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    Can snails loose their shells?

    Thanks for the feed back. Looking online, it seems like it is a sea slug. Are they good? or is it something I am going to have to monitor?
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    Can snails loose their shells?

    Found this guy running along side my glass. Is it a snail without its shell? Also, will hermit crabs steal shells from snails? Thanks
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    Please ID

    Majano Anemone. Are they considered a pest and if so, what is the best way to get rid of them?
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    Please ID

    Can someone please help me ID these. The are very mobile and love the light. Thanks
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    Reseeding old live rock

    I had a terrible mishap happen when a seastar died in my tank killing a lot of my coral polyps. I had to remove all the dead rock and wash off the dead polyps. I was wondering whether there was any way of reseeding the rock so it can obtain the beneficial algae again? or can I just put new live...
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    Shy Anemone

    Is it normal for an anemone to hide under a rock at night and then come out during the day?
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    Hermit Crabs and Snails

    Will hermit crabs kill a snail for its shell?... I have small empty shells and less snails.
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    I Found a Hitchhiker!!

    Originally posted by kaotik it looks just like this one: I have had the above ball anemone (from the picture) for a couple months now, and it doesn't seem to be affecting much in my tank. It keeps itself closed during the day and only opens at night when there is little activity. I was told...
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    attack of the shrimp

    well... it is going for the mouth... it attaches itself onto the face of the fish and seems to be going after the mouth... never did it before... just don't want him to kill my fish
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    bristle worm

    how big can I let it get?... I only saw some of it and it was already 2.5 inches long...
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    bristle worm

    I just saw a bristleworm in my tank... what can I do to get rid of it?...
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    attack of the shrimp

    My peppermint shrimp has been chasing my fish?... is that normal? and is it going to kill my fish?
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    need to lower pH

    does anyone know how to lower the pH of a tank?
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    dead snail for the cleanup crew

    I recently had a snail die last night...(moment of silence)... and this morning I found it covered by hemit crabs. Is it okay to let my cleanup crew devour it and complete the circle of life, or should I just take it out so I don't get a spike in nitrates?
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    salt and iodine quesiton....

    I was reading some information about my peppermint shrimp, and it stated that iodine was required for proper molting. So I was wondering whether I could simply use table salt as a source of iodine. I was thinking of adding a couple tablespoons of salt to my next 10 gallon water change. Of...
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    buffering question....

    I was just wondering... what is the difference between a fancy bottle of buffering agent and a box of good old Arm&Hammer Baking soda?... they are both basically made up of sodium bicarbonate.... which is used universally as a buffering agent for any chemical reaction... so the big question...
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    everyone add thier new tanks

    my tank... no fish just yet... trying to be patience...
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    It is finished now what????

    yeah... all the fun is over... so you can just dismantle the whole thing and start from scratch again... j/k
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    black sand? Good or bad idea?

    I am currently putting together a 55 gallon saltwater tank. I wanted to put in black sand rather than white live sand and or crushed coral. A month ago I bought 50lbs or black sand and dumped it into the sump of a 500 gallon established tank. I wanted to culture it so it would become "live...
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    Quarantine new fish or not?

    I want to add fish slowly into my 55 gallon tank. I have several sources for fish and so I want to be careful with introducing something into my tank. I was told I should quarantine my new fish for a couple of weeks prior to introduction. I really don’t have space or the resource to have a...
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