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Thanks for replying! The tank has been up (starting from the conclusion of the first cycle) for about 2 and 1/2 months so that third possibility seems the most likely. The API test kit is brand new and has been used pretty reliably on other tanks, and nothing has died (though algae might be a...

Also I have about 20 pounds of liverock and am running a fluval aquaclear 70 l.

I have a 40 gallon breeder saltwater fowlr tank. A couple days ago I saw an ammonia reading of around .18 after determining my fish acting strangely. I did a full water change immediately and the readings seem back to normal. My stocking is fairly small: 1 cleaner shrimp 1 snail (unknown kind...

I've always had great luck with the aqueon pro submersible heaters. Depending on the size of the tank, you can pick the size and are fully adjustable for temperature. In the future if you need to raise or lower the temp from 78 degrees you can, and have never failed in reliability. Haven't lost...

A common clown fish usually refers to an Ocellaris, at least that's what I have grown up knowing them as.

They are common clownfish. Yeah, I love the way they swim. So inefficient but so adorable lol. It doesn't seem to be their swimming nature however. When they tried going to the other end of the tank, they were fully moving their bodies but made very little progress. Eventually they gave up and...

I plan on turning the fowlr into a reef in the future, but not at the moment. I have kept it at high power and placed it in the back facing along the back wall, hoping that it diffuses the water a little bit. It seems a lot better, but the clowns still seem to have trouble getting from one end...

Hey guys, After successfully keeping freshwater fish without currents for a while now, setting up a powerhead in my first salt water tank (40b) is a strange experience for me. Currently, the 40b is a fully cycled fowlr tank with two juvenile clownfish and blue yellow tail damsel. The powerhead...