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Hey Rosebubble, I cant answer your question about how many cowries per 120 gallon, alot is going to depend on how mature your system is and how much food/algae there is for them to graze on, but I'm sure someone more experienced than me will come along and answer that. I sense your anxiety...

Thanks Sarcothelia, I went back to the lfs this afternoon to pick up some ro water, since I now have .25ppm amonia and .2ppm nitrite :(. Had a word with him, he said the only deaths of cowrie he ever heard of personally were either acclimitisation issues but he would expect it to die within a...

I feed Nori which he used to nibble on :( I did wonder if he irritated the leathers so much that they were giving out terpenes which may have been at toxic levels? But if that were the case wouldnt the other inverts and fish be affected? hmmm I just dont know.

I wonder if any of you can help. I added this chap two weeks ago to my established tank. Water parameters checked two days ago Amonia 0 Nitrite 0 Nitrate 5ppm Phosphate 0 Alk high SG 1024 Temp 79 He spent his first week harrassing one of the soft leathers, to the extent the leather went into...

Thanks for the response and sorry I havent been around for a day or two. Kingman, yes it has a filter of sorts, sorry I dont know the make of it, basically sponge, ceramic rings, floss, powderhead setup - no skimmer or uv on this tho :( A quick update, added more living rock that has been...

Shell is hard. Mouth as in a gap where it fits the rock - sorry I didnt say it very well.

Spotted this guy on some LR that I moved today, when he snapped his 'mouth' shut. It has a spikey shell that fits perfectly in shape and colour with the rock he lives on. Would anyone be able to tell me what he is please?

30.05.2011 Readings exactly as above. Gonna do a pwc this afternoon.

Many thanks for the link.:thanks:

I noticed when reading around the subject of soft/leather corals that I didnt see any specific information regarding what water parameters they will tolerate. Example most articles focus of light and flow. Most articles say that softies are more tolerant of 'poorer' water quality than sps/lps...

29.05.2011 Temp 80 Amonia 0 Nitrite > 0.1ppm < 0.2ppm Nitrate 25ppm pH 8.1 Alk high

Thanks for the responses, yes I used brine shrimp, not sure if I should keep adding it and aim for 4ppm or not since I now have nitrite and nitrate - confuZZled! Perhaps I should have chosen a more genger specific forum name - but I'm not a he ;)

28.05.2011 Temp 80 Amonia < 0.25ppm Nitrite <0.2ppm Nitrate 50ppm pH 8.1 Alk High SG 1025. Did a 10% pwc last night to reduce nitrates - not sure I should have done this. The water is pretty clear now and all the micro bubbles have gone. I think the lr is looking like it is developing...

Ibrahim many thanks for your reassurance, Im just shocked to get such high nitrate within 24hours, nothing I have read suggests this should happen - confused :huh: Flossie thanks for posting - exciting yes, I dont know what is going to live in there yet, obviously whatever it is it wont be...

Added Koralia 900 ph. Water pH 8 Amonia 1ppm nitrite 0.2ppm nitrate 50ppm surely this isnt right, not sure how/why I have so much nitrate so quickly, can someone help me understand? many thanks guys.

Day 2. Amonia = 0.25ppm. Temp 79. Pinch of brine shrimp added. Lots of bubbles on the glass and filter, water is clearing, tank definately needs a backing.

I thought I would post my observations here over the coming weeks, someone might find it useful and I will certainly find your comments really helpful. Yesterday on impulse I bought a 5g tank, it came with a t5 light, heater and filter with attached ph. It wasnt sold as a marine/reef setup so...

We have the following... 30g orca tl550 30lb lr (awaiting more that is being cured) 3 leathers 1 gsp 1 jasmin polyp 1 mushroom 1 orange spot snail 2 trochus 2 cerith 2 conch 1 tiger cowrie (doubtful about reef compatability) 2 cleaner shrimp 1 emerald crab 2 x tangerine clowns 1 x flame angel...

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brilliant Joy13 - thanks very much

New LR = new wildlife :) I would be very grateful if you wonderful people could help with an ID. I will add a descprition since the pictures are not really clear. Switched the lights on this morning and found three critters walking up the glass just like my throcus snails do - these things...

I would never have a tank without a close fitting, nothing to do with the fish, but I do have a problem with a water loving labrador, cant keep the maniac dog out of water, any water. You would think an aquaium was too small for him, but nope, left with a 10 litre bucket of water and he puts...

Thanks emelinda good info. Carey, thanks again, I use salifert for pH and I think I'm gonna give their nitrate test a go.

Thanks smitty, yes I'm definately going to buy another test kit, this is the second brand I used, first being red sea marine lab, some issues with that brand also.

Nitrate test. So this has been really bugging me - ie the non reduction of nitrate readings despite pwc (discussed in another post), so I did a little experiment last night. Using Tetra test kit for NO-3. A. Following the instructions to the absolute letter, added reagent 1, reagent 2, added...