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It's not cyno, I had that before. Now the algae has deteriorated quite a bitfrom the snails and crabs eating it. They haven't really touched the algae on the dsb, but the LR is getting pretty clean at a rather quick pace for snails. I haven't been able to check this site since my original...

FINALLY my cycle is done!!! :multi: It seems like forever, but ammonia, nitrate, and nitrate are 0. I got a 10 snails and 7 hermit crabs to start with. What is the difference between margarita and astrea snails? I got 5 of each. The lfs also had cerinth snails, but I don't know about them...

It is drinking water from walmart. On the label it says that it is processed by reverse osmosis. As far as a picture, I don't have any just yet, but they will come. I was thinking about getting a piece of LR to give the tank a jump, but if things are going as they should, then I will let...

My cycle has been going for about 3 weeks now. Yesterday I noticed green algae beginning to grow on the sand and the rocks. Is the green algae normal, because I thought there was supposed to be brown diatoms first, which I haven't noticed? I have 85 lbs of reef bone, and 80 lbs of play sand (...

I wouldn't use that tap water anymore then. You are adding ammonia to the water and that is the last thing that you would want to do. I used to use tap water, but now I purchase RO water by the gallon. A little more money to be spent, but in the long run, well worth it. Same goes for the LR...

OK!! the pH was my only real concern. I use Instant Ocean salt, and have that right where I need it. How often, if at all, do I need to change the water during cycling? Thanks for all the help so far.

OK I have finally got things up and running. I have a 4 in. DSB, a seaclone skimmer, fluval 304, and 2 penguin 660 ph's. I put a raw piece of shrimp in the tank about 3 days ago. Last night I tested the water for just ammonia, nitrate, and pH. Ammonia is .6, trate is .5, and pH is 7.7. Will...

How big is your tank? Those are all small fish. You might want to try getting a pistol shrimp to pair up with the yellow watchman. Like CMD26 said, CBS are aggressive. I don't know from experience, but I have not heard many good things about them. They are really awesome looking critters...

Sorry for leaving everyone hanging. I think the parrot fish has something else. The white spots are not round, they are kind of flakey, and there were dark spots around its head and dorsal fin. All the other fish looked healthy. The other problem that I came across was the ammonia. I tested...

Thanks for the heat treatment idea. Never heard of that. Will that adversly affect the other fish. The angels are my big concern, they are my grandmother's babies. I have an empty 10 and 30 gal tank that I could let him use as a hospital tank if needed, but I also fear that the other fish...

My grandfather has a 55 gal community tank. He has 5 angels, a large parrot fish, a powder blue gourami, and 4 cories. In the past week he has lost a large pleco and all the cories. The tank has been running for about 6 months. He told me that his parrot fish has white spots on its fins and...

Well, I've been away from this site for almost a month now. The withdrawls have been aweful :wink: . Anyways, I am doing things right this time (for those who don't know I moved and tore down my tank). I have base rock curing, plenty of salt to get started, and a seaclone protein skimmer. I...

I'm not trying to speed up the process, I just want it to go as smooth as possible. The last time I set up the tank I cycled with damsels, but now I know better. As I said the tank is completely empty right now, and It will probably be like that for about another week or two before I start...

I know how the waiting goes. I think now that I have acquired much more knowledge on the hobby than what I knew when I first started, things will be much better. I was also thinking of putting a background on the tank too to keep out some of the sunlight that may come in. Should I use a blue...

Well I tore my tank down last week. I had hair algae, cyno, and aptasia running rampid. I decided that the best thing would be to sell the fish back to the lfs and start over right. I just cleaned out the tank and I am going to begin curing the base rock that I have. The owner of the lfs...

It's worth a fight definitely. A tank without care for numerous weeks would stink because everything would die. He may be able to say that damage was done, but nothing was ruined. The lack of care is what caused the most damage. Without water changes filtration, feedings, etc. the tank had...

I don't know about losing it's appeal. In fact the other day my wife and I were outside, and it was the first snow of the year. She was laughing at me and said I look like a 5 year old. When you stop to think about how much you are spending on gifts, perhaps there may be a bad taste left in...

I second that. When you put in the lr, you started another cycle due to the die off from transport. Did you acclimate the damsels? Before buying anymore damsels, make sure that you want them in the tank. I had two damsels in my tank first right after cycling. Anything new that was put in...

I have a pair that has laid eggs 4 times. I don't have the resources to keep the fry and they have basicaly all become food for the other inhabitants, but in about 48-72 hours you should have wigglers. I believe that the eggs that turn white instead of the opaque color are the unfertalized...

I went to my lfs today to look and see what they had. The guy that works in the sw area showed me the coral beauty that they just got in a few days ago. I told him the tail looked a little nipped on, probably by the clown that was in with it. He told me that I can't have it anyways, because...