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I've got a Quiet One 3000 that's been running for almost two years straight. In the last few weeks I've noticed that the water isn't flowing as strongly as it use to. My guess is that I need to break down the pump and just give it a good cleaning since this has never been done. Or, the pump...

Have you been feeding them...Marine Snow works well.

oopsy...this photo was taken with a microscope at about 100x magnification. They are not eggs, not brine shrimp and do have some internal movement as well as a 'swimming' ability. Several of us are stumped by this......

These are swimming independently, not sessile. Did not come from my tank but it looks pretty close to red tide, nope they are not eggs folks... Best picture I could get....

When I first got my sebae about a year and a half ago it was snow white with purple tips. It then turned slightly grey and is now back to almost white with a pale green look, still has purple tips. It has about doubled in size...I feed it about once a month and it gets some leftovers from the...

50 gallon bo-front with 305 watts. Same set-up for about 2 years. Sebae has been in the tank for over a year. Water parameters tested over the weekend, all good. The sebae was quite content until the clown was returned to the original owner...

I removed the clownfish I had that I was holding for a friend because he had some issues with his tank. The clown was in my tank for over a year. I removed the clown about two months ago. About a month ago my sebae that the clown was in all the time is no longer dug in to the sand. The sebae...

I tested my water for everything and it was all good, nothing too high or low. Calcium was a little too high so I'll watch that one. I was feeding every day, not too much where food 'made it' to the bottom, but I will try every other day to see if that makes a difference. The algae be gone...

Oh yeah...add about 7 emerald crabs to the 'crew' and splash one rabbit fish that was supposed to eat the alage but ended up cashing out from starvation. Going to look into the Chem Marin stuff a little more...

For some reason it has started growing, very well I might add. I've sucked out all I could but it comes right back within a few days. Has anyone used the stuff called Chem Marin Stop Hair Algae? Just checking 50 gal bo front Algae crew: About 60 hermits blue and red About 30 Turbo's 1...

The heaters are usually rated in terms of watts needed for the size of the tank and the amount you need to raise your temp. I've got a 50gal with a 10 gal ref. I believe the recommended wattage for the heater was 200watts. But, since I only needed to raise my water temp a few degress I got...

Just a word on hydrometers...I'm not going to name any brands here but...I had one of the plastic fill with water types that was reading way too high. The hydrometer was reading .027 but when I used an optical model and an electric probe ($500 model from the lab where I work) they both read...

Which would you recommend for cleaning up (eating) algae growth in the tank? I know the fox is a lot more appealing to to the eyes but if the blenny is really going to take care of the algae better, I'd rather go that route.

Does your fox do a good job cleaning up algae?

I've made a few orders for live goods online and have been pleased and dissapointed at the same time. Im looking to buy a few things online next week because the local vendor in my area charges way too much for everything. I undertand that he has to pay shipping, store fees, and a payroll, but...

I'd have to agree with SCSInet. If you have any doubt, get under the house and beef up the support. It's not just a matter of the floor itself collapsing but if there is a weak spot anywher around the tank/floor area, the floor could start to slowly lean one way or the other. It may takes...

It's something called ChemiClean. It's added to the tank water and you change out 20% of water within 48 hours. I can get in touch with him if you can't find any info on it.

I ended up building my own canopy for my bow tank, 50 gallon. I was hard to find the right size with the wattage. I've got 305 total watts and everything is doing well. I ripped into a pc lighting assemble and just rewired everything, with fans and a 175wat MH. It's a little louder because...

The yellow-brown stuff was most likely fish poo, I guess. My tank has been up and running for about a year and I don't plan on doing anything with the sand unless I start a new tank in a few years. I'm just thinking out loud here, but...I would think that if you have an established nitrogen...

Depending on your water quality, they should spread like weeds. I'd only frag a few at most. They can get out of control and start popping up all over the place and start to be a nuissance.