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Which I assume is normal in cycling... My question is, when I get some hermitts will they eat that stuff up? There is getting to be a small pile forming on top of the sand bed. Especially since I moved a couple rocks around tonight!

Ok I did a search on VHO and ended up here... What are t-5's? Is it a flouresent bulb?? Can anyone offer a link?

You might also look into *Delete* It is about $28 for 40 lbs shipped to your house. Not quit as cheap as SD sand but easier to get and possibly better? I am new to the hobby so I cannot answer that question. I started my tank 3 weeks ago today and was not able to locate south down in a timely...

Originally posted by elan I just hope that i have given back to the members of this site by spending time answering beginner questions i have already been though. elan you have already helped me out alot and I havent even bought my first fish yet! :D When I get that email that says elan...

Thanks for the advice guys. Im out of town working right now and was with out dial up for a couple nights ( :mad: ) so thats why the slow reply... So when I add a few crabs and snails I also need to add some empty shells? So the crabs wont kill the snails? Also should I test the Iodine before I...

The LFS where I bought my tank gets $11.99 for Fiji!! Thats no typo... $11.99!! :eek: And its not very impressive to look at! I ordered my online needless to say. About $3/lb shipped to my house and it looks alot better then what the store had! I bought my tank + stand for a fair price at...

Hi Elan, Thanks again for some feedback. About the crabs, Ive read some post's on this site and on others of them killing tank mates. Most say the blue legs are more aggresive and a few say the reds are... I guess my question is How Agressive can these hermits get? (red or blue) Are the...

Conscientious Marine Aquarist says to use baking soda... Mix in glass with water from the tank then pour into the filter to add it back to the tank.

I can wait on those little fellas. My book says the cycle will not hurt them but if you say it can (I would also think it could) I will wait. What is the best way to raise the PH? Baking soda?

My tank has been going for almost 2 weeks and the cycle hasnt done alot yet, which is fine. Im in no hurry. :) In the book I have it says to add come clean up guys almost right away. I have some algae starting to collect on the glass... So I guess I could add a few but I do not want to add...

Jt... From a place in California. I'd rather not mention the name since it wasnt SWF.com Im still new here and do not know how well things like that go over... Thank elan, I can sleep a little better now. I hope they arent something that will infest the rocks. Beneficial they may be but they...

Ordered it online

Here it is.

When my Live Rock come the other day and I was cleaning it off I noticed a couple pieces had some worms in it. At the time they looked kind of like a tube. some 1" others 3". Kind of tan in color. I thought they were dead so I pulled most of them out of the rock. Today my water is clearing up...

To clean lexan windshields in racecars we use baby diapers. Does a good job on the Lexan. ;) (I dont mean pampers, I mean the cotton ones like our moms used on our butts) :D

Earlier tonight I cought my daughter as she was about to "feed the fish a cookie". She is two years old and had pulled the computer chair over to the tank and had a bag of cookies in one had and a single cookie in the other! I said WHAT ARE YOU DOING and her answer was, Im going to feed the fish...

Well right now instant ocean. I bought a bucket of it to get me started but I also have a bag of Kent Im saving on too... So I guess to answer the question, Instant Ocean.

Well I cant vote for glass or acrylic... but for $200 you can get a 90 gal tank with the same foot print as the 75!

Good looking Python.

Im still adding water to my tank that I started a few days ago and my question is when I mix in the salt it cloud's up the water? I am taking gallons one at a time from my R/O filer and when I get to 4 I pour them in a 5 gal bucket, mix the salt and add it to the tank... But when I pour the...