Search results

  1. shive

    1.017 -to Low?

    hi,i have a 120 gallon with a yellow tang,blue tang,dogface puffer and a bird wrassel..my salt reading is 1.017..i'm real uncomfortable with that after reading some post..my kids in the tank are doing fine and have wonderful bright colors..the tank is about a year and two months old..looked back...
  2. shive

    baking soda

    my ph flucatues at times..can i use baking soda to bring up to 8.2 sometimes it goes down to 7.8..not much but at times.just want to use a safe product in it..did my water change this am..ph at 7.8 now was 8.0--
  3. shive

    seahorse question

    hi,received two common black horses about 6 months ago..noticed one is turning a yellow color lately..does anyone know if i have a problem/they seem active altho one seems to always be beating up on the other,,they eat good.water readings are fine..i add calcium once a week..thanks
  4. shive

    melafix

    hi,anyone use this before..suppose to be a natural..antibacterial remedy .heals open wounds,mouth fungus,fin and tail rot,cloudy eyes..suppose to be made from tea tree extract.will not harm invertebrates,snails,est..dont have these ilness in my tank..but bought some to keep on hand..called...
  5. shive

    please help

    some well meaning co workers gave me a black seahore for my bd.i have a 120 gallon and a 30 gallon..i put him into the 30 gallon with a small dogface puffer and a watchman goby..he doesnt seem to be eating..i've put live brine shrimp,bloodworms ect..he looks like he puts his snout toward the...
  6. shive

    scollop

    hi,bought a piece of live rock .had a scollop attatched..red one..he was eating and doing very well..this am i found his shell empty...i have a panther grouper,blue tang,yellow tang,three spot damsel,tomato clown,dogface puffer and three blue legged hermits...i also had a small cardinal--which i...
  7. shive

    driftwood

    the hubby bought a piece of driftwood from the lfs...he thought it would be great for the seahorse to hang on to..i think i read something on this board a good while back 'bout driftwood in sw tanks..i won't let him put in in until you reply..thanks..another thing,where is a good website on sea...
  8. shive

    help

    hi,i need to set up a tank real fast to get a sweet fish out of my main 120 gallon--actually 3 fish the others are picking on..my extra tank is a 30 gallon..any advice..thanks to all..need to set up today..how long before i can put the fish in--1 dragon wrassel,i1longnose puffer,1 pj cardinal
  9. shive

    i can't beleive it-read this

    my dragon wrassel had been missing from the tank for a month--i was mad-i blamed the hermit crabs..thought they ate him-[sorry guys]..i changed over to a 120 gallon from a 55 yesterday-i used most the sand and left a little sand a water in the55 to be cleaned up today..i racked thru the sand...
  10. shive

    urgent-please help asap

    hi,i'm in the process of changing my 30 to a 120 gallon..when i was putting the sand out of the 30 gallon tank--up and running bout 8 mts-i found some pink worms -looks like centipedes..i went ahead and put them in my 120 gallon--was this ok?a few on the lr and a few in the sand..please let me...
  11. shive

    new tank

    upgraded to a 125gallon:D from a 55 gallon--tank is beautiful-no scratches-wood stand-glass tops and no leaks-all heaters-est for 500.00 bucks--i'm picking it up friday and will set it up sat..gonna mix extra water wednesday nit with salt and powerhead it for two days..how can i make this as...
  12. shive

    advice please

    saw an ad in our local paper.125 gallon tank-glass top-heater,lites,filter,wood stand--500.00-the lady said it was in most pristine shape-she had some kind of african fish in it-is this a good buy-i need to know so i can call her sunday--thanks and keep smiling :D
  13. shive

    running out of time-please

    thinking bout answering an ad in the paper bout a 125 gallon,glass top,lites,wood stand,filter,heater ect for 500.00 is this a good deal?
  14. shive

    urchins

    i received two pencil urchins as a gift..i put them in my tank,but can't find any good advice bout them..they seem fine..what do they eat? how do they act..and how can i be sure they are ok? thanks
  15. shive

    plecostomus

    hi,i have these in my fw tank...someone told my hubby we can put them in the sw tank for algie control...i dont want to hurt them in any way so i told him i needed advice from all of you who answers...they are pretty big...
  16. shive

    skimmer

    my skimmer-name brand-seem to pick up more water than foam...i have a 55 gallon and the lfs sold me on for a 60 and above-any advice
  17. shive

    mandy

    my manderlin -spelled wrong of course-spends alot of time out of the rock in the open..she seems healthy..i thought they spent alot of time in the rocks..i guess what im asking is do you think shes not getting enough to eat..55 gallon tank-lots of live rock
  18. shive

    WARNING

    when anyone sets up a new tank please keep it far enough away from the back of the wall in case you want to go with a larger filter..we didnt leave enough room from the wall to our 55 gallon,now we're stuck.the new filter wont fit in the small space in the rear.hard lesson to learn
  19. shive

    what the heck is it?

    hi,i have a 30 gallon i'm cycling for salt water.started cycling sat.have some live rock in the tank out of main tank.came home today and it looks like one of the rocks is wrapped in a white cocoon.my molly seems alright.the readings are normal for a just cycling tank.its near a window and i...
  20. shive

    feather duster

    hi,i came home from work today and discovered one of my feathers out of his casing.he looks like he kinda burrowed himself in the sand and shells a little and the feather is showing.is he ok and shoul i do anythind.has a brown and white head
Top