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I have a 36 gallon bowfront, currently stocked with 8 small fish, 2 shrimps, 6 snails, and 5 hermits. running canister filter I have just made the following order from reef cleaner I was looking to solve problems with nitrates with my high bioload Quantity 30 Dwarf Cerith 22 Nassarius...

my tank is in my room. I have a mated pair of clowns ( true percula female and false percula male), and a some other small fish, damsels, goby, chromis, etc. Recently,. almost every night when I am sleeping, I hear small splashes in my tank. I figured the fish are just having some fun. But I...

I have a 36 gallon, all water parameters are good except nitrates - about 40 ppm. I am doing a 20% water change every two weeks, along with cleaning the canister filter. I am using tap water, but I have tested it after I mixed it with salt, it did not have any nitrates at all. is there any...

36 gallon bowfront - mated pair of clowns - 3 chromis - yewllow tail blue damsel - fireshrimp goby - bebgjai cardinal 8 fish total, also have some hermit crabs, 2 peppermint shrimps not planning to anymore fish planning to add some corals

I keep a 36 gallon tank in my room. I am running a fluval canister filter, becuase I need it to be super quiet There is not alot of room, not room at all behing the tank, little room under cabinet of the tank. Definatly dont want a sump. Any reccomendations for small, quiet, effective...

I purchased a pair of mated clowns. 1 true & 1 false percula clown I heard it is a rare combination, having a true and false percula breed? is it true? They have had babies before more than several times. just of curiosity I paid $140 shipped for them. Is it a decent deal?. Also few more...

how many snails and hermit crabs can I keep in a 36 gallon? 30 snails? do they count for bioload?

a have a fully stocked, 36 gallon bowfront, with lots of live rock, established tank. now finally... There is a bunch of small looking shrimp in my swimming around and walking, they appeared out of nowhere? what are they called are they good for the tank? I am also using a fluval 205...

I have 6 small fish in my 36 gallon bowfront, 1 of them a clownfish. He seems very peaceful and never bothers anybody. I am planning to buy a mated pair of clowns tomorrow to add to my tank. WILL THE 3 CLOWNS GET ALONG?, OR DO I NEED TO REMOVE MY FIRST ORIGINAL CLOWN? also once clowns are...

I am trying to figure out if i can and 1 or 2 more small fishes. I have a 36 gallon bowfront with live rock currently stocked woth - 1 small clown fish - 1 firefish - 1 small yellow tail damsel fish - 4 green chromis - 1 camel shrimp and a couple small hermit crabs and im in the process of...

When I first started my saltwater tank, one of the first things I got was two emerald crabs. For some reason I like crabs and they are interesting to watch. I then added 2 cleaner shrimps, THE EMERALD CRAB KILLED THEM!!! ALSO KILLED A CORAL BANDED SHRIMP!! I was so mad!!! I decided to put...

MY TANK HAS HIGH NITRATES 160+ (fish are doing fine for a while) For my water changes I am using tap water I have tested my water quality (the tap water) multiple times these are my results Ammonia : 0 Nitrate : 0 Nitrite : 0 High Range PH: 7.4 I usually fill up the water in bucket, add...

Question 1: using tap water, my tank will have lots of nitrates? my nitrates, are 160-250mm, I am always worried. My fish are not dying though. is a high level of nitrates even bad for the fish other than invertebrates? No matter what I do, small and large water changes, cleaning filter...

I am trying to start a nano saltwater tank. I have purchased a "Hydor Koralia 12V Controllable PowerHead Nano" I did not realize that this powerhead, doesnt go directly into a wall outlet. this is a picture of the power line running from it...

I've had my tank for about 4-5 months now. I am using a saltwater API liquid test kit. I have tested all my levels, and everything is fine except nitrates are thought the roof!! I have did partial water changes, added natural nitrate reducer, etc. My fish seem to be doing fine, is it...

Unfortunatly I woke up this morning to my emerald crabs eating the fins of my brown tango that was laying at bottom of my tank I am wondering if it had the ich disease???. It was covered in white circles all over. I think my yellow angel fish is dead also, even tho it barely had white spots. I...

After cycyling my 36 gallon tank, I first put a yellow tail damsel, then a few days later an adult clown fish. They did good together. A week later I put a firefish goby, 2 snails and 2 emerald crabs, and a skunk cleaner shrimp. The damsel chases the firefish once in a while, but the firefish...

Has anybody ordered fish from liveaquaria.com? I am thinking to order like 10 fish from there at once, is it a good idea? All my local pet/fish stores fish seem unhealthy to me. Tanks are dirty, some fish are left laying dead in tank for days. advice?

I am trying to raise my lamp using those fixtures that stay on the tank and are attached to the light. My lamp currently just sits on the tank. Anybody know what those fixtures are called, and where I can buy them?? tried searching on ebay cant find anything.

my tank has been setup with live rock., live sand, 2 fish, for about 2 weeks now. I did a 10% water change yesterday. my ammonia, PH, nitrates, and nitrites are all good. I was told by someone, not to add fish until my tank starts to grow algae, is this true???? I did not test the water...

i Just installed some cheap powerheads I bought off ebay for like $35 for two. I have a 36 gallon. they are 800 GPH each. is that overkill for my tank????? I put them on opposite sides of each other, it looks like they are making almost water tornadoes, I AM AFRAID IT WILL STRESS OUT MY...

is it possible that my API marine aquarium test kit is EXPIRED!!???!!! I have tried to do an ammonia test in my cycling tank, a few times now, 1 test tube stays clear the other is cloudy!!!! I AM DOING RIGHT, EXACTLY LIKE DIRECTIONS SAY! Does this mean I have No ammonia, or something is...

when I put the bag of fish in my tank aquarium for about 10 minutes, I then take cups of water and add my water to the bag, then I just dump the whole bag of water into my tank with the fish. Is it fine to dump the Pet store's water into my tank??? will it be bad for the fish/mess up my water????

First thing I put in my tank was a yellow tail damsel. yesterday I put in a clown fish that is about 2.5" long and 2.5 years old. It is probably a male correct, since it is pretty small? it looks like the damsel and clown are doing fine, the damsel is not aggressive to it. I want to have...

My tank that has been cycling for about a week with live rock, I added a yellow tail damsel. Its been in there for 4 days already, and it is fine from what I can see, it swims, hides, and eats. my water is about at all the levels it should be at, Why does everyone say not to use damsels to...