Search results

So this first post may be long so bear with me. Day_1 I am planning on purchasing a 45g cube (it is not formally considered a nano I know) that will be used to house a small variety of fish and hopefully corals. It will be my first attempt at keeping both as I started this hobby with a 65g tank...

I have been reading up on and researching hair algae issues for the better half of a day now and have found some great advice and some solid stand by's (i.e mexican turbos, tiger cowrie, water changes etc).. After all of this I came to the question of okay, well what to do with my lighting...

What does it mean when these little guys decide to chill on my LR vs burying themselves in the sand for long periods of time? About 1/5 of my small regular nassarius snails have up and decided that this may be fun, and I have no idea why.. Any thoughts or knowledge? Thx

I am embarking on yet another sump building project and this time want it to be spot on, and not find design flaws AFTER I build it *hits head against wall repeatedly* So as the title states what would you recommend mechanical vs natural? or filters vs refugium? if you will.. I figure natural is...

After 7 months I lost my Potters Angel while out of town this weekend :( And to make it worse it was my birthday weekend. Surprisingly not to upset, just bummed that I had kept him so long and was doing very well, only to leave and have a friend call and break the news. He seemed to be in great...

I am thinking of getting one of these and have begun to research them, I have found some good information but it all seems to be the same, they provide good stats, and a couple of tips but no real substance.. So I am looking to all of you for any hands on knowledge, or any good advice/things I...

Posted in wrong forum, oops didn't know how to move it so deleted and posted this. Thx.

So I have had my tank for just under a year now and I am looking to shore up all the little things that are bugging me (more like finally have the time). One of the things I would like to do is add an additional inch or so of sand to my existing sand bed, and am wondering if this is okay to do...

So for about the past 2 months my tank has been slowly gaining a small amount of hair algae. It covers a good part of my sand bed, and is beginning to cover parts of my LR. I can not figure out what is causing this progression. I killed my lights for over a week, started feeding every other day...

Question is just that how can I prevent reflections inside my tank? It seems to have gotten worse over the past few days and it is freaking my tang out as well as my two spot hogfish.. Tank is a glass 65g

Could a Potters Angel and a Flameback Angel get along in a 65g FOWLR, or would this be a bad idea right off the bat? I should know this and have done some research but have come up with mixed results. One book said fight till the death between the Flameback and any other dwarf, and some other...

I was at a LFS today and was looking around seeing if there was anything I liked, and mentioned to the owner that I was having a bit of trouble with some hair algae in my tank and asked for his advice. He immediately jumped into an odd explanation of what my issue was (something involving...

So I have read a few things about alkalinity in our tank environments and have a descent understanding of it, however, a lot of the information I read became to technical (not that I am dumb, but a little to much right off the bat). So I was wondering what are some of the basics, how can it help...

So I have been searching for what my next fish may be and came across the Hawaiian Spotted Puffer and thought that he or she may be an excellent addition to my tank.. The downside is I do not know much about caring for these fish.. What are some of the need to knows about keeping these guys? And...

So I have to ask should I go with just one cleaner shrimp or two, and why? Is there any benefits to either choice or is it just a preference?

I have noticed over the past several days that my Desjardinii Sailfin seems to be able to switch his color from a lighter color form to a very dark and bold one in a short period of time. I can sit and watch my tank and see him and he will appear a very light grey with the blue pigment behind...

So after some good digging I have successfully identified two of these guys that are growing in my tank.. It seems that they are harmless and will help with water quality, and hopefully become food for my angel if he ever finds them ;) I just wanted any more info you guys and gals may have on...

Since day one (well before I even had my tank) I have always wanted a potters angel and have done quite a bit of research on them hoping that I would some day keep one, a healthy one at that. Well today is the day I finally purchased one, my LFS ordered it in two weeks ago and ran him through...

I tested my water this morning and was alarmed when the ammonia read near 1.0 (I would say closer to .50 than 1 but still higher than .50). All of my fish and cleaner shrimp seem fine and are swimming all around and have been eating healthy. Nothing has died within the past couple of weeks...

I have been doing a little bit of research and have been unable to find out for sure if running a protein skimmer effects Ca levels in the water? I know regular water changes will replenish Ca in my tank but am asking because ever since I killed my lights for 4 days to finally get rid of the...