Recent content by p65t

A few weeks ago I noticed some new additions to the tank. Now they seem to be popping up all over. Pretty cool.

(Saltwater 55, 2 nemo's, a firefish, 2 Banggai Cards, Lunar Wrasse). A few days ago I noticed my one, big hermit crab had been pulled out of his shell and pretty much eaten (he was dead with no belly). My first thought was my Lunar Wrasse. Yesterday I noticed I now have only 1 Cardinal. 3...

Thanks! That's encouraging. He's still not anywhere to be found :( I'm holding out hope.

I know the question has been asked many times but I'm missing a time frame. How long before a molted Sally Lightfoot Crab reappears in the tank? It's been 4 days and I havent seen him at all and was wondering if the molt was actually him being dead. The other fish, hermit crabs, and snails...

Day 15 (after water change). Purchased two beautiful clowns, 5 Astrea snails, 3 Hermits, and a Sally Lightfoot crab. Tried feeding the clowns brine. First two times they ate it, then they seemed to not care much for it. Then tried the Mysis Shrimp and they seemed to love that. Came in...

Ok. Raw shrimp added 10/28 (11 days ago). Left to sit. Ammonia spiked and went to zero. Nitrites spiked and now 1. Almost ready to populate. Ok. Question: should I add a small cleanup crew (I'd love a crab or two, shrimp etc) or a few fish (when nitrites=0). Thanks again. I've been...

In your opinion is API test kits as bad as they say or is it that people are not following the directions? I have heard different things.

Went to Walmart as you all suggested and was surprised at just how cheap it was. Replaced most of my tap with RO and I'm starting over as you all suggest. Thanks again for your guidance and help.

I already had the jugs. Might be a bit more if you have to buy them.

I just went down to Walmart and filled 8, 5 gallon jugs for about $13. I was stunned. If I had known it was that cheap I would have done it long ago. I then drained out all my tap water (most anyway and replaced. I have no fish yet, I was just starting the cycle. I'm thankful to all the...

ok...thanks guys for he feedback. So, what I'm getting is I should remove tap and go with RO from Walmart? Should I remove it all or do partial? Thanks again for your advice.

Yes, tap water. What should I do? I was out of money and could'nt buy an RO unit or purchase the water :( I looked for local places to fill your own bottles but couldnt find any.

Question...why might I have nitrates at this early stage?

Thanks so much! I'll let you know how it goes.

Hi everyone, I set up a 55g tank with live sand and a biowheel 350 filter and have a circulation pump running. All this was done (mostly) on Monday. I've tested the tank using API on Wednesday and today and had the following results. Wednesday Ammonia 1.0ppm Nitrite .25ppm Nitrate 5.0 ppm...