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  1. MadSnowman

    tank cover question

    yeah, lot of evaporation and I didnt have use RO to top off, big mistake but atleas its a fixable one. I need to get a new hydrometer, the one I have was my dad's when he was 21 and clearly, its none too accurate
  2. MadSnowman

    tank cover question

    yeah, i found the problem. my salinity is way, way too high, so I'm doing a small water change with some RO water to try and bring that down a bit. I'm going to try the drip acclimate when I get my salinity at an apporpiate level and new livestock. I also have to return my light, the...
  3. MadSnowman

    tank cover question

    i got a glass top and my tank was done cycling a couple days ago, so I snagged a peppermint shrimp yesterday around say 3pm (had a blue velvet damsel in there i got as a hitchhiker :D . Sadly, something was wrong with my levels, maybe both me and the LFS guy got a false pH reading, the test...
  4. MadSnowman

    tank cover question

    would it be ok for me to put a glass top on my tank to keep my eventual fish from jumping out, or would it decrease the amount of light my tank gets?
  5. MadSnowman

    5.5 setup questions

    I figured most of my corals were going to come with LR seeing as I'm not going to even try anenomes (sp?). I might snag 2 more lbs though
  6. MadSnowman

    5.5 setup questions

    sounds good to me. I bought premixed salt water from the LFS I work at that we use for our reef tanks so I bought some LR and am starting to cycle, all my equipment works and is running fine, just waiting for the sand to settle. I only got about 3lbs of LR, should I get some more.
  7. MadSnowman

    5.5 setup questions

    the HOB is have is a Penguin 150, I used it for my 29g. Is a refugium absolutely necessary and how do I go about setting it up if it is necessary?
  8. MadSnowman

    5.5 setup questions

    Greetings, I'm new to nano reefing, though I have been reading up on it and lurking the forums for about a year and am finally buckling down and setting up a tank. I would like to do a 10 gallon nano, but due to lack of space I'm limited to a 5.5 AGA. I already have a 50w heater, AC101...
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