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http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/11/23/sci.us.marinecens.ap/index.html i thought this might be of interest to some.

my flame has been in qt for 2 weeks. the first week he showed no signs of sickness at all. he was eating, active, and bright. about 1 week ago it looked like he had ick b/c of white spots on his tail. i treated the qt w/ quick cure and the ick was gone in 2 days... now, at about day 13 in qt...

i have (well, had) 2 visi therm deluxe glass heaters for 3 months now, without a problem. this past saturday, one of them blew up in my sump. smoke was coming out of the water, and the glass cracked. luckily, nothing burned or died and nobody got hurt. my water had a burning smell that was...

I just bought a flame angel yesterday, and he is in my QT right now. I plan to have it there for 3 wks. that would make my tank 3 months old. Right now i only have a clown. Tank is 55 gal w/ lr, 17 snails, 15 hermits, and some hitchikers. ph is 8.1, nitrites 0, trates 10-15. phosphates are...

I bought my first fish a week ago, and he is currently in my qt. it is a tank raised ocellaris clown. before i bought him i watched him eat at the pet store and he seemed very active. for the past 6 days he has been eating fine and agressively, and he has been very active. but today, on day...

I saw a shrimp for the 1st time in my tank tonight...i wonder if theres any more? the lights were off in my basement, so i turned them on, took a peek and sure enough there was a shrimp running around! i tried to take a pic of it, but it scurried away under some LR very quickly. it was a pale...

The rock looks great! very colorful and I found lots of life on there...Zack, thanks a lot!! found three stars, all alive (can anyone identify it?) some crabs, a brown one and a cool looking white one...it was hard to take a good pic, but maybe someone knows what kind it is? a spiney oyster or...

my liverocks.com order is coming in tomorrow, 80 lbs keys rock. i just want to be prepared w/ enough water for water changes... id like to get an idea as to how many times and percent water changes you all made. Thanks..

i added aragonite sand yesterday to my tank, and it looks like one big cloud of water... i checked this morning, and it is no better. how long b4 the water clears up? should i have my filtration running and powerheads/skimmer? i have an overflow w/sump. thanks.

i set up my 55 gallon w/ ro/di water, and all the equipment is hooked up, overflow, 18 gallon sump, return pump, and 2 maxijet 1200 powerheads. i added the salt on saturday, it is now tuesday and there are still salt crystals that have not dissolved on the bottom of the tank. how long is it...

My 55 gallon is all set up... i will be ordering lr within the next week or 2 to cycle it. however, my temperature seems to be at a steady 80 degrees and the heater is set at 75 deg. the basement where the tank is is about 70 - 74 deg depending on the day. could the heat be from the other...

my new tank is a 55 gallon and will be fowlr. i have an overflow box going down to a sump and a mag 7 pumping water back up into the aquarium. please help w/ the following issues: 1. my overflow is rated at 500gph, and the mag 7 is probably between 450-480 w/ the 3 1/2 - less than 4ft head...

Do you use the prefilter sponge that comes w/ the pump? it says you should to prevent debris from clogging or messing up the internals. but i dont want to use it cause im afraid it may hinder the performace of the pump. im using a mag 7. Thanks!

After a few months of research and reading, ive decided to start up my tank. It will be FOWLR. Here are the main components: 55 Gallon tank, stand, glass hood, and double fluorescent lights (maybe HO) 60-75 lbs live rock, 2 maxi jet 1200's for circulation, 10-15 gallon sump, aqua c remora in...

I am starting a 55 gallon setup FOWLR. I am a bit confused on what type of chemical/mechanical filtration I will need. I read a lot of threads, some say a sump is good, some say its not needed, some say all you need is live rock and a protein skimmer....Thats why im confused :) So this is what...