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Hello, My daughter is starting in this (way of life) Hobby and wants to know where to order a tank online and all the things she will need.If anyone can help we would greatly appreciate it we are in maryland.and she wants a 30 gal. (aprox) reef tank.I bought mine at the local store and way over...

Hello fellow tankers, My daughter is getting ready to start in this great hobby and unlike me she has this site to help her before she starts!I way way over paid for my equipment but I was wondering is there a site to order from that she can get the tank itself and all the things with it for a...

Hey there again, I live in the Arbutus ,Catonsville area. Roo I can be reached at hellams111 at yahoo .com or here.

The last addition was about 4 weeks ago and it was the clam and the hog fish.Everything has been in there since the tank was 4 weeks old.(Mushrooms were on the live rock and since have made two new ones)brain coral was a gift from a friend I was afraid to put it in but it was a storm weekend and...

aaron, My hawkfish is named watcher because thats what he does my clown fish are named nemo and kwerkie (Dont ask the 5 year old named them! LOL!) and the hogfish is named Archy because my son plays lineage on line and thats his charecter name on the game. Great thread and I am working on pics...

O.K. 55 gal high tank JBJ white and blue light combo sump system skimmer one powerhead 60 lbs of live rock bag and a half of live sand (I do not remember how big bag was)The LFS suggested that amount. The tank is 3 mnths old Everything is perfect water wise(all readings) I have two brittle green...

Hello, Thought maybe there might be or should be a Salwater tankers club here in maryland.I read on another thread about a group of people who trade and help with info localy and what a help it has been to them all.If this would be a good thing chat back at hellams111 at yahoo.com or answer here...

O.K. I know very little about this adventuresom hobby,but I am learning loads everyday.My question is how many fish can I have in my tank if they are say 3 inch max fish.My LFS (both are saying about the same thing.) has told me a few more then I think would be correct just looking for...

Hey how do you put a pic by your names on here?Can someone please walk me threw it. Roo:confused:

Well I do not know if anyone who helped from before is still here but... thanks!:) I just wanted to give everyone an update. The LFS did everything they said after alittle aggrivation.I finished the cycle and then waited and added more live rock and waited (patience patience I know! LOL!)some...

Hey Fellow Tankers. I also frequent those LFS but I did get some bad advice from them when I started but after many suggestions from this site and all the helpful people I got it straight and they took the fish back.I live in the Arbutus area so I am in the middle of both.The aquarium center I...

I have two green brittle star fish that I purchased (I bought one and two arived)from this site.They were acting fine then this morning they have been doing there impression of the wwf.They are just throwing each other around and are in a knot.Is this fighting or something else?! Roo

Hey Fellow tankers! O.K. All the advice and info has worked well.Update: The fish I took back all lived at the store for two weeks while my tank finished cycling.The fire angle developed pop eye and died.But the hippo tang is fine.The clown fish stayed in the tank and have done very well.The...

Hello tankers O.K. Took the fish back to the store and the water sample they asked for.Man did they make me feel like a piece of dirt. I was told water was on the money .The fish looked great and since I was new why was I going to question them since this was there world.They do this every...

I got the tank and the equipment and bought the fish before I found the site.After I set it up and started reading I got alittle freaked out.I mean as someone new what are you supossed to do you go to the store ask the so called expert and then do what they say.I called the store and told them...

Check out my comments on the thread about the lights. I checked the tank again and all the readings are pretty good. Amonia 0 nitrite 0 ph 8.0 How could the tank do that by the third morning?I need to know if it is going to go wacko.I am soooo confused.Ok group advise and help me keep my...

Well after testing everything in the tank the morning of day 3 amonia is 0, nitrite 0,Ph 8.0 How could that be?! I am soooooooooo confused.I have a fasTest kit I have checked two times. Please someone comment will the tank still spike or get out of wack? The fish look great! The blue tang with...

No I did not know that they would die.i walked in said I would like to start a new hobbie a salt water tank for my son and myself.They said great and then 2 hours later I was going home with my new 55 gal tank and all the trimmings.i found the sight after setting everything up and I was waiting...

I really cant tell you how depressed and fraustrated I am with the fish store for selling me everything then having me put 4 fish in there knowing that they will die.I used tap water when I filled it added the salt coral then live sand.They said thats why I could put fish in right away.(One day)...

Ok so I am new but I have spirit! I went back to the aquarium and tropical fish store and discussed my many replys from all you good people.Long story short they said they were right and I would soon know that they were. I brought 20 lbs of LR and built it up in one corner.added my sunken ship...