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I have a small Spanish Hog that has been acting weird for the last few days. Its colors are getting dull and it has been laying around a lot more often. It just sits at the bottom of the tank and rarely moves. Its breating really fast and hard. Its not eating either. I've tried flakes, frozen...

I bought a Spanish Hog about 2 weeks ago and I haven’t seen it for 2 days now. I know it likes to hide in a big shell I have but I checked and he is not in there. I'm assuming the worst and that he died but I just can’t fine him. I've checked all around my tank to see if he jumped out as I've...

I typically clean the LS with one of those gravel cleaners that siphon the water out. I've done it a couple of times to clean out this reddish brownish algae in the sand bed. I know there is beneficial bacteria in the LS so is it wise to be cleaning the sand every time I do a water change (about...

I'm thinking of placing my heater in the wet/dry but it would not be fully submerged. Can the heater be submerged half way and still work effectively?

Ok here is what my current 55G w/ overflow setup looks like using a wet dry filter. I want to somehow convert my wet dry into a fuge but there isn’t much room to work with. I was thinking if maybe I can fill the overflow section of the tank with LR rubble. Then use the bioball chamber in the...

First let me describe my setup. I have a 55G with 50 lbs of live rock and about 40 lbs of live sand. I'm using a wet/dry without a skimmer. Here is my current livestock list: Gold Stripe Maroon Clown Domino Damsel (huge bully) 3 Stripe Damsel Bicolor Angel Small Spanish Hog sally lightfoot...

I live right near the ocean and routinely go snorkeling a few miles offshore. Can I take LR from the Ocean from a clean source (not the beach) and use it in my tank. I'm about to setup and start cycling my 55G so the rocks would go into a fresh tank. I'm planning to have only LS,LR, and fish no...

I just bought a 55 G and have all the equipment minus the lights. The tank will have LR, LS, and fish only so I dont need any fancy lightning. Anybody willing to help me out? I'm in Miami by the way. Thanks

I posted this on the "what's the 1st thing you wish you had known" thread but I'm not getting too many responses. Here is goes Ok total newbie here. I've never had a fish tank of any sort but I got hooked helping out a buddy with his 40G tank. I've decided to go with a 55G. I'm going to start...