Recent content by queenangel920

I feel your pain as this happened to me about 5 years ago. Unfortuately I never knew what happened and never will. Mine happened during a water change. I did a routine water change and within an hour, all my fish were dead. All new water parameters were same as the tanks so I know that was...

Siphon it right from the tank in the sink.

I used 75% water from my DT and had the filter cartridge sitting in my refugium for a few days before setting up my QT filter? I also put a few small pieces of LR rubble from my refugium to help out. I ghost fed the tank today. Will this tank have a cycle? I'm waiting to get a new fish.

I am setting up a QT and have a question about the filter. I am using a Aqueon power filter that requires replacement filter cartridges. Once the cycle is complete and add my fish, (new, not sick) and it comes time to replace the cartridge, what happens to all the beneficial bacteria that was...

When mixing saltwater, it's best to use an airstone or powerhead and a heater. I usually let mine sit a day but others wait 2 days. Before the water change, I just make sure the PH, temp, and salinity are the same as my tank water.

I have the same test kits and when my nitrates were really high, it was difficult to tell the true number. Those colors are so close together. Mine did look to be the same color as yours. I would say just start with 25% weekly water changes and after about 3weeks or so, you should notice them...

Anyone have any info on pregnant coral banded shrimp? I've surfed the internet and cannot find anything on it. I've got a pair of cbs and the female for weeks now has a pouch of eggs underneath her. It used to be little and greenish in color. Now the pouch is huge and clear and clearly...

My tank crashed 4 years ago and the only surviving fish was our damsel (that we've had now for 12 years). We've kept the tank up and running with that one damsel, doing little or no maintance. A few months ago we were really to get back into the hobby so needed to do much needed cleaning...

I figured out the only food my flame will eat is the green flakes from TetraMarines saltwater flake food. Not the red flakes, just the green. I've tried mysis shrimp, lifeline, formula two pellets and seaweed strips. Talk about picky fish.

I have the same exact situation here. We added our flame angel almost 2 weeks ago and seem him eat very little in the food I feed. I've tried almost every type of food and this one seems very picky. During feeding time, it will come out to eat, late into the feeding when it's almost gone, and...

I've had a flame/coral beauty/queen angel combo before with absolutely no problems whatsoever. It's definately not recommended but it can be done.

So then how do I know when it's ready to be harvested?

I'm sure you could do it that way. I guess the reason for reverse lighting is you'll get less of a PH drop at night because the fuge lighting is on. And something to do with the cheato releasing oxygen when the lights are off during the day. But people without refugiums don't have that luxery...

Can someone help me out with some general info on stocking my tank. I've had my 95 gallon set up for 12 years now and went through a crash about 4 years ago. We've kept it up and running with a damsel fish, 2 coral banded shrimp, chocolate chip starfish, serpent starfish and just recently...

I will probably keep the damsel just because we've had him for over 12 years. It was one of the first fish we got.