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well my red star died, i dunno from the ph or not, but as far as my sand star, its good as ever. im just having a hard time controlling each thing, the ph and the algae. it seems the ph just wont stay and im afraid the constant attempts to raise it will stress out and kill my live stock. as far...

what do you guys think about the 6-line wrasse? it was my other choice when buying the gramma. i wanted something beautiful and inexpensive for my 29g. are the wrasses a bit less timid?

i got a royal gramma earlier this week and i havent seen it since i added it. i just saw it today when i dropped in some frozen brine shrimp. it pops out and eats a bite then swims back into my LR. at the laf it was out and about swimmin around. is this normal behavior? will he/she come out more...

wow you have an incredible tank, i hope oneday to have one like that, but for now my 29 is good ehough for me. how do you get those photos so clear and close, do you use macro mode or do you actually put your camera into your tank?

i tested my parameters a day ago and they were as follows: NH3:0 NO2:0 NO3:0 pH:8.0 (i know its low im trying to raise it) Sal: 1.225 Temp:78-80 i had my phosphate tested at a lfs and i think it read .2? im not sure. but my tank has been up for about 3 months and has fully cycled. my maroon had...

well, i have the eclipse hood too, and i went with a retrofit kit. i removed the original light setup and drilled in the new ones onto the cover. the only thing is that you will have to bend the reflector a bit to allow the hood to close fully and you will have to buy a plexiglass cover so water...

its the kind of algae that makes your water green. i was at work and stupidly, had my lights on for 12 hours yesterday. i got home to see a dark green tank and i flipped. after the water change its better but now im afraid to leave th elights on cause i dont want the water to get worse. i have 2...

i asked my lfs the same Q b4 buying one, he said its ok, next thing i know, my shrimp has no antennae, so i exchanged him. yea they will eat your shrimp. my cleaner shrimp grew back his feelers but i now know not to keep any aggressive or puffer fish.

i recently got an algae bloom because i had used tap water for my H20 change. I put in a carbon bag and did a 50% water change with RO water from my lfs. my question is, can i leave the lights off for a few days till the algae gets filtered out, if not how long should i leave them on so the...

yea they are copepods. i noticed them too a few weeks ago and did some research on the web. they are microorganisms that live in the ocean. the larvae swim around on the sand bed and the adults live inside the sand. some look like shrimps, fleas, and some have long curved antennae. dont be...

he/she is about 2.5-3" As far as pairing, how do they interact, do they spend swimming, eating and sleeping together? what ate the odds of them pairing up?

ok, that helps alot. i guess ill hold off with the mating idea. i just wanted to liven up my tank. cause all i have now are a sandstar, cleaner shrimp, maroon, lawnmower blenny, a polyps, condi, and a tiny bta. i wanted to add some colorful fish that are inexpensive and hardy, and ive had luck...

i have a 29g and one large white striped Maroon whom ive had for about 2 months now. my lfs said to try removing him and re introduce him when i add another maroon. can i do that? i was also thinking of partitioning a part of the tank, would that be a good idea too? how likely are they to pair...

the best thing i found for this was at walmart. go to the fabric/crafts department and they have a plastic mesh for crafts, they were only about 35 cents and you can cut them to whatever length u need.

hi, im a newbie to this hobby and i was just lookin at one of my snails crawling on the sand right now, and i noticed tiny little brown things smaller the size of a period (.) crawling around my sand and glass. when i looked all over the substrate, i noticed hundreds more of these tiny critters...

paul, i see. "had..." so are condies hard to take care of since they move around alot? i plan on adding some corals soon. i know the condi is a big concern, what steps can i take to make sure it wont harm my corals and other anenomes? i already have the filter intakes wrapped up, so how can i...

theyre not too close, although my condi does move sometimes but i keep a watchful eye on it, if it gets too close i know i will need to move one of them, but i shall find out if new lights make any difference.

yea im 100% its a bta. i ordered the PC's on fri, they should be here sometime this week. i would be getting about 4.5 watts per gallon and considering my anenomes are pretty high up on the LR, im pretty sure the lights will be sufficient, if not, im sure my LFS is willing to take the anenomes...

ok, thanks alot salty queso. ill feed him and nurture the poor thing.

yea its kinda bleached when open, the tips are pink and the tentacles are white. ive been feeding him squid every 3-4 days.