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Wow! Tank looks great. I just picked up a 29g BioCube and picked up a lot of good tips from your diary. Did you upgrade the lights or just running the hood as is?

Any suggestions on how to get balance and clean up the residue?

Originally Posted by ophiura Was your tank super cloudy when you set it up with the sand? Is this the first time you have turned the filter off and on? It is very likely that a lot of junk settled in the bottom of the filter, and plugging it back in (along with new media) caused stuff to...

This started to be noticeable Saturday and I did the water change on Sunday. I did not check the levels before adding... I got pre-mixed RO SW from LFS since they also use Reef Crystals. I tested everything after work today and got nearly identical readings as posted above except my pH is at 8.3...

Originally Posted by cherylann Sounds like the calcium is participating out of your water secondary to alterations in alkalinity or magnesium. Sounds like a problem for Spanko. Thanks, Cherylann. I honestly don't know what that means!

first pic was taken on friday and the second is a closeup taken today

Not sure if this is the right place to post this but: It looks like it's snowing in my 29g tank. Has anyone experienced this? The tank has been running for about a month. I have some hitchhikers that came with the LR; 2 Peppermints (that never ate the aiptasia); and 10 cerith snails. I dosed...

That's the best shot I could get at the time. I'll go hunting for it again tonight with camera in hand

Found this little guy stretched out on a rock after lights out. Pics aren't great since i pulled them from my cellphone. Thanks *** yes. tht is my foot in the photo... :)

Thanks. I needed to make sure before I took action. I didn't even have lights set up until today...

Hi, everyone. I have recently set up a new tank. 29G... no big deal. Not even close to cycled yet but I found this little guy. Aiptasia anemone? It's not a huge deal now since there's nothing in the tank (except for some weird, 2" flatworm that I can't catch on camera). Suggestions?

Check to see if there's a goiter in the mouth or some type of blockage preventing swallowing. My lion just up and stopped eating because he couldn't swallow anything. Not much help but hope your lion makes it.

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not the best pics...but you get the idea... any reasonable offer

Hi. Just got marchin orders and won't be able to take the tank. What you get: 65g AGA (36x18x25) w/stand 45lbs LR (approx) 80lbs LS Eheim 2213 canister filter...

IMO, just go for it. I know that for lions, you have to apply pressure to the spines to be stung. My lion brushes against my arm all the time and sometimes I have to push him away while trying to feed the scorpionfish...if you resist the urge to jerk when touched you'll be fine. Besides, the...

Originally Posted by TennisAce You do understand this is an agressive tank...you can't really have a cleanup crew can you? I thought cucumbers ate algae? I want to know what will get rid of bioload so that my nitrates don't rise too much. Exactly. I have a volitan and a rogue scorpionfish...

With the right cleanup crew you shouldn't have a problem. I added a Tiger Tail sea cucumber to my tank and it has done wonders. JMO

I've fed my lion sqiud (frozen cube) before. I even gave him fresh octopus (w/o ink sack)once and he went crazy for it. For the most part, I feed it peeled, uncooked shrimp/ prawns. He never turns shrimp down!

Originally Posted by vi3tb0i what kind of fish is on photo num 3 and 4? That is a Sailfin/Rogue Scorpion. Cool isn't it? It has poison glands in the dorsal, anal, and pelvic spines. I particularly like the coloration (dark brown body, black eyes, and a white face).