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i frequent nano-reef and i keep a 10 gallon nano at my house. you can check it out here. I just wanted to let you know i'm not a newb so please take my advice. get rid of the flame scallop. it will soon die. they are filter feeders and would require you to almost foul the water with food to...

thanks for the info tecwzrd! i bought a timer and have the lights on for 12 hrs a day. i hope this will cut down on the cloudiness. speaking of the cloudiness, it has changed from a white opaque look to a more green haziness. will this go away by itself or will it require some drastic changes...

i was seriously considering adding more live rock... i could probably fit another 8-10 lbs in. thanks for the info on the pods, i appreciate that. i told my little sister to turn the lights off at night, she may have left them on... i'm not sure. if they were left on 24/7 while i was gone...

yes, it's a whisper HOB with activated carbon in the filter that's what i assumed. i was just wondering 50/50 coralife compact flourescent 4wpg, they run apprx 12 hours a day. it's definitely the old diatoms turned gray, its exactly where my patches of diatoms were. it's not stirred up sand...

hey guys, i have a quick question for you pros i set up my 10 gal nano-reef on 6/7/06 with 8 lbs of LR and 40 lbs of live aragonite sand. it skipped the cycle and began to get a diatom bloom on the sand and on the rocks. i added 3 margarita snails and 2 scarlet hermits on 6/12/06, they went to...

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hey, i found these snails in my tank... the picture is hard to see. they are small clear shelled snails that rest on that plant, they don't seem to be eating it, but i'm not sure.... what are these and will these pose a threat? thanks!

thanks for the replies... i've been doing quite a bit of research and using nano-reef.com for a lot of information as well. as for my cleaning crew here is what i'm thinking -1 scarlet skunk cleaner shrimp -2 crabs (not sure what kind... help!!!) -8 or so turbo/astrea snails as for my fish...

hey, i just converted my 10 gallon planted tank into a soon-to-be nano-reef setup. i'm running a small whisper HOB filter, a HOB 50W heater, 4wpg fluorescent 50/50 lighting, 8 lbs of liverock (soon to be a little bit more) and 40 lbs of live aragonite sand. still deciding on what clean-up...

fish, substrate, plants, rocks, driftwood. haha, can't wait to see it done. i'd scoot the airstone down into the substrate when you fill it up, it'll look much cleaner!

just to let everyone know, it made it through the night and is being taken to the LFS momentarily. thanks!

i'm not sure if any of you read about my aggressive gourami, but well... that sums it up. very aggressive gourami. i spoke with the employee at my LFS and he said i could give him to them. so tomorrow he gets a new home. for the night, will it be ok to isolate him within the net of my fish-net...

ok, i've decided that i'm going to put him in my 10 gallon and maybe add some cories... but here is an issue that i have. i have a spotted gourami that harasses my baloon molly so i'm hesitant to put the gourami in the 29g with the Molly, she seems so happy with free range of the tank... i...

yeah the 10 gallon tank is heated to approx. 78 degrees and has a HOB filter with not too much current. i think he will appreciate it. thanks everyone. cheers.

An t-iasg: thanks, i guess after i get all my fish over to their new home in the 29g tank, i'll take a look around and see what corys i want to put in the 10g with the betta. RoK: do you have those lemon tetras and gourami in the tank with a betta?