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Throw 2 emerald crabs in there. They are pigs. :D

Originally Posted by bigarn What brand name salt do you use? Oceanic has more calcium then most of the others. Just an FYI. :D I use Red Sea. No sense in switching. I hear switching may cause some issues.

Originally Posted by mudplayerx Calcium levels can be maintained best by the addition of kalkwasser in topoff water. However, you will either have to buy a dosing machine or construct your own as you can't just dump calcium into the tank. So i cant get some kalkwasser and i mix it in with my...

Originally Posted by lion_crazz What is your magnesium level? Did you test that? That goes hand-in-hand with calcium when you are trying to get coralline growth. Dont have a magnesium test yet. I guess its a good idea to go buy one.

I did a water change a week ago and my calcium is still low. Its at 340. Do i need to buffer? I have Aragamilk i can add. It says to add one drop per gallon. Im seeing some coralline on my LR finally but i still have a fair amount of algae. Clean up is doing a decent job. Im about to add more...

Them emeralds love to hide. Hes probably around somewhere. One day hell pop up. He could be molting somewhere. I wouldnt rule him dead yet. Give it another day or 2 and see if he comes out of hiding. :)

Originally Posted by boom215 is it ok if my water line is higher then the water line mark in my sump?? it seems to have almost leveled itself and its running almost perfect like overflow to my pump speed wise... can it be above that water line??? Yea thats fine...If you want it at the waterline...

You have to start a siphon. Put a airline hose in the end where the water is going to flow into the overflow box and suck one end until you see the water start to come over the tank and pull the tube out.

SWEET!

I still have some bubbles. I wouldnt be concerned. I left it and i have no probs. If you stir the sand you could get a spike in nitrate.

Yea the tiny tiny white things. The bubbles are nitrogen gases being released as a result of the cycle.

If its all inverts then its ok to drip them in one bucket. If your doing fish and inverts then you need 2 seperate buckets.

I would say you should start seeing critters soon. As soon as my lights go out i turn them back on 10 mins later and i have pods everywhere. :joy:

Your cycle is pretty much done. Do a 20% water change to lower the trates more and wait a few days test again and if your trates are 10ppm or lower i would add a clean up crew to start eating some of that algae.

Thats what makes this place great :D

Im sure your LFS has uncured available. Even if they say its "cured" you still should cure it just to be safe. But yea you can put the shrimp in with the "cured" LR. I suggest buying all the LR now and putting it in. Adding at a later time will require you to cure it in a seperate container with...

Originally Posted by sin JUST PUT THE SAND IN LOOKS CLOUDY BUT WILL CLEAR. HOPEFULY WILL HAVE THE MONEY TO BUY LIVEROCK THIS WEEKEND. WHEN I PUT THE LR IN DO I PUT THE RAW SHRIMP IN AFTER THAT. THE PIC IS NOT THE BEST BUT IT IS THE ONLY CAMERA I HAVE FOR NOW. I HOPE THE PIC COMES OUT :happyfish...

Originally Posted by exile415 I have 2 cleaner shrimp and 1 camelback shrimp... Do cleaner shrimp shed there shells ,legs and the other parts of thre body ??? I came home and i saw a shell getting sucked up by my filter. I was like sh!t .. my cleaner is dead. found out that all my shrimps are...

Originally Posted by fishmamma Still no sign of the cleaner? No fish predators, must have died and was cleaned up by your crew?? I do know some people never see their peppermint shrimp and think they have died, but the skunks are usually out and about for food. :confused: Still no sign. Im...

Originally Posted by kendall mine played dead for 8 hours then molted...Give him a day in your tank before throwing in the towel! Too late! i waited and there was no movement so i took him out. what a shame.