picking preds...

[TheCanuck]

so which of those protein skimmers were good?

and ive never even seen a petco with saltwater so dont complain

there are at least 20 w/in 10 miles of my house

last two are horrible quality...

coralife 220 skimmer for you other tank.

 

[BigO6687]

k ill ditch the ebay ones and go with the coralife for the bigger tank

so the internal 115 one from drs f&s is good?

and what would be the benefits of using a protein skimmer or not

 

[TheCanuck]

k ill ditch the ebay ones and go with the coralife for the bigger tank

so the internal 115 one from drs f&s is good?

and what would be the benefits of using a protein skimmer or not

Less water changes.

So basically less nitrates... I don't skim any tanks under 50 gallons. Just because water changes are so easy.

 

[BigO6687]

Less water changes.

So basically less nitrates... I don't skim any tanks under 50 gallons. Just because water changes are so easy.

whats the easiest way to do one in saltwater?

I've heard have a day in advance: a container with the water, add prime and salt, test the salinity
pour it in the next day, if its too large use a powerhead

Right?

 

[BigO6687]

right?

 

[TheCanuck]

Yea use coralife salt though, I mix and pour in 5 mins later cause it clears so fast

 

[perfect_prefect]

kinda late to the party but the stock list looks good, there are a few diff. little more expensive morays that would fit your tank on liveaquaria's divers den, but i would start with the snowflake personally since your just starting out in salt. an angler or a scorp would be awesome in your start up tank, you will want to set up a 5 gallon bucket or a rubbermaid tub to gutload some ghost shrimp in, to make sure it is healthy as an ox before you ween it onto frozen foods, there are some angler/scorp professionals on reefcentral.com in the aggressive fish only section of the forum. they would be able to tell you all the little tricks to keeping them.

 

[TheCanuck]

Here is the best advice for predators.... Don't buy them if they are not on live. Now adays if a fish isn't already on frozen its chances of surviving in an aquarium are less

 

[FLESHY]

so which of those protein skimmers were good?

and ive never even seen a petco with saltwater so dont complain

there are at least 20 w/in 10 miles of my house

I use AquaC skimmers. They are the best filters for the price.
I have always had a nasty slim on the top of my tanks that I didnt skim...even when I was "manually" skimming while doing water changes 2x a week.

You must not have ANY LFS's around you then. Thats too bad.

Also I would recommend Instant Ocean sea salt. Guess it depends on where you are from Canuck says that it doesnt work well down there, but its what everyone uses up here.

 

[BigO6687]

I use AquaC skimmers. They are the best filters for the price.
I have always had a nasty slim on the top of my tanks that I didnt skim...even when I was "manually" skimming while doing water changes 2x a week.

You must not have ANY LFS's around you then. Thats too bad.

Also I would recommend Instant Ocean sea salt. Guess it depends on where you are from Canuck says that it doesnt work well down there, but its what everyone uses up here.

nah actually ive got a ton over here, but there are A LOT of petcos too