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The tank has been set up probably two-three months. It's ten gallons and I was planning on using it for seahorses. Not very much live rock, about 2-3 pounds. I have some caulerpa and a cleaner shrimp and probably three snails. I did originally use tap water to begin it and learned that was a...

Okay, I noticed a week or two ago that a blackish/purple algae or something of that nature was growing on my live sand. It is now slowly overtaking the tank and I have no idea what it is. Can someone help me out with what it is, and possibly how I can get rid of it? If you need more details...

A while ago, both of my percula clowns had Ich. The first one is all better, but the second one may still have it. You can still see an itty bitty white dot on top fin, and if you look really close, there are little tiny white specks on the gills. There used to be big puffs, but those are gone...

I would like to know where you live also. I'm in the Quad Cities, so e-mail me if you're around there. Thanks! Godsdancer@cutekittens.com

Yep, I got yours, so you should have new mail now. Hope to hear back!

I'm pretty far away to even be remotely close to getting corals and other inverts, but I was wondering, what were the ideal parameters as far as calcium, alkalinity, phosphates, and everything else. I'm not sure what things you have to test and maintain to take care of inverts. Can someone shed...

I was also wondering about the phosphate reducer thing. They didn't mention anything about that, but I was thinking if we have all of this stuff to raise our PH and everything, shouldn't there be something to reduce the phosphates? I'll look for some next time I go shopping! ;)

Sure, it's Godsdancer@cutekittens.com I was beginning to think you'd already sold it, or just didn't want to reply! All right, thanks!

Yes, I just used water from the hose. I used those dechlorinating drops. I just figured the rest of the stuff would filter out. Should I redo the water with RO, or can I just gradually do water changes with RO saltwater? Ha, won't use the hose next time. Thanks for the great info! The fish store...

Hi, All right, we got our water tested at the LFS. My tanks aren't done cycling yet. They said that the phosphates were off the scale on both of them. There's a ten and 65 gallon, both with Penguin filters and live rock. The LFS said the only way to reduce phosphates was to get a protein...

Pete, I sent you an e-mail. I hope you got it. Thanks for responding!

All right, sorry about posting that question! I had a momentary lapse of judgement. Of course you can't swith the fish from a normal level of salinity, to an extremely lower one! Jeesh, that was stupid. But I still need my other question about the cycled tank answered. Also, if there are no more...

Sorry to be a bother. I've been reading posts about hypsalinity on this board, and in one post it said to lower the salinity to 1.009 over the course of about two days? Well, if the fish aren't in the tank yet, do you still have to do that? I thought I would get the tank levels under control...

I've heard that cleaner wrasse are kind of like cleaner shrimp. They go over the fish and pick out parasites, I think. Will this help at all with Ich, as far as getting rid of the parasites and stuff? We have a clownfish that's still struggling with Ich. One of our other ones had it, but got rid...

Okay, so it sounds like I can have the clowns. But no wrasse with a Mandarin? :( Well, there goes the wrasse. Thanks for the help!

The new thread button is before the post reply button! I think I've done that before! haha, everyone laugh. Sorry! :rolleyes:

Well, actually, one of my science teachers had an old one down in the basement. I took a look at it and it looked more than 85 gallons. He said he would sell it for thirty bucks, but the stand it has is awful, so I'd have to buy a new one. I have no idea what kind of stand you need to hold a...

What about a Sixline Wrasse? Would that work? Haven't read up much on wrasses, sorry! :rolleyes:

All righty.. I'm currently looking at an 85 gallon tank that I might decide to buy. Only $30. Anyway, I've always wanted a pair of maroon clownfish? Are there more than one type, or are they the same as gold-striped maroon? Okay, I've heard they're the most agressive of the clowns, so what would...

All righty.. I'm currently looking at an 85 gallon tank that I might decide to buy. Only $30. Anyway, I've always wanted a pair of maroon clownfish? Are there more than one type, or are they the same as gold-striped maroon? Okay, I've heard they're the most agressive of the clowns, so what would...