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I stopped buying turbos and such snails for this reason, i since switched to Trochus(Turban) snails and they have been doing a great job on the glass and rock, plus they can right themselves if they fall, love em!!!

hehe congrats first-timer, :) Chain stores really dont have your well being (or your fishies) in mind, they just want you to buy, buy and buy. Finding a good fish store is a great thing to find in ones town. It also always helps before you buy anything ask around here for advice, then when you...

If you decide to go PC lighting, i would check out the link below, i bought their 36" light with lunar led's and cooling fans and I really love it. MH's are too expensive for me and the PC's really are a great addition. Someone said that with the 2 96w pc's i can have about 90% of the corals out...

my current level of calcium is 470, my alk iis dkh=8.4, i would like to get the alk up a bit, should i jut add the second part of my warner calxmax solution to bump the alk or should i add both parts and just have high calcium? any thoughts? dave sorry about no caps and typos, typing this...

ok cool, then i shall try some mushrooms then. Which method do you folks use for acclimating the shrooms and polys? The drip method or other? Dave

As some of you may know i have been fighting high (off the scale) nitrates. However I have been winning the fight and now have them down to 25 according to the salifert test. My other chemicals are... ammonia = 0 nitrite = 0 nitrate = 25 :( ph = 8.3 calcium = 440 alk = (kh=7.0) (Alk=2.52) temp...

Ok, Seaham, I have jus started using a 2 part buffering solution 3 times a week. Is this the correct thing to raise the alk and keep the CA raised? Dave

Ok i tested my alk and ca and here is what i came up with... Tests are Salifert. alk (Kh) 7.4 (alk) 2.63 CA 400 ish or 450 (depending on when i read the syringe) I also have a question on how to read the CA test. Do you stop and take a reading when some of the liquid turns blue and...

lol you can say that again Phases :) Tomorrow i am goig out to get the alk and ca tests to see where i am at. Will post those values as well when i know em :) Dave

yup 3" is great,my dsb is 4 to 6"'s Dave

Ok, sorry i have not posted in a while but my wife just gave birth to our first child, Alex. I have been very busy to say the least heh. In a few years maybe i will have a helper for the the tank ;) Anyway, my question is this: I know coralline algae does best with low nitrate levels ~0-5 on...

Awsome list Biggen, thanks :) Dave

I am in need of getting some more snails, prefferably ones who will like to clean the smooth sides of the acrylic aquarium. What does everyone use for this job? And do these snails flip themselves over, that would be an ideal snail, flips itself over and likes to clean the sides:) any...

Lol blorkiemon, thanks everyone, i suppose when they die they will just be dinner for my crabs heh, and i will watch for empty shells :) Dave

lol ok so im not the only one :) hehe

Ok, i was just wondering what the guru's here think about this question that came to my mind.. One of my oldtimer snails had been cleaning algae off of a couple of my rocks, he had been really active and cleaned alot of the algea of of a couple good size rocks. But he has now been stationary...

The Cheat, if there are no fish in the aquarium then you dont need to cure the LR separately, it will just ride along with the tank as it cycles. As with me i have fish already in my tank and I am currently "curing" the LR before i add it to my tank. This is the procedure I used and am using...

I am also thinking about a good starter for my reek once i get all my rock in. I was also thinking mushrooms, you say they grow fast? hehe how fast? like take over your aquarium nuisance fast? :) Dave

One of the easier fish to raise??????? Sheesh, i would hate to see what it takes to breed the harder fish hehe. Dave

I am getting these tiny bubbles from my remora anyone have an idea on how to stop this? Dave

As always Phases, thankyou :) Im off to get another maxijet, BTW I got those lights and they are killer!!! Dave

Ok, I am confused about an aspect of flowrates in a sw tank. My 40 gal. tank is going to be morphing from a fowlr tank to a full blown reef slowly over the next year or so. My setup that moves water in my system currently is as follows: Fluval 404 canister = 340 gph Remora Pro Skimmer w/ Rio...

Well I went and got some rock and have it curing in a rubbermaid tub from home depot, first time i have done this. And naturally i have a question. It has been 24 hours since i started curing the LR and checked the ammonia and nitrites and expectedly they are high. How often should i do water...

Awsome Steve-s thankyou very much, i just read about em hehe cool :) Dave

its about 4 inches in most that slopes up to about 5 1/2 to 6 inches on one side. I love the new look:) Dave