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I am ashamed to say my live rock cost more than my wifes engagement ring. Luckily she's a good sport and loves our fish! Moby

Great tank! 9 months running with fish and no nitrates! My earlier comments weren't meant to be sarcastic, but I would be concerned the test kit was bad. JMO, I would take a sample of water to a trusted LFS and have them double check the nitrates for you. :thinking: Moby

Quick facts on these sharks.Chiloscyllium plagiosumCommon Name Marble Cat Shark Also known as Whitespotted Bamboo Shark Fast Facts As sharks go, this is among the most ideally suited to captivity. Most specimens are in the 7"-11" range and it grows to only 37.4" in the wild, making it one of...

Very nice! I love the way you did the rock work! :cheer: Moby

Im voting filter feeding cucumber I agree with CELACANTHr, a really small one. Moby

WOW! 9 months running with fish and no nitrates! JMO, but I would make sure your test kit works just to be safe. Moby

If there are a few more people out there who keep a SFE in their tank with occupants similar to mine, then I MIGHT take the risk. LOL! I thought once you saw those last 2 posts you might say that! Hey, I say go for it! Just watch him around those inverts. My first SFE ate every crab and...

3 weeks is not out of the ordinary. I have had some that took as long as 6 weeks. Don't get discouraged. Moby

Welcome to the forum! Start with RO water and do all top off and water changes with RO water. No sense in introducing unwanted minerals and chemicals into your system. An RO system would make good sense and would pay for itself in a very short time. In the long run you will save tons of...

JMO, but I think that nitrate level is still too high. I would do another water change and get that down to about 10. I have never kept sea horses but everything I have read indicates they are very sensitive to high trates. Moby

Hi alyssia, So how long total has this rock been curing? Are you sure all the big stuff is washed off? Large amounts of dying creatures can definately prolong the cycle time. I know you're probably getting worried, first time I cured any I thought "Oh my gawd, is this ever going to end?"...

I found you can sometimes trick them into eating frozen sand eels by waving them around as if they were alive. This seems to trigger them into a hunting response. Moby

Hey shrimpdady, I completely understand wanting a SFE. They are pretty neat, but the problem is they limit you on what you can keep with them. Moby

Quick answer is he would outgrow the 20gal and he would make a meal out of most of your inverts in the 55gal! Eels in general are opportunist, if it is available, they take it! Moby

This is a great thread! Thanks everyone for their contribution. Pyro, your investigation into this has really been fascinating. I am sorry to hear about all the problems, but for those of us (myself included) who never used this "miracle" product I am glad to get some very useful information...

A skimmer is the best piece of filtration equipment you can buy. Don't cheap out on it. Get a good one. Murph, I could not agree with you more, 100% necessary for superior water quality! Moby

WOW! With all those exclamation points I thought maybe your aquarium caught on fire! Moby

the deal with spring water is.... spring water has minerals and elements that salt water fish are not acclimated too. there are also traces of metals in spring water. RO water or as in my case distilled water is mineral depraved water, water at its most basic form. since the fish/ reef systems...

That was neat. Moby

Hi, It is never any fun telling someone that their favorite fish is not suitable for the size aquarium they are destined for, but that is the case here. Unfortunately these sharks although small when purchased quickly outgrow the tank they live in most of the time. Most places sell them as...