Recent content by Gina

Thanks Tim. Poor, little fishies. :sad:

I'm not sure what happened but within the past 3 days both fish died. They seemed fine the night before but when I turned the lights on in the morning, they were white and the crabs were having a feast on them. Also, one of the shrimp is missing. I tested everything and although the nitrates...

Well, guess what I did? I bought a 29 gallon tank, the Aquaclear 70 filter, a 150 watt heater, more sand and a strip light. They were out of the glass tops, thanks goodness or I'd be in the poor house. LOL I'm thinking I'm going to have to start from scratch regarding cycling here before I...

Thanks Jesse. :-)

So what should I do with my fish/shirmp/crab? Will they be able to survive a little cycle? I also have LR that will be moved. Sorry to ask so many questions but I don't want to kill these guys. :???:

I am moving my 5 gallon nano inhabitants to a 10 gal and I was wondering, is iti possible to mix the LS with some good quality argonite? This will save me some money so I can buy a proper filter and powerheads. Thanks. :)

Tim, yes that is a great idea. I kind of thought about that but have no idea how to set it up due to limited space, but I'll cross that road when I come to it. :) I love the idea of having a tank without all the junk hanging in it.

Thanks Jennie. This is a great board. I've learned so much. :D

Thanks much. Yes, the Aquaclear 70 is what I'll check out tomorrow. Can I add more cured LR later or should that be added now? Or, to save money, maybe base rock if I can find any. Also, can additional LS be added anytime or will that throw me into a new cycle? LOL I can't believe how...

Aaron, good thoughts there. I don't have a lot of room for a large tank so the largest I'd probably go would be about 30 gallon. Could I use the equipment I buy for the 10, on the 30? (except for lighting) It will probably be about 6 months before I buy my large tank unless I come into a...

Wow! That was a quick reply. Thanks so much ripcurrent. Guess what my weekend project will be? :cool1: :cool1: :-)

My hexagonal 5 gal tank has been running for about 1 month. So far everything is going well. I've got 2 peppermint shrimp, 5 blue legged crabs, and 2 snails plus 2 yellow tail damsels. I really didn't want the damsels but my husband did and I feel there are too many fish in this small tank...

Well, everything was at 0. ph 8.2 on Thursday so I took a sample to my lfs and they said I was ready to go so I came home with 5 bluelegged hermits and a snail. This was on Thursday. How sweet they are!! I acclimated them and they all seem to be doing fine. However, I am wondering what they...

Mike, thanks. I kind of figured I needed to wait. So when would be a good time to add the clean up crew? Do the readings all need to be at 0 first? Gina

My 5 gal Eclipse Hex has been cycling now for 10 days. I used LR, LS and "Real Ocean" water. (it came in a box) When I did my tests today everything was at 0 except for the PH which was at 8.2. This seems really fast to me but I was wondering since it's so small, could it have cycled faster...