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looking for my 3rd and final fish. 29 gallon fowlr 40 lbs LS 50 lbs LR 6 astreal snails mandarin maroon clown The clown is good sized - maybe 2 1/2 inches. i want a new fish that will not be too agressive, yet won't be intimidated / picked on by the clownfish. the clownfish typically leaves...

saw it crawling out of a crevice in my rock the other night. worm-like; i didn't see him completely out, but appeared to be 1"~1 1/2" long, and maybe 1/8" in diameter; salmon colored (pinkish-orange); many pairs of "legs" which were cream-colored - they were shaped like teeth / fangs - really...

now how long should i leave it in the rubbermaid tub with the heater and powerhead before i move the pieces into my display tank? i'm thinking it's best to move one piece in every couple of days (depending on my ammonia readings), but not sure how long before i start moving them?

I brought home a mandarin today - after a slow acclaimation, he hid behind some live rock, came out a little from time to time - took a mouthful of live sand, and spit it out - repeated this often. i put him into my cycled display tank around 4:00 today. came home tonight, was fine til about...

thought you might enjoy this - i have had one of these eco-spheres for 2 years now, and 3 of the original 4 brine shrimp are still alive and active. http://www.eco-sphere.com/ecospheres.html

Just got my AMEX bill for the month - this does not include the $350 i spent on day 1 to get the tank package (tank, stand, filter, heater, thermometer, hydrometer, substrate) - how did i spend $700 since then? - 40 lbs live aragonite, 25 lbs fiji rock, protein skimmer, powerhead, various foods...

my sand and rock are covered with brown diatoms and brown stubble (about 1/4" long). I have some brown film starting to form on the aquarium glass as well. tank has been cycling 2 weeks with LR & LS. I guess it's time to add cleaners - which snails are best for this? Cerith? Trochus...

ok, showing my new-ness again. it's been two weeks with just live sand and live rock in my 26gal. brown diatoms started appearing last week, and now cover my sandbed and my liverock, except for some of those red crystalline things on the rock (coralline algae?) - the brown diatoms have not...

26 gal fowlr. average sand bed depth 3 1/2 " - 40 lbs sand, 25 lbs rock, tank footprint is 12x24. thinking of stocking: perc clown banggai cardinal purple firefish goby red scooter blenny snails - trochus or turbos? hermits - scarlet or blue leg? shrimp - peppermint? which types and quantity...

ok, the cycling shrimp has been in my 5 gallon quarantine tank for one day now, and the water is very very cloudy. should i leave the shrimp in? take it out? please advise.

ok, i just set up a q tank (my display is cycling well with LR/LS; one week old and my diatoms are showing up all over the rock and sand now). My q tank is running a small whisper powerfilter , with a 50w heater and thermometer. I put in a barnacle cluster and fake coral for shelter for when...

do hermits, peppermint shrimp, and snails need to be acclaimated? just float the bag for temp acclaimation? or is water acclaimation also necessary? and, while i'm on the thought - what are your fish acclaimation procedures? in the past, i have done a half hour bag float, followed by water...

as hernits grow, they need a larger shell to move into. Where is a good place to aquire suitable shells? At what point should the new "empties" be added to the tank?

I have my 25 pounds of premium cured fiji live rock in my tank for almost a week now. there is some green algae growth, some red crystals (is this coralline algae?), and a few clusters of a beige substance that looks wispy, maybe about 3/8 inch long. When, if ever, would I notice any...

We are often told to rearrange our rock when introducing a new fish into an established tank to mellow the territorial tendancies of the existing fish. This sounds good in theory, however - when placing my live rock in my tank initially, i pushed the sand out of the way so the rock was resting...

I've taken "your" advice and bought a 5 gallon mini-bow to use as a quarantine tank for new livestock. It has a modest whisper filter, and I bought a small (50 watt) heater and thermometer. After my display tank finishes cycling with the live rock and live sand, my plan was to move some of the...

why is it not acceptable to use windex / glass plus on the OUTSIDE glass surfaces of a fish tank? I just "glass-plussed" my front and side panels, there is only live sand and live rock in my tank.

Tank Volume - 26 gallons Current Tank Contents - 40 lbs bioactive aragonite reef sand (2.5" deep) Tank "Footprint" - 24" x 12" Receiving 25 lbs cured live fiji rock in a few days. After rinsing the cured rock in a bucket of saltwater and placing it in the tank, how long will it take for...

I just ordered one maxi-jet 900 for my 26 gal new fowlr tank. i have a powerfilter hanging on the back wall towards the left side. where should i place the powerhead in the tank for best results? at what depth? my tank is approx 12 deep by 24 across by 20 high. thanks - eddie

My 25 lbs of Fiji Cured Live Rock should be arriving around tuesday for my 26g FOWLR tank. The only other thing in the tank now is 40 lbs of live aragonite sand. Do I need to add anything to the tank to help the rock dwellers to thrive / survive? I've heard that calcium is necessary for...