Recent content by Anthony1

Terry, After reading the threads, I agree, I think it is best to quarantine the fish first. Based on what I've read in the threads and elsewhere, I'll fill the q tank with some old tank water, pop on a mechanical filter with airstone, add the fish, and gradually lower the sg to 1.009 and keep...

I don't really want to introduce anything like disease or parasites into the tank. I'm hoping and trying to get the tank raised clowns, but, I may not be able to get them. I assume these would be more disease and parasite free than wild caught clowns...therefore eliminating any need for a dip...

I am going to purchase two percula clowns shortly and put them in my tank which currently has no fish. The 38g tank has been up about a year and one half with a shrimp, various snails and a few crabs. I don't want to introduce disease to the tank. I don't have a quarantine tank. If you...

Is there any reason for me to check the SG of newly mixed salt water week after week if I always follow the exact same formula (cups of salt, brand of salt, gallons of fresh water, source of fresh water, temperature of fresh water) to ensure I am maintaining a constant SG. For example, is it...

Can someone tell me what 2.5 cups of Instant Ocean mixed with 5 gallons of water at 80 degrees yields in terms of specific gravity. Thanks.

Try your local wine/beer home brew store.

You could slope the DSB from ~ 4 inches in the front to ~ 6 inches in the back.

Mitch, I also have had similar problems with hair algae. In my case, I had previously scrubbed the rock to get rid of it, but, it just kept coming back. It wasn't until I blasted the rock with a small powerhead (after a scrubbing the rock first) that the hair algae stopped growing on the rock...

Thanks fishead. Much of the live sand available to me here in Newfoundland is no different than what I am going to have when finished with the Southdown. So, I think I might purchase an additional few peices of live rock to throw in on conversion and get some extra critters that way.

I have a couple of questions. I have to move my tank (36x12x20) and will use the opportunity to change to a DSB using southdown. Right now, I have ~ 70lbs of southdown in a covered tub with ten gallons of water and one raw shrimp. I plan on leaving it there for two weeks, stirring the sand...

Nice tank, Carpentersreef. I like the location behind the couch. I'm thinking about doing the same thing in my rec room. Where do you get the silversides and other foods for your BTA?