Posts by darrie53

What is the recommended concentration of hydrogen peroxide to dip frags in to remove any algae or containment when placing in a new aquarium?

What are some things you consider to be misinformation in this hobby?

For example, I’m fighting a tank crash right now because I got lazy with my tank. I think this is ultimately due to overcomplicating things that I hear people say are necessary on YouTube or even online.

Where did you originally learn about sumps and did you think they were a good idea at first or were they an odd idea using another tank for custom media/water movement?

Just make sure you give them a tank that has and maintains a calcium/hard water content - since they use that to keep their shells hard and not cracked/rotting through.

Otherwise they are slow eaters, and can move around in the water and sometimes outside.

As always I appreciate you keeping this updated and going!

Count me in!

Where are some good places where you have purchased equipment or the necessary aspects for making your own actual alive food at home?

Any secret aspects you add to make it more beneficial to those fish or inverts that eat it? I personally will make sure my brine shrimp are super-fed with high-quality algae to make them even more of a mixed diet food that is high in nutrient quality.

Pros: cheaper overall, thinner fixture, no heat, wide light spectrum produced, cool visual effects like storms, clouds, etc.

Cons: if they break or don’t work normally means you have to replace the whole unit, heat can be a con if you want warmth at the top, some units can still be pricey dependent on LED quality

I’d wash them in white vinegar and soap, and let it sit in there for a few days completely submerged. Do not boil them since that can cause them to explode or crack.

I personally wouldn’t use beach rocks since you have no idea of the stuff they have soaked in the super long term, or even what type of rock (and any chemicals/metals that it may be apart of).

Could you add the sources for some of the statements made within the disease-related pages (and maybe others)? Specifically looking for any scientific documentation or studies were done that would approve such aspects discussed.

Has anyone seen a hermit crab that is within another shell? For a second it almost seems like a snail is sucking the hermit crab up and for whatever reason it's not releasing the hermit crab.

After a few thoughts of reading people’s mistakes, or issues that they are facing when getting into the hobby (or already being in it), what are some things you would do differently or correctly?

Let’s try to keep it serious and avoid the silly things that we might think is a jokes since many newcomers might not understand or know.

How do you end up killing or removing any type of invasive corals? I have a few friends that have some NASTY green plays that are taking over their tank (I originally thought they looked pretty cool but now it's trying to take over other corals and all of the rocks).

Has anyone else noticed that the pH changes in your tanks from when it's daytime (and the lights are on) and then changes again once it turns nighttime (when the lights are turned off)?

Do you tend to make a plan of where you will keep your equipment ahead of time when setting up the tank, thinking of what to keep, or do you buy all of what you may need and try to figure it out once it's all there? I am in the latter and don’t do anything major planning outside of how to hide piping or tubing behind the tank and tucked away.

I think it might work for smaller tanks, like nano tanks if you can get a small HOB designed for them - and but for bigger tanks, it might be problematic since they don’t have a huge flow rate compared to canister filters, or use sums, etc.

Since it really depends on what brand you have, and how old your skimmer is, do you find any maintenance that you have to do to keep it running efficiently?

Do you have any issues finding parts, replacing specific things, or getting ahold of manuals to even find out how to take things apart if you aren’t the original owner?

How often do you all test for magnesium, and what test kit do you end up using that you find most accurate?

I am wanting to build a mangrove tank with macro algae, gorgonians, etc. and acquired a handful of mangrove pods.

However, I'm seeing threads about how slow these grow in a tank and was wondering if there was a way to purchase a more established mangrove and what species might grow faster?

Looks like Petsmart has some deals going on now, following the Walmart week of deals aspect. So far seems like a less-than-normal sale (compared to previous years).