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My tap water is well water and I want to get the hardness up some. The ph is high enough but the hardness is "soft" . Is there an additive that will raise it?

Thanks, I'll research the untreated cork. I'm glad you mentioned that, because I was looking at the ones for posterboard at the store.

Can you use corkboard or cork products in a freshwater aquarium safely?

Will do.

Thanks T-n-B. I'll go there and check it out. Don't want to get fish that don't mix well.

Does anyone have or know where I can find a way to translate the latin names into the names that are actually on the tanks at the fish store? I'm about to change my reef into a cichlid tank and am trying to get a list of compatible fish, but all of the websites give only the latin names for the...

I have appx 50 snails, crabs, and serpent star. The prob is the fish was shredded and dispersed, then as each of the other fish died the ammonia dominoed the effect till it was through the roof. A total of 8 fish died in appx 10 hours I was at work. I left only 3 or 4 inches of the original...

My fish bio load has now been cut in half so I hope the bacteria aren't dead too.

Ok the amquel is in and the bottle says I can dose again in 24 hours. I also bought another canister of carbon. With this much junk will the carbon absorb faster or will the 2 cups I added today be good for a few weeks? I have plenty but won't waste it if it will only absorb so much so fast...

No but that will be my next stop. I think Pet smart is still open I'll run in and get some amquel I know it works. Thanks Brenden. I'm so stressed I didn't even think of a chemical way to detox it.

Came home to a cloudy tank and most of our fish dead. Apparently, at least I think this is what happened, one of the damsels got into the intake on a powerhead and got shredded. Then the whole tank started to die from ammonia. We lost: yellow tang, naso tang, 3 damsels, mandarin (2yrs old)...

Yes, I have several of the stometella varia and that's what they look like. I described them as snails which only have shells on their backs.

put all fish in one 5 gallon bucket with water 50/50 from both tanks. Same with corals. Then move sand, rock, water to new tank and fill(with new saltwater,premixed and aerated) to about 4 inches of top(depending on how much coral rock you have, and let circulate till the water clears. Check...

Does it already have a skimmer?

look at tha top of this screen for "calculators". it wil be there