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| | #31 (permalink) |
| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Mar 2009
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| When i get my larger freshwater tank i'm thinking of converting my 10 to a saltwater. Love the article very infomative. Will i need to clean and throughly dry my ten before beginning. I have a small algae problem right now and don't want it to transfer over or is that even possible???/ ![]() |
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| The algae should not survive the switch (salinity will kill it), but it is always a good idea to clean everything out thoroughly.
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Mar 2009
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| Fantastic article! Very comprehensive. A question about carbon: does it really help? What does it remove from the tank? I had heard that carbon in any saltwater setup was a bad idea because it can throw off the chemical balance of the salt water mix. TIA. YandaPanda |
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Mar 2009
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| I have heard mixed opinions about carbon. True it can pull out harmful toxins that might be in the water, but also filter out beneficial elements as well. Being new with a 14 gallon Nano, I am confused as the rest. But, as my Dad used to say, moderation is everything. So I have been using my Chemi-Pure bag in the middle sump for several days every couple of weeks. It seems a good balance. Any thoughts? |
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| Teenie Weenie Fish Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Pinellas Park, FL
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| I just found out that my boss has a 24g saltwater tank with a lionfish! He said that saltwater tanks weren't as hard as I was thinking and now I kinda want to try one. I'm thinking 10g with a pair of clowns would be cool. I'm also thinking I'd have to upgrade my freshwater tank to a 20g first an where am I putting the new 20g... I've sort of maxed out my rooms capacity to hold furniture.
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| Super Fish Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: WVU
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| So i got an extra 10 gallon sitting around.... looks like its gonna be one of these. I have an extra canister filter sitting around but I see that these don't necessarily need an actual filter? Or am I wrong on this. I was hoping that this canister filter (110gph) would be a nice substitute for at least one powerhead and then I can get another, less powerful for the other side. That's really my only question. This will most likely be set up once I get another job, hopefully at a LFS
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