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Well I am sticking with what I have now. This salt water only store gave me this advice and I think I am going to stick with it since they have been in business for quite some time and all of their tanks use the same system. Here is what I essentially did to build the plenum. 1. Get 1/2 round...

Well, I found a really great salt water only store that people travel far and wide to visit for their selection. Upon talking to some of the "guru's" at this place I found the system i had in place was less than adequate. The LFS failed to mention about gasses that can be created with a...

Ok, I just got my cleanup crew from SWF, and so far it looks like everything arrived ok, but of course a couple of the hermits and snails are not moving much at the moment. We shall see if they make it after I did the acclimation procedure. I have a 70 gallon tank and I ordered the Keep it clean...

I started with Tap water, but I now use RO water after buying an RO filter that hooks to my kitchen faucet. I am getting such a mixture of different algaes it is kinda strange. I have a dark red algae that looks kinda like glass. I have a bright red algae. I have a really really bright green...

The standard $99 package (cleanup crew) listed on the site. Something like 20 Snails 20 Scarlets 20 Blue Legs 1 Sally Light Foot Peppermint shrimp 2 Brittle Stars I just hope I have room for them all :) --Andy

I too used natures ocean and I have seen no problems, as well my tank never cycled. I think the days of long cycles are coming to an end. --Andy

I had 20 lbs of Natures Ocean I believe and 40 lbs of Live Rock when I started my 70 gallon tank. My system never cycled and has been stable for about 1 1/2 months now. Only problem I am having right now is algae, but as of tomorrow my new cleanup crew will be here to take care of that pesky...

The tank has already been through it's cycle and all levels are good. This is the only reason I am adding critters already. All levels are fine, but I was also told to do water changes (10%) monthly, and since my cycle has been done since the first week, it has actually been about 7 weeks since...

All I am about to purchase the $99 package from SWF. Does SWF have a arive live guarantee? And will the inverts be ok in heat for just a little bit if they are sitting out at a guard shack at until I get home? Also should i substitute anything? Just want advice from those of you who have...

The levels Nitrates, Nitrites, PH and such are all normal. I dont have a calcium or phosphate test kit to test those levels but everything else is good. I will do a partial water change and add a bigger cleanup crew and see if that helps. --Andy

OK, Right now I only have approx. 7 snails, and 2 scarlet hermits, and maybe 5 blue leg hermits in a 70 gallon tank. I know I need to get more, and I plan on ordering the $99 package from SWF today. My problem is now I have a ton of growth in my tank. I am getting some green hair algae growth...

Wait for a couple days and it should settle down a bit for you. No worries. --Andy

I just recently completed a move due to new carpeting that took me 4 days. Here is what I would suggest if you can do this. 1. Go to the local hardware store and buy a couple 18 gallon rubbermaid containers with lids. 2. Syphon water from your tank into these containers then place the live rock...

At that low of a price? Are you sure it was live rock from a salt water tank or ocean? That is awfully cheap, I would double check it's origin to make sure everything is ok. --Andy

So is this also a sign that all conditions are right? Is there something that causes this that I might be doing incorrectly, or this just all part of it? Just curious. --andy

Ok I have a couple of questions. On my live rock I have noticed some green grass like growth on my rock. This does not really look like algae as far as I can tell, what could this be ? Caulerpa? Also I noticed a could of almost see through green balls on the rock about the size of a pen tip...

Thanks for the comments. I was lucky that I took a week and asked for your suggestions. The move was only successful to do all of your comments on the best way to move everything. Pufferlover: You are correct, the part that was the worst was the worrying about what was going on. Wondering...

Just thought I would let you all know that the fish are doing great after the move. They wound up being left in rubbermaid containers for 3 days due to a slooooow carpet installer, but things are going good. Put them all back in today. I think I might have lost a couple of snails because the...

So far everything is living although not sure about the snails and such. I do not have a heater in the tanks with the snails and such, but the fish and everything are going back in tonight. Am I going to have any problems with the cycle or anything again? They fish and everything are in the...

Most people do not use undergravel filtration because most people use sand or coral which is kinda difficult to clean. I would suggest for them to get a wet/dry filter a good base of sand and a fair amount of live rock. This should help quite a bit. Just my opinion. --andy P.S. And after his...