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My advice would be to do some reading before starting. Get some books and definitely read the "New Hobbyist" section regularly here. You can even do a search on certain aspects like "cycling" Big reason is you have large tanks, which can equal large(expensive)mistakes. So you would save yourself...

Welcome back! I am not sure I can help with the sand thing. You are too far away. I can tell that most of the Home Depots don't have Southdown. But if you don't mind ordering some, email me and I will send you a site. csholland2002@yahoo.com it is quality stuff

Have you checked at night? That is when they usually come out to eat. If not, have you noticed any physical problems with him, e.g. like legs disintegrating or bristles falling off?

I have a 55gal display with a 10gal fuge, no sump. I run my carbon with my old emporer and use my new aqua c remora!

that was kinda scary....I would not want to meet one a dark muck alley!!!

Don't worry about making a mistake with your fish. I would bet most people on this board has made that type of mistake. Sometimes it is out of your control, like just that fish's behavior. Anyway, try a coke bottle. Cut the top off a couple of inches below the hole. Then turn it around so it...

I would be careful about using sand from the beach. The reason is there may be impurities there that could harm your tank. You might be better off just using store bought sand or trade from a fellow fish keeper.

So if your levels are good, then we need to look at some other causes... do you test for phosphates? do you run a skimmer? how often and how much do you feed the fish? are your lights new or over 6-8 months old? how long do you keep your lights on? finally, what kind of filter are you running...

You could do the bucket thing. Or take the tank outside and put some water and vinegar in it(not much). Buy a new rag or sponge and wash the tank thoroughly. Then just rinse and let dry in the sun or towel dry(clean cotton towel). Do you know if the tank has any leaks?? I would check before...

Welcome to the boards... not to be the echo of everyone else, but definitely read, read and read some more before doing anything to your tank. It will really help save some money. Alot of us learned the hard way....thru our wallets!!! Also IMO I would take the damsels out. They get mean and...

I started with 3 emeralds and slowly got down to 1. We did not see him for about 2 months. Then one day we got a glimpse of him when we turned the lights on, WOW! His legspan is now about 3" across. We named him Monster. He doesn't bother anything in the tank. He just eats alot. You can tell...

ok, that is what I was thinking...just wanted to get second opinons! :D

I just recently acquired a green ric mushroom. My question is do they like to be placed on the sandbed or on some rock?? thanks in advance!

Do you have a refugium? The macros will help with the phosphates too. And is you still have trouble, I would run a little bit of phosban to help. HTH

Well, he is putting the ends of the tenticles in his mouth and then spitting them out. Sometimes they come off, sometimes they don't. But today it looks like the anemone lost several tips. And it is turning inward to keep its tenticles away from the clown. I don't want the clown to stress out...

I just recently got a rost bubble tip. I have a gold strip and white strip maroon that have taken up residence in the new addition. I have noticed that the gold stripe clown is taking the bubble tips into his mouth and biting them off the anemone! Is this normal or is he hurting the anemone...

I do leave them on alot. I was trying not to shock the fish by turning the white lights on so early. But what you're saying does make sense. I leave the blues on alot. Do you think that is it or something else? Is the time that the whites are on good or can I increase? thx

Yes, mostly. Before I got the new lights I had just plain old lighting that came with the tank. I had the same bulb for over a year. So I think the bulb was going bad and changing spectrum. Now the new lights are more intense, more wattage. I usually turn the actinics on around 9:30am. Then...

Ok, I just got some new PC's to go over my tank. Now I have 260 watts over my 55 gal. I know that I should not run the new lights alot since it is an upgrade in wattage. I know that I should gradually increase the time. But I am getting red algae on spots on the glass and on some rocks. Why is...

cool, I live in Covington, so Loganville is not far. Do you know the phone number? There are not many good stores in the Covington/Conyers area. You can email me at csholland2002@yahoo.com And I know of some other stores closer in to Atlanta if you want to comparison shop. Thanks