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hermits will kill snails, if they get a chance-I have seen them more than once grab a cerith snail or nassarius & yank the snail out just so the crab can have a new house! I'm not sure what killed my turbo that died-it fell on its back one weekend while we were away at the lake. Either my niger...

Despite it being silica sand, the playsand won't release silicates into your water. Another place I've heard about checking is your local concrete company-I've heard they can get aragonite sand really cheap! And, since they usually have accounts set up with the companies, and can add your...

I heard that the new movie much more closely follows the book than the original movie did. I read the book way back when I was a kid, but haven't seen the new movie yet...

mvigor! Hi! I think I'm in the same boat as you-hope a few others gravitate over here...

As RogerMcAllen said, if you don't let your runoff go into your pond, you probably wouldn't have any problems with the chemicals getting into your pond. On the other hand, check to see if you can get cedar, cypress or a local rot-resistant hardwood for around the same price. We used douglas...

Poor pup! It's one of the hardest decisions to make, but he shouldn't have to suffer if the final stages involve something along the lines of uremic poisoning, or his bladder bursting because he can't empty it. Sorry, I know I'm being a bit harsh in my description, but if you emphasize to hubby...

After another forum has been offline for close to a week, I finally had to go looking for some others. I am currently babysitting a 55gal FOWLR for my stepson, who has been in Spain for a year, is now back in the US, but hasn't had a chance to come & get his tank yet. Once he does, then I'm...