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Peppermint Shrimp - got it. They do not conflict with Cleaners do they? I have 2 of those, never had previous luck with Peppermints...maybe now that I have a food source!

I think I have the same issue. I bought a brain coral (which died ) and then I saw what looks to be a baby anemone coming from the leftover rock. Mine does seem to retract when I moved it. Well 1 became 3 became at least 10 now. (At least I can grow something) I know generally people consider...

So over the past few days I have noticed a build-up of "film" on top of my water. Usually seems to happen on and off...dont know if its dust or what. But now its definitely GREEN (suspended alage?). Blocks alot of light getting into the tank. Mushrooms didnt open that much yesterday. The...

So I have been reading all previous posts on magnet cleaners Sounds like alot of improvements have been made that the magnets are more powerful now and that they work. One question I have is, if you are using a magnavore or magfloat or hammerhrad, etc, is there any chance that turning a corner...

Sounds like the mag float is well liked. My biggest problem, besides normal algae on glass (most of it is easy to take off) is coraline algae. Takes alot of scrapping to get it and its a pain, Does the magfloat do a decent job against this?

I am investigating purchasing one myself. This info is great. One question that I would like to know - because its a pain in my arse... how good are any of these magnets against corraline algae? Right now - I scrap for at least 45 minutes with a sore back :( to remove it, and I usually dont...

ok - I looked up limpet on the web. They look close - but not quite. Limpets look to have a hard shell and a smaller foot. This things whole base of the body that you see is one big foot. This thing is sooooo odd.

a limpet? Whats that, that is new to me. Do flatworms get big? This thing is like 3inches long. Very fluid body, he is laid out flat in the picture but when he streches his head looking around the thins up some. At the bottom of the pic (dont know how well it comes out) are his eye stalks (qty...

I need someone's experience with star polyps. When they grow - do they grow with a purple base, or white they change into purple? Right now my star polyp - when you look at him when the polyp's are extended looks fine. But then when the polyps are retracted, there are psuedo-translucent (white)...

ok I have finally been able to capture this guy on film.... This is my UFO Can anyone tell me what it is? I have had him now for months, he has grown, hasnt attacked corals that I have seen - only goes around eating algae. I have found him in my filter a few times which is interesting,

interestingly I have tried shrimp twice - first I got a pair of peppermints then I got a pair of cleaners One always hid in a cave - the same cave actually between species, while the other would come out and look around. Still odd - both pairs mysteriously disappeared. The cleaners only last 3...

thanks I'll try that. I was wondering how good that product was. And I will recheck my Liquid Ca label.

huh. that sounds like good advice. quite backwards from the superbuffer being sold from Kent. It says it will raise your pH and alkalinity combined. I guess its good that I have skipped the bi-weekly dose that they recommend. For my calcium, I use Kent Liquid Calcium. I dose on Sundays...

what snail costs $30?! That seems pretty steep.

I figured that about the crab, but I am hoping someone can nail it from that description. I have never seen a dark brown one before. Almost the same from as an emerald really. Cant remember if I have been able to get a clear pic of him yet. I'll post as soon as I have it. As for the...

Need help with how to raise my pH. It is basically locked at 8.0 I use Kent's Superbuffer, my Alkalinity is pretty near top of suggested range. How can I get it up to 8.2? I have read that most corals and creatures enjoy that more than the 8.0 Thanks for your help.

Hello everyone - been awhile since I have come to the board, so I have a couple of questions.... I have 2 unidentified creatures in my tank - wanting to know if anyone has any idea what they might be: 1) its a small brown crab, has light brown stripes with the darker brown body. Looks kind of...

throughout these posts - which cleaner shrimp are you refering to? The yellow one with red stripes down the center? I have peppermints right now but was thinking about adding 2 more and was leaning towards the pacific version of the cleaner. Does anyone have fire shrimp? What are they like?

Ro/DI water huh? This helps you lock in at 8.2? $1 per 5 gallons? Where do you buy it? Any reason that you know of why this happens to tap water and not RO/DI?

Need help desperately. I have been fighting this problem for awhile but this weekend just topped off my frustration: My aquarium can not hold pH up at 8.2 it occasionally dips to 8.0 which just kills my Xenia. Saturday morning all was good, the Xenia was happy. I added about 2 gals of fresh...