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Stupid question # 358, I know. I took a picture of an orange worm that suddenly appeared in my tank after adding new live rock (which went through the curing process et al). There are a bunch of smaller ones, but this one had to be 4 inches long and pretty big. At any rate, I wanted to post a...

I'm posting this here even though my tank is 4 years old. I figure I could probably get some good answers because I have a feeling this is a basic thing. My 75 gallon tank has 80 lbs of live rock and a DSB. Only four fish currently, a Chromis, 2 clowns and a Royal Beauty Angel. Two cleaner...

Just wondering what different people's opinions are. I'm planning on adding another 40 lbs of LR to my tank. I understand the process to prepping both cured and uncured LR, my question is, which do most prefer? Wouldn't it seem like uncured LR would have the most biological diversity and...

Decided I wanted to spice things up a bit in the tank and wanted to order a few corals along with the shaving brush plants. Before I jump in with both feet and blindfolded eyes, I was wondering if someone could help me with a few questions: 1. What kind of lighting is appropriate for shaving...

Any suggestions on what to do with my QT Tank? My show tank is stocked, everything is fine, nothing in my QT tank at the moment. Question is? Should I tear it down? It seems kind of useless to keep the H2O circulating, running a thermometer in it etc. Any suggestions?

Mine didn't eat a thing during his 3 week QT period. I would put seaweed selects in at night and by mid morning it would still be attached to the rock with no nibbles on it. Mysis and brine shrimp went untouched. When I finally put him in the show tank, he was chased by my tang for three...

In the interest of being fair and balanced, I wanted to commend SWF for the arrival of my LS. It seems that so many people complain when things don't get exactly as planned and I wanted to say that my order was suppose to arrive by 2:00 and it got here at 2:04. Everything looks good right now...

If you'll look at the receipt given when you order, I believe it says they only ship on Tuesday's and Wednesdays. Did you get a confirmation of shipping order? I did this AM (Tuesday) and ordered on Friday so it seemed accurate (of course, I'm due to receive my LS on Thursday-will let you know...

Marty: Remove your cc and put it in (no kidding), a pantyhose leg. Tie the pantyhose leg off so you form several baseball sized balls. Leave those in the tank for the duration of your ich outbreak. That way you can easily remove the cc later, but the bacteria will remain in your tank and...

Formula for calculating a DSB is: Length of tank x Width x desired depth x .0579

"LS" is good, but really you will want to go with a DSB. Check out the last two pages and you'll find a few posts on DSB and Southdown, one of them will give you the calculations for a 4-6" SB for maximum stability in your tank. If you already have some play sand, you may as well add another...

The ich parasite needs a fish host to live, without one it will die off. Best thing to do is move your livestock to a QT tank and treat (copper, hyposalinity and many other ich cures will also nuke your LR & LS). Inverts don't get ich, so once you move your fish out, the ich doesn't have a...

Keep in mind that everything you read on this board is an opinion. Everything you read is also fact. The things that people do, by in large are true and accurate to what they write, as are the results. The problem is, space, time and writing talent limit how much detail people can put into...

Is there any livestock in your tank right now? Did you wash it before you put it is? How did you add it? I washed the heck out of my SD, let it sit for a week, then added it via ziplock bags and it still got cloudy. Everything cleared up with a couple of hours. You may be past the point of...

Anyone have any suggestions for my colt coral? He was huge and gorgeous during my ich outbreak. When I started to restock, he shrunk to about 1/4 of his original size. I moved him to my QT tank, but he's so tiny, he doesn't even stand up any more. He perks up a bit when the light comes on...

Had my bags on reserve in the Rochester Home Depot and didn't want to say anything 'til I had them in hand (I've been burned before). But now I'm yelling it out! Rochester MN, Home Depot has Southdown! Probably about 30 bags left so you should move quickly!

fshhub, so you're saying I should cure the LS with a shrimp before adding? I never heard of that one before, wow, good thing I posted. I have 20 gallong chemical barrels that I hold my water in waiting for changes, should I use an extra one of those to cure the sand? My problem is that a...

Could be the beginning of ich, but don't rush to judgment. My yellow Tang had the same thing 48 hours after I put him in his new digs. The next day they were gone. If it stays on him longer than 24 hrs, I would consider posting in the disease forum, may be ich or some other stress related...

Any suggestions on converting my sb to a DSB. Just got 500 lbs of Southdown (not going to use it all on this tank) and I'm ready to go! Currently I have 75 lbs of LR and around 80-90 lbs of sand. Any suggstions for adding? Should I remove all livestock and LR to lay it down? Can I just push...

I checked in the drygoods section, so I don't believe I'm harming swf.com with this post; If I am, sharks, please let me know. I need to get replacements for the CF1M & CFCE cannisters for my Kent 24 gallon per day RO unit. I can't seem to find anyone that sells these parts. The film composite...