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I just tested the pH and its really low for some reason like between 7.4-7.8. Usually when I mix up a new batch its pushing 8.3. It makes no sense at all, maybe my test kit is messed up. I'm using Seachem salt.

I mixed up a 10 gallon batch of water yesterday for my water change today. I woke up this morning and saw it was very cloudy. Ive been having problems with my pH lately so I buffered the water change with baking soda. I used about 6 tablespoons. Could this be the reason its cloudy. What...

Ya generally you want to keep your tank from 78-82 depending on what your keeping. Do a little research on the fish you want/have and there will almost always be a suggested temp. But ya 78-82 is good.

Even tho there shouldn't be any problems I say take the damsel out and send it back to hell where it came from. Any time I try to feed my lionfish anything live like guppies on wednesday or ghost shrimp just like 5 mins ago my damsel will attack it. He ripped the ghost shrimp in half and...

Hey Carter Your situation was exactly like my a week ago. I had a blue devil damsel in my tank then added a dwarf zebra lionfish. I was planning on the lionfish just eating him but when I got the the store to pick him up he was only 1.5'' long while my damsel was at least 2'' . But as for...

Ya I know there not good for him but at least he ate something. I'm going out tonight to get some ghost shrimp so i'll try your trick.

Oh Ya! He ate 2 guppies tonight...I know, no big deal but I'm excited. Now that hes not starving I'm gonna try to get him on frozen food. Thanks for the help all

Hey thanks gmax. He was so close to eating yesterday. I bought some little guppies and tossed a few in. Once he found one he kind of corralled him into a corner and they sat there face to face for a solid 2 mins. Then finally he pounced and just missed the guppy. Most amazing two minutes of...

Ya I'm feeding when the lights are out and hes active. But he doesn't seen to want the guppies. One swam right in from of him and he didn't seen too interested. But I might have found a reason he may not have been eating...I was rewiring my tank a little and I'm thinking I plugged the heater...

Ya they had him for a little over a week.

So after reading all about lions for months and months I figured Id be able to keep a lion no problem. Its a cold slap in the face when my Dwarf Zebra hasn't eaten since I bought him on sunday. I tried krill (which he ate at the store) on a feeder stick but he shows no interest. I bought some...

Like I said I already know that... A couple out FW fish wont make him drop dead. Id rather start him off eating with a feeder fish or two than sit there with a feeder stick and watch him starve.

I just got a little Dwarf Zebra Lionfish on sunday. He is very interesting and active when the lights go out. Hes about 1.5'' long and he was eating frozen krill at my LFS when I bought him but since hes been in my tank he wont eat anything. Im well aware of his diet needs and have been using...

Nope. Clownfish shouldn't bother shrimp, just dont get a maroon clown, there big meanies.

I dont think agression will be the issue. The first 4 would be fine Id say but you really need a larger tank if you want to keep that Queen Angel for life.

I doubt that would be it but anything is possible. You do however acclimate your fish very fast (IMO). They have a detailed acclimation guide on this site, check it out. I'm not saying your fish died due to your acclimation process but it defiantly wont hurt to acclimate your fish using the...

hmm I have the same test kit it looks like. I'm definatly new to the hobby and pretty much just bought the first test kit i saw. Have you been using it for a while. If so how it, good quality/accuracy?

Originally Posted by browniebuck [ I think you are making a big mistake putting 100 LBs. of LR in a 58. why would this be a big mistake? I have always heard that, in terms of live rock, that more was better? I currently have about 70lbs in my 55G...is that a mistake as well? Well 70lbs is a...

Meh I say why not. You already have a potential all out war. One more trigger wont hurt.

So finally the time has come, its been months of research and creeping the boards and weeks of cycling and I'm finally ready to start stocking my 75 gal FOWLR (oversized skimmer and the works). I started the tank for dwarf lionfish. I figured on getting a zebra and a fuzzy which I will be...