Recent content by Shex613

So I have moved all livestock, the rest of the rock, and switched out the filters. Everything is looking good, water levels are all good, everything is eating well. My question is my Chocolate chip star was zooming around the tank for the first 48 hours and now he has been in the same spot for...

I plan on keeping the chocolate chip star in my nano tank Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice

So it has been a year since I setup my 29g FOWLR tank. I have been into fish fresh and saltwater for 4 years now. Freshwater wasn't challenging enough so I moved into saltwater world. Oh my. Like everyone, I had hard lessons to learn. I also breed mystery snails, Apple, ivory, blue, purple and...

Please help ID this hitchhiker, bad or good?. This is when I 1st got it home. this is about an hour after. this is its under side. It was stuck to the side and didn't move until I flipped it over. I got it from a 40 gallon refugium. It was in the macro algae with about 25 brittle stars Sent...

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Checked levels 5 hours after wc and no nitrates, no nitrites, no ammonia and ph @7.8 Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice

So the smell is gone. Before wc this am salinity-22, ammonia-0, ph 7.8 and nitrites-25. Did a 25% wc and 5 hours later levels were all at 0, ph 7.8 and salinity at 22. Temp is at 78. Lost 1 hermit crab-URGH. Don't know if there's enough in there for him to eat?? Going fish shopping this...

I'm right there with both y'all...hurry up and wait. I still sit in front on the tank and look for any new growth on the rocks...boring Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice

Tank update...salinity-22, ammonia -0, nitrites-0, ph 7.8, slight smell but just smells like a fish tank to me, nothing rancid. All critters accounted for. Gonna check levels again on Thursday and if they are still the same going to do 10-15% wc. Hopefully power heads are here so I can take...

Oh I love the bears smack talk!! Oh and the pics....I have much to learn but at least I'm a Packer's fan!! Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

Looks good. What size filter and wave maker are you using? Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice

Daily update.....salinity-22, ammonia-0, nitrites.25, ph 7.4. All 4 crabs and mollies accounted for. Noticed a slight smell, normal I'm guessing. Question....with new rock I was going to do weekly wc's or do I do sooner as it is newer cured rock? Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice

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Finally, finally, finally got my rock.....so here's my thread 29 g 15#s sand 28#s Totoka rock Marineland Emperor 280 bio wheel hob I got ro di water a month ago and that's all been cycling and I had a clown and dotty back but they tragically died. Wasn't a good day. Did 50% wc and added 5...

Thanks for the awesome thread/posts/pics and most of all the advice. I have done soo much research and hope to have my tank look like yours!!! Spectacular! Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice