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I bought a peppermint shrimp 2 days ago and he is fairly docile. He stays hidden in the lowest levels of live rock hanging upside down. He only comes out for seconds to chase down a peice of fish kibble at feeding time. Would it be a good idea to get him a buddy or will he eventually become...

My tank (first ever) has had inhabitants for about a month now. Today, I woke up and found one of my 9 cerith snails attached to something weird. After I came home from work I found the finished product to be this pile of stuff. I think it must be snail eggs. I am confused why the snail would...

I linked to an image posted in the hitchhikers thread by anouther person. He wasn't answered very solidly so I would like to know if anyone now knows what it is. I just fond one on my glass today. (tank just done cycling, no clean up crew yet though)

This is my first tank. I have been cycling with uncured rock for a month now and my nitrites are finally down from their spike off the charts. I did my first nitrate test yesterday and a second today (maybe I should have started sooner). Both tests had 0 nitrates. Is this normal. I was expecting...

I just fired up my first skimmer. It is a vertex. There is a hole in the bottom of the collection cup and I dont understand why this is. Unless the gunk is in a very soft bubble form, it will just fall through the hole.

hi The lr finally came and I got 100 pounds for my 90 gal. There is nice pink, purple, red, and orange coraline. Next I will add the sand. It will be a mixture of seafloor special grade and sugur sized. I plan on 4-6 inches. Thanks to all that helped me get this far!

My lfs is getting a 800 pound order of rock next week. It is comming strait from collection in the ocean. Is this a good idea to start my tank with. Would it smell really bad or take a long time to cycle?

Still setting up the 90 gal. I bought 2 maxi jet 1200s and a wave timer power bar. Every 20 seconds one maxi jet will turn on and one will turn off. I hope this will help give a jostle to the flow. My question is: I also have a closed loop pump (Poseidon PS3 External), if I hook this up to the...

Do I need to heat the water to tank temprature before I do a water change? Lets say this is a 10% change. I know I have to mix salt first.

Well I booted up the 90 gal today and my parents are not impressed. Nor am I. The pumps are quiet and that is good, but the drain to the sump is making a racket. I find that the less gph going through the drain the quieter it is. Are there any tips on how to quiet this down. I need a silencer...

After the near disaster of not doing research before using silicone in the tank (then finding out I used the right stuff) I am now carefull. I have some felt padding and I want to submerse it underneith my return pump to dampen the vibration. Is this ok or will it leach chemicals. I have some...

Ok, no one ever told me that Silicone is toxic to fish. Now I have just learned this. Even the LFS that drilled my holes and sold me the bulkheads didnt say anything about using nontoxic silicone. I now have 4 bulkheads in my tank all siliconed in. The tank is full of water and I was planning to...

I am setting up my first tank and bought 2 quiet one 5000's. (one for sump return, one for closed loop) Both are loud! I was not expecting the tank to make so much noise. Do they quiet down after running for an hour or so or do I just have a bad brand of pumps? The LFS said I could trade one of...

Today I make my last preperations. Tomorrow I buy the live rock. This is a 90 gal and my first tank. I will fill a tub with about 15-20 gals of water today and heat it up and add salt once the water is warm. Tomorrow, I will add rock to the tank first. Then the sand. Then I will add the 20 gals...

is black pvc toxic to aquariums? I notice white seems to be the only color used. I have a black background and will have some fittings inside the tank. I want them to be as invisible as possible

Well I will be picking up my sump/fuge combo tomorrow and was wondering where to put the heater. The tank itself is a 90 gal and the sump will add anouther 20 gallons. I have a 250 watt heater and will be getting anouther to join it. Not sure how many watts the next one will be. Maybe 100. Where...

Most people use white pvc fittings. I plan to do the same but I will be having some fittings that are actually inside the tank. The tank has a black background. Can I use black pvc fittings so that they blend in or are those bad?

I painted the back of my tank flat black. I painted it with spray paint. Now that it is dry I notice that there were some oil stains from hands that are under the coat. I did wash the glass with viniger and water before I painted but I guess I didn't wash well anough. Should I try to remove the...

I need to tell my LFS where to drill the holes for bulkheads. It is a 90 gal. These are my two ideas. There will be a sump/fuge and a closed loop. The tube with holes is the closed loop supply and the square with teeth is the overflow. Which plan do you like best or do you have anouther...

Hi. I am still trying to design this system of mine and got a question. I have a 90 gal tank on the way and will be running a closed loop system. Besides the closed loop for water movement, I will also have a refugium/sump down bellow. What return pump would be good for the sump. I don't want...