Joseph14 Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 I have had this MiniBow up for about a week.. Inhabitants: ChocolateChip Starfish 2 Blueleg Hermits 1 Turbo Snail Link to comment
Joseph14 Posted September 17, 2005 Author Share Posted September 17, 2005 Oh yeah Sorry for the crappy Pic Lousy Camera Link to comment
Pet-Lover Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 is that a ALL-Glass Aquarium made or dif company? Link to comment
CGNano Posted September 17, 2005 Share Posted September 17, 2005 Are those fake plants? If so take them out... Link to comment
Fishfreak218 Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 ya...there fake...i have the one on the right in my FW tank...i say..if you like them dont take them out...you will have to clean them periodically though Link to comment
Fishfreak218 Posted September 18, 2005 Share Posted September 18, 2005 why is it so cloudy???? Link to comment
Joseph14 Posted September 19, 2005 Author Share Posted September 19, 2005 its because the sand gets moved around by the ChocolateChip star He roams across the sand an moves in around it gets into the undergravel filter and the sand shoots out the air stone tube Link to comment
Casabubu Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 Remove the undergravel filter Link to comment
StephG Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 I don't think your starfish will survive in such a small tank Link to comment
Pet-Lover Posted September 19, 2005 Share Posted September 19, 2005 where can u get these 1 gal AGA tanks? never seen them even on there site Link to comment
Fishfreak218 Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 at Walmart you can get them..thats the only place ive seen them Link to comment
tylernt Posted September 20, 2005 Share Posted September 20, 2005 Originally posted by Joseph14 He roams across the sand an moves in around it gets into the undergravel filter and the sand shoots out the air stone tube Can an undergravel filter even be used with sand? I thought you needed coarse gravel so the water could flow in between the rocks? Not much room in between sand grains. It would also tend to fall under the filter and clog it, I would think? Anyway, interesting project. I assume you have researched the needs of chocolate chip starfish and know what to do to keep him alive (proper feeding, stable specific gravity, etc) and you are aware that they like to eat corals and snails. Link to comment
Joseph14 Posted September 20, 2005 Author Share Posted September 20, 2005 yeah i did thewy eat meaty foods like clam . I dont plan on putting any corals in this tank unles i can get a better light or get rid of the star. ill Probably put him in the Classifieds if i can upgrade the light Link to comment
Fishfreak218 Posted September 21, 2005 Share Posted September 21, 2005 well...for a better light a 10w coralife 50/50 PC screw in MAY (not saying it will) fit in it...then you could keep corals..and BTW...i was looking at the pic and that starfish really does looked cramped Link to comment
Joseph14 Posted September 21, 2005 Author Share Posted September 21, 2005 Yeah ur Right Ill Probably Take Him back 4 Store Credit. Um the tank is really like10 times his size he just looks big because the Pic is Squezed together. COuldnt Get it to Fit Link to comment
peanut1181 Posted September 22, 2005 Share Posted September 22, 2005 As tylernt suggested, you can't (properly) use an undergravel filter with sand. You really should take it out and use some other means of filtration. The sand will fall down beneath the UGF and you'll be spitting sand out of your powerhead constantly. It isn't good for the tank, and will chew up your powerhead impeller VERY quickly. I hope that helps a little. Good luck. Peanut1181 Link to comment
Ryan_H Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 As tylernt suggested, you can't (properly) use an undergravel filter with sand. You really should take it out and use some other means of filtration. The sand will fall down beneath the UGF and you'll be spitting sand out of your powerhead constantly. It isn't good for the tank, and will chew up your powerhead impeller VERY quickly. I hope that helps a little. Good luck.Peanut1181 an airstone driven ugf works fine with sand (see tinyreef's contest pico), especially with the cartridge in place. oh, and why not try and retro the hood with a 13w pc? they have the $10 pc work lamps at walmart, so you could strip the stock hood, put the ballast from the utility light in, and replace the buld with a 50/50. we have the mb1's at the lfs i work at, and we just set one up to house dwarf seahorses. Link to comment
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