

That makes sense, I was thinking of buckets but with my luck I would tip at least one over, and my wife lose it lol

Ok sounds good, I will try to make sure that I move all the rock with having it out of the water too long. For the old sand I am thinking that I will put the old sand in the sump for now, so that I will keep the BB and then I will take it out slowly over time to not cause a cycle. I'm hoping...

Shallow? It is 1" at the front, sloped to 2" at the back. I'm thinking I might just take your advice and get new sand, since I would like to go with a finer one anyways. Any suggestions on my other questions about the cycle and drilling? I'd like to take my time and plan this out the best...

Thank you for the replies! The current tank has been set up for about 6 months. My biggest concern is starting my cycle over again....

I guess I see what you are saying. I'd really like to pick up a fine sugar sand, any experience with that fine of a grain?

Can I ask why? I'm not questioning, I just want to learn :)

Hello all, This is my first post but I have been reading on this site for a long time. I am about to start the process of upgrading my 20gallon nano to a 40 gallon. I am working on building the stand this weekend, and drilling the new tank. I have a few questions though. I would like to use...