Alright, so after slowly piecing my stuff together (mostly second hand) I think I’m ready to get going. I’ve got a 55 gallon drilled tank with a freedom series sump, Bubble-Magus C3.5 skimmer (needs a Venturi and air line but it’s on the way) and a DC pump. Also have a 100 and a 150 watt heater...
Looks like my cycle is finished right at 3 weeks. Ammonia and nitrite are at zero and nitrate is high. Before doing my water change and adding a couple clowns, should I dose the ammonia back up to about 4 and see how quickly it goes down?
So today I discovered my bangaii cardinals, that have been in my display for only about a month, are going to be parents. I caught them doing the nasty and noticed the male had a mouth full of eggs. I got it on video and may upload it later. Now I need to decide if raising them is something I...
Hello, I ordered a Trigger Ruby 36S sump for my 120g tank. Now I need suggestions for a correctly sized protein skimmer. Red Sea? Eshopp? Tunze? ??? The sump has a section that is 12" x 14.5" (but I am not sure how much is taken by the filter socks? I am thinking DC pump. I...
Ok. I’ve been lurking around and kind of chit chatting and spending way too much time looking through the Buy/sell/trade section. t’s been a minute since My last aquarium. I had a 120 Gal FOWLR back in the day, got divorced, got rid of it and downgraded to a 55 Gal. Got remarried, moved and had...
Just picked up an inkbird and looking to set it up in conjunction with my APEX. I’m assuming people have the InkBird set up for the actual parameters you’re aiming for and the apex within half a degree on both ends for redundancy? Is that correct?