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I added 4 new featherdusters to my 75 gal. Sat. I have a large stars and st ripes puffer with other assorted fishes. When I checked on the tank in the morning on Sun., all that was left of the featherdusters was empyt casings with suspicious puffer sized bites out of them. I don't know for...

I did notice the puffer was covered with tiny air bubbles esp. his tummy and face.

enough to make the water appear cloudy

Ok, thank you. I know the problem in the sump, where the return pump is picking up air and pumping it back with the water. They are coming tomorrow to fix the problem, do you all think they will be allright overnight? or is this a long term exposure problem? Now I can't sleep...

OMG!! You know my stars and stripes puffer puffed up today for no obvious reason.. I wonder if this was the reason? I've left the office for tonight, and now I'm afraid for them overnight! Help.

Can someone tell me if and why having tiny air bubbles dispersed throughout the tank is a problem. I think I remember reading somewhere in the treads that it could cause a problem but, I can't remember why or what... Thank you.

I had alot of algae on the sand bottom and the LFS recommended a banded sleeper goby to clean it up. He's a real worker! He sifts sand all day long and has the tank bottom cleaned up. Now, though, since there isn't alot of algae left, will it be necessary to add copepods and the like to the...

I'm a newbe in saltwater tanks. I love the message boards and learn so much from ya'll. I have a 75 gal. bowfront in my office set up in October/07 The tank and it's inhabitants are my new passion. I'm Hooked. Thank you for sharing all your knowledge.

Ok, thank you, Just thought I'd ask.

I have a 125 gal. freshwater tank that has been in use for years as a home to a large oscar and two large cichlids. This may seem dumb, but, here goes... would the benificial bacteria in the substrate and the rock in a fresh water tank be able to survive the change to a saltwater environment...

I thank you all for the help. I guess I'll start all over again with QT and your advice. I've had years of freshwater aquariums and never had as much stress as this marine one gives me. When it's good it's sooo good, but when it's bad OMG... I'm learning, and I appreciate your knowledge and...

I guess I was acclimating them because I put quite a few in there and they live in the rock and under shells and the fish hunt them for a week or so before they finally eat them all. And 2 months ago we had a complete tank failure d/t ich. The only survivor was a snowflake eel and the marine...

I have been adding marine feeder shrimp to feed a lionfish and a marine betta. I never add the shipping water, I acclimate them with the drip method, then scoop them out with a net and add to the tank. Now I'm afraid I may have introduced ich. No new fishes added. Only the feeder shrimp...

thank you. I'm so happy to have persons to ask my dumb questions. I'm learning every day. Thank you again Sincerely, GG.

Yes, we do.

When I left the office, he (or she) was still doing it. It was enough that it was clouding up the tank though. It would come out of one side of the central area, then switch over to another opening on the opposite side, then switch over to another opening around this central area. Looked like...

I am a rookie at saltwater aquariums, but have been loving every minute of this challenge. I have a pencil urchin which this evening I noticed it excreting a milky white, almost smokelike substance from what I think is the topside (maybe it's the bottomside). It is still alive and moving...