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I think instead of lighting being my next upgrade, it'll definately be my PHs. I just got a cheap desk fan and am suprised how well it worked to keep the temp down. It cooled the tank rather quickly. I just got a new batch of snails, various kinds, so hopefully they will help me with the...

When buying PHs I guess I did figure it on the low side. This is my first set up and I was thinking that since it was only a FOWLR tank, that I wouldn't need as much flow as if I were going to have corals and such. I didn't really understand how easy it is to have problems with algae and pH...

Yeah, I'm always looking for good ways to remove the algae completely without taking out too much water in the process. I'll try the turkey baster as well, but I'm going to also try straining the water so it can be added back into the tank. I don't really want to pull out my LR until I know...

I've had all sorts of different snails, astrea, ceriths, nassarius, bumble-bees, nerites, and margarita. I've acclimated them by floating the bags and slowly adding a bit of tank water periodically over an hour or so. They seem to get through that fine, but after a few weeks or months, they...

My tank has been up for about a year now, and I have a yellow tang, two clowns and a six-line wrasse in a 72 gal bowfront. I've got a skimmer, two 600 maxijet PHs and a cannister filter that I just use for media when needed such as phosphate sponge. My PO4 levels are 0-.1 mg/l, and most of the...

sounds great, thanks for the info!

Thanks, I'm looking for a lighting fixture that I don't have to hang from the ceiling, but also don't need to keep the aquarium covered with a lid because I already have a high heat and low pH problem with my standard NO florescent strip that came with my aquarium ( I keep the front flaps of the...

About the Nova Exreme- do you need to have a glass canopy on the tank if you use the legs it comes with? Also, what did you have for lighting before, and do you notice a rise in your water temp?

I've been battling algae for a while now, red and green hair algae mostly also some other type of red algae, not sure exactly what it is. Anyway, with focusing on getting my phosphates down, it's gotten a lot better, however, it still grows rapidly towards the back of my tank. Especially on...

Mine is almost 2", I've had him for about 6 months, and I haven't noticed any problems with him and my peppermint shrimp. Although it does seem that I've lost one- I had 3, and for a couple of weeks now, I've only seen two in the tank. But who knows what happened. I also have some uncaught...

That filter is supposed to give you DI water, and I read an article by someone who tested it along side their actual RO/DI unit and said that it gave just as good results. Of course, the product says it eliminates just about everything under the sun, but every thing I've tested it for, comes up...

Cool! It worked! Although it took me a while to figure out how to change the file size in iPhoto.

Thanks, here's my try at posting a photo. If it doesn't work (I'm not very optimistic), I'll e-mail them to you. The water I use tests 0 on PO4 and nitrates. It's tap water filtered using Aq. Pharmaceuticals' tap water filter. I live in an apartment with copper pipes all nicely welded...

I'm not sure how to post a pic- I don't have a web site to create a link to. As for levels, PO4 is .1-.2 down from .25-.5 Nitrates are at 5, down from 10 I've also noticed that my ammonia is up to .1 from a usual 0. Since I added the phos zorb to my filter and cut back on feedings, I was...

Lucky for me, I have a fowlr, so corals aren't a factor in my case. My tank is about 10 months old- 72 gal with a yellow tang, 2 clowns, and a 6-line -all are small. And I don't have a sump. Lots of LR, skimmer, and I even just added a canister filter so I could run the phosphate and...

I'm having a horrible bout with hair algae (red and green). I've changed the light bulbs, put phos-zorb and de-nitrate in the canister filter, and started trying to scrub the algae off the rocks with a toothbrush at every water change. While there's still coverage over just about everything...

Ha, that's what he was doing when I first put him in the QT. Turned on his side and when all limp. It really freaked me out. I can't wait to put him in the display tank. There are a lot of hiding places, nooks & crannies. My only worry is that I have a few hitchiker crabs that I think are...

yeah, so far he's eaten both kinds of shrimp, but has passed by the pellets and flakes. The package of mysis shrimp lists vitamins in the ingredients area, so I guess I won't worry about him getting enough nutrients out of just two types of food. He was so shy at first that I was afraid he...

So, I just picked up a sixline wrasse from my LFS. I have frozen mysis and frozen brine that I've been feeding my clown. So, my question is.... Besides the frozen mysis and brine, is there anything else I should be feeding him? What's the best diet for a sixline? What do you feed yours...

Hmmm.....well, so far, maybe I'll go with the 6 line and if my water looks good I'll add a gramma later. I've never actually seen a 6 line in person, but in pictures they look pretty cool. It would be great not to have to choose..... :fadein:

Do the cardinals do better with an odd number, or need to be in more of a group? What happens with two? And would just one be ok? With the 6 line, I think I had read a post about them being jumpers. I don't know if that's true or not, or if I'm just remembering wrong. I do have a glass top...

I'm trying to decide on my final stocking list.... Besides some snails, peppermint shrimp, urchins, two porcelin crabs and a red mythrax crab (all crabs and urchins were hitchikers), I've got two small percula clowns right now. I want to add two banggai cardinals and a flame or coral beauty...

Oh, that's too bad! They're cool. They really make the rock look as if it is actually alive. And their breathing-like movement is pretty soothing to watch. Oh well. I'm sure once I'm able to stock the tank there will be much more soothing things to watch! :fadein:

Yeah, we maybe talking about the same thing. I should have checked yours first. Mine are very small too. Like a pencil eraser. Still no answer as to what they are though.....

I just added my live rock from liverock.com yesterday and want to begin my cycle. Today I tested the levels and my ammonia is at 1.2 and nitrite is .3. My Question- How high should the ammonia levels get for a good cycle, and if it's already at 1.2 after one day, should I still add a shrimp...