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The tank is 75 gallons, I realize the nitrate level is high, It always seems to remain at that level, I tried numerous water changes but nitrates remain the same, any suggestions for this? Thanks

I bought 5 Turbo snails yesterday afternoon at my LFS. I awoke this morning to find 3 of them completely gone from their shells. Any idea what could have happened to them? My tank is lightly stocked as I am just getting it started. My parameters are: Ammonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 20 PH 7.8 Thanks...

Yes, I've put the HOB filter on the back burner, I am going with a skimmer, wavemaker and additional lighting for now. Thanks

Saltwater Hi everyone, I'm located in Alexandria and looking for a good saltwater store. My favorite was SuperPetz in Annandale. they moved and I understand they have not started selling fish yet. Right now I do all my shopping either at Petco or mail order. I hate paying the shipping cost of...

Undecided Should I skip the skimmer for now? I'm undecided as to add a filter, skimmer or a wavemaker. Any suggestions????

I have a 75 gallon FOWLR, and I'm currently running an older Rena Filster XP 3 stage filter. I'm thinking of adding a hang on back filter, either an aquaclear70 or an aquaclear 110. My question, is there a benefit to this or would it just be a waste of money? Thanks

No Changes!! My parameters took a quick jump and have not changed since! My aquarium was set-up on 12-12, seems like nothing is happening with my test. I'm becoming impatient, any suggestion????

Yes, I am cycling with live rock, Thanks

I am fairly new to saltwater, my 75 gal tank has been cycling for over a month and just made a change with the parameters. My readings are: Ammonia 1.0, Nitrite .7, Nitrate 15 and Ph 7.8 What should my next move be? Should I do a water change or wait it out for a few days and test again? Thanks...