Recent content by Rosa25

He Did Some Test In Front Of Me , Theres No Amonia No Nitrates, Alk And Salinity Are Good Too. Im Scared That I Will Have To Buy More Things Specially Lighting.

Hi everybody I wanted to know what you guys think of this. Someone is selling me a 180 tank with 1- 900 maxijet, 3- 600 maxijet, wet dry, with 250 lbs of live rock, VO5 lights, with stand, 1 skunk cleaner shrimp, 2 pepermint shrimps, 1 naso tang, 1 hippo tang, 1 worm goby (huge), 1 -8"...

Kimoyo Thanks for posting this I am so glad u did , I didnt know I could go back and see this. It was very helpful there was a lot of good advice on there. Here's Rosa25's first thread. http://www.manhattanreefs.com/forum/reefs-beginners/18747-please-help-dead-fish.html I think...

Thanks I will keep you posted on my results thanks.

I dont want to have any corals, like I said before I only want a couple of fishes and one skunk cleaner. I have check the water levels since december and I have no amonia, no nitrates, no nitrites, ph has read between 8.0 and 8.5 and alk 300 this is using my test strip kit (pentair aquatics)...

Even thought its been tested for copper since december and the levels are 0? There are still hermit crabs and snails living in that tank since december my rock has coraline. I feed them krill.

50 gallon tank, 60 lbs live sand, 80 lbs live rock, 2 power head, fluval canister filter, instant ocean skimmer, 192 w compact flouresent. In december all my livestock died, because I put coppersafe in my main tank, (petco recommeded). Anyway I did everything u guys recommended water change...

How often do you do a water change? Test the water? I usually do a 25 % water change every month, at that same time I clean the power head and canister filter hose. I add the part 2 calcium and alkalinity every day. I was testing the water every two days for amonia nitrates ph and alkalinty...

Wow I did not know that about the bacteria in the sand and rocks. I thught it was in the water.

Wow I havent been online for a while sorry. Drunktank I was using strips for my test. My scallop was fine until I put the copper in ,she was the first one to die. My nitrates have been at zero but my ph keeps going down. I test my water at home plus I have a lfs (not petco or petland) that...

Hello just wanted to give you guys an update on my tank. I have been changing the water , bought 2 poly filter and bought new carbon after I had the incident with the copper (all my fishes died, scallop and shrimp too). Well even thought I dont have any fish Im happy to write that all my snails...

Thanks again everybody today I feel much better I changed the water and the media Im hoping the next 40 some days go fast I cant see my empty tank :( for long. Im from Clearwater Florida.

I still have bristle, and fan worms. How about the media on my filter should I change some of it or all of it? I got the new carbon. Ive read a lot about skimmer on this web site I dont have one but for my 50 g tank which one will you guys recommend and will it help to clean the copper now...

Ok so I will not continue the antibiotic. Can anybody tell me about the lighting schedule since it wont have any fish in it? Since Im changing 50 % of the water is a new cycle going to start?

Thank u all. I will do a 50 % water change tomorrow and then a weekly 10 to 15 %. I will get new carbon tomorrow too. I will definetly wait the 45 days so my ich dies. I will finish the maracyn since its an antibiotic. Is the cloudy green water a side effect of the copper? And how about the...