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Yes a starfish when feeding on the glass will expell it's stomach. That's how they feed on the algae. Hillbilly

I just went through a 30 hr outage. I wasen't home until the last couple of hrs. 28 hrs no circulation and temp dipped to 60F From my normal 80-82F. Ran out and got 2 battery powered air pumps meant for minnows for fishing. This got a little circulation going. Began removeing a little...

I have a Queen conch I bought online for about $2.50 if I remember right. It does a great job on algae and I have seen mine eating cyanobacteria occasionaly. It won't eat it all the time but does seem to enjoy a snack of it now and then. Hillbilly

It the substrate you have now is argonite sand it is most likely pretty live now with the amount of live rock You have in your tank. If I were to add live sand I would do it a little at a time say half inch at a time to keep any critters you have from becomeing trapped too deep in the sandbed...

The brown is normal. Probably just a diatom bloom. Most new setups go through it. Should clear up after a while. Hillbilly

Sweet deal there. Enjoy it. I'm still looking for enough room in My cramped world for a 55. Hillbilly

Sounds like it's just expelling waste. A normal process. Hillbilly

No. SWF dosen't carry them. A shortcoming they should look into correcting. Email me at tubeguy@musician.org if You have trouble finding sources.

Don't even think of adding another fish until your ammonia and nitrite levels are 0. You will only hurt not help the cycle. Your LFS is nuts. It is not uncommon for the ammonia levels to stay high for two or three weeks. Your cycle could run 1 to 2 months. May go faster but You can't count...

Oh Yes about the CC. I too had to do the switch. I would just take the CC out and add the sand. Place some of the CC in pantyhose sacks on the surface of your bed for awhile so the bacteria have a chance to migrate to the sand. I didn't even do that and experienced only a small and short...

Yes there are many options. For a long time it was thought that silica sand was no good. Now many say it's OK. You can save a lot of money by using "dead sand" and adding a litte bit of live to seed it or just relying on your live rock for the seeding. Works but takes longer. I did My DSB by...

I bought mine at a LFS $30 US for a 20 lb bag. This site has it for $40 including shipping. Hillbilly

I don't like to post links to competitors here so Do a search for detrivore kits on a search engine, ask at another board that is not affiliated with a supplier, or email me at .. tubeguy@musician.org and I'll give you a couple of links. Hey SWF.com these kits are something You should consider...

My 2 damsels, a Domino and a Yellow tailed blue harrass each other but not seriously. Seems more of a game between them. Chaseing but no nipping. They were my first tank occupants. I added a firefish goby which is pretty peaceful and the damsels gave it the same chase treatment for about a...

If it is not yet expiered I would buy it. Most products with an expiration date have a built in saftey factor and are good for a while, sometimes a long time after the date. You might even get the dealer to cut you a deal on it if it is close to expiering. They know if they don't sell it now...

I haven't ordered fish yet but I have ordered inverts. Snails and crabs also live rock and sand. I'd say I have been happy with my purchases so far. Second day shipping works for live rock and sand. I would make sure I was getting next day service on any fish or inverts. Hillbilly

I tend to agree with alianated. I ony have experience with the Open Brain corals, which have hard skeletons. They should do fine on the sand or rock as long as their other requierments are met. With the closed brain types I'm afraid I have no experience with them. Hillbilly

Originally posted by fshhub: <STRONG>i like all glass hoods, my firefish, love to jump, and high when we work in the tank, we have to keep a close eye out, so we have everything covered, no gaps </STRONG> Wow I assume You mean a Firefish Goby. I have had one for a couple of months and it...

Originally posted by LM: <STRONG>If Fiji rock is lighter and more beneficial then does that mean you still have to have more of it than the other :confused: because everybody says they reccomend so many lbs. per gallon :confused: :) :confused:</STRONG> No. With Figi, scince it is...

I'm getting off cheap. Off the top of My head I can only tally up about a grand on my little 20 gallon with no sump. But I aint finished Yet! :D Hillbilly