- Location
- Brooklyn
LOL I like this guy. Please tell us more, your knowledge far out weighs ours.
+1 Duke
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LOL I like this guy. Please tell us more, your knowledge far out weighs ours.
+1 Duke
- Location
- Midtown Manhattan
OP seems to think everyone's tank is in the same environment. Two walls in my unit are double layers of cinder blocks that are excellent insulators. I also have little to no ventilation. Before I had a tank, my living room would easily reach 95 degrees with the windows open. Sometimes I'd see the devil, and he'd laugh at a $15 fan.
- Location
- poughquag, ny
ok, i have a 45g system with a dual fan set up on it as well as a 10" blowing directly on water and a window fan blowing in from window next to it to put a breeze on glass to try and keep temps down, i have hit 84 degree's on my tank ( im far from a noob ) this is my first year without a chiller, but i do plan to make a chilling device for it
to the op's other comment, yes you can get away without alot of the equiptment, as long as you have none to barely any fish, wc alone will not keep your parms up, and seeing you have a nitrate issue i would assume you have to many fish or feeding too much. and a skimmer would help knock those nitrates down
not that some of us are know it all's, but a decade in the hobby has taught us a thing or two.
i do always tell people there are several routes to winning a race, just have to figure your route out
to the op's other comment, yes you can get away without alot of the equiptment, as long as you have none to barely any fish, wc alone will not keep your parms up, and seeing you have a nitrate issue i would assume you have to many fish or feeding too much. and a skimmer would help knock those nitrates down
not that some of us are know it all's, but a decade in the hobby has taught us a thing or two.
i do always tell people there are several routes to winning a race, just have to figure your route out
what is the room temperature that your tank is in? I know you said outside was 97 according to a weather app but perhaps with the oceanside breeze and elevation the room is in the mid 80's?
I'm not sure but if I keep my fan off the tank will easily reach 84. So I'm assuming this is the room temp. The highest my temp rose was 85 last summer and the lowest was 64 during hurricane sandy for 3 days. No casualties. I only have 1 fish and 1 shrimp so idk why I have nitrates but now that I bought some Acans I read they need nitrates. However my sps do not so I hope I can find a balance to keep this mixed reef happy.
- Location
- Bellmore, NY
- Location
- Dingmans ferry PA
Believe me i am not mad..Its either this isnt your first account because you either got banned once before or you changed names to be a wise arse or you truly are a noob who thinks he knows everything which i have seen on this site many times who are in this hobby for a few months and leave and no one wants to help anymore because you get annoying with your posts and threads
- Location
- poughquag, ny
op = origanal poster
tank will go to what ever the room temp is plus a few degree's because of any pump in the water will generally raise temps 1-10 degree's pending the type of pump. and ya might try another nitrate kit, or your sand or rock could be leaching it
tank will go to what ever the room temp is plus a few degree's because of any pump in the water will generally raise temps 1-10 degree's pending the type of pump. and ya might try another nitrate kit, or your sand or rock could be leaching it
This is my first acct #1. Never got banned #2 never changed names #3. I'm a " noob to saltwater" only 2 tanks over last year but not a noob to FW tanks over 10 years in hobby. How I'm being a wise as I don't know. Oh don't hav 2 weeks " experience " and if your implying that its impossible to get by w a minimum set up maybe u should read a little more and see how many people only do 5% water changes and are successful. I'm here to learn and hopefully spread my minimal knowledge so if u don't like my posts MOA ( google it ) .
Oh you mad that I use only a wp25 and LEDs while u have 20 pieces of different equipment for your tank? I have a nano 34 gallon I don't need all that stuff I used to have a bunch of filtration on my 8 gallon coz that what I kept reading at first that u need chaeto and purigen and chemi pure and skimmer and uv and controller and ecotech mp10 is the best. When in time if you pay attention to your tank and don't mind doing WC weekly you can get by w non of that stuff. And I did for months. Not saying its the best option but for the people who are new and think saltwater tanks are so difficult I'm here to tell you that it's not much different from fresh water and there's nothing to be scared of.
- Location
- Bellmore, NY
Municipality of Anchorage?
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- Location
- Bellmore, NY
Lol
You have no idea what your talking about and this is why ppl saying you coming across as a wiseass.
Are you his cousin or something coz both of you wan to call me names yet u haven't shared or included action INFO or FACTS about anything so hy post here if you know everything especially maybe you should say something productive. Instead of talking about anchorage. Comedian forums are somewhere else
- Location
- Bellmore, NY
Lol now In the comedian? I looked up moa as you said...never heard of that acronym...looked it up and found squat. Ive never said anything bad or negative to you. I laughed cuz u are talking smack about someone's tank that you never saw and suggested that was why you are getting the rap you are getting.
Start listening and learning more..good luck
Start listening and learning more..good luck
- Location
- Bellmore, NY
Says the guy with high nitrates..
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