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    Some green algae poppin up...

    Sorry I did a search but could not find anything...if this was already posted plz accept my apologies... My tank has been up for about 3 months now...everythin goin good have some brown algae that grows on the glass and sand/rock from time to time but nuthin big...well now I am noticing little...
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    Some white on my rock...

    Hey guys, had the tank set up for about 1.5 months and levels and ph and all that stuff is great...in fact i just added 2 spotted puffers and another crab today :-) but i noticed some of my LR is turning white on top....whats goin on? Thanks! David
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    um, whats wrong with my hermit crab?

    so i bought him last wednesday and he has seemed retarded :-) hasn't moved much or anything...so i grab him and set him down in front of the tank...and he stayed there for like 4 days...so i look today and he is under one of my rocks outside of his shell...and it looks like either A his arms are...
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    NEMO DOWN!

    Heh, so I've had my "nemo" fish ( 2 of them) in the tank for about 5 days...I found it sort of odd they just laid down on the sand bed...like not sideways but just rested on the sand. So anyways I woke up this morning and found one dead nemo and the other swimming with my 4 green chromises. I...
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    Question about Perc clowns...

    Alright I just picked up 2 perc's yesterday and put them in my tank...Do these fish swim together? I have 4 green chromises in there right now and those stick together, but from the pics you can see the "nemos" are not by each other at all..one is on the far left and the other on the far right...
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    Live rock came in today!!

    I see so many posts about ppl getting their live rock and finally my day has arrived! :-D heh ... I had some complications though, wrong apt addy on the box so the UPS guy didn't leave it at the office, just resked the delivery for monday sept 13th (that wud have been about 6 days in transit)...
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    Hydrometer question...

    So ive had my tank going for about a week...only thing in there is my sand and my salt water ( i hopefully get my rock tomorrow!!!)...but my salinity (sp) is too high...or gravity you might call it? (sry) its registering at 1.026. Will adding tap water (non-salted) help bring this down? I...
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    Noob lighting question...

    ok im sorry if this has been answered before :-( *sry admins* however i am in the midst of setting up a saltwater and want to have good light...i have a 46gal and it has only 1 flourencent bulb..it came with a light but im not sure what kind...i am just running your basic Salt Water tank with...
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    Took the plunge and going with a SW tank...

    This is Day 1, about 2hrs into it...right now its just saltwater and sand...rock gets in on friday of next week...so until then i have to watch this clear :(
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    Walt Smith rock?

    Has anyone purcahsed this before? heard of it? I know a lot of people love lr.com but im just seeing whats out there. Thanks for your opinons.
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    Weird question about setting up your tank...

    I just finished reading: "The New Marine Aquarium Step by step setup and stocking guide" by Michael s. Paletta and he suggests that when you set up a tank you do the salt water thang and then the live rock...THATS IT..just only those and of course your equipment and let the tank cycle, then...
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    another question on sand..

    ok i tried using the calculator however it said i needed 99lbs of sand...and i can't believe that...i have a 46gal bowfront tank..would like to do sand but dont know if i can afford it...i want enough sand ont he bottom so the bottom dwellers can dig, im thinking 2-3 inches...how many lbs you...
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    TANGS...

    Looking to start up a SW tank & planning everything in advance...how friendly are tangs? im thinkin of some nemos, goby's and a couple tangs? do you have to add tangs in pairs, 3's or just one at a time? Thanks!
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    WARNING: Dumb question inside...feel free to flame...

    Just please answer first! haha What is Cycling?
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    Wanting a saltwater tank...

    So as of now i have a 46-gallon FW setup. What do I need for a saltwater tank? (and we are talking budget :-) ) I could probably use the same filter yes? Probably the same heater? i would need: live rock live sand? or crushed coral? power head skimmer? Plz add on! hehe thank you!
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    UPDATE: On brown algae in tank...

    A while back I posted about my 46 gallon tank being cluttered with a ugly brown algae that took over all the fake plants , my "toys" in the tank and the bubble wands...well now after adding just 2 plecos my tank is spotless...it took them about 4 days to clean it all up..im just amazed...however...
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    Brown Algae :(

    I've looked on the last couple pages of the forum for the same question...but didn't really find an answer...so if it was answered I apologize for the repeat! I have had my 46 gal tank now for about 2 months...I only have 4 cichlids in it @ this time...about 2 weeks ago there was this brown...
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