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Here is a link I just stole from NM Reef.. Reefkeeping 101 You will find tons of information here....and as he mentioned in his thread...keep asking your questions as well...

Seahorses are the same as any fish in respect to stress...different things stress them in different ways. As for newly acquired animals...they will probably be hestitant to do alot of anything for a little while...as time goes on they will start venturing around the stomping grounds checking it...

If the tank is cycling the snail could be sluggish due to poorer water conditions.

You are on a hobby information service/business promotion type of forum here...you are dealing with people whom care about their hobby, their animals and the sharing of ideas and finding solutions to their problems...

You know Leopard_babe...here is something for you to consider... After reviewing alot of your posts/questions...it is kind of apparent to me you haven't done alot of homework with the marine aquaria hobby... As a suggestion to you..to aid in the prevention of numerous headaches and frustrations...

"bang bugs" and a little disco flashing and some John Travolta...hehehe

DKH about 8-12 or so. You would use a builder of some sort...Seachem makes one which supposedly doesn't affect the ph...

Actually you are incorrect...bio-balls are engineered to have exactly that...more pore space for colonization of bacteria...hence the name...bio-balls... A 1 gallon container of Coralife balls has I believe over 21 square foot of colonization area....

Calcium without alk and with O2 will precipitate into the water causing a cloudiness and also a white hard coating over most things in your tank, heater, etc...

For a tank with a foot print of 48"x18" you will need about 220 pounds for a 5-6 inch bed.

When you do a water change...use the water from the change to dip the balls in...never use freshwater for obvious reasons...I do mine all at once.

Keep them clean and they will do what they are intended to do...let them get dirty and they will do what anything else does...collect debris and increase your nitrates...

Thats funny Dive1...well most of it anyways... Worse thing I ever put in my tank was the water....

A closed loop circulation system is a centralized pump circulating the water through PVC or whatever releasing it in strategic points to ensure adequate water movement throughout the tank...I think that is what it is...I could be incorrect... I would think the idea is to limit the usage of...

What do you have in the tank?

You must also ensure the temps are the same...temp will affect the salinity or specific gravity....

The cleared area is probably surrounding the overflow...either you could increase the gph into the overflow...caution to not gp beyond its limits...or probably easiest to direct a powerhead toward the surface in a manner to sorta direct the film towards the overflow as mentioned above.

Break out with the baby blue polyester leisure suits....ewwww

Disco ball lighting...hahhahahaah

I guess feeding the eel human flesh wasnt such a good thing Kill? :) Sorry couldnt resist.....