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It's 1:00am I just got finished replacing the chiller on the 90g...thank goodness I had broken down the 56g and had a spare chiller all cleaned up and just waiting to be reused (I almost sold it). I smell like a fish tank, my back is screaming... The tank is not supposed to go warmer then 67...

This is a very old thread... that being said. Bubbles, the tiny ones that air stones create... causes problems for the fish, it affects their gills. However to have an air line without the air stone is fine. The biggest problem with air lines is that it creates salt creep, and salt creep...

I agree...as long as the water is circulated, it's good. However water does evaporate while the salt doesn't, so before using my mixed water, I check the SG. I usually have water in my mixing tub all the time, when it gets low I add more RO water and more salt to have on hand when needed. Once a...

My kuda always stayed dark brown, with flecks of white (matched the background) I even put yellow construction paper on both sides of the tank trying to get them to go for yellow... The potbelly horses stay alligator marked with a just a slight ting of yellow on the belly, and never change. I...

Yay!!! That is a very pretty seahorse by the way!

You should really consider using a quarantine tank, it not only will keep your system pest and disease free, but will force you to space out how fast you add new fish each time. Don't use the UV light, it kills the tiny critters we are trying to cultivate in a refugium, they swim at night. Your...

High, Trouble swimming...he is bloated I think and not pregnant. Go to a site called seahorse.org, they will give you detailed instructions how to clear his belly bubble...don't wait, the longer he has trouble swimming, the worse it will get until he is too weak to recover and it sets up...

I had an anemone, and I used a canister filter the whole time without a hiccup. Sumps are great but you don't NEED one. LOL... we NEED a whole lot of the stuff we use to keep our tanks, but we do LIKE them! I prefer a sump system as well. The only thing that is going to help if a toxic critter...

Besides all the stuff Bang Guy said.....Anemones purge out their water, when they do it, it looks like they are dying, if that's the case it will puff back up and be healthy by next day.

LOL...only half a day, I can fill it, drain it and it will refill after about 8 hours, then I get bored with it and leave a 5g jug connected, as it fills up, I pour it into my 37g plastic can (marked fish only). I use Culligan water, I get charged 39.99 a month. They service the unit and...

Hi, If you are buying Erectus...get them from this site, they are captive bred eating frozen Mysis shrimp, and you have a 14 day guarantee (they are not that expensive). I also like Seahorse.com for Kuda, Potbelly, and a variety of other species (also reasonably priced). I have never heard of...

Hi, If you are getting pre-mixed because you don't have an RO system, and just want to get it fill ASAP, get the exact SG you want in the tank. If you do have an RO system but don't want to take all that time waiting for it to drip (my RO unit takes almost all day to fill a 3g holding tank)...

Hi, Sorry, you can't keep a hermit crab, and certainly not a horseshoe crab with seahorses. A variety of COLDWATER snails, margarita snails do well in the cooler water, black/onyx nessarius snails, nirite and cerith. Check out seahorse.org they have a nice compatibility chart to let you know...

Sump systems are great! I purchased a small canister that I could use to create a a mini water vacuum cleaner, to get the sediment off the bottom of the sump tank, because cleaning it up is a big pain in the butt. Filter socks get clogged, and you have to mess with them all the time. So once a...

LOL...true words of wisedom indeed! Seahorses need colder tanks then regular fish, so instead of a heater, you need a chiller. Tropical seahorses need the temps to stay around 74 degrees, cold water types, such as the potbelly, need the temps in the 60s. A warmer tank will allow bacteria...

Sounds much easier then trying to buff it out after it's all scratched up for sure. So John Suh.... empty that new tank, and soak it vinegar water for a few days to a week, it will come out like brand new, purchase a mag float (get the right one for acrylic tanks), to prevent the deposits in the...

And LOL...Without fish in it is key. I would also like to add that plastic will cover with Coraline faster then anything else, such as the power heads, and tubing. That's kind of nice because the power heads and such will blend in with the tank more as time passes. How do you get coralline off...

Didn't see the picture...

Question...the tank has to cycle, wouldn't that more than take care of the time a tank has no host for him to not have to worry about ich? As for scraping it off...if you don't want it on the glass, a razor blade will scrape it right off (glass only tanks, not acrylic) Coraline will grow, it...

Hi, Is this a homemade stand? All the stands I ever saw on the market were open in the back, no doubt for this very reason, maybe a fan and opening the stand during the night will help.