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Quote: Originally Posted by SeeCrabRun I know I need more live rock and more sand, Is it ok to use regular sand to mix with what I have instead of buying more live sand? i know pool filter sand is a cheap way to get fish safe sand. but be prepared for a lot of brown algea but it will go...

well at this point all i have are my clowns, eel, and piccaso trigger. so not many veggie eaters. but i do plan on getting another angel but not shur wich kind. so i have a few questions about macros, are macros pricy? are they easy to grow? do they need special light? can i provide enough for...

Quote: Originally Posted by Pegasus Angels are grazers who pick at live rock to get algae. This is their normal feeding habit in the wild. Unless your tank has sufficient amounts of the right kinds of algae, you will have to provide it. thats what i figured

Quote: Originally Posted by trev-salt55 Iknow im keeping him in there for five months and moving him to a 150 gallon sorry but thats still not big enough.

thank you guys for all the help because now i know. when i bought him i was told he would get most of his vegies from the live rock i tried feeding algea waffers but the eel would eat it whole befor the angel found it. so i think the solution is algea sheets, right?

these are pritty funny, good job

Quote: Originally Posted by Beth I would feed fish twice a day, if possible. And at least provide more variety then just 2 food sources. Also, angels need some algae. Algae sheets would be a good choice. i thought rods would be good because of all the different things thats in it. i will...

i feed rod's and mysis. i also feed shrimp to my eel and i feed once a day but twice a day for the angel.

Quote: Originally Posted by Beth Sorry for the loss. I always thought the worst thing a hobbyist could do was go on vacation and leave their tanks in the hands of non-hobbyists. But what can do, never vacation? It doesn't look like a disease process but an environmental ill. i agree that...

i got a pic from two different angles

Quote: Originally Posted by Beth Wow. Not sure where to start with this. Is the QT stable now?? If so, I would return him to it. Can you post a picture of the fish? nope he is dead now. i will still post a pic. i warn you its pritty horrible.

my favorite fish a baby emporator angel is about to die for reasons unknown. while all other fish are ok he is skinny but eats like a hog, i have been feeding him rods fish food and mysis. while his gut is huge his bodie is paper thin. i just noticed this after my week long vacation. i left...

Quote: Originally Posted by DaFishDude Hello fellow aquarists, I just got this awesome little banggai cardinal last night and ever since I introduced it, my bluefin damsel kept chasing it around the tank. I left them alone last night and it's still continuing. The banggai has found places to...

Quote: Originally Posted by trev-salt55 I have a 55 gallon tank with two damsels that i dont care about but i have a pretty big coral beauty which is fine but i would like to know if a baby 4" to 4.5" marbled cat shark be with two resonabley sized clown fish that tank is way too small for any...

Quote: Originally Posted by SeeCrabRun I don't have a LFS actually. I have to drive an hour for anything more than walmart carries. I bought some live rock from the marine fish store I drove to and have been curing it. I wonder if it is safe to put in now? oh, well i think you are alright to...

Quote: Originally Posted by TonySi Just mysis is fine, add some selcon so they get some extra vitamins. With time they will start eating other foods. ok thank you!

Quote: Originally Posted by SeeCrabRun I'm curing some live rock in another container currently. I'm worried I've killed it though. I could use advice on that. It has gone white in a lot of areas. I've been scrubbing it with a brush and changing the water every 4 days for almost 3 weeks now...

Quote: Originally Posted by SeeCrabRun yes it is new. I accidentally brought a marine crab home from florida and did an emergency tank set up. 2 weeks after that I got a damsel and another crab. That was almost 3 weeks ago that I brought the fish home. Totally doing this backwards so yeah...

wow thoes are sweet set up's . i like the bare bottom one in the middle, you dont see many of thoes. although they are becoming more common.

Quote: Originally Posted by SeeCrabRun Finally got my hydrometer and test strips and my readings are: 1.030 nitrate- higher level of ok nitrite- danger alkalinity and pH acceptable how do I balance this without shocking my guys? how long has it been set up. because i think i read in one of...