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Thanks bigmac

Actually the dwarves are not expensive. I tried them once...in my 45...tried to wing it with them...ignorance was prevelant...and now Dan feels bad as he killed them... In anycase..ignorance fixed...no more dwarves...and if ever again..it will be in a 5.5...

Anyone use one? Brand...pro's-con's... Thanks.

If it hair algea..which it sorta sounds like...simply scraping it off the glass is actually assisting it to grow further...micro algea are opportunistic feeders...they consume nutrients to grow...die off to create more nutrients to grow some more... Also...the usage of tap water is often...

Dwarves are a pain in any kind of larger tank... I do not know why someone would tell you 5 dwarves in a 6 gallon...for their size you could keep more then that. One main thing with dwarves is the amount of food versus consumption versus waste...the larger the water volume available to the...

I hear those plastic corals are peaceful...oh and easy to keep too :)

Probably the IO salt...I used it once...no wait...twice... I make my water as I use it...always keep 64 gallons fresh RO/DI water...and 32 gallons salt....I have used the salt mix within minutes of mixing before..but only in extreme incidents...but the salt mix water is always heated to 78-79...

Leave your fans on...it is easier to warm a cool tank then it is to cool a warm tank...

And why on earth would you buy a fish?

Probably precipitated calcium...

Bird's Eye maple...love that wood...

Circulation, heat and time is what will cure the rock...raise the heat to about 80-82 to speed the die off...circulate with the air if that is all you have...and change the water about once every 4-5 days or so...keep checking the amonia... Once the amonia goes to 0...the rock is cured...and not...

What kind of filter do you have?

Squidd...most didn't understand your sarcasim...I did. SeaClone skimmers skim as they are intended...whether or not they skim to ones expectations is the ones problem...not the Seaclone....they do not "stop" working...they perform as they were intended...they make bubbles...hopefully crap...

Go slow and deliberate...

At the bare minimum a deionization unit... If you are using tap water..what does your tank look like? Are you happy with it? It is a swamp looking thing? Does the algea continuously kick your butt? If you are happy with your tank with using the tap water...then continue to do so...chances are...

First off...the onlly thing you could probably purchase economicallt at an LFS is the actual tank...that is due to high shipping cost through common carriers... There are many places which sell RO/DI units for very reasonable...and when you look at getting one...dont look just for your...

Spend a little time in a more age appropriate setting...may I suggest Baby's R Us?

trillion...thousand..so whats the difference between a few 0's?

Rinse the sponge about every 2 weeks or so...also you should be ok with the sand and skimmer.