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My 14g biocube has been up and running for about a month and a half now and all the tests are looking good, 0 ammonia, 0 trites, about 5 trates, 8.4ph, & 1.023 salinity. However, i am seeing absolutely no coraline anywhere on the tank. I started out with about 15lbs of base rock and added a...

Did a water change sunday because everything got down to 0s... Yeah!!!! Added two true percs and a turbo snail at the same time... Did a water test today, results as follow Salinity 1.026 ph 8.0-8.2 Nitrate 10ppm Nitrite 0ppm Ammonia 0ppm Temp 79 Is this about normal or should i do a partial...

Readings in pics below... Nitrates low, nitrites lowish, ph 8.4-8.5, ammonia looks around 0... Agree or am i reading wrong? Also, what is my next step? I have 7 blue leg hermit crabs my lfs gave me when i bought a piece of LR...

It doesn't look like hair algae, but i'm not exactly sure what it is... I have been adding purple up once a day for two weeks and just added cured live rock... Best picture i could get...

Is it possible to cycle with only base rock and an ammonia source or do i need some LR to help the process along?

I filled up my newly purchased 14g biocube with freshwater to check that everything was working(can't always fully trust Craigslist) and notice some pretty good water movement. However, I would like to add more mid to lower level circulation. Any powerhead recommendations?

I got a 14g BioCube off craigslist last night for $120. They guy upgraded to a new tank and gave me this one for a good price. He was using it for freshwater but I'd rather it be a nano FOWLR. What would I need to do to get it into SW shape? I don't plan on doing any hard to keep corals, so...

Anyone ever heard of/ had these? I read that they are great dietrus eaters and will leave corals and other tank inhabitants alone. Any experiences/ info to share would rock my socks off.

Do snails, especially nassarius snails, NEED a sandbed to survive? I don't have, or plan to add, a sandbed to my tank(I like the look of no sand in a tank.) Thanks for any info.

Picked up a condy today. Has already eaten, and looks to be doing well so far!

I bought them both last Wednesday and when I got home from a baseball game saturday night, the fan worm had some weird white substance all over it and it was no longer coming out. I went to move it and green "stuff" started leaking out of the tube. The turbo snail moved around the tank for the...

Would it be possible, or even advisable, to place a sump next to a DT? I don't really want to drill through my new cabinets to put a sump in the traditional location under the tank and am hoping a sump placed next to the DT would be a viable alternative. I am not really concerned about the...

If one were to put a blcak saddleback clown with a true perc clown, would they mate or would it be a problem? I have a black saddleback clown currently, and am currious about cross breeding them eventually. It would be in a 30g FOWLR with a flameback angle and a royal dottyback. Thanks for...

How many cleaner shrimp can live together in a 29g tank? I enjoy the one I have now and am considering adding another because I have read that often times they live in groups in the wild. Do I have enough space in my tank for 1 more? Thanks for the help and advice!!!

I recently started a 5g set up that I am converting from FW to SW. I have a nice piece of LR in there now that is about 10#s. I have a HOB filter and a nano PH to move water as well as a 50W heater. My water readings are still all very high but it has been set up for literally 4 days(I don't...

So I had 2 chromises for about a month and a half and all was going well. Within the past week or two, the bigger of the two has been darting at and nipping at the smaller one. I asked my LFS lady who is also a marine biologist and she said that adding a third usually helps settle down...

My 29g tank has been stable, up, and running for a little bit more than 2 months now. I have 2 chromises, a bicolored blenny, a feather duster, and a peppermint shrimp already in there living peacfully with each other. I would like to add abit bigger more active fish to the tank. Any...

Does anyone have any experience with these? They are very colorful and come in a multitude of colors, but how hardy are they, what do they need as far as trace minerals, and how aggressive are they? Any info will be greatly appreciated...

So here is an interesting question...I have 2 chromises and 1 bicolored blenny in a 30g tank. The chromises have been in the tank for near a month now and have been hapily eating mysis and brine shrimp (before adding the blenny) but have never tried to eat algea off the tank wall. Since adding...

So I was just looking into my 1.5 month old tank and noticed I have some fairly big copepods. They are probably 1/4 to 3/8 of an inch. How big can they get if they go unchecked? I understand they are good for the tank but I am just curious.. I will try to get a pic if I can...man they are...

I just found this tonight. I haven't added anything to the tank in a few weeks so its been there for a while so I don't know that it is harmful...

So my gf and I were sitting on the couch watching shark week (awesome!!!) I noticed the water level in my tank drastically dropping at a fast rate. I run over to find water gushing out of the filter area. I have not yet been able to find out where the leak os coming from...Everything in the...

Has anyone had any experience with these? I'm thinking about adding one to my tank.

I have had my new tank up and running for about 3 weeks now. I started off with 24lbs of base rock, about 5lbs of LR, and @ big bags of LS about a 2" base. I have not been doing water changes as I am in the midst of the cycle, but over night, this ugly algea showed up. It is a rusty brown...

I am a week into cycling a 29g FOWLR tank with 3 pieces of LR (about 10-15#s) and 24#s of base rock. I let the base rock sit in salt circulating saltwater for 24hrs and put it in the tank with the LR. Now the purple algea on the LR is turning a goldish/brown color and all of the other rocks...