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Hey, Let me start by saying this hobby is starting to stress me out between fish dying and now this... i think i'm nearing the end. I had bought 2 clowns fairly small in size and they were in a quarantine for 6 weeks. Finally moved them into my 72gallon tank which only had a bicolor angel and 3...

Not sure if this has been posted, did a quick search and didn't see it but now Dr Foster and Smith (The guys with liveaquaria), have no heavy item shipping fees for salt. I just ordered a Oceanic 200G bucket for $39.99 + 8 bucks shipping came to $48 dollars shipped to my house in 7 days. Just...

Well I finally bit the bullet and bought and installed my coralife super skimmer on my 72g. After a minor incident with running the pump with the output closed = water shooting out the top of the collection cup :roll: I dont have anything in the cup yet, but it said it could take up to 72...

Well, The royal gramma I got a week ago from live aquaria that was acting flaky from the beginning died tonight. I kept an eye on him all week and some days he was swimming but the past 2 days layed on its side and finally died tonight. The fish showed no signs of ich, fungal infections, or...

Just bought a coralife super skimmer 125 off the internet for my 72gallon tank at home. 8O I cringed as i hit the buy button but I think it will be a good investment. My question to anyone who has one of these and is using it as a hang on back skimmer, when I put my tank up I put it close to...

Anyone have their fish actually lay on the bottom of the tank and sleep. I can't figure out if the new royal gramma I just got is either A)still stressed and getting adjusted or B) thats just the way he is. When the lights go out he lays in the corner of the tank pretty much on the bottom of...

Here are some pics of my new fish from liveaquaria. They are in QT now for probably 3 weeks, I got two clowns which are 3/4" each, and a royal gramma. The royal gramma had a rough trip to my house and had a hard time acclimating but 24 hours later hes doing much much better. Any one know...

Just got a new royal gramma from liveaquaria today. Before even putting it into my QT tank(during the acclimation period), it was on its side in the bag. I continued to scoop it up and add it to the QT tank with the other two clowns I got. It kinda swam upside down and sideways around the...

Was at Home Depot checking some stuff out and noticed they had 24 gallon rubbermaid containers with covers for $3.33 EACH. I had the lady check the price to make sure and it was correct,so I picked up three for only $10 to mix saltwater in and maybe use as a QT if ever needed. They are really...

I read alot of posts about making your own homemade food, I was just wondering if there is any chance that the food could get infected with bacteria if you were to get a bad batch of seafood, and therefore contaminate the tank or harm the fish? Or is there no more of a chance then getting some...

I have this problem with algae in my tank, mainly a green algae that grows on the rocks and a green/brown slimy sheet algae that grows on the glass. I have been using RO/DI water for around 8 months now and the algae is still there. My tank always has higher nitrate levels also(don't know an...

I got a bunch of rocks from a guy who used to have saltwater aquariums but stopped. I have a 72 gallon tank and probably have ~60-70 lbs of rock I had bought online(just rock not live). I was thinking of adding some more of the rock I have lying around but I am hesitant of putting them in my...

I currently have a 72gallon tank that has been established for close to a year and a half, with a bicolor dwarf angel, and three blue/green chromis. I'm convinced the bicolor has grown to full size , he's about 3-4 inches or so and hasn't grown in awhile. I'm going to add new fish and would...

I had an idea for some of the experts here to maybe come up with an article/post that would describe the different type of cleanup crews for fish tanks, ie what type of snails/crabs are best for which types of issues, and which types of snails can move across sand/gravel, which ones only are on...

Is it ok to use a bleach water mix in a spray bottle to clean my qt tank, assuming i rinse it out very well with water after im done. I was thinking a 2% bleach to 98% water mix to kill any nasties. Or is there something better to use?

OK, I came up with a new list instead of going with my original blue tang, butterfly idea I came up with these: Fish Already Owned: 1 Bicolor Angel 3 BlueGreen Chromis New Fish List: 2 Oscellaris Clowns 1 Yellow Tang 1 Fridmani Pseudochromi 2 More Blue/Green Chromis ?? with the hopes that...

I'm considering getting a protein skimmer for my 72g tank so I thought I'd do a poll to see how many people own skimmers and if they feel they are worth it.

Looking for some suggestions for my next fish to get. I have a 72 gallon tank currently housing a bicolor dwarf angel (3-4" long) , and three blue/green reef chromis (3/4" each). I'm looking into getting a clownfish or two, a firefish, and either a auriga butterfly or a blue tang. Which of...

I'm noticiing when I've cleaned/replaced my filter media the past few times there has been a ton of white hard deposits all over the baskets and inside walls of the canister filter. They are hard and can be scraped off with a pad , are they calcium deposits? if so how do i prevent them, i have...

Looking for a RO/DI unit for my 72 gallon FOWLR Saltwater tank. Would prefer not to spend a ton of money on it if possible, I was looking at this on ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=20684&item=4348579551&rd=1 but don't know if it would be suitable or not, if not can...

I added a BiColor Angel and 2 chromis to my tank a week and a half ago, if i order 2 clowns and a goby to put in and leave them in QT for 2 weeks, should that be enough time for the biological filter to have built up itself (3.5 weeks in total). Thanks.

Whats the best way to feed my bicolor, when he was in QT there wasn't any flow in the tank really, and if i broke one of the frozen gel food cubes in a quarter and dropped 2 quarters in they would sink, now that hes in the big tank though the food floats and by the time it gets to the bottom its...

I got my bicolor angel and he eats really well :D , my only question is how active are they usually? i put mine in the main tank after being in the QT tank, and he swims pretty fast all around the tank in and out of rocks and stuff. The only reason I ask is most of the angel fish I see in the...

Tank has been setup close to a year now, and i'm working two jobs this summer, main job to save money for after college and part time job for money to spend on girlfriend and this addicting hobby. I'm looking into one of these 3 things and want to know which would give me the greatest benefit...

I read the sumps explained article on AA but I'm still not sure what I need exactly to set one up, it seems like a good idea cause I could put the ghetto skimmer i have in the sump and the sump would be better for water changes. My tank is 72 g bowfront, undrilled. I'd like a sump that can...