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Last night I heard a really loud crunching noise in my empty tank (as in no fish or coral, just sand and LR).. Hmm... Some tiems the heater bangs against the wall with the current but its a really light tapping sound. I wonder if I have a mantis shrimp!! Any suggestions on how to figure out...

How does one become a "shark"? Do you work for swfish? Cause when I put shark it edits it out! :mad:

I'm mixing my own saltwater for the first time today!!! Yay!!!! I'm using reef crystals and 5 gallons of r/o dechlorinated water!!! I poured 2.5 cups of reef crystals in (said .5 cup per gallon) Instead of mixing I added a maxijet powerhead and pointed the flow director downward, to let the it...

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40 gallon breeder - 45 lbs of LR - 40 lbs of LS FISH 1. Six-Line Wrasse 2. Pair of Clownfish 3. Royal Gramma Cleaner Crew • 10 nass snails • 10 astrea snails • 10 cer snails • 20 blue leg hermit crabs • 12 scarlet reef hermit crabs • 3 peppermint shrimps • 2 emerald crabs • 1 CBS (giving to...

Here is my semi-finalized plan for my 40 gallon breederEquipment - (already have it all) -Aqualight HQI - 150 watt 10000k MH bulb, ballast, 2x65 power compacts, 2 lunar lights 280 watts total -3 maxijet 900 powerheads -45 lbs of LR (getting a little more soon) -40 lbs of LS -AquaC Remora...

Okay. Well my tank (40 gallon breeder 36x18x16) has been running for about a week and has 3 powerheads and a protein skimmer, 45 lbs of LR and 40 lbs of LS (i'll add more rock later). I ordered the rock online and it was uncured, so I thought that would help kickstart the cycle, well I rinsed...

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Anyone have one they are willing to sell. All new ones are like $80 + online. Wondering if anyone had one laying around they didn't need/ weren't using.

Well I'm finally deciding to go the frozen food route. Now and then I have tried it with my fish, but it seems like such a pain, clouds the tank a bit, have to thaw it, etc.. So.. since I've had my queen angel for over a year, I've finally decided that I have to get her some sponge!! So today I...

How long after my cycle is complete should I wait before I add my cleaner crew? Also would this be an adequate cleaner crew for a 40 gallon reef tank? 10Nassarius Snails 10Astraea Snails 10Cerith Snails or 3 Queen Conch 1Banded Coral Shrimp 20Dwarf Blue Leg Hermit Crabs 12Scarlet Reef Hermit...

Since My Other Pic Thread Has Turned Into a Q&A I'm Making This One Strictly For Pictures. Comments are welcome Tank Tank On Stand Tank + Stand + Water + Powerheads

Hehe Check Out My New Avatar Pic Its the awesome Interruptus Angelfish - only $750 lol

Okay.. well I got my coralight aqualight HQI metal halide, power compact, moon light combo. It looks and works great, but the problem is, my tank is 36"x18" the light is 36"x15" So, if I use the mounting legs, I'm going to have to take the light off everytime I add something new. Any...

Okay so I know some of the main parts of a reef tank are calcium and alkilinity. I'm going to buy a two part addictive that covers both of those. Heres a few questions, is there anything else I should be worried about adding? I plan on for the first time mixing my own saltwater!! (for the last 2...

Who Likes Rap? and if so whose your favorite rappers :yes: :yes:

From what I see there not harmful, I just want to know what they are. They are small white tubes that are conneccted to the rocks and usually covered with sand, there is about 3-4 on each of my rocks, but none on my coral (leather + mushrooms) and when I lifted a rock the bottom of it was...

Okay, I'm starting up a 40 gallon reef tank with a combination metal halide, power compact, lunar light that has 280 watts so I can hold basically any coral. Because I plan on putting tons of coral in this tank, I don't want to risk disease. So, I'm planning on starting my first quartine...

I just recieved all of my pumps/powerheads/lighting/ all the "dry materials". And I was planning on going to my LFS to buy the water (which they freshly mix, not from their tanks) and to pick up some live sand because I've found that its cheaper at my LFS then online. Would it be okay if I...

What is your experience of either a flame angel, coral beauty angel, cherub angel, or flameback (i like um all) in a reef tank? Have they been reef safe in your experience? Thank You