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Thinking 20 gallon long. SH

Hi all. I have often counseled members that 'all inclusive' tank systems are not the best. I guess, for starter-outers, they are OK. Electronics included in a packed-in hood are frequently subject to moisture, salt, corrosion and equipment failure. Replacing parts ofttimes is challenging...

Never hurts to review. SH

Hi. I would exchange that hydrometer for a refractometer if you can. SH

Hi. Are you measuring levels for all the chemicals you are 'dosing' your tank with? Are you measuring Iodine, iodide and free Iodine? Are you measuring strontium levels? Magnesium? If you are NOT, I strongly recommend that you stop this 'dosing'. Although unlikely, no one here can tell you if...

T1...just getting back here. Can you PM me and fill me in to help me catch up. Last I saw you was just after the build; you had some leaking issues and then medical issues. SH

Open brains have extremely delicate membranes/tissue. They can exist fine on LR HOWEVER, if they are knocked off or fall, they damage can be devastating. Since the skeleton of a coral is composed of calcium, I am not sure why you wouldn't/couldn't put it on the sand bed. I kept mine there. Keep...

I'm considering a cichlid tank next. If I start up another tank, I'll move the kribs out. SH

pH is about 7-7.2. When I offloaded the two huge iridescents, the massive water change wiped out almost all my fish. My nitrates had climbed into the hundreds. The iridescent's were destroying the tank and beating the snot out of both themselves and the fish. Now I am running 20-40. My tank pH...

Although picos are a challenge and, when well done, attractive, it's just so much more fun to aquascape and stock. My eyes always get so big in the marine section of the LFS. SH

Agreed. That's small. I am HIGHLY against putting clowns in small tanks. Keep in mind that, looking at the pix, there is no hood. Make sure that if you do stock with something small someday, it's not a jumper or you'll find it dried out on the floor. Marine fish jump. SH

I've run a Nano cube now for over 7 years. I made multiple modifications. If I did it all over again, honestly, I would get a 20 gallon long. IMO, it's the best nano tank around. Design it the way you want. Simple. Clean. Adaptable. You do it YOUR way, not the manufacturer's way. A 20 gallon...

I love the putty. It takes patience. The key, I think, is you have to hold it in place until it hardens. I've found that eventually, it will even get covered by corraline algae and be 'invisible'. I've had frags held in place for years. You can try silicone but I think this is harder to work...

I'm glad I moved this back into Tropical discussion. This is more about a new event than African cichlids. As you all know, most of the info we read about when looking at a new species is "breeding", "sexing", etc. So, an old mod has to learn new tricks. It's quite possible that I missed a few...

Bogwood stains water. Period. Especially if it's new. It will wash out over time. It is not toxic to the fish. Boiling new bogwood first and letting it soak may help but it will still leach out overtime. The smaller the tank, obviously, the more intense the color. Same as cloudy tank...

Thanks shelagh. Best of both worlds. Fresh and salty. SH

Great stuff. It's one of those GOOD unexpected things that can happen with this hobby. It's funny because I find myself re-investing interest and time into my tank. Great stuff. Although I run a SW tank, there still is an ease and smoothness of running a FW tank. SH

Looking in my tank today, I thought I had parasites. The one piece of wood I had in there was moving. Lo and behold...FRY. Babies. I'm a DAD. LOL. I added kribs about a month or so ago. In almost a decade of fishkeeping, this is a first. I have to go back and hit the books. SH