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courtesy of Lisa Brewster With the outstanding assortment of beautiful saltwater fish to choose from, it is no wonder that so many hobbyists dream of maintaining a marine aquarium. Creating a sa
Large Angelfish are the royalty of the marine aquarium, owing to their spectacular color and showy personalities. Living among coral reefs throughout the world, Angelfish can be found in an array o
... enough water? Many times water changes are all that you needed to help fish get back to health. Adding salts and heat can do wonders. You may not have to use any medications at all. Learn to recogni...
this site has very nice photo gallery of saltwater fish tank. I read this post about aquascaping the tank and decided to bring you a guide from about.com This short article shall help you create
...roduct is useless but I've used it with excellent results. - add a little bit of Doc Welfish's aquarium salt - the temperature is at 86 degrees F with good aeration and that's it !! By the way I h...
... eat it. I was going to try to put a plecostamus in there, but the fish store guy said it won't live in saltwater, LOL. He did give me a good idea for dealing with algae on the substrate though, I jus...
...t an inch......including 2 tetras, 2 minors, 4 danios, 4 guppys, 2 cats. Someone said I should add some salt (without iodine). Is this a good idea? Why? How much? What kind?The person at store said no...
Im planning on starting my first salt water tank and have been reading up on the use of live rock, and the pesky critters that can come with it (i.e., Mantis Shrimp, etc.). How likely is it for such t
Hi. I am attempting to start a Deep Sand Bed Salt Water Aquarium. As recommened on more then one web site I obtained play sand from home depot and put in my empty aquarium. Then I put in the power hea
... guppy is so dark in color? also, i have a golden mystery snail, and i was wondering if the aquarium salt would affect him??? also, the picture is of the sick platy. thanks soooo much for tak...
...it's getting really bad. i started doing water changes and today i got a new ich treatment and aquarium salt. i have raised my tempertature to about 82 degrees. i noticed that the older baby lite...
...buffer as well? I ask, because I really like the look of sand, and anywhere I've snorkelled (fresh or saltwater), I've seen sand. I've played with the idea of bringing some mole crabs from the coast...
...ts hard to tell from the picture, but it looks like they're shedding along with nasty fin rott... are salt baths a good opinion or will it send them into shock?...
Hi all I'm a saltwater tank guy and was handed a handful of parrot cichlids the other day. I have a 130 gal tank that will now be the new home to these guys. My question is what brand and size of f
I have looked all over the net and can't get a straight answer . Do I just throw all the salt right in to the water or do i do something special? is there ideal levels for the salt tank pertaining to
...r, the local building supplies store did. Question: Is it safe to use sandbox sand that doesn't include salt (as stated on package) in an aquarium? Are there any special precautions one must make? T...
...ow cichlids....or maybe not..ha and an eel. I really want an eel but I know a good portion of them are saltwater... What kind can I get for a freshwater? The other thing is...im not really sure - i...
...sium Chloride to soften the water. The type of fish I want to eventually have will not tolerate regular salt. I would like to have softer water before adding the initial fish but I don't want to inter...
I must first say that this is a beautiful fish. I saw one at the lfs and thought it would be so nice to have one, but my tank is only a 46G bow front (36inches across)! I have had a slight GHA probl
...early Christmas gift and I was wondering what options I have for tank inhabitants, either freshwater or saltwater. I'm a newbie, but I'd like to do something slightly more interesting than housing a ...
Does this site deal in saltwater
Is there a fish I can get that will eat algae? Do starfish do this?
...at back..there is ONE that still looks okay..but it's tail is a bit shredded. I threw a bunch of AQ. salt in there. At first they all acted like they had been through the wringer ( which they HA...
... this page and like what i say so i joined. lets see right now i have about 10 tanks setup at home both salt and fresh. at work i mantain a 3000 gallan system and a 500 gallon system. i ran my own mai...
...o a hospital tank as soon as I noticed the pectoral swelling over a week ago. While being treated with salt and melafix, her tail began to deteriorate and the spots on her eyes got worse. This is ...
I have a few guppies and a betta in one of my tanks, the lfs told me to add salt to the water as guppies like that. Will this hurt the betta? also what sort of salt do I use and how much for a 10g tan
...f they would be a safe addition to my tank. Also, I was actually told by the fish store proprietor that salt water tanks should not really be cleaned, at least not the way you would clean a fresh wate...
...aising a batch or two of egg laying fry doesn't require a large hatchery. I found one that works inside salt or fresh water tanks and provides a more or less constant supply of live baby brine shrimp....
...ced that my plants have nobeen growing much and was told at my LFS store that I should be adding marine salt to my RO water to add electrolytes and increase hardness. The internet says 'to add no sa...
...an what we're receiving from the LFS (and two books)regarding the cycling process. We set-up a 72 gal salt water tank a month ago and still have yet to see the cycling process (amonia spike) begin. ...
Since the addition of my marine FOWLR aquarium, I have been making weekly runs to a new saltwater only LFS here in the area for my buckets of RO/DI water. Well since this got tiring rather quickly, I
... should I use all white lighting? (I also have a 20K bulb laying about). The light was configured for saltwater but I'm wondering how it would work with fresh. Thanks in advance for your input ......
...a clownfish, and oscars. (Don't ask me where he got that combo from.) It took a lot of explaining about salt vs. fresh water fish, oscars liking to eat whatever they can get their jaws around, etc. to...
...an't remember the name specifically but a packet of powder to help balance the Ph (presumably at Ph7.0) Salt - my setup came with salt... which I have never heard of being used in a tropical aquarium,...
We've had freshwater tanks before, but are now wanting to start a saltwater tank. We are looking at a 75 gallon tank at Petco for almost $300 by itself. We want to get started right (with correct equ
... cycled and we have a few fish in it. When I first put it all together I added 1 tablespoon of aquarium salt per 5 gal (standard recipe right?). This is the first tank I have added salt to for fear of...
I have a 120 gal tank which I want to set up as saltwater, I've had freshwater previously in smaller tanks, 30 gal. Now bio balls are supposed to be used for biological filtration. However live rock i
Several friends use salt in their tanks as a general tonic/bactericide. I do myself in my coldwater tank but have never tried it in my top tanks because I'm not sure which fish it benefits and which i
...down with current tank water and add a bit at a time or do I need to possibly cure some in a bucket and saltwater for a few weeks like with live rocks? I have had success adding dry sand before and av...
... Though it may not be the best option for a beginner, if I decide to go through with it, I'll likely go salt water, as I find the marine fish more interesting. I'm pretty much just soaking up informat...
...ectancy is of small fish such as Neon's and Zebra's. I thought about isolating the effected fish in a salt water solution to see what would happen then but not sure what route I would like to take a...
...I am a quick study). In your opinion, is this a good deal... a two year old well established 75 gal salt water tank, 7+ fish (dog-faced puffer, clown, black and yellow striped tang, 4 Damsels, 4 c...
...harm the two apple snails. Has the infection most likely come from the new fish?? Should I put some salt (table salt) in the tank immediately?? If I have to take the snails out during the treatm...
...s an age or size thing. They will not start eating snails untill they reach that age/size. Untill then, salt and/or copper is what was used years ago. I used copper for years without any trouble - wel...
...had a pair of angels that laid eggs every so often, but was unable to get them to live. The stuff in my salt tank is different in that it is kind of stringy in some places, but the bumps look like the...
...though I sometimes wonder about these tests...) 55Gal tank, 20 gal water change on 9/4/05. I have added salt to the water as I always have for years, the standard 1 tbls per 5 gal. On 8/4/05 I added...
Even though I have a freshwater aquarium, this has nothing to do with fish. My daughter is doing a science project and she needs to be able to make a NaCl solution that is close to the amount found in
...nyone know? Haven't the room for a hospital tank and have a community aquarium, some of whom don't like salt so looking at liquid treatments....
...not, how long should I wait after mixing conditioner with tap water? I have recently applied aquarium salt at 1/2 tsp. per gallon due to Ich - see the related post/thread from me (if desired). Shoul...
... only before with freshwater. I dont have loads of cash to throw at buying fish, but I was hoping for saltwater tank and brightly colored fish. I was hoping that I could get a simple fish that can l...
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