Recent content by kvizena

This tank has been up and online for about 2 1/2 months, give or take a week. I have intentionally not stocked it with anything except 10 crabs and a blue damsel (three years old) so the tank could cycle. I have always erred on the side of caution, but I am an engineer by trade so it bothers me...

Now that I have thought about it more and more. When I bought the Triggers were in the back part of the store, where the temp had to be at least 90 degrees. I also remember walking to where they have all of their skimmers and thinking I can not believe they do not have working AC or at least...

I let them sit in the bag for about 45 minutes and added water from my tank twice about 30 minutes into the process. Besides that the only thing I can think of is I completed the plumbing project with 3/4 inch piping. However when I was done I rinsed off the finished pipe before putting it in...

I screwed up big time last night. I have been taking a whole lot of time setting up my new 80 gallon sw setup. I have been very patient with testing all of the normal levels, except one. I bought a couple of really hyper Undualated Triggers and woke up this morning with them stiff and floating...

I was curious if anyone had any input on a problem I ran into this weekend. My wife and I moved into a new house, so naturally I bought a new aquarium. :) I am using an old sump I have had for five years or so and a precision marine 4" skimmer. I got tired of all of the ugly tubes, so I...