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so when I do a water change.........in a 14 gallon......to raise the salt........how much of that tank needs to be changed out with salt water alone? I am used to worrying about the salinity being too high and mix fresh water in..............

wow.......I may be seeing the light. I can tell you that my salinity as mostly hung around the lower end of the safe zone, and not the higher end. I'm shocked a marine store like the one I use would miss so badly on this issue.......I have been pestering them for solutions. Well, the old...

Originally Posted by natclanwy 1.022 is too low for inverts, its fine for a fish only tank but inverts don't do well with SG less than 1.025-1.026. but the safe zone on the hydromerer stops at 1.023...........that numner sounds too salty for fish.......

Originally Posted by natclanwy 78-83deg is fine its best if the temp doesn't flucuate much but a couple degrees over the course of the day won't hurt. Stars are very sensitive to changes in water parameters and need to be accilimated very slowly, how did you acclimate the star? What is your SG...

is a degree or two above the 'green zone' enough to kill invertebrates? I have a 14g bio-cube since January and I consistently have snails, crabs, brittle starfish, and hermits die within a week or two. The fish have survived. I have been back and forth with my local marine store and thet...

this sound is new and louder....

would a somewhat loud buzzing noise (when the brights are turned on) from the hood of my nano indicate something is going to burn out shortly?

thanks for the assurances.............I will try to get the pic.

is it common for them to 'lose' their big claws when they shed their exoskeleton? This poor guy lost his two big pinchers and his antennae are much shorter...

I've seen this same blue leg hermit go after new snails put in tank. 2 more new emeralds have died after a couple weeks. They wouldn't move around much.........so if they starved, I can see why although algae/grass seems abundant. new Coral banded shrimp is doing fine after a couple weeks...

not sure how it has alluded detection.........but one of the feared lost olive snails has reappeared...........and I have taken rock out and sifted sand looking for dead bodies.........but this one showed up along glass while still under sand...................weird.

I may have a new problem or an answer to the prior one....................but this this morning I witnessed a blue hermit crab essentially tear a turbo snail from his shell and take ot over. Now this blue is about the size of a scarlett red hermit.........but still.....I didn't expect to see...

Originally Posted by The_Hadleys This is just a newb's suggestion... But I've heard that wrasses like to eat crabs... Just a thought. Good luck! I hope you find the culprit! unless it's for the sport of it, I'd say no as the crabs are fully intact.

Originally Posted by uneverno Was the tank brand new when you got it? Inverts dying and fish ok smells like copper to me. yes.........the all inclusive bio cube.......

I never knew of a p[ossible copper issue.......so I will pursue that angle....thanks to all. My only thought had been the starving as a possibility. Right now..........I'm down to a couple blue hermits (once had a dozen.........a scarlett who is in a shell that doesn't move much........a coral...