Clean up crew

[Shipley18]

ok so i top off with just fresh water? won't that throw off teh salinity? no i did not mark the tank anywhere but i can when i get home. and as far as salt package goes my salt didn't come in one it was just in a bag from my lfs.

 

[1979camaro]

these are some really basic questions...are you sure you are ready for this tank? frankly, i see disaster coming....

salt doesnt evaporate, only h2o, so if you replace evap with SW you are raising the salinity. you do need a mark somewhere on the back (but visible to you) so that you know how much evap there has been and how high to refill

as far as your salt, you will just have to use your hydrometer and fiddle...most salt comes with estimates such as 1cup = 5gallons @ 1.0024

 

[S.Reef]

Agreed.

 

[Shipley18]

well ya know I'm sorry but i think that was kind of harsh to say about me. seriously... ya i aske da question i ask lots of questions cause its the best way to learn and i thought that was the point of this forum. Ya it is a basic question And I'm a begginer so i asked!

 

[1979camaro]

im not saying you shouldnt ask, im just saying these are things which you should have asked before you bought animals...its damage control rather than prevention

 

[Shipley18]

lol
ok i understand but i havn't lost a fish ever in any tank except for one that must have been old and dont worry with your guys help I'm sure I"ll be fine! i trust you guys!

 

[fishcraziee]

.....Your salt is brandless? There have been some problems when people suddenly change the salt for their tank... If you got a brandless one just from your lfs you better ask them what kind it was.... It would probably be better to have gotten Instant Ocean or something... People have experienced tank crashes when switching to a new salt... Also if you plan on getting any fish stick with gobies like neon cleaner, clown, citrus, etc. Before you get any fish I suggest you research a little bit more before anything bad happens. Hope you tank turns out to be a nice thriving nano!!!! *SUPERSMIL*SUPERSMIL*SUPERSMIL

 

[Shipley18]

thank you so far it is besides I've go tlfat worms everywhere an di did research and it said that no ligh tfor three days will kill them off...but will that also kill my coral?

 

[S.Reef]

No...it will not.

 

[Shipley18]

no it will not kill them or no it wont kill my corals?

 

[S.Reef]

It wont kill your corals.

 

[Shipley18]

but it will kill my flat worms?

 

[S.Reef]

Oh...im not sure it will. But you could always give it a try, wont hurt to try.

 

[Shipley18]

i just read your name and it says you have a 3 gallon reef do you find it realitivly easy to maintain all ihav eto do is top offs and about 40 % water change every week..

 

[S.Reef]

Yes, it is really easy to maintain. Its an eclipse system so the water doesnt evaporate that quick. I do a 20 percent water change weekly and clean the pads. The only thing I dislike is the salt creep that comes around the edges. Also with the eclipse lighting I find you can keep mushrooms, zoos, and little leathers.

 

[ninjamini]

Yes, it is really easy to maintain. Its an eclipse system so the water doesnt evaporate that quick. I do a 20 percent water change weekly and clean the pads. The only thing I dislike is the salt creep that comes around the edges. Also with the eclipse lighting I find you can keep mushrooms, zoos, and little leathers.

I have a eclipse 6. Are you using the bulb that came with it. They have enough light for small mushrooms and zoos but leathers? Did you find a replacment bulb or are using the stock bulb? I have been looking for a 12" floricent replacment but I have failed.

 

[zoo minsi]

I have been looking for a 12" floricent replacment but I have failed.

hey ninja this was all i could find for a standard 12"


http://www.icommerceonweb.com/cgi-b...HA1580&category=Fish Supplies-Lights&disc_id=

its made by hagen they have a few different ones in that size but all are 8W if your looking for more i saw alot of power compacts that would give you alot more watts and are small. hope it helps.

 

[S.Reef]

Yeah, I used the bulb it came with. Havent started to worry about a replacement bulb.