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Happy 4th all! So I've noticed my Arrow Crab has decided that my hermits make a great midnight snack. Every now and then when I turn on the lights in the morning I will see the Arrow munching on half a hermit corpse, despite the fact that I regularly feed the tank brine, mysis, and sinking...

Well, paranoia got the better of me today and I took the cucumber out of the tank. He was actually really good when stuffed in a hollowed out jalepeno and wrapped in bacon, then dunked in some rasberry chipotle grilling sauce! J/K I took him back to the shop and traded him in for a master test...

No problem Bang Guy. This is after I moved him back onto the sand. He felt around the sand for a little while, then went back up on the glass. Now I just realized, since a few days prior to getting the cucumber, I removed all of my crushed coral sand and replaced it with live sand. Could it be...

Ok phones got some juice... here's my upgrades: Took out the lame stock lights and replaced them with 2 Ecoexotic Panorama LED combo strips. I wanted to hear angels sing whenever I look at the tank and they don't disappoint! The stock filter was also replaced. Up close is the protien skimmer...

Did some major upgrading over the last week. The first big upgrade is that I removed all the livestock and rock from the tank and replaced all the CC with live sand. Today I replaced the filter that game with the tank with an Aquaclear 70 powerfilter, a CPR Aeroforce Protien Skimmer, and the...

Quote: Originally Posted by 191185 So far I have a green chromis. A blue demsil. And a chocolate starfish! Yay on the green chromis. Boo on the damsel... definately keep an eye on him... mine was super mean to the other creatures in my tank and I had to return him to the store after a couple of...

So today the cucumber spent all day on the glass at the top of the tank. Is this a sign that things aren't good? I would think so since it should be in the sand. I'm thinking that if its still there in the morning I'll take him out and return him before he gets a chance to disappear into the...

Quote: Originally Posted by BTLDreef I highly recommend trading it in to your LFS for credit. Can you elaborate a little on your comment? Although I am considering taking it back (and the store said they would accept it), since I do kind of like it I would like to try for a couple of weeks and...

Although I am slacking and haven't got one myself yet (still using strips) everyone here seems to agree a Master Test Kit is the best kit to get. Prices will vary depending on the store and brand, but expect to pay $20+ bucks for a decent one.

Well.. I am now pretty sure its dead. I took it out to have a smell, and it smelled like a pier seafood market... that and the other sign was when gravity took over when I held the shell upright... he opened up, fell out, and made a nice black splatter on the floor... ewwwww lol! So I think the...

So I came home with some live rock the other day and lo and behold... a big freakin' Black Cucumber comes crawling out!!! So I immediately took him out and did my best to acclimate him back in. While he was inthe accimation bucket, he stetched himself out to ~7 inches. From what I found online...

Quote: Originally Posted by 191185 Thanks.. I ended up skipping the Dominoe, and got a green Chromis.. However, I still have the cheap-o lights that came with my kit from Walmart.. can I just buy better bulbs or do I need to replace the whole lighting fixture ? If I need a new light kit, what...

The sign on the display tanks at my LFS has a sign on it that says "Fish in this tank not for sale" so I don't bother but when I say I am interested in a particular fish thats in a display tank they are usually good about getting that fish in their next livestock shipment, which is every other...

Quote: Originally Posted by Flower Get snails to clean the sand...sand sifters like the diamond goby or seastars clean all the good stuff out of the sand. Well, I do have 4 big turbos... but they tend to stay on the glass and rocks. I'm not sure of their name, but at one LFS I saw these snails...

Quote: Originally Posted by 1guyDude Take it out ans smell it LOL....ull know if its dead! I usually just let my cuc or watever eat it.... all thats left is the shell and the hard swirly thing they use for protection Haha good one! Yeah, I guess if it is dead he'll make a fine treat for the...

Well the CC is out and the live sand is in :) So now I guess the question has changed to which invert is a great sand sifter? I think my tank is too new for a sand sifting starfish, but I'm in no hurry to move the sand around so if he's the best I can wait until my tank matures more.

Thanks for the input everyone ^_^ Well, its been a few days and 3 of the snails seem to be back to normal. The 4th nail however, closed up in his shell and hasn't moved moved at all in the last 2 days. How long should I give it until I consider it dead?

Well I got tired of my nitrate going up despite a 25% water change, bio ball washing, and filter pad washing over the weekend so the CC sand came out. I did it by placing my live rock and livestock in a 20 gallon plastic tub with the tanks heater and powerhead, and then scooped out all the CC...

Hi, I just recently removed the CC sand that was in my tank and replaced it with live sand. Yes, the tank was very cloudy for about 24 hours and I was worried the fish wouldn't make it. I'm pleased to report that the fish didn't seem to notice and even came out to feed when food was dropped in...

Hi there... I also recently started a tank about a month ago. So far I think the most important thing I've learned is to do your own research before you buy something whether it is a piece of equipment or living creature for your tank. I say this because there is a conflicting opinion for almost...