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Do you use regular tap water, if so what do you use to treat it? You say this happens "all the time". Did you drain the tank and clean everything last time? if not something may still be infecting the water.

What exactly are "english peas"?. Something available in a grocery store? Fresh, frozen. or canned (or are they dried)? Also has anyone ever tried canned corn? I don't know if it is good for them, but when I go fishing and nothing's biting, I used to try a few kernels of corn and I would get a...

Related question: Does a QT tank need to be kept up and running, with or without inhabitants, when not needed at quarentine or rehibilitate sick fish? (ie to keep biofilter alive). I have both saltwater and brackish tanks and may convert one of the brackish to fresh- would I need 3 QT tanks kept...

What about the bio-wheels? How do they compare to the traditional trickle systems?

Hi Fishgirl, I really enjoy the three hermit crabs in my tank (2 red legged reef crabs and a blue zebra) - I also have seen glimpse of something with brown hairy legs lurking in my Live Rock that I've been told may be a "rock crab". I also have a star fish I just added that I find absolutely...

Originally posted by Paul: ...I'd still wait til your nitrate level goes down before adding more expensive fish... It was my understanding that the nitates are the last to go up, and that they don't go down except with water changes (or expensive denitrafiers which I don't have). Am I wrong...

broomer, you sound like your in a similar situation to me. You might want to look through the thread I started, "Did my tank cycle and I missed it?", on this board. You have a little bigger tank, a lot more fish/inverts, and a little more live rock, though I am about to pick up some more live...

Originally posted by Paul: ...in order to tell whether your tank has cycled is, (besides the ammo, nitrates, nitrites) is the production of green algae... I am getting some brown algee: on the sand, a few spots on the glass, and on my 6# base rock. I was more excited to notice that the base...

Thanks Fishgirl, for thinking of me when you saw the puffer. I am having some difficulty find one locally, and am considering MO when I'm ready. As for the bottom cleaners- I was thinking more along the line of bottom feeding fish, not inverts. I might get lucky with a placid puffer for a while...

Originally posted by clayton: ...A level of 5ppm Nitrate after 16 days is a concern! Check you tap water.... I originally set it up using tap water with a generous amount of A.P. Stress Coat to declorinate and condition the water. But after read so many posts here (and elsewhere) on water...

I've enjoyed having crabs in my brackish tank (fidler), and in my new marine tank (hermits), but I will soon be ready to add a Porcupine puffer, and later possibly a clown trigger, so obviously the crabs would soon be "on the menu" rather than "on the job" cleaning the bottom. What can I use...

Originally posted by Fishgirl: Hey DennisH, I belive you are the person I just sent a copy of my book to. I'm Jean from "Jean's Marine Aqaurium Advice!" And I also sent a copy to sshorem who must have found my site. It's a small world I guess! Sorry I missed this post until now- but...

I dont have a U/G filter but from some of the things I've read, you can avoid the mess buildup in the gravel bed by setting it up as a Reverse Flow Under Gravel Filter, using a power head to pump the water down under the filterbed and then up through the bacteria covered gravel, this also stirs...

I agree , and will wait another week "just to be sure" it has cycled. If I decide to return my Damsels before I get my Puffer, I was wondering what the normal practice is... Does the LFS give you credit ($) toward a purchase, or just "take them back". If they pay for them, what percent of the...

I set up my 46gal marine tank 16 days ago, added 3 damsels 14 days ago, and 14lb live rock and 3 crabs 12 days ago. I have been testing Ammonia and nitrites every 2-4 days with no discernable (i.e. 0) levels, today I thought I would also check the nitrates since it has been so long, and they...

I am dissapointed with the chincy(sic?) color charts printed in the booklet (for the master saltwater kit anyway). I see some tests (I think they where the SeaTesT kits) have a translucent color chart that is attached to the test tube. That seems like it would be much easier to compare. The only...

a Porcupine Puffer and a Clown Trigger are the "goals" of my new tank.

What about Titanium Grounding Rods? I see them advertised. Do you use them? Would they help a major electrical short, or just help with very small amounts of "stray voltage".