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has anyone seen how snails act when they have little snails? I have this one turbo snail who has been acting goofy all day long (Kind of like my wife when she had our last kid). Wont come out of the shell, not eating, nothing. It is alive because when I get near it, it retracts all the way...

No. they are used to remove all the extra stuff that is found in your water supply (chlorine, chloramine, nitrates, trace minerals, etc). You still have to take that RO/DI water and use that for your water changes. Sorry, but you still gotta change the water :)

me too! just read a different post where someone's trAtes were at 40 ppm. Sorry.

SP should be lowered a bit (1.022-1.025) Nitrates are also very high. Can be lowered by doing water change with RO/DI water. If you are using tap water, test it for nitrates. You will need to figure out why it is so high otherwise you might be in for a long road ahead.

I just put 40# in my 75. Gave me between 1 1/2 inches of coverage

I am starting to get on the RO/DI bandwagon. Are you using tap water or RO/DI. I was surprised when I did a nitrate test on my tap water. While the reading wasn't off the charts, it was high enough to answer some questions for me. Just my .02, but start with what you are putting in your tank...

I agree, move the powerheads around so you don't have a whirlpool effect. I also have a bubble bar on my tank, and have to deal with the salt creep, but, my wife and kids like the way it looks, and the more involved they are, the more stuff I can buy for THEIR enjoyment :-)

I second that. It is nice not to get belittled because I just asked a question that has already been asked 1000 times (I've told you 1 million times not to over-exagerate). Thanks for your patients! Like I tell my kids, the only dumb questions are the ones you DON"T ask.

Just thought I would update everyone on these guys. I am not sure it they all come this size, but these guys have shells that are at least 1in in diameter. They seem to stay mainly on the rocks and are doing a bang-up job on what little green algae I have. I was planning on adding more to my...

What about those combo hoods where you get one MH and two PC's. Am I just going for Watts here? I would like to keep clams at some point in the future. Thanks

another that is around 1/4 inch. They only come out at night and run for cover as soon as the lights are on. I also don't see them in the morning before the lights are turned on. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Thanks!

These two are around 1/4 inch in length

Here are the "worms". The one in this pic is around 1/2 inch long. As soon as I turn on the lights, they start heading for the rocks. Any ideas would be appreciated.

At some point in the future, I want both soft and hard corals in my tank. I currently use a 110w PC. One LFS guy says that a 4x64w PC hood (2) 10,000K Premium-Daylight & (2) Ultra-Actinic will do while another says I should get the 4x96W. Still another says metal halides. Since there is a...

also thanks everyone. I will increase my circulation asap and add more live rock. As for the question on sand, 40lbs gave me around 1 1/2 inches deep of coverage. I will add more sand if you think I ought to, but I would prefer to spend the money on more rocks if thats ok.

(with hordes of bugs & worms) I have this post on the "new Hobbyist" board. I discovered some worm and bug like creatures running around on the sand. They only come out at night. they range in size from around .25 to .5 inches. Are those the "bugs and worms" that you are referring to?

They only come out at night. I will try to get a picture of them tonight.

I normally post in the New Hobbyist board, but I figured this would be the best place for my question because I want to get where you guys are now. I am wondering how necessary it is for a better filter that what i am currently using (emperor 400) so I can be succesful with fish, inverts and...

Hard to tell. Have you been testing the water and watching for an amonia spike? You are testing your water regularly aren't you!?

After the lights go out, I have a bunch of worm like creatures that come out from who know where. They are between .25 and 1/2 inches long and gray/black in color. Some also look like anorexic potato bugs. They run around on the floor of the tank. Anyone know what they are, how they got...