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yup, in this hobby you learn to expect anything. When your comfortable a tube will pop lose, fish die, chemicals and temps go crazy. Its a great life lesson for damage control. So next time you update your resume, write that down. Roll with the punches and enjoy the rush. You will fix it, and if...

Originally Posted by beachblue Yeah, my BF does this to me regularly..... it's fine, he's just showing his respect to me! LOL! taken out of context...but it was done so well

I had the same issue with my tomato clowns. I actually found the male on the bottom last week dying from a particuallarly bad attack from the female. My salinity is a bit high(1.026) but other than that my chemicals are perfoect. I have plenty of flow and a 16 hour timer for my lights. So good...

Sorry I live in VA, but here is a link to a bunch of LFS that may be near you. IF nothing else it should give you the closest one. Good luck. I have to go about 30 minutes to a store I am willing to buy from. A warning I used to work at an LFS...some of the worst conditions I have ever seen. I...

Originally Posted by Sparty059 Does anyone know what kind of glue and primer i can use without it being bad for the.fish/tank? Yes I had this same issue. If have a Lowes or Home Depot near you look for a something that says aquarium safe. And a tip from someone who has done this MAKE SURE YOU...

Originally Posted by scottnlisa I didn't believe that until just last week. In 6 months I have spent well over $1000 and that doesn't include my tank, stand, or sand. lol agreed I think I broke $1000 in my first 2 months, and I used an old 55 gal that I repaired...so I saved all the money I...

I know I love and suggest a royal gramma. They are great to watch, and seem to have a personality of their own. It does burrow under live rock in the sand. I think one of my favorite things about it besides the briliant color is when anyfish comes near its den or threatens it the mouth opens. It...

I second Stanalee but have a couple questions myself, There are other products similar to this, like Marine Snow. What is the difference? If there is a difference how will it effect my tank and its in habitants? I hope to try this out soon. Best of lucky Eric I hope it takes off too!

There are other products similar to this, like Marine Snow. What is the difference? If there is a difference how will it effect my tank and its in habitants? I hope to try this out soon. Best of lucky Eric I hope it takes off too!

I would like to start by saying your mushrooms in your tank look great. But the main issue is that algae lives off the carbon dioxide emitions from anything liveing in your tank. It also lives off of the light in your tank. Since you replaced your old lightbulbs you have more light. So ince...

I do have a running sump, it is not a filter, I have my fluval 405 for that. I will soon be working on setting up my sump to propigate pods. I will probably put another pump to bring them into my tank. So best of luck with yours.

that sounds great, I gotta check it out. My gramma does not generally scare away my emerald crab though. It just goes around back(the rock it is under has a crevasse that does to the front side). So my gramma has made a nice home. Front door, back door, even a small rock he swims under and...

I will be getting my six line wrasse soon, so thanks for the info about it. I have a royal gramma. I love it, it burrows under the live rock and chills out when it is scared. But I love watching is stretch its surprisingly large mouth. The best part is when any fish tries to get into the whole...

you could go for a colorfull six line wrasse, but it should grow to be about 3-4 inches so it may be a bit much with all the fish you already have. I have a royal gamma that I love, so definately check that out. but there are plenty of other small fish to look into.

agreed, mating dance. I had a pair or tomato clowns and the female got a bit too agressive. I found my poor little male tomato clown on the bottom of the tank yesterday with his entire tail fin eaten off. So by yesterday afternoon he went into shock and died...I hope you have better luck than I...

I have had some issues getting fish out before, my suggestion is that during feeding time when they come out, get a net and try to trap it into a corner then pull the net up, catching your menace. This can be rather complitated though and I am sure there are other better solutions.

I think you answere your own qestion, keep the female. She will be able to live off your pod's and you dont have to buy foren food for her. Making your decision easier is just how hard it would be for you to find another female. So, let em know hat you chose I would like to hear more. Good luck...

srfisher17, you have some great advice but I think he could look into some smaller crabs. and buga3 your very limited with a 37 gallon tank. Also if you switch your filters out in mid cycling it will restart the process. Because all cycling is is building up the backteria levels that your filter...

I am slightly new to the whole reef tank deal, but my tank is working on the seven month mark. What I do know is that it is recomended to do a 10-20% water change every month or two. My suggestion for how should do your water change is this; if you have a sump pull water from there, not your...