Search results

before you buy another fish, take a sample of your tank water in for testing. if they aren't happy to do it, find another fish store. i cycled with live rock and damsels and then took the damsels out (they aren't very compatible) before adding my other fish, etc. best of luck, don't give up, damsel

please don't take offense but you need to read, study, read, ask questions, then read some more. you have taken the first step though. there are many compatibility charts, i think this site has one and so does, ****** fish. a clown fish does not need an anemone to live, and a beginner should be...

have an idea, let me know, good or bad? i can make 10 gallons of saltwater that has been dechlorinated and keep it in my empty 10gal. keeping the heat the same as my 65g. and use this for partial water changes. what do you think? thank you, damsel

i used 2 damsels to cycle then got rid of them, traded them back to lfs. i had a piece of screen and moved all the rock over to one side then kind of swished them over and put the screen in to block them from getting back. i was soaked but i got them out. pull the shades and take your shirt off...

when i started my tank it was going to be FO, but i have decided to go reef and have added alot of live rock (60lbs). in addition to live rock i have quite a bit of rubble, this is a 65g. tank. now, i had always planned on about a half an inch of fish per gal. of water but what about water...

okay, figured i better make a new post as the spiderweb one may be gone soon. been doing some resaerch and what you may have is a Vermetid gastropod, they spin a mucousy web to catch their food and are fairly common hitchhikers. [This message has been edited by Admin5 (edited 02-06-2000).]

rock and reef ranger, you guys sure seem to know alot, and have answered all my posts i think. now, how about letting us take a peek and posting some pictures?

to keep corals with success you must have 2-5 watts per gallon of water. a deeper tank needs the high end , a shallow would require the low. i don't have coral as i don't have enough light yet but i have been reading, reading, reading. i just checked out "a practical guide to corals for the reef...

hey ratdogfubar, what do you mean annoying? i love my loney little brown polyp. as i have been making the transition from fresh to salt,and with the exception of a couple beloved snails, it's all i got. so on behalf of all brown polyps everywhere, we must unite and say "we're better dan nuttin'".

has anyone (other than steve) successfully kept any corals in a 65gal using only one actinic, and one 10,000K coralife 36" flourescent? thanks.

hello all, i have a 65 gal., reef ready tank, lots of live rock, etc. my lighting is not sufficient for most corals. have 36" flou. bulbs, one 10,000K and the other actinic, the both fit into my hood. now, i understand i need between 2-5 watts per gallon of water. my total combined wattage is...

okay, im still new and still cycling in a 65g. with live rock and damsels(2). i have the bottom covered with some type of crushed coral or something, think it's called agragonite (sp?). someone just suggested i add small grain sand to keep the detritus on top. do i just wash this sand and place...

this site, as well as other mail order fish sites, have compatibility charts. check them out. as far as order in which you introduce i really don't know. there is so much info. on line if you keep reading you are sure to find out. for example if you look up one of the fish on your list you...

just came home from my lfs and proudly resisted the impulse buy. fell in love with three fish, something called a coral beauty, a clown triggerfish, and a small bright orange fish with black stripes and some purple, i think it was a flame angel. i have a new 65 gal. set up and am still cycling...

i have always heard that seahorses are not a good idea for the beginner. if you do choose to have them, i read to feed them live brine shrimp. you can "squirt" the brine shrimp near them with a sterile turkey baster.