Posts by JamesG

Plenty of times which is annoying. I’ve had to slowly mix the old food with the new food by crushing them both up and feeding. After awhile I slowly mix more of the new brand until the old brand’s food is all gone.

I’d check to make sure that the manufacturer has a weight listed per each shelf, since the whole unit may be able to hold that weight but each shelf can’t hold enough for a decent sized tank.

Filters mostly, along with heaters and lights. Everything else tends to just use a normal outlet since I don’t see the required need for them to be protected if it’s like secondary equipment.

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This isn’t the case with all tanks, which I’ll outline below;

Glass

Now with glass tanks, all of the pressure is actually applied and spread to the corners of the tank (which is why you have tank stands that only hold the tanks on the corners fully). Placing mats underneath aren’t recommend since it can shift weight over time, and apply all of the pressure from the corners to other parts - which under pressure/tension, will crack the glass.

Acrylic

Aryclic tanks actually spread the weight out from the bottom to the sides. These must have a completely even stand/bottom, where any imperfection on the weight being distributed on the tank can cause some unevenness and will put more water pressure on other aspects. Since it’s acyclic, it won’t specific break, but it will cause for the sides to bow outward more where there is uneven weight and can cause for the acyclic to deform over time (and thus causing for a weak spot where it will break at - but extremely rare).

Thank you for the huge explanation. I always wondered why it was even a thing, but makes sense if it came from acrylic tanks and then people thought it might make more sense for glass tanks too.

I’ve seen mostly 99.99% of saltwater tanks are always acrylic and not glass, like how it’s flipped with freshwater. Is there any specific reason for this? Is it due to size, or salt eating the silicone or something else?

I’d say when it no longer makes sense to replace. Some pumps can last years or even a ton if they are serviced and things taken care of without the motor failing.

I’ve seen a ton of people say that in uneven surfaces it’s better to use styrofoam or rubber under the tank to keep it level - but I hear this mostly with acrylic tanks than with glass. Is there any reason for this? Most say that it evens things out on the stand, but I was always under the impression that the stand is what makes the tank level to began with.

I know there are some that are the same, but I think they are different subspecies (can be in the same realm). Which is why using salt for some diseases and definitely will kill any parasites.

Maybe some viruses could pass but seems unlikely.

Hey everyone! Just wanted to share a small 10 gallon tank I just got started recently and am still working on. So far just have the hardscape with some plants going on, still debating what to put inside of it though.

Been rocking the Fluval or Marineland brands for a pretty long time. Eheim is also a really good brand

I would say make sure you always watch out from cichlids (African do not mix with Central/South American), and you can also run into issues from community fish with other semi-aggressive fish that may look small but are a terror

I use white vinegar and also those magic erasers or a fish sponge. Works flawlessly 10/10