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My sand sifting star isn't the brightest star in the sky. The poor guy ended up on the wrong end of my PH. It wasn't there when I left for work but it was stuck to it when i got home. I reversed the flow and it spit it out. It cut the poor thing open or something. It now has what looks...

The last couple days my perc has become lethargic. Upon looking at it there were no signs of anything on it. This morning there are little few little white bumps on it, almost like pimples. I don't have a clue. Isn't ich flat and covers the fish like a film. I'm setting up the QT right...

Last night my yellow tang had a half inch cirolanid isopod on it's anal fin. When I tried to remove it, it wouldn't come off. The tang wasn't out of the water long, but was showing signs of stress. I felt rushed and used my fingers to remove it. As I pulled it off it tore a straight line...

I once again had my arm in my tank. I was pulling my "sand sifting star" off of a limpet (spelling?). All of the sudden my cleaner shrimp is on a rock getting closer. I thought hmmmm let's see if it will really do it. Sure enough, it jumped on my hand. I called the wife over to look and...

I have these little parasites in my tank. From what I've read about the only way to rid them is to nuke the tank. I have picked several off my yellow tang and many more swim around. They come out when all lights but moonlites are out. Does anyone have any expierience with thes? If so what...

Yeah right. When it said they were omnivorous and reef safe, I thought hmmm. That little sucker came out of the sand at 4am. I had not seen it since I out it in the tank a few days ago so I thought I'd watch. He was crawling around the bottom and what do I see? First it crawls over my...

Over the last couple days I have noticed brown specks on the sides of my tang. They are about the size of a grain of sand. He is very active and curious. He is eating just fine. Any ideas?

After 5 weeks of putting my LR in the tank. I have noticed my first mantis. :evil: :evil: At least I saw him in a hole and I know where the little sucker is. Now for the ever so daunting task of removing it.

What is the best critter I can get to shift the sand, however not eat what little in fauna I have? The DSB has only been up for about 5 weeks and I'm sure there isn't much in there So I don't want something that will starve in a week.

My PH is 7.8 hmmmm... Should I do a water change to try to raise it or dose with PH buffer? What are the best bets for ridding and keeping red slime away? Man that is some ugly nasty stuff.

The 2 most common brands I see at the lfs are Kent Marine and Sechem. In your opinion which brand is better? Or is there a different brand that should be used? I don't have any corals or anything special in my tank. I have hermits, snails, hitchhiker crabs and salliy light foots. Oh yes and...

I had a CBS die on me and I returned it to the lfs. At home my water tested at 1.0225 at the lfs it tested at over 1.030. The lfs used one of the needle style hydrometers. In my QT my hydrometer reads 1.030 and my refractometer reads 1.021. Which is right? Can the refractometer be that far...

I pruchased a Yellow tang at my lfs last night. When he was swimming in their tank he looked beautiful. He is about 3 1/2in long, 4in tall and brilliant yellow. He started eating with in 5 minutes of putting him in the tank. He is very curious of his surroundings and active. Now for the...

First off here is the link to the original post. http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=18310&highlight= My fish and my crabs I put in my QT tank are doing just fine and will be in their permanent home in a couple days. A few days ago I was ready to throw in the towel. This is some...

How long does this eye sore last? It's covering my LR, what is that going to do to my coraline algae? Is it really going to hurt anything? ie suffocate it

5 days my tank has been set up and already my white substrate is turning brown. This is one of the most stressful "hobbies" I ever had the "fun " of having. Anyone want to buy a brand new set up cheap in the Northern California area cheap?

What is the best way to feed my anemones and filter feeders? Should I just dump some phytoplankton in front of the PH? I also heard putting small pieces of raw shrimp in the anemone. What is the best way to go about feeding these guys? To be honest I wasn't expecting to be purchasing any...

I just turned on my skimmer and I have a tone of microbubbles. AHHHHHHHHH Now what do I do about those. It's a Prizm HOB.

The set up with photos topic I started has been finished please check it out and give me some feed back.

I added 80lbs of LR, 20lbs of LS and about 35gal of water from my cycled old tank to my new tank last night. After 24 hours my readings are: PH 7.8 Ammonia 1 Nitrtate 20 Nitrite .25 Is this going to hurt the anemones on my rock and the other critters? Can I do anything to get these...

I got a few crabs on my LR with long antennae, probably twice the length of their body. Good or Bad? Also got a slug looking thing that has rows of spines running the length of the body. Any ideas so I can do a search for a picture?

Coming soon. I just put the night, the rock will be here ttomorrow and I will try getting the text and photos up on Wednesday. Looks great so far. I hope it all goes well.

Starting monday I will be taking down my 55 gal and put my 80 gal. I thought maybe it might be might be interesting for everyone to see how it goes. New junkies to and the veteran junkies (in case they forgot). I was also going to post pictures as the tank matures, once a week or so. Keep in...

Can I feed my FW fish the same frozen brine shrimp I feed my SW fish?

Hey everyone we all appreciate the help you give us. As my forum name says Oh The Humanity. That is exactly how I feel with all the information out there to absorb. I just wanted to say THANK YOU. P.S. Hopefully one of these days I'll be able to help answer the questions instead of posting...