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any other advice? My tank is a 55gal, set-up since Feb 02, 5 fish, std hermits, snails, one brittlestar, emerald crab, lightfoot crab, ~75# LR, ~2in DSB Xenia, Star Polyp what pH should I be looking for? My Xenia complains if it ever drops to 8.0

I am starting to research whether I should purchase a blue starfish for my tank... are they reef safe? will it thrive in my set-up? what do I need to keep in mind? any experiences or knowledge you have is highly appreciated. TIA.

i Just bought one but I havent taken the time to install it yet doesnt sound like I should be too excited. Was anyone able to get their money back?

It was recommended to me that I place glass tops on my aquarium to protect my PCs from salt spray They referenced that the loss in effectivity of the lights will be worse from salt crusting on my lights than going thru glass. Well I placed them on my tank this past Sunday and well I am nervous...

Who is it made by? Is it pretty redible at most LFS?

let me see I took the shrimp out on Sunday before adding the new fish - I also changed 33% of the water before I started adding water to his bag. I had tested the ammonia while he was temp adjusting. I then changed another 33% last night (Monday). So if I wouldnt have done the shrimp it would...

Once upon a time I had a pH of 8.2 I have had a couple of crashes in the last couple of weeks. I have troubleshot this (with help from the friendly people on this board) to be 1) added to much Ca to my water...but the second time I added nothing. So I am wondering if that was caused by...

I just dont get it. I think I am missing something about Q-tanks. I took 10 gals of water from my display, took my filter media from a power filter, plus the bio-wall, then took a piece of LR as back-up, and then just to make sure the bacteria in the filter had things to eat, I added a piece...

I guess you can really tell sarcasm in writing can you - I knew how you could tell I have a masters from PSU. :) Well let me describe better. I dont have my logbook with me so I will estimate dates. I added water and base rock (non-live) to my tank (55gal) around early Feb. Then I added...

Jim So what gave me away that I am a Penn State alum? responding to your help - thats the funny thing, my water parameters are dare I say perfect? 0 phosp, 0 nitrate, ph 8.2, ca ~550 I have LR, but none of the hair algae is growing on it, only on the DSB. My substrate is a aragonite based...

What are the best inverts to get rid of hair algae? At least thats what I think I have - its green, stringy, and hard to pick up out of my DSB. I currently have turbo snails, marg snails, astrea snails, 3 types of hermit crabs, a bristlestar, an emerald crab, 2 peppermint shrimp TIA.

bamm bamm Is there any other stores in the LA area you think that I should check out for fish while I am there (of course they have to be willing to ship back to Boston for me). That stinks that their fish get ick constantly. I was really excited to get one from them. I dont know which day...

bammbamm What height do you have them? I have a Xenia Sp. and I have it about mid in a 55gal tank. He was just fine with the light, was growing well (until a water quality problem). You might have one also - have you checked your pH, Ca level, alk level? Temp stable? What about NO3 or PO4...

blue latex paint. shows of the tank great - no salt streaks, no cords I am so happy that I did it.

What happens if Calcium level gets to high? What happens if Alk level gets to high? I am still struggling with these 2 additions to my tank - can create any stability. I am just praying that I dont have another pH crash. My Xenia has not been the same since...

I am using Kent's Iodine, Liquid Ca, and Str. adds. I actually overdosed the Ca and found out the hardway that my Alk level was too low. My pH crashed and made my coral VERY unhappy. I am hoping and praying he grows back. Moral - I now use Super dKH by Kent. How long till I can expect to see...

I use instant ocean and I dont have a problem. In fact my recent catastrophe was I put in too much and didnt have a high enough alkalinty and my pH dropped. be careful. If your corals are doing well as you describe, maybe they are pulling alot out of the water. How many corals are we talking...

Where did you order the LR from? A LFS or on-line? curious. Always looking for good stores to give my money too.

shootonsite: Could you expand on your two points. Powerhead products made in Italy - which are these? rotating swivel type products then attach to powerhead. Who makes them? How much jimmy rigging is involved to attach them?

I am definetly going to need this. Just moved to Boston, and the old homes have no AC. The heat wave we had last week took my tank up to 82. So here is a stupid question. When I install a fan, should the blowing air point into the canopy to push the air across the surface or out of the canopy...