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I was organizing my gear now that I have a nice stand with cabinets to put it in, and I found a can of freeze dried blood worms that I picked up a while back. I'm wondering if this stuff goes bad. Should I just pitch it, or is it cool to feed it? The manufacturer date on the label says 1996...

I've read that GH isn't as important as KH, but I'm gonna ask anyway. I was all about my tanks last night. I added 2 angels to my freshwater setup and got some new zoos for my reef, and I had planned a water change anyway. I pulled out the ol' test kit and decided to check the reef. Everything...

My yellow goby is hiding behind the rock, but he comes up occasionally. There's this blueish purple crustacean type thing attached to one of his fins and it's impeding his swimming. I can't get him to get it off, but I don't like the looks of this. Any ideas on what it is and how to get it...

Hey folks. I just got a used BakPak for my 10 gallon reef. I have over 15 lbs live rock and a 3" sand bed. I'm wondering if I can get rid of the bio bale in the skimmer and use it as sort of a refugium. The main reason is that I don't want the caulerpa in my tank anymore, or at least not as...

I can't get my camera to focus on the small things, so I have to just describe it... It's smalll now, maybe half the size of a dime. The shell is pretty circular with points around the edges. It's not completely flat and has somewhat of a point in the middle, but it's a very shallow shell. I...

I'm not sure if this should go here or in the lounge, so I won't be offended if it gets moved there. :) I read this on CNN today. It is pretty cool to me. http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/science/12/07/octopus.love.ap/index.html ************************ Octopus doesn't give up on motherhood 'She...

Is there such a thing as a spiney mollusk? I got new rock yesterday and there's this thing on my glass that looks like a really small mollusk or mussel (about half the size of a dime). It looks like it has a white shell, red body, and white spines or short tentacles coming off of the edge of...

I decided that I could not live without a fish at work, and there really isn't much space, so I got a 2 gallon tank. I used to have one that had a betta and a danio in it, but I think it was too small for the danio because he got pretty big (relatively). I'm wondering if like an otto or cory...

Hey all. A few days ago I noticed that the top of the dorsal fin on one of my angels is a little frayed, white, and is kind of wilting to one side. I thought it might have gotten nipped, but I'm not sure. The other three don't look like they have a problem. This fish is a gold angel, so the...

Hey folks. I decided to make this thread not so much to show off, but as a way to get feedback on what I could do better, or maybe just affirmations that I'm doing ok. :) I set up my first reef last night. I'm doing a 10 gallon nano because of space limitations. I realize it's more work, but...

I want to make a LR.com order, and Zack suggested I ask if anyone in the area was planning to make an order and wants to go in together to save in shipping. I'm only getting 10 lbs this time 'round. I'm making my order next week or maybe a couple weeks after when I get paid again. If you're...

Forgive me for making yet another thread about reef lighting, but I couldn't find the answer I'm looking for and I didn't want to hijack someone else's thread. The bottom line of my question is how much is too much light? I know I want at least 55W, but do I want 1 bulb or 2? Would 65W be too...

Well, I finally found it. It's really in an awkward spot, and if you're not looking for it you'd never find it. At first it looks pretty small, but it's not. They have SO much salt water stuff. And *really* sweet stuff. I saw a cow fish today (I think that's what he called it). That thing...

This is kind of an odd request...but if any of you have the AP pH kit and the color chart and a scanner, could you send it to me as an image please? :) Thanks. -j

Wow...it's been a while since I've been here. :) Nice to be back. I moved in june and just got around today to setting up the 30 gallon tank I had before (my critters were few enough to live in a 10 since then). I used a hose to fill it up. I live in the city, and our water has a lot of...

I moved last week from a house in the 'burbs to a place in the city. I'm wondering what kind of treatment I need for my water to be safe for my fish. I know chlorine is probably the biggie, and then there's hardness, pH, etc. but are there other things to watch out for? Also, if I used a...

I've had a Betta for a few years, but I don't know that he is really old. He does look older than when I got him...think tired old farmer. :) i've noticed lately his fins look like they're thinning and getting shorter. It's possible that he's being nipped, but I have a clown loach and a...

and I'm not sure what to clean. I noticed that occasionally I'll find my biowheel on my Emperor 280 stopped. It used to be because snails got in the way, but the clown loaches have solved that problem. Now I notice that the "power" part of the filter (the tube with the water holes that...

I just drove by the shopping center where Fish Tales was supposed to have opened a year ago, and it's finally here! I was so excited. Right now they've only got one wall of tanks, but they're working on two more isles. It's a really nice setup, and the prices don't seem bad either. Cheaper...

I put some snails in a tank a while ago that was being used as a quarantine tank for the loach I was watching. Well, he died in 3 days (he was sick at the store but I thought I could treat it) but the snails live on. There are a couple huge snails. Once there were no fish in there anymore, I...

I knew he was in trouble, but I figured it was cuz he was old...this was odd. About a month ago I noticed he only had half a fin, and I attributed it to his tank mate, Boris the Betta. So I moved him into my 29 to cycle it. Gradually, his spine got more and more bent, and I figured it was...

So I have this Danio. Not sure what kind he is (he looks like a rainbow trout kinda). He's lived with my Betta, Boris, for a long time...6 months at least. The reason he lives with Boris is because I can't trust him with my guppies. I've had Bassboat (that's his name) for at *least* 2 years...

I've done a lot of reading here to find out what the best filter and heater would be for my 29 that I'm setting up (that I thought was a 20...the extra 9 gallons made me excited :)). I've narrowed it down to an Emperor 400 or 280 for my filter and VisiTherm heaters. Now, I know if I got a...

So I was checking out the rocks and wood at my LFSs, and it all sucks or is really expensive. :) I just checked on ebay, and I found some fun looking wood. Do any of you have web recommendations for buying this stuff? I want to decorate two 10 gallons and a 20gal long. I'm interested in...

On Tuesday afternoon I went to one of my LFS and got myself a clown loach. He's about 1.5in long. He and his store tankmates had a touch of ich, but his wasn't bad. Probably 3 tiny white spots. I checked the ammonia, nitrite, nitrate, and pH of the water before he went in. The pH was really...