for those new to saltwater aquariums i offer my help:):)

[topher]

Hey Denny, Chris here. just wondering what your thought is on UV sterilizers? good, bad, don't do much, or what?

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by topher

Hey Denny, Chris here. just wondering what your thought is on UV sterilizers? good, bad, don't do much, or what?

I guess it depends on what your goal is with it, personally I don't use them and with good husbandry you shouldn't need one who knows what else they take out but to he their own those who use them probably love them those who font say their not necessary sooooo it's a see saw topic that goes back to why do you need it?? cheers

[The Grizz]

I need help...........can you come clean my tank for me I am toooooo lazy to do it

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by The Grizz

I need help...........can you come clean my tank for me I am toooooo lazy to do it

no but I have a recipe for motivation: three parts rum and one part coke and a happy new year lol

[intarsiabox]

Originally Posted by reefwars

no but I have a recipe for motivation: three parts rum and one part coke and a happy new year lol

I tried that motivator last night, I cleaned the tank this afternoon!

[The Grizz]

Originally Posted by reefwars

no but I have a recipe for motivation: three parts rum and one part coke and a happy new year lol

Mine is a homemade long island, 1 oz of rum, vodka, gin & triple sec topped with limeade and a splash of coke yeehaa

[topher]

I don't need it. i have one laying around and was researching if there are any good benifits to adding it to my tank.

[MarkoD]

great post. saw your post on kijiji as well.

was looking around for months for a saltwater setup and finally found one to try it out without breaking my wallet.

thanks for the great advice and help

[oizo]

Hey thanks for the responses. Sorry it took so long to reply I've been pretty busy at work. I think I would like to get a skimmer like you suggested Denny but I am not sure which will fit in a 12gal jbj nanocube? Any advice on that would be appreciated.
Steve. Do you guys have any nano skimmers which would fit, or any you could get in?
I am also curious on your guys advice regarding our new R/O system. When we started the aquarium we didn't have it yet so we used tap water and prime. Now thy we have I'm wondering wether I should do a ccomplete water change? Or perhaps just 50% water change weekly for awhile. As our tank as stabilized on the ammonia/ nitrite/ nitrate front. Our water is a bit hard so we have quite high calcium in the water with the addition of our salt we use.
Thanks again
Ryan.

[reefwars]

Originally Posted by oizo

Hey thanks for the responses. Sorry it took so long to reply I've been pretty busy at work. I think I would like to get a skimmer like you suggested Denny but I am not sure which will fit in a 12gal jbj nanocube? Any advice on that would be appreciated.
Steve. Do you guys have any nano skimmers which would fit, or any you could get in?
I am also curious on your guys advice regarding our new R/O system. When we started the aquarium we didn't have it yet so we used tap water and prime. Now thy we have I'm wondering wether I should do a ccomplete water change? Or perhaps just 50% water change weekly for awhile. As our tank as stabilized on the ammonia/ nitrite/ nitrate front. Our water is a bit hard so we have quite high calcium in the water with the addition of our salt we use.
Thanks again
Ryan.

Hey Ryan, so the beauty about alot of equipment is some don't need to be directly in the tank so a hang on back skimmer is Ideal when there's no sump or room they just mount on the backside or side , draw water it's skimmed then returned to the tank and they are as safe as any hob filter or any other type of reactor. Now the skimmer you choose is up to yourself based on price and availability , asthetics..... Some are great and some suck so go to the search bar here and search for skimmer advice there's plenty of good articles and reading them will also educate you on the ones you wouldn't want.