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Hi, i'm cycling my new tank at the moment 6x2.5x2.5ft 18/9 added saltwater (ro) 24/9 added a few dead prawns 25/9 removed prawns and added 40kg live rock 30/9 added another 40kg live rock I have been away with work so havent been able to test everyday. 2days ago: Ammonia/NitRATE = o...

hello i have a 40 gal with guppies, neon tetras and cherry shrimp, the tank has been running for nearly a year but the past 2 months ive been having trouble keeping my guppies alive. ive checked my ph, its ok, and nitrate/nitrite/ammonia is nil. the thing is its only female guppies that die. i...

i am very confused on what i should be doing so someone please give me a hand and not critisize me! i currently have a 45 gal reef tank thats up and running for a year. i have just purchased a 2nd hand 290 gal tank with a sump, i was told that i can add fish in 2 weeks after it runs for a bit...

I bought this skimmer and im having problems with it, i googled and came up with some threads from here, however they didnt help. i know it has a 4-12 hour break in period but its been 3 days now (it hasnt been on the whole time) and im still getting way to much water in the collection cup...

I need some serious help. I always ask questions and never really receive the answer I'm looking for. I'm a very big saltwater noob but im trying to learn as much as I can. I do research, I ask questions, Look through other threads just to gain some more knowledge, I started off listening to my...

Ive bought a 45 gal tank, I did some research about what substance to use, i really liked the white pool filter sand, after asking questions and searching information about it I decided to try it, I washed the sand extremely well, its been a week and my tank is still cloudy, i've done a water...

I've purchased a 45 gallon tank which is cycling now, im planning to move my 6 very small angel fish in it, i would like to know would i be over stocking if i also added 1-2 small discus? thanks :)

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Hi all. My mother has 1 gold fish and has had it for about 2 years, She bought 2 other fish and put it in the same tank and a few days later the 2 new fish died. The goldfish is looking quiet bad, it sits at the bottom of the tank most of the day and sometimes has a little swim. randomly he will...

I have crushed coral in my 45 gal tank, ive been reading that aragonite sand is a lot better to use, how is the best way to change? i already have fish and a lot of rocks in my tank

can anyone help me? i need to know what this is. Is it Majano or Aiptasia anemone? Uploaded with ImageShack.us

I found this little bug on my clownfish today, my clown seemed a bit stressed by it but eventually it fell off. can anyone tell me what it is and should i be concerned? thanks ImageShack® - Online Photo and Video Hosting (sorry could not get the image to come up here)

Found this thing on the top of my glass today, no sign of it crawling beforehand any ideas??

Ive had salt water fish for about 9 months now, i have a few corals and have now decided that i want to seriously go into corals. I really dont know much so all your input would be greatly appreciated. my lfs told me to put Seachem Reef Plus and Seachem Iodine in my tank once a week and Marine...

hi all - I currently have 10 small hermit crabs, 3 turbo snails and 1 large snail. I also want to get a shrimp. All reviews say that the fish red corris wrasse eats all inverts but my red corris wrasse hasnt touched mine. would it be a good idea to get a shrimp?if you know about this fish...

Hello, I purchased the Marisys 240 series 2 protein skimmer, When the water returns to my tank its extremely bubbly, i've followed the troubleshooting in the instructions but cant seem to find the problem. does anyone have any tips/advice or have this product? thanks

Hi all, next weekend I am purchasing the Marisys 240 protein skimmer/filter marisys.php im planning to take my original filter out for more room, but I have a question on how to go installing it since I already have fish in my tank. Will I need to run water from my tank thought my skimmer...

hello. I started saltwater a bout 8 months ago, i have 2 clown fish and 1 blue tang, several hermit crabs, brittle star fish and bristle worm. Also live rock and a few peices of soft coral.. I started with very bad diatoms (brown algae), that im still struggling to remove, i have a uv...

I purchased a jebo 13w sterilizer with a pump yesterday and tried to install it today, it didnt come with any instructions so I followed the diagram on the box and what the shop keeper told me to do, however water is pumping good but I can not see any UV sterilizer light, I thought I would be...

Hello.. Just noticed this white spot on my blue tang.. I havent noticed it before.. was hoping it wasnt anything serious like ich, anyone know?... I have had him for about 1 month Uploaded with ImageShack.us

Hello, I test my tank every 1-2 days because i'm still new and want to make sure everything is right... my ammonia keeps going to 0.25 (mg/L), 2 days ago I did a 30% water change and today it was 0.25 again, I did another 20% water change, cleant my filter (with the water I took out of my...

Hello, I test my tank every 1-2 days because i'm still new and want to make sure everything is right... my ammonia keeps going to 0.25 (mg/L), 2 days ago I did a 30% water change and today it was 0.25 again, I did another 20% water change, cleant my filter (with the water I took out of my tank)...

Hello I currently have a Blue Tang and 2 Clown fish in my aquariam. I purchased my Blue tang last week, he is adorable he swims around with my clown fish all day, at first he would not eat the pellets that I feed my clown fish, so i fed him some brine shrimp which they loved. Now when I feed...

Ive had my salt water tank set up for about 2 months now, i have about 5 kgs of live rock and a very small peice of coral, ive been getting my water checked by the lfs and has been good. 2 days ago my amonia was low, and now today it was high, is there anything i can do to lower it? i was told...

Hello, i'm new to Salt water tanks, apparently i have to many "microbubbles" in my tank, what causes it and how could i fix it?:confused: