Sun Apr 06, 2008 6:11 pm GMT   Reply      

...well MANY MANY thanks to all who swear by RO water..as I have posted, I found it at wally world and have been useing it for 3 weeks now..... and will never go back, lol

the tank has cleared up amazingly ...the brown diatom algae comes in very lightly during the day when the white lights are on but is getting less and less ...................I used to blow this crap off everyday sometimes a couple times a day...........now i hit it every 4-5 days just to keep the liverock clean

the liverock is starting to show some nice color, greens, purples etc etc...

the water is clear enough now that I can see the detail on the live rock again ...and today I noticed a few little.."bugs" - -they are very tiny and resemble a cross between a shrimp and a potatoe bug {if you all know what they are, lol} are these copepods? baby shrimp? something that wil grow up and be dangerous, lol - -i know bugs are good but I'm just curious on others thoughts....................Snowboss

Sun Apr 06, 2008 6:27 pm GMT   Reply      

i gots the bugs myself, they are anthropods and copods. do you have an LED flashlight? when you turn ur lights off at night, wait 10 min, and shine it on the glass of the tank. you will see them in a big group around the light, like mesquitos. if you do it long enough, your fish get a free meal!lol

Sun Apr 06, 2008 6:45 pm GMT   Reply      

just a regular led flashlight? no red cover or anything?

Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:06 pm GMT   Reply      

yep just the regular old led light. i havent tried the colored covers yet

Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:36 pm GMT   Reply      

only reaason i asked is a while back Pimp said something about useing a red cover over a light to see something in the tank .................i think it was so the light wouldn't scare whatever it was he was looking for...............Boss

Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:37 pm GMT   Reply      

or maybe he just watches to much CSI...........................................?

Sun Apr 06, 2008 9:52 pm GMT   Reply      

the ace ventura of fish....lol..... you got any more of that gum ace? lol

Sun Apr 13, 2008 2:36 am GMT   Reply      

noob q here . RO do you mean Reverse Osmosis or real ocean water.

Sun Apr 13, 2008 7:45 am GMT   Reply      

reverse osmosis ....sorry man, lol .........walmarts culligan "fill it yourself" stations are reverse osmosis and UV sterilized....for 33 cents a gallon

Sun Apr 13, 2008 11:29 am GMT   Reply      

but in dat case...i have heard that nothing compares to actual ocean water :) u can pick it up @ pet stores. its real ocean water so u have to mix nothing..just preheat and put it in the tank. das wat i use for my water changes. and use RO as top off water. my lvls have been as stable as ever with those two kinds of water.

Sun Apr 13, 2008 12:12 pm GMT   Reply      

Don't you worry about parasites and such with real ocean water?

Sun Apr 13, 2008 12:22 pm GMT   Reply      

well naw not really. the water is real ocean water but comes pre pacakged with no impurities. its the closest thing we can get to the natural habitat u know. so i guess das the best bet. but i havent had any problems wit the real ocean water

Sun Apr 13, 2008 12:24 pm GMT   Reply      

here u go actually check it out here. http://www.petco.com/product/11884/PETCO-Real-Ocean-Water.aspx

Mon Apr 14, 2008 8:56 pm GMT   Reply      

Ah, I see. Already filtered and everything. That's pretty cool never heard of such a thing.