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Yeah and think how the sales person feels about the person he sold it to that got poisoned and died. I guess in that case the salesperson is making a "natural selection" So, be wary of the salesperson

If you take the rock out and let it dry out you and then put it back in the tank it will cycle again. If you have a firefish in there it would prbably die. You might trying getting a creature that eats hair algea or kepp your nitrates and phosphates way down. You could take it out and put it in...

Type - Kole Tang Size of fish - 4 inches How long you've had it/them - 4 months Size of tank - 90 gallon What you feed them - tank algea, nori, home made frozen (clam, shrimp, scallops, squid, octopus, vitachem, fresh garlic), spirulina flakes, formula 1 and 2 pellets

Mine moves sand all day. I think they can be considered not only sand sifters but shifters as well. I have hills all over the place and he has dug all the sand from under the rocks. Good think I put the rock in before the sand otherwise potential landsides might have killed him.

It's a very good refractometer for the price you pay. I have had mine a few months and works great.

You may need to flick the unit with your finger to get any air bubbles off of it. Hydrometers don't like air bubbles. Athough aerating your mixed water is preferrable, it is not absolutely necessary as long as your are moving the water sufficiently.

Blue throat, Blue jaw, Blue cheek, are all deiffernt names for the same fish. In that size of a tank the Niger might start a fight with the blue jaw.

Originally Posted by ReeFreak Here's a few more. This is a new frag I got for $5 just a few days ago. I dont remember what the name is. Xenia?

Originally Posted by woolfe you shouldn't have a pump return. I pump up to the fuge then gravity takes it back down. Nothing gets choped in a pump that way. The worse that happens is they don't enjoy the slide ride down. hmm, so your fuge is above your tank? Most fuges are below the main tank...

Okay, we know what livestock is in the tank. You say 1 live rock. What does that mean? How much live rock in poundage? One other thing. uh, what size tank is it? I thing that is the big question.

Originally Posted by julie853 Im glad I read this thread I almost purchased three emaralds!!! I will never put one of those guys in my tank now.. Don't want to take any chances with my fish lives. Sorry to see a post like this scare you off from buying a peaceful crab. Although they are...

Here is a pic of a jellyfish I took in Las Vegs at the Mandalay Bay Shark Reef. they have a large cylinder tank filled with jellyfish. I don't remember the name but this kind is the most lethal jellyfish in the world.

STABILITY, that's the key

If you used phosban in a bag or reactor unit you need to rinse it first to get the dust out of it. If you get that in your tank it could be bad for the fish. Thats according to what I read on a container of PhosBan I just got.

Originally Posted by MichaelTX I decided to try a different salt and used red sea this time. all my readings so far have been great. PH holding at 8.0 *wish it was 8.3* alk 3.25 KH 11 and calcium at 420 i have been pleaseantly surprised. I think you cought one of my mistakes the other day...

Originally Posted by MichaelTX make that 1.036 to a 1.026 1.036 is a high SG I new batch of change water may help what additives have you added to the tank and when was the last water change? Mike Oh, dang my mistake. That was a typo. I meant 1.026. Sorry. If you add the super buffer it...

I would not add anything to the tank, just let it cycle on its own like MichaelTX said. Also I would not listen to the LFS that tried to sell you that. It sounds like they just want your money.

I have a 90 gallon with Xenia and it grows like crazy and looks great. My water parameters are similar except my CA is around 420. Your CA is really high which is typical of Oceanic salt which I used to use and quit it because not only was the CA low the alk was low and the pH was low. I...

Originally Posted by barchtruong I scrape build up salt out and carefully remove it with a paper towel. I don't like to push dry salt back in the tank, cuz that will raise your SG and like you said, it might be contaminated. If you think about it the SG will go down if you don't put the salt...

What she said for sure