Comments on: New Marine Aquarium! http://www.petcoscoop.com/2010/01/new-marine-aquarium/ Diggin' up the good stuff Fri, 30 Jul 2010 16:12:54 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Glennis Hagenbrok http://www.petcoscoop.com/2010/01/new-marine-aquarium/comment-page-1/#comment-1702 Glennis Hagenbrok Fri, 26 Feb 2010 20:08:51 +0000 http://www.petcoscoop.com/?p=3254#comment-1702 I don’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. I have bookmarked this web site so I can comeback and read more posts. Keep up the good work. I don’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. I have bookmarked this web site so I can comeback and read more posts. Keep up the good work.

]]> By: jennifer http://www.petcoscoop.com/2010/01/new-marine-aquarium/comment-page-1/#comment-1658 jennifer Sat, 13 Feb 2010 01:39:13 +0000 http://www.petcoscoop.com/?p=3254#comment-1658 wow my dad got me a tiny fish tank and i had 5 fish that dont grow and i was checking the filter and all of the fish have died i wonder if one had a disease do u have any tips wow my dad got me a tiny fish tank and i had 5 fish that dont grow and i was checking the filter and all of the fish have died i wonder if one had a disease do u have any tips

]]> By: Lee http://www.petcoscoop.com/2010/01/new-marine-aquarium/comment-page-1/#comment-1623 Lee Tue, 02 Feb 2010 20:40:12 +0000 http://www.petcoscoop.com/?p=3254#comment-1623 Thanks for the encouragement! I have a follow up posting about my progress coming out soon. I take readings on the tank every other day with my test kit. I saw the ammonia go up, then the nitrite, then the nitrate, and now everything is at 0. It's so satisfying! I decided to heat the tank to 76. Oh, and I have to admit, I was eyeing one of my 55 gallon fresh water tanks this morning, and wondering how it would look if I converted it to a marine tank... Thanks for the encouragement! I have a follow up posting about my progress coming out soon. I take readings on the tank every other day with my test kit. I saw the ammonia go up, then the nitrite, then the nitrate, and now everything is at 0. It’s so satisfying!

I decided to heat the tank to 76.

Oh, and I have to admit, I was eyeing one of my 55 gallon fresh water tanks this morning, and wondering how it would look if I converted it to a marine tank…

]]> By: Erica http://www.petcoscoop.com/2010/01/new-marine-aquarium/comment-page-1/#comment-1614 Erica Fri, 29 Jan 2010 13:58:34 +0000 http://www.petcoscoop.com/?p=3254#comment-1614 Tank looks good! Do more research there are several creatures and fish the will keep those nasty bristle worms in check! If you have live rock unfortuatly it comes with some less than desirerable creatures. Dip stick test are "ok" but the master test kits will give you much more accuurate results. And get a deep six hydrometer most accurate I've found next to a refractometer. As far as heating goes though it may say it's not nessecary - ick a common marine parisite can not complete it's life cycle in warmer water I keep both of my tanks at 82 degrees and use garlic extreme (I soak thier food in it) and I haven't had any ick - which can be difficult to treat depending on what you have in your tank -many treatments are not reef and invert safe. Good luck with it!! I bet within a year you'll have another one set up, 1 tank is never enough :) Tank looks good! Do more research there are several creatures and fish the will keep those nasty bristle worms in check! If you have live rock unfortuatly it comes with some less than desirerable creatures. Dip stick test are “ok” but the master test kits will give you much more accuurate results. And get a deep six hydrometer most accurate I’ve found next to a refractometer. As far as heating goes though it may say it’s not nessecary – ick a common marine parisite can not complete it’s life cycle in warmer water I keep both of my tanks at 82 degrees and use garlic extreme (I soak thier food in it) and I haven’t had any ick – which can be difficult to treat depending on what you have in your tank -many treatments are not reef and invert safe. Good luck with it!! I bet within a year you’ll have another one set up, 1 tank is never enough :)

]]> By: Matt http://www.petcoscoop.com/2010/01/new-marine-aquarium/comment-page-1/#comment-1604 Matt Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:55:59 +0000 http://www.petcoscoop.com/?p=3254#comment-1604 The tank looks great Lee! You're asking the correct questions and doing the right research, keep it up! Have fun stocking the tank with fish, but just remember to take your time and don't overload it all at once. I'm jealous, my first marine tank didn't come with T-5 lighting and a protein skimmer... The tank looks great Lee! You’re asking the correct questions and doing the right research, keep it up! Have fun stocking the tank with fish, but just remember to take your time and don’t overload it all at once. I’m jealous, my first marine tank didn’t come with T-5 lighting and a protein skimmer…

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