Trautman

OOPS. i tried to respond to the suggestion of flame polishing!

should have probably looked first at the bottom lol

yikes

dont do that!!

that leads to stress and eventuallyCRAZING(scary)(scary)

i am a NOOB and i buffed out with some novus (didnt even bother with the 3)

and i had good results. use a car waxing buffer attached to a drill for application.

easy peasy

good luck

nice work, that takes talent.

I would tear the tank down and soak everything in Freshwater overnight. It will draw the worms out and kill anything harmful. Put the fish in your sump with a heater and a small powerheard. Instead of starting over with new sand and dead rock' date=' which will create a nasty new cycle and kill your fish anyways, so instead of voting in the poll, I personally would do this myself first[/quote']

 

except once you have killed everything with the fresh water, it is just as good as getting new rock and sand, if not worse. Then everything that was living in your rock, will be dead from the sudden salinity and ph change and when you put it back in there will be a huge ammonia spike from all the decomposition. and you will have to reintroduce good saltwater bacteria.

that rock can be soaked in high salinity stuff too. barelycuda did this for bristle worms and he had good results, the high salinity is intolerable for worms and the bacteria can deal with it.

oh and by the way. just to throw this out for kicks and giggles. and no insult is intended. you have just proven why anarchism is unsustainable and government must be inserted:

if you just left the tank as it is that would be like anarchism: free for all, no government (as in the tank keeper). but this is bad, there is an poor balance, and fish are dying (like people would be starving etc). so the best solution? install government restrictions, as you have said. the government restriction would be to eliminate the problem(get rid of all the fire worms).

once again this is just my idea of being silly. i have no intention of angering you, or downplaying your convictions.

last night i was FREAKING out about my beloved wrasse and i couldnt find it. I assumed my anemone ate it (like your story(sad)) i waited until the next day, and he was alright, must have just been tucked away. so have hope!

talk to joel, aka WAVES

he has great deals on skimmers, new and used

he is the FIRST person to talk to, and i mean it

shoot him a PM, you will not regret it

i like the smaller fish!

my personal fav: a midas blenny they are super cool and very hardy

good looking tank, it looks super neat in the canopy

and the bottom part... well not as neat, but neater than mine(laugh)

yeah, isnt it an awesome skimmer? i love mine

great looking tank! is that a RBTA that is really pink?

and filter sock, IDK what you mean by "no sock" like no mechanical filtration?

and yes, they should plug up pretty quick

seeing as my father is in the glass industry, i am able to gets some made for a low price,

i just need a product description, and a length

what exactly makes a glass spot feeding tube?

is it just a tube? or does it require a ball at the end?

thats pretty legit

I would like this to focus on fish but let me know what inverts and I can see what I can get a price on. If you are serious on every one of those fish I will look into it but I don't want this to be a lets see the price on everything type thread. Thanks!

i am pretty serious about the fish.

who are you looking into buying from?

wouldn't they have a catalog?

probably firefish, jawfish, gobies, cardinals.

do inverts count too?

i have an ATO, it is a spectum brand. i am unsure if it works or not, i got it with an aquarium. i could sell it pretty cheap

what type of angelfish is that? everything looks great!

always check fish and livestock for signs of stress or illness: this can be a good indicator that something is off on the parameters. if the illness is present, diagnose accordingly, and promptly make an action plan.

and the defining factor here is that is appears to be perfectly logical to prioritize coral over clothing

and the fourteen day guarantee... that is really good

i got a dart snapper hybrid from marine depot. a few questions:

#1 which impeller is which, there is one in the box labelled "b"

#2 do i have to do any additional set-up other than a plug and play?

#3 should i be using a dart or a snapper impeller? i have a 100 gallon tank, skimmer has it's own pump.

thanks

a herbie drain is composed of two pipes. one pipe is below the water level and is at a constant siphon, controlled by a ball valve with flow tuned to match that of the return pump, while the other pipe is above the water surface, and acts as a backup in case that the first pipe gets clogged.

does this make any sense?

uhhh... one or two fish? this is a ten or twenty gallon tank we are talking about, that is is more than enough. as for parameters, they go crazy in mini tanks, so they would be harder to deal with and more frequent if there is a noob taking care of it... ? also. spending 300- 500 dollars isn't the most appealing thing for a new customer. fifty is better...

dont get discouraged! it is a good idea!!

talk to hollywood aquarium: they do aquarium maintenance on tanks and they have had to deal with this. as i understand: use lot s of carbon, and skim. and also do your best to cover the aquarium

i have a fishroom too. i LOVE it. but your's kicks mine's butt. LOL

you are really doing the right thing: not rushing, that is probably the key to setting up aquariums properly.