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I did! I did! Called them yesterday. And today a friend of mine that also went by and saw the store is going to place a second report with them. We are trying to make sure someone checks on them quickly. I am sorry to say my will power failed me and we went and got the puffer from them - and...

I think the same as you about the losing money thing....they are a small store..they have to be losing money....but how many fish have to die first? Nearly all of these fish are ocean caught and cannot be bred in captivity…. Many of them are probably years old….they lived their life avoiding...

Someone please talk me out of doing something I know I shouldn't! There is a pet store here in town that has a salt water fish section. It is absolutely in the worst condition I have ever seen. It has been going steadily down hill since they got into the salt water fish business a month ago...

So sounds like I could set up a 10 gallon tank as my refugium maybe? Just need what...a siphon and return as well as some substrate, live rock and plants....does that sound about right?

Thanks for the info. Sounds like the refugium may be the way to go. Any thoughts on what size would be best for my 46 gallon tank? And should I do a hang on or something else? I am not running a sump right now on this tank...I have a Bio-wheel 330 filter and a sea clone protein skimmer along...

OKay...a couple of questions....where can I get a phosphate sponge and the Kalk Drip? I looked here on SWF.com and did not see the sponge....saw something that might be the Kalk drip but I need confirmation. I do have a skimmer so I am good there...I will test my distilled water tonight....I...

I am having algae problems again. I really need someone to help me figure out how to control or get rid of the phosphates in my water. I have tried everything!! My reading are all amazing...8.2 PH, 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, 0 nitrates....I am getting a 1.0 reading (if I remember correctly) on...

Thanks for all the helpful info. I talked to my other reliable LFS ( I have two that I deal with very regularly) and she agreed with you guys that the bacteria has possibly been wiped out. She also recommended stress zyme or cycle and said that the reason my Lion and Puffer are showing the...

You are kidding me??? The LFS I got the medicine from is normally dead on with their recommendations...I have been dealing with them since the beginning. They know everything I have in the tank and have never given me bad advice. I questioned them extensively about the medication they were...

My last name is Fox and this is a website about salt water fish..hence the Aqua....had to come up with something, right?

I am getting an ammonia reading of 2.0 on my 46 Gallon tank. I am completely at a loss as to what to do. I have in the tank a porcupine puffer, a volitan lionfish, a cinnamon clown, and a sebae anemone along with two small choc chip stars and many hermit crabs and snails. This spike has...

I am having a similar problem with algae. It started when I put my new light on...I bought a light that has the 50/50 bulb and the 10,000 k actinic. The algae is now taking over. It's not a reef tank but fish only with one sebae anemone (for my clown) and about 7 hermit crabs and about 7...

Okay...I did the 25% water change last night and my readings are still pretty wacky but a tiny bit better. Here they are: Ph 8.1 Ammonia .25 Nitrate No2 .25 Nitrate No3 10 My question now is: at these levels are my fish still in serious danger? I am worried about them suffocating due to the...

Oh! I bet that's what did it! When I put the rocks back in, I stirred the sand up pretty good looking for the horseshoe crab...I didn't want to put a rock on top of him...I think you may be right about that being the cause. So how long will it take the tank to get through this? I tested...

The PH is sitting at 8.0 which is normal for my tank. I tested yesterday and today and it's sitting solid...no change. The nitrates are reading the same as yesterday as well. I have searched for anything in the tank that could be causing it. A couple of my hermits molted, but I pull the...

Okay...I think I did a really dumb thing and may lose some of my fish as a result. I was attempting to catch one of my fish the other day and I removed some of the live rock in order to do so. I pulled it out and laid it on a plastic bag for no more than about 5 minutes. I had just tested my...

I have decided that it is time to upgrade the light on my 46 gal tank. I am fish only at this point and plan to stay that way with the exception of an anemone for my clownfish. Can someone out there recommend a good fixture for someone on a budget? Or maybe tell me what to stay away from if...

Just a quick question....I have a Voiltan (sp?) Lionfish in my tank..he is approximately 3 inches long and he did something really strange and I just want an opinion or two. He swam to about middle height in the tank and he sort of "shook"...when he did all these tendrils of stuff came off of...

Thanks so much for the help! I am absolutely dying to get an anemone for Happy but I have been told that my tank needs to be set up about 6 months and I will have to get better lighting to support one. The particular anemone that you mention - would it be something I could add earlier than 6...

Thanks for the quick replies and the info. It makes me worry alot less. The white speck does not go away during the day but the fish has not developed any additional spots either. I will keep a close eye on Happy and I think I will go ahead and make ready a quarantine/Hospital tank for any...