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Hi all. My husband and I are about to change the substrate in our 29 gallon biocube. When we first set it up about 16 months ago, we thought we were being smart by using crushed coral and white sand. It seems like the newbies start out the same based on searches and then inevitably end up...

so, i got this guy about 14 months ago. he's still going strong. my problem is that I can't really put anything in there to help with the algae -- it's growing on the glass (which i can get with a glass scraper) but what about the rocks and decorations?. i had purchased a pleco with him - the...

Hi all. We have had this guy for about 6 months now. All the water parameters are good and all other livestock are acting normal - 29g biocube. The fire shrimp is barely moving and seems to have a hard time balancing. He is out in the front of the tank now, which is not like him. He stopped...

We have some acans and a hammerhead branch coral in a 29 gallon tank. All water parameters are good but the acans have shrunk up. The hammerhead is maybe one foot away from the acans. Do you think the hammerhead is poisoning the acans? Thanks for your help/advice!

Hi all. We have 2 false perculas, 1 fire red shrimp, 1 watchman goby with tiger pistol shrimp and several snails. We also have a green star polyp, a ricordea f., some zoas and just added a hammer head. What is your opinion on the hammer head....we didn't realize how poisonous this thing is...

We have 2 false perculas and have had them for awhile, 2 months or so. Last week we had a thunderstorm while we were at work and the pumps were off for about 4 hours - until we got home. Now when we turn the pumps off to feed, they get scared and go to the back of the tank and won't eat. Will...

Hi everyone! My husband and I wanted to add some more sand to our 29 biocube. We have 2 false perculas, 1 fire shrimp, several cerith and astrea snails. Is there an easy way to do this? Any help/suggestions would be greatly appreciated. HAPPY LABOR DAY!

Hi everyone, How long do peppermint shrimp live? We had ours for 2 months and it molted 3 times. The most recent was Monday and now we think it may have died. We can't find it anywhere. All water parameters are fine. Could he have he just finished his life mission? Thanks!

I have the basic green fish nets. My neons caught the tetra disease so I've been scooping them out. How do I clean or disinfect the net for future use? Thanks!

hi, anyone got ideas as to why shrimp like to hang upside down? Thanks!

Hi everyone. I need some advice/suggestions on a couple of different topics. 1.) We got some chaeto today. It's still in the bag from the LFS. We have seen some really weird animals in there and are afraid to contaminate the tank with unwanted hitchhikers. Is there a way to 'clean' the...

hi all. can you give me suggestions on how to clean the pipes that run from the filter? I was looking at pipe cleaners but I am not able to find ones that are long enough. Thanks!

Hi everyone. I want to get opinions on this. I read to get hermit crabs and snails for algae. Will the hermit crabs attack the snails? :???: Thanks!

Biocube29: We just added a raw piece of shrimp last night. My husband thinks we don't need to do this b/c the LR was cured. I want to be absolutely sure we are doing the right thing. The LR from the LFS was cured already and before we put the shrimp in, the ammonia, nitrites and nitrates were...

Ok so we just started our FOWLR biocube 29. we bought saltwater and regular ri/do water. when we were adding the saltwater, we accidentally grabbed the regular water and added about 2 gallons. :oops: Based on the refractometer reading (we calibrated with ri/do water) it's at 1.019. How do we...

Hi all, We are starting a FOWLR soon and I had a question about live rock. One of the LFS's has fiji live rock but it's all white. Will this turn purple eventually or do we need to find a LFS that has live rock with purple on it already? Thanks!

I want to buy a powerhead for my 55 gallon freshwater. I just had an issue with a hydor heater and I had previously been looking at hydor koralia. Now I want to stay away from that brand. What suggestions do you have? Thank you!

Hi all. I just got a used 55 gallon tank. It honestly looks like it was a DIY project but that's ok. The center brace and several other spots are cracked on the top frame. I am in the process of removing it but wanted to get some suggestions on where to find a replacement frame. Thanks!

Hi all! I have a 55 gallon tank and am concerned with the temperature. I purchased a 300W Hydor heater. Right now I only have 4 neon tetras (10 have died - I believe - because of the heater) and 1 glo-fish. Earlier this week, we go to feed the fish and the tank is @ 85-F!! We turn the heater...

We just purchased a biocube 29 yesterday. We plan on having a couple of fish and some coral. After the live rock is cured...we still need to cycle the tank right or is curing the live rock also cycling? I just want to be sure I understand the process correctly. Steps (basic short steps) 1...

55 gallon FW 0 - ammonia 0 - nitrites 10 - nitrates So, I had 6 glo-fish with 6 cherry barbs. The glo-fish started dying and I found out that the barbs were semi-aggressive (complete opposite info given to me by LFS employee & she's majoring in marine biology, which scares me.) Anyhoo....I...

Hi all. I'm reading that a refractometer is the way to go. Any suggestions on brands or are they all the same? Thanks!

I realize this isn't big but I wondered....do you think it would be ok to just put a pistol shrimp and a goby and that's it? Thanks!

Ok...my husband and I are going to start a saltwater tank but not anytime soon. We are slowly getting the equipment and want to get as knowledgeable as possible. (We just started a freshwater about 3 months.) Do ya'll (I'm a Texan) suggest using only Live Rock to cycle the tank or include...

I have never done a saltwater tank before. A few specs: it's a small 3 gallon tank kit with filter, etc. We only want a clown fish with anemonae but may get a small piece of live rock. I was reading to pre-clean the live rock first. This may be a silly question but if I'm getting live rock...