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Can someone tell me what kind of star this is? It was inside a rather deep hole in a rock bought. I don't know anything about caring for stars, any suggestions would be appreciated! What do I feed it? It has been climbing up my tank all day & is very active (for a starfish). Thanks!!

Hi, could someone direct me to a really good article on step by step instructions for when the cycling is completed? I need instruction from the water change (remove water from sump and add to tank, is this correct?) to what to add next ( inverts first or fish?). Do I remove my smelly bag of raw...

I added a couple of raw shrimp a few days ago and not much increase in ammonia yet ( .25). Just for fun, I measured the ammonia in my daughter's little tank (she has 2 feeder goldfish in it), and it is off the charts. Could I use some of the water from her tank to help me out a little or could I...

I have been topping off my sump every day and am wondering how much a cover on it would help. Since I am going to be using an in-sump skimmer, I can' t use the lids that were made for it, but I'm thinking about making a plexiglass lid with cut-outs for the skimmer and pipes. I'm not using the...

Not sure where I am now. I set up my 75 FOWLR on 9/30. I didn't take my first reading until 10/3 and the ammonia was .25. All other readings were 0. I've been testing every 2 days, and since my first reading, the ammonia is at 0 and all others are 0 also. I only have 60 lbs live sand, 27 lbs LR...

Ok, I'm reposting this since I didn't get the answer I was hoping for. Can anyone tell me where I can get a covered "strainer thing" for my return pipe, or at least what the correct name of this piece is called? I've seen them at the pet store with screens on top and I would like to pick up a...

1. Is there a suggested height for my return nozzle? After figuring out that it can syphon back, I would like to keep it as close to the water surface as possible. I have the very top of it just on top of the water, is this ok? 2. When talking about LR weight, does live sand weight also count...

Can someone tell me what this tube thing is called? I've seen them at the pet store with screens on top and I would like to pick up a couple before I add any fish. Thanks!

Can someone help identify what type of skimmer I have? I bought my set up used and I want to identify my equipment just in case I need to troubleshoot anything down the road. Also, I have a 75 gallon (FOWLR) cycling, I have 1 Koralia 3 power head now, and am considering getting another ( the...

I set up my 75 gallon on Tuesday and just took my first readings. Can you give me an idea if I am on par in cycling? Salt is 1.024, pH is 8.2, ammonia is .25 and both Nitrate and Nitrites are 0. How often should i be testing while it is cycling? I haven't added anything yet, as I'm still...

Ok,so it's been 24 hours and I am itching to put anything in my tank already! Here's what i have so far: 75 gallon; wet/dry trickle filter ( with old bio balls and a carbon filter); 1 Hydor Koralia 3. My ideal inhabitants are: 1 choc. chip starfish, green chromis, 1 cleaner shrimp, clown fish...