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The clown was placed in the reef tank, which is smaller, and is doing very well. Have no idea why she didn't like the breeder. Only the puffer and dottyback are still alive in there. Due to family illness, I will not get to add livestock to the breeder for a while. Then I will enjoy ideas...

The assessor is gone.:(

Yeah, I think you're right. Haven't seen the assessor in a couple of days, so I broke some of the smaller rocks apart. He swam out but just laid in front of the rock breathing heavily. While I did some other maintenance, he disappeared. He is halfway in one of the rocks, but his tail has...

Hello again everyone! Got a problem (as usual). Several weeks ago, I purchased two cinnamon clowns. Of course, one got bigger and changed color rapidly. The other stayed small and orange. Last night I noticed the big one chasing anything that moved, especially the little clown. This...

Apparently, I have to purchase the solution. I will take care of that. Thanks.

No, I didn't recalibrate it. Why would it suddenly do hat? I use it regularly and not even sure how to recalibrate. Oh, and yes, it's a digital.

I just toothbrushed some brown algae and cyano from the rocks and near the sand. Lots of floating garbage now. HOB filter quit. My husband will fix that when he gets home, I did all I know to do. I checked salinity and it was 1.024. But when I checked the pH with my Hanna Checker, it's...

New critters are here and in the tank. Ordered 8 bumblebee snails, 10 banded trochus and another fighting conch. Lights are currently off on the tank for another hour. I can see the conch, but it hasn't moved yet. Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice

Ok. I went ahead and ordered more. Order will be here Wednesday morning. I am sure that was a one time thing. I will be especially careful during acclimation. Thanks. Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice

Hey, has anyone ever had problems with LiveAquaria's shipments of inverts? I have lost nearly all I ordered. Of course they reimbursed me for all of it, but it seems strange. When I opened the bag of spiny star Astraeas, the smell almost knocked me down. Only one survived that and nine were...

Your tank is beautiful! Congratulations. What fish do you have in it?

Lost 5 asterea snails and one cerinth. Conch has not moved yet. LiveAquaria reimbursed me for all I lost so far.

They do look good. They're young, so not at full color but cute and active as they can be. Yeah, thought I'd give everything a chance to settle tonight. Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice

Got two cinnamon clowns today, a brittle star and a bunch of snails. Clowns look good, brittle star is shaky, the fighting conch isn't fighting, and my Astraea star snails have mostly died. When I opened the bag, the water was milk colored and stunk to high heaven. Wonder what gave me the...

I'm worried about that Nem, too after what happened to the trigger. That button coral is beautiful. My reef tank is only 28g, so I haven't bought a coral in a year or so. And the four fish seem satisfied. When I send you your present, I'll have an excuse to move things around. Sent from...

I am so sorry about your trigger. What a horrible way to die. It must have been awful for you. And I'm sorry about your house. Erica was a kitten compared to some I've seen. Just cloudy all day with rain tonight and last night. Sounds like summer to me. I'm looking over at the reef tank...

I have a brittle star in the reef tank. He's green and white. I'm crazy about them, so, of course, I had to have one for the 40. I hope LiveAquaria sends me a pretty one. I didn't know that asterina stars ever really amounted to anything. I learn a lot from you. And no, I didn't forget to...

Yeah, probably silicates. Been through this before, so not really concerned. Last of the sand went in an hour ago, raising my sand bed to 2 inches or so. Maybe more in the back as it was where it was completely bare when I started this project. Looks really nice and all fishies accounted...

I used to get water from the LFS, but after I was instructed to get a TDS meter, and I checked the water, I found it to be awful. About wrecked my reef tank before we could get an ro/di unit installed. I'm so sorry about your situation, though. My tank is turning red with slimy strings blowing...

Happily the assessor was swimming as normal in the tank this morning. It felt great to see him. Only problem is, I'm gonna scare him to death Monday when I put more sand in and he will retreat back into the rocks.:flowers:

The top was off during the sand project. Thw whole top was off, so I couldn't keep a watch on all of it. However, I never found him, inside or out. I hope he's hiding in the rocks, but I hoped that about the blenny and I never found him. Good idea about the pvc pipe. It worked well.

I wasn't able to start the sand project until yesterday. I decided to split up adding the new sand across about a week. The pvc pipe worked well. One very bad thing happened. I lost a fish. Either the yellow assessor jumped and I can't find him, or somehow I buried him. Seems like I will...

Ok. Sounds like a winner. Will work on this tomorrow. I think I already have an available pic pipe. Thanks!!

Can anyone help me with suggestions about adding additional live sand or crushed coral to a tank with fish without creating a whirlwind or another cycle? Sent from my iPad using Aquarium Advice

Yeah, I'm pretty pleased with the clear water, and grand babies love the fish. Still considering the next fish, but would like to add the sand first.