Guess Im going to go salt

xrayjeeper83 · Post by **xrayjeeper83** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 8:16 pm

Do I really need all that for a 20g tank, damn I thought with such a small tank that I wouldnt need a skimmer or sump

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Sun Mar 06, 2011 9:27 pm

Nope, you certainly don't need a sump & probably not a skimmer either, although a Backpac would work well on there. Once you see all the nasty, smelly crap a skimmer pulls out, you'll be ashamed you had anything living in that water.

xrayjeeper83 · Post by **xrayjeeper83** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:11 am

Puffer i did some more looking around. And what i saw said mix your water, put in live rock, wait till it cycles, then add crustaceans, the wait for cycle(if it happens) then add fish

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:19 am

That's pretty much it. You do need some flow though.

xrayjeeper83 · Post by **xrayjeeper83** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:45 am

Ok, Im going to get a powerhead to put in with the filter.

Talking about the filter what is the best thing to put in the filter, media wise.

Also will poolfilter sand be ok?

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:59 am

No FW filters for SW, they are nitrate factories. Your LR will be the filter.

xrayjeeper83 · Post by **xrayjeeper83** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 2:23 am

Ya I know about not putting FW stuff in, but what about LR rubble?

Post by **Pufferpunk** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 2:32 am

That'll work but it's gets clogged with detritus pretty quickly. It makes for good flow though until that happens.

xrayjeeper83 · Post by **xrayjeeper83** » Mon Mar 07, 2011 7:29 pm

Welp this is on the back burner again, I just busted my laptop screen.

zookey · Post by **zookey** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 1:57 pm

xrayjeeper83 wrote: I was at a really nice handblown glass store today ..............it landed on top of the first shell I was looking at and knocked a "spike" off, they were conch shells.............. the ole saying "you break it, you buy it" .......so guess its onto salt water for me.

xrayjeeper83 wrote:Welp this is on the back burner again, I just busted my laptop screen.

You are having some really bad luck lately aren't you? Sorry to hear that the tank is "on hold"

xrayjeeper83 · Post by **xrayjeeper83** » Tue Mar 08, 2011 3:03 pm

Ya my luck has sucked lately, but it cant last forever right

sevenyearnight · Post by **sevenyearnight** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:11 am

It's believed by some cultures to strike in threes, and since it's been things getting cracked/chipped, should just be something like that. However, it does seem to be expensive things lol, but maybe just one more, according to superstition anyway.

xrayjeeper83 · Post by **xrayjeeper83** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 10:30 am

well I do have a dentist appt today?!?!?!?!?!

sevenyearnight · Post by **sevenyearnight** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 10:47 am

xrayjeeper83 wrote:well I do have a dentist appt today?!?!?!?!?!

Eeeek!

xrayjeeper83 · Post by **xrayjeeper83** » Wed Mar 09, 2011 1:31 pm

Survived that with out a scratch lol

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