Saltwater Tank Questions

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  1. cannon2222

    cannon2222 Spaghetti Worm

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    cannon2222, Jul 4, 2004
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  2. JohnO

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    Phil,

    Yep I guess he could do that, but his question was "would the fish be OK" and in my opinion they would not :)

    Cheers

    John
     
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  3. Matt Rogers

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    Hopefully the fish will be ok.

    Not a bad thought Phil. Coupled with a skimmer, once it takes off that could be a nice setup.
     
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  4. JohnO

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    Maybe I'm just stupid, but did anyone pick up on the fact that this tank will be completely devoid of anything but water and fish?

    John :)
     
    JohnO, Jul 5, 2004
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  5. Guest

    Guest Guest

    Hahaha, yes, just fish and water.
    The fish are doing fine. They are all eating and very healthy.

    My old reef tank looked better than this bare tank.
    I had a metal halide and even kept a few clams.
    But this fish and water only tank is so much easier to take care of than the old reef tank.

    I am considering going with an eheim cannister filter and a prism pro protein skimmer.
    Any one have any experience with the prism pro protein skimmer and the eheim cannister filters?

    My water is cloudy now. I think phospates are making the water cloudy. The bottom and sides of the tank are sometimes covered with a brown algae.
    How can I get rid of it this brown algae?
    Will the protein skimmer and the Eheim cannister filter clear the water? ::)
     
    Guest, Jul 8, 2004
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    Hi again Copperband :)

    I can't be bothered reading all of the previous posts, so do you run a sump?

    John
     
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  7. Matt Rogers

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    Copperband there is a fish store in Petaluma with great customer service, have you been there? :)
     
    Matt Rogers, Jul 8, 2004
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    Guest Guest

    no sump in this tank. just a powerhead and a noisy tetratec 300 hang on the tank filter.
    my old reef tank had a sump for the heater and protien skimmer.
    with this fish only tank, i wanted a simple to maintain tank. everything is going good with this tank.
    low maintenace tank.
    i want a hang on the tank protein skimmer and a eheim canister filter.
    this would be an excellent way to keep the water clean.
    ::)
     
    Guest, Jul 9, 2004
    Guest, Jul 9, 2004
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    no, i haven't been to this fish store.  
    too far away to go.



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