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Originally Posted by Anonome I have a yellow pseudochromis that I have put in my tank about 3 weeks ago. Since then I have lost 1 emerald crab, 1 peppermint shrimp, and 1 fire shrimp. :scared: Has anyone else lost anything with these? How do I get him out, or save the remainder 2 cleaner...

Originally Posted by sleasia Ok, I'm just thinking that adding is easier than trying to bring down a level of say calcium. so that if we know instant ocean is low then use that for water changes to bring down high calcium, etc...but probably you and ophiura are right that it really won't help...

Originally Posted by bigdads We also have a Brittle Star that from end to end is about a foot across - is this to big for a 46 gallon tank - it has really grown since we bought it 9 months ago Brittle are one of the starfish you could get away with in a smaller tank such as yours. They are...

Originally Posted by tankslave Why not just cover with clear plex? I have it on mine with cut-outs where needed. Still a chance they can hit a cutout but it lowers the odds. Is there a reason I shouldn't have it covered with plex? Anyone? Things Im sure about: Plex raises tank temperatures...

Originally Posted by alyssia In terms of aggressiveness, is a red general star the same as a chocolate chip? I want to add one of these to my tank but I'm afraid it will prey on my red knobby star. What size tank? How much lr?

Originally Posted by maxalmon Thats sad..... Years ago I use to have 50g tank set up as a headboard for my bed, freshwater tank with Oscars. Woke up one day with a huge dead Oscar starring at me, he was about 8" away from my face, scared the crap outa me...yuk The aquatic "Godfather" version.

Originally Posted by MoneyMan The report is not precised to my reading ... for one, my pH NEVER EVER get that high. My reading ... pH after 24 hr: 8.3 (pH meter) SG: 1.026 (refract) Cal: 350ppm (Salifert) Mg: 1050 (Salifert) Alk: 3.0 meq/l (Salifert) I boost calcium to around 400 w/ SeaChem...

Originally Posted by toungetwster I woke up this morning to find my Double Barred Spinefoot; commonly called a "Rabbitfish", laying dead on my living room floor! He had jumped out in the middle of the night! Thankfully; the dog didn't decide to "play" with the fish or we would have known a...

Originally Posted by Ray28576 Do you need to add trace elements by hand or do water changes put them back in the water? Im talking about things like calcium, Iodine, etc. :notsure: Testing for anything you want to dose is the only acceptable way to dose anything :-) Calcium usually people...

Originally Posted by indaword I bought a Flame Scallop about a week ago...he has moved twice since I got him looking for a nice place to plant his foot. Now he is not looking so good. The long "fingers" that come out of him are so small and he is hanging down from his foot, not tucked tight in...

Originally Posted by sleasia ctgretscy...did you test or have the results of any other salt mixes. On another thread I mentioned I was thinking of testing 3 or 4 salt mixes. I guess I shouldn't bother if this info is abailable. I wanted to compare all the parameters for different mixes at the...

Darn...I cant find the pic of one of my larger ones eating the baby one.... :scared:

Originally Posted by grmreapr just looked it up 15 watts is that not enough and thats for both kinds and it is only a ten gallon tank I would venture to guess that is not enough light. I would think even up high in the tank wouldnt make much difference there.

Cute story, but mushrooms dont care for their young in any way...lol Mushrooms move pretty quickly when the need arises. I have seen "babies" move an inch or so in a 24 hr period.

Originally Posted by mujtba I know 75% of people use IO salt. How accurate and recent is the chart below? What elements do you have to manually raise yourselves that the salt is low on?? :thinking: First off, I noticed they are measuring at 1.026 sg. I keep mine at 1.025, which means that it...

Originally Posted by sweetdawn in the first post she said i didnt have much luck with it. and i kept it well for a year and a half latley i admit to a bad algea problem in the tank Duh....ok....i am slow today...you are her mom...lol!!! Got ya! <Bill takes his medication>

Originally Posted by tjake68 i guess this question is on this thread what exactlly are diatoms .will high nitates cause green and brown algee also i have a oceanic trickle filter running a couple of months i know they dont remove nitrates so i change water evey week and everything seems good so...

Originally Posted by sweetdawn no more like picking on my kid empty tank in my living room is such a temptation. and i resent the comment on it not doing well that tank did fine for a year and a half just the last few months that it has had a problem. i still dont get it lol...sorry. resent...

Originally Posted by oohmiller I have a 75 gallon tank, i would like to turn it into a reef tank i have heard that a sump is a good idea but not necessary. I was looking at some wet/dry sump filters like the aqua pro clear, is this the same as a regular sump. Should i go with one of them or...

Originally Posted by bigarn If you're talking about hermits it's normal. Either they lose thier grip or just want to take the quick way down. lol bigarn... And I swear, some seem to do it for fun or something! I have my hermits climbing the piping sometimes, only to get near the top, then...