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My clown isn't happy till he hits the glass bottom. Then when I replace the sub. he starts all over again. very typical behavior. Dan

Hey there D-chan, As a beginner the clownfish is a good start. I would however hold off for a while on getting an anenome, for they are very hard to keep. A 20gal. tank can hold them but requires alot of attention to water parimeters because 1) water evaporates fast and 2) water tests can become...

FOWLR = fish only with live rock FO = Fish Only LR = live rock LS = live sand IMO = in my opinion IME = in my experience HTH = hope that helps :D :D Dan

I bought 2 new powerheads for 2 of my tanks, and I was wondering if they are supposed to be pointed in only 1 direction or if I should try to mimic a tidal effect by changing thier direction 2-3 times a day? I would have to manually move them, but if needed it's ok with me. Dan

Well if it's covering your substrate, then if room allows, maybe you could try something like a lawnmower blenny, or some other algea eater.

great to hear Sam, As like Naso, I also use kick-ick in my tank. I had some cleaner shrimp for a while and they did wonders untill my trigger decided that he didn't want to be friendly to them anymore :rolleyes: Dan

looks good, keep it up Dan

I found this info for you on the mantis shrimp, if you are really concerned ask your lfs if they sell mantis traps, I know 2 of my lfs sell them. ~~ HTH ~~ Dan Squilla- The infamous Mantis Shrimps. They possess claws so powerful that some species can crush your finger with a single blow! A...

I used to see these lil guys crawling up the sides of my tank when lights were off, Early in the am I would turn my lights on just before dawn and my fish would feast on them. Dan

They are harmless, and need an anemone to hide among to avoid being attacked. Liquid invertebrate foods are sufficient and the crab attains the food by filtering the water using their specially modified claws. Dan

Thanks for the replies all, I have decided to go with either leather coral or mushrooms. I like the fact that I can propogate either of these, or just let them do it themselves. Dan

thanks for all the input. Mal no it isn't pink, its the exact shade of green as in the picture. I did however ask my lfs where they get thier stock(l/r) from and they told me it's from a place somewhere arround the red sea. Luckily it didn't take but 6 days for my tank to finish cycling, so I...

From what I was told from my water co. Distilled isn't really run through a bunch of filters, it is mainly just boiled out to rid of the hard stuff... Minerals and metals.

I'm just wondering if you still have that parrot fish? Dan

I'd have to agree with jw, within 2 months of getting my clown trigger I had to upgrade a bit giving him his own tank. Unless you can afford to and plan on getting a larger tank, I wouldn't think about too many more fish. Even if he is small right now they will grow up one day, you need to plan...

Drew, After having the same tank for over a year, I started getting nitrate spikes, due to this I have now seen alot of algea growth. Not alot so I am not going to worry about it too much, but I did accidentally overfeed one day (the can fell over into the tank) Ever since I placed a skimmer in...

I have yet to see my Mandarin Goby disturb my dsb! He and the ls are great together and its been 2 months now. Dan

Thats fine, I have been running my tank at 81-82 for quite some time now.....life is still thriving :D Dan

hey mark what kind of filter are you using?....I have a 5gal I want to do something with, and that just gave me a wild idea.......Looks good there

I am wondering if you could help me out here, My 120gal. will not be set up for a while but I want all the info I can before I start, such as the following.... I have 2 overflows in the rear corners of my tank with 2 holes in the bottom of the glass within each.....what goes there? What kind of...