My new 37 gallon brackish setup tell me what you think
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Re: My new 37 gallon brackish setup tell me what you think
see thats what baffles me.
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Re: My new 37 gallon brackish setup tell me what you think
Me too!
You are getting sleepy... you only hear the sound of my voice... you must do water changes... water changes... water changes... water changes...
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Re: My new 37 gallon brackish setup tell me what you think
so would you recommend a fluval 250 canister for this 37 gallon. I have sand in the bottom of the tank so the bio wheel doesnt really keep it clear. I also decided to stay at a salinity of 1.018. I wasnt sure if the filter would be okay.
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Re: My new 37 gallon brackish setup tell me what you think
205 not 250 sry
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Re: My new 37 gallon brackish setup tell me what you think
With the SG that high, I'd go up to 1.020 & add live rock & a protein skimmer. You'll be grateful you'll be doing way less water changes with this set up.
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Re: My new 37 gallon brackish setup tell me what you think
Did you rinse the sand, and how long have you had it in the tank?
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Re: My new 37 gallon brackish setup tell me what you think
Yep i rinsed the sand thoroughly before i put it in the tank. The tank has also been setup for a bought a week now still cycling. Which protein skimmer would you recommend PP?
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Re: My new 37 gallon brackish setup tell me what you think
Thanks Ill check it out. Once i start increasing the salinity would you increase it .002 every time i do a water change which will be once a week? Sorry for all the questions i just wanna get this right the first time. Kinda OCD
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Re: My new 37 gallon brackish setup tell me what you think
Also without the live rock would the skimmer be useless? I am also wondering if the tank is suppose to be kind of milky due to cycling never seen this before?
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Re: My new 37 gallon brackish setup tell me what you think
Yes, raise the SG .002/weekly water change.
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You can use a skimmer without LR.
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You can use a skimmer without LR.
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Re: My new 37 gallon brackish setup tell me what you think
Are you not doing full marine simply cause the price of live rock? You can make your own live rock and just seed it with a small portion of real live rock. There are a lot of DIY live rock recipes online and on youtube. It's really cheap to make as well.
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Re: My new 37 gallon brackish setup tell me what you think
I've got a TON of LR I'm trying to sell for $3.50.lb.
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Re: My new 37 gallon brackish setup tell me what you think
I just have a feeling if i buy live rock that im gonna want corals as well thats my only problem. I really just looking for a filter that will filter out all of the sand particulates that make the water a little milky.
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Re: My new 37 gallon brackish setup tell me what you think
and filter will do that if you put a fine enough media in it.
LR is your best filter for SW, the temptation for corals is a hard one to resist.......I failed lol
LR is your best filter for SW, the temptation for corals is a hard one to resist.......I failed lol
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