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it was in the water when i plugged it in and I have since tossed the heater and replaced it with a different name brand, lol. I couldnt see what happened as i was facing the wall but when i plugged it in it sounded like a gun shot - and when i turned around the body of the heater was on the...

well, interesting thing happened to me today. I unplugged my system - ran the vacuum to get all the dust off the carpet around the tank. and then plug everything back in - this is where it gets a little scary. soon as i plug the system back in my visatherm heater explodes - litterally - with the...

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I think im a ghost too, lol ! Please remove my ghost before he makes a bad name for me in there !

I guess it should be noted Im looking at the 4*54 watt fixture 48in fixture

I felt a little pressure from Ziggy last night in the chat room, lol - so today I did a little research ! Would this fixture be an upgrade to my current PC 4-65 watt fixture? I know the wattage is less but overall would it be a better unit ? The price isnt bad at all, Would there be any limits...

Sounds like dinner time for eels/ lionfish in the like ! lol What I would do is find a lfs and trade them in for whatever your buying, You prob wont get much but at the same time I dont see them turning you down eithier, A LFS wont typically have a problem selling damsel fish What kind of...

I second James's reccomendation of "The Reef Aquarium" volumes 1-3. I have purchased all three and while somewhat on the expensive side they are by the far the best resources I have as far as books go !

How can we make these things work ? Seems like after a couple months whether it be your powerheads our your heaters the suction cups no longer want to work. I run them under hot water, clean them off, even ran them in a 50 50 mix of vinager and water and the darn things still dont want to stick...

I feed pretty much what everyone else does. some formula one pellets, frozen brine and mysis. However I didnt notice anyone mentioning spirulina flakes. A lil green in there diet cant hurt ! (Ive had good luck with osi spirulina flakes - and from everything I have read spirulina is very...

Generally speaking , how long would two percs need to be together before they started spawning ? I have two percs that have been together for 18 months and I have never noticed anything like your getting the pleasure of witnessing ! Good Luck

interesting idea ! live rock rubble will work, crushed coral maybe - to be honest im not sure how good it would be at housing bacteria (I personally think lr rubble would be much better) but maybe someone else will chime with a better answer for you .

fish and inverts generlly are not the answer for algae problems. Did you try removing as much algae as possible before you added the rock to your tank? Try and remove as much of it as possible and keep your water paramaters pristine, thats your best course of action

If the outbreak is not the bad and you keep your water conditions in the main pristine along with keep your fishes bellies full with food soaked in garlic and selcon you could go without having to go through the hypo. I know a lot of people on this site will disagree with me but I had a mild...

as far as the ph goes, I dont believe anyone mentioned this yet but you said you checked it right before the lights came on. Your reading will generally be a little low at that time so I would check it right before your lights go out, you will get a better reading at that time. As far as...

hmmm, i thought bristleworms at first but they are so small i dont think it could be them ! Im talking less than a quarter inch each - im starting to think isopods, which unfortunately looks pretty bad !!!!!

I have had a 75 gallon sw setup for about 18 months now. Everything has been running smooth for the last year or so. however tonight after the lights went out I noticed little mini Centipedes running all over the sand. I cant figure it out, never noticed them before but there seems to be alot...

seaclones get a bad rap, but mine is always skimming and has been for a year now. Less than a hundred bucks - always foam coming out the top. I cant complain !

I have a coralife fixture. Those are exactly the bands that I do need but I just cant see a reason to place an order for just that, and I just recieved a big order from an online dealer the otherday. I will check the lfs in a day or two, should I be ok without them for a while? If the lights are...

So my normal routine water change turned out to be five hours long today when i decided to replace my bulbs in my power compact fixture. For starter some how i crack the plastic covering that covers up the lights. Since I dont cover my tank, and salt seems to somehow get all over my fixture i...

I use both emperors and a fluval fx5 on my tank. Your not really far from a fowlr at all. The sand you have will become live once the tank is up and running. All you really need to do is get a a couple pieces of lr, maybe 10-15 pounds, scatter it with the rock you have and throw a couple pieces...

It really is for the good, all four in a perfect world should go. Like I said I wish the best of luck. Use that website - it really tells you alot about all the different fish that you may be considering buying in the future

Aquarium Fish: Tropical Freshwater Fish and Saltwater Fish for Home Aquariums I guess I should have included the link !

You need to take the hippos back along with the scopas and the butterfly. Im sorry but it really comes down to that, If the store gives you any trouble call around to all the stores in the area and just ask if they will buy those four fish for store credit. There are a ton of possibilities as...

I just responded to you other post ! How large is your tank ? Did you introduce them at the same time ? How new is your tank and did it cycle ? What else is in there ?