Recent content by paige

I'm in North Texas...Fort Worth.

My house is on well water. We use a water softening system (the kind w/salt). Would there be a problem installing and RO/DI unit on a tap that puts out the softened water...or would it need to be on a tap that runs straight well water? I don't have a TDS meter yet, but I can tell you the...

The tank is not drilled. Can I use the canister while the aquarium is a FOWLR and then switch to a sump when I decide to do corals?

I currently have a 46g freshwater tank that I'd like to convert to a FOWLR and eventually a reef (when I have more $$$ for lighting). I currently run an Eheim canister filter...will I still need to use this filter in a FOWLR and/or reef...or what? I'm a bit confused.

I've just moved to a new city and the water is completely different (in a bad way) here. I was looking into getting an RO unit. My questions are 1. How much water do these things waste? I was only looking at a 35 or 50 gpd unit. I assume that is enough for a 46g tank. I'm not so much an...

My driftwood is actually an african root...it sinks no problem. I'll try testing this all out in the bathtub before attempting it in the tank. I just don't want the added expense/weight of making the hill out of sand. This is a new freshwater tank I'm starting so I'll take my time and make...

I'm going to be putting it behind a piece of driftwood, so if I attach it to that and then put the gravel/sand on top of it, I think it'll sink then. No?

I wanted to put some styrofoam inside the tank underneath the sand to make a bit of a "hill". I don't have any fish that dig into the sand or anything like that so would this be safe for my tank or do I need to seal it with silicone first? This is actually for a freshwater tank, not my...

I actually have a pinpoint salinity monitor listed in the for sale forums. I'm getting out of the hobby but it was definitely one of the best purchases I made. I never left it in the tank just dipped it in every so often since mine ran off a battery. Once you have it you'll never want to be...

I like watching the hermits, they can be pretty interesting...I only have 2 blue legged ones so I don't think they're hoarding too much food, they're pretty slow cleaners compared to the snails.

I'm way to lazy to go the fish store for water... http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 42286&rd=1 This one is inexpensive...but is it decent? Seems like they've sold quite a few.

I have a 26g FO tank...I just have one fish and a few tiny inverts. I don't really want to buy a RODI filter at the moment for such a small, simple tank, but the phosphates in my tap water are high and its causing that cyano to grow on everything. A pretty experienced reefkeeper friend of mine...

How long do you leave the night light on? All night or just a few hours before and after the daytime lights?

I have a fish-only tank and I mix my water in a bucket before I add it to my tank. My question is...does it matter if I mix it the day before or a week before? I didn't know if letting it sit longer was good or bad. Thanks for your advice!