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cyanobacteria.....means that you not getting enuff water movement. I had to purchase another power head to get my water circulating.

i guess i like more agressive fish Porcupine Puffer Clown Puffer Volitain LionFish Clown Trigger ClownFish My tank was only big enuff for one of the more agressive.

my pepermints stay hidden but i have bought a total of 6 and only seen them out of hiding once. I think they are missing but i dont know. The only thing that could reach them is my CBS.....

1.You dont "need" Live rock, Anemone, or Coral for either of those fish. Live rock is a definite plus because it helps with the filtration but most of all is the stuff that comes with the LR.....its not telling what you will get as a hitchhiker. If i had my was i would say that the Live Rock...

i have only had mine a coupla days. He usually stays in a little cave and sticks his head out. Hopefully mine will start doing things after he gets comfortable.

fish were put in too early and you have to expect one or two to die.

well thats interesting....never heard of LS being dangerous. With mine i used a 50lb bag of LS and then some play sand. Very seriously doubt that the LS is dangerous. You can do with out it but it does make things a little easier. RULE NUMBER 1 NEVER LISTEN TO THE LFS. :D

Originally posted by Sdiver i have four damsels that i put in to help cycle my tank. well cycle is done. i have been noticing he hasn't been as active. just floating around and not eating. well this morning i found lying on his side on the bottom. well he is still alive but swimming on his...

yeah good cleanup crew and decrease the time the lights are on. But with new tanks brown algae is to be expected.

Are you still cycling the tank? If you are just cut back the time the lights are one and eventually the brown algae will go away. Plus during the cycle the brown algae is expected. But putting the rock in a bucket wouldnt hurt anything just extra work.

well how small was the Blenny? If you bought the hermit as part of the cleanup crew then they cant be that big.....or is it that they blenny was that small. Me myself usually try to stay away from fish smaller than 1 inch.....they are hard to find and usually they are things in the tank that...

You spend lots of money and time on the front end but after everything is established then its simple. A lot easier than a freshwater tank. I maybe spend 3-4 hours a month(guessing) doing actual maintenace. Cleaning the glass, doing top offs, cleaning the skimmer, feeding. All the rest of...

it basically looks like sand stuck to the fish. It spreads quickly and the fish usually start rubbing on rocks.....dont know if it itches the fish or if its just irritating.

i didnt have anything major live through my cycle but i do have some hitchhikers that was not acclimated. The nudibranch/snail/thingamabob(getting digital next week so someone can identify it for me), the urchin and the crab thing which i only seen once and have no idea of where its at. That...

i doubt that a hermit of any kind would catch a Blenny. Even if the blenny was sleeping.....first touch he would dart off. First thing is did you acclimate him into the main tank. Other than that i dont know.....maybe he could have been stressed but i dunno. Usually when i put fish in...

I would go with the LR if you still are undeciding.....the shrimp is going to stink.....it stunk up my whole living room. I wonder why noone mentions that :rolleyes:

Yeap and when they run out of swimming room they get stressed.....and they are ICK MAGNETS......which will cuz all problems

well the eel i wouldnt recommend....you have to have ur tank sealed pretty good because they can get out. A trigger would be cool as long as you got it smaller or the same size than the other fish but in a reef tank i wouldnt reccomend them. they will pick at the corals and eventually kill...

sounds finished now you should do a 10% water change

if you ever had one you will see. they most of the time will swim the whole length of the tank continuously. Thats why most people say they need lots of room.