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It may die off but it will probably eventually make a reappearance.

Look more like vermetid snail tubes to me.

Acrylic rods placed through drilled holes in the rock attached to a larger heavy base rock.

It will be fine.

Evaporation keeps your tank cooler. Trapped condensation makes for warmer water.

I have a nova extreme T-5 4x54 watt fixture on my 75 and I can keep most anything EXCEPT the really demanding SPS. If I had the 8 bulb version I have no doubt I could keep anything. If you're keeping softies though you probably aren't going to keep a lot of SPS. The Nova Extreme Pro has...

You could set the coral in a bowl of freshwater for a moment. It won't hurt the coral. Might not be real good for the mantis, but it will get it out. I had one loose in one my tanks. Put an octopus in that tank. Haven't heard any popping since... which is unfortunate cuz I wanted to catch it but...

If you only read nitrates, then you have established the bacterias which convert the ammonia to nitrite, and nitrite to nitrate, so yeah, 2 more weeks and you should be ready to rock. Probably ready as is, after a water change. The reason moving the sand could cause a spike is because an...

Originally Posted by Prk543 You could try picking up a handful of hermits, they might not end up as puffer food... Hermits worked very well for cleaning up after the Snowflake eel I had. They might last a little while if you toss in a lot of empty hermit shells to camouflage them. Puffers...

Just get them fixed. Problem solved for the most part. Last thing the world needs is more puppies anyway. Scotts nailed it on the head. Dogs need companions of their own species, just like people need human companionship. I love my dogs but they can't hold very good conversations. Between my...

Originally Posted by Mr.clownfish definitely i will have cleaner shrimp maybe 2 or 3. and lots of coral. maybe even a bulb anemone. or some kind of anem that dosent get too big. In a 20 gallon tank an anemone is going to eat the other fish. Not enough space to avoid it. They do grow and split.

Sounds like your tank could possibly be stable considering you did add so much already cycled rock. The sand should have caused some sort of spike if it came from your other already established tank though. If you aren't getting ammonia readings or nitrite readings, and you have a tiny bit of...

Shaving brushes are tempermental. We kept a few and they sprouted babies and then they all disappeared. Maybe not enough nutrients in the tank to support them. They are very light intensive though, like mangroves.

As long as you keep the light-intensive stuff high in the tank I think you'll do fine with what you want. Just get a quality fixture that includes 4 bulbs, individual reflectors for each bulb. Not real sure on the PAR, sorry.

Originally Posted by Sly Sand sifting starfish. Would make a good snack for the puffer. Anything that would help knock down the detritus would end up a puffer snack. Urchins, snails, cucumbers. I wouldn't recommend a cucumber to my worst enemy. Goatfish will sift through the substrate and help...

You're asking for trouble keeping those fish with the frogfish. Might work short-term. Eventually its appetite is going to get the best of you, or it might get its eyeballs pecked out. I love frogfish, my favorite fish actually. They look great sitting in a reef, but realistically they're just...

I love my T-5's. They don't have the shimmer that MH's have, but they have significantly more power than PC's or VHO's, and they are very economical. The wattage/amount of bulbs you need depends on what you're going to keep in the tank. I was keeping a clam under mine (4-54 watt T-5's in a 75)...

Eliminate the aggressive fish from your tank before adding any firefish. They will get beat down fast. Maroon Clowns are VERY territorial. The Coral Beauty might do just fine after the Damsels are removed. Ditch the Tang idea. Your tank is too small, and no sense in keeping one for a few months...

Originally Posted by SpiderWoman I'd say that is just about the max I'd recommend for your tank. +1 Good list for a small community. Stick to it.

Originally Posted by salt210 Mr X I think that its that one but they are so small. Ill try to get another look when I get home today. I wish I could get one out of the tank. Ive noticed they are in the bottom of my overflows as well. X those are the safe ones? sorry for all the repetative...