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Hi all, Finally I have some photos of the tank. All the plants are looking quite good, despite my unfortunate encounter with UPS.

Okay, I know I read this somewhere, but I forgot. I have hundreds of bubbles in the DSB (4 inches) against the glass (I'm sure they are all over, but I can only see what's touching the glass). Everytime some thing walks across the sand lots of bubbles rise up. What are these bubbles? Correct...

Do cleaner shrimp tend to stay hidden all the time? We had one that would come out only when we were messing with the tank - moving rocks and such. We haven't seen her in a week - we call her Mia a.k.a. Missing in Action. Is it possible she set up a cleaning station in the back and just...

Okay so I haven't exactly got them yet. I ordered them 2 weeks ago and had the FishVet.com hold them until Wednesday to ship (I was graduating and had too much to do, and the plants would distract me). Anyway they shipped Wednesday via UPS. They were scheduled to be delivered today and the...

Well, some of you probably know about my struggle to rid my tank of hairy crabs. :evil: We've pulled out about 8 - some as large as a nickel. Last night my bf was watching the tank - on a crab hunt. He witnessed a hairy crab kill yet another scarlet hermit (those poor guys are getting...

I saw the book list - which ones would be good for people who are bad at plant arrangements? I need something that will give me a detailed map to show me exactly where to put each plant - like what landscapers do with plant and flower arrangements in yards. Are there any websites that have...

Okay, I've set up my planted tank and it's just clearing up. I want to know if anyone can think of any more equipment I need or if anything won't work as well as I hope. Here are the tank details: 20 g long Eclispe 3 hood (biowheel, carbon filter) 65w Smartlight PC retrofit 30lbs (about 2...

Hi all, I've had some plants in my tank for about 6 months. I'll admit I didn't do any reading about them and they look pretty bad now. Everything is moving to a new tank in a few weeks so I want to make the new tank "plant-friendly". Couple of questions for you. What type of gravel do...

Hi all, I have a 20g L with an Eclipse hood that I was using for my SW fish, but they were moved into a 165 g. Now I want to move my fish from my 10g to the 20g. I plan on cleaning the 20g very good, but with the Eclipse hood there is a biowheel which has been in SW for about 8 months. My...

So currently we have 4 65w PCs (two white and two blue). Now we want to upgrade - due to our lack of research when we did the original purchase about month ago. Here are my questions. :?: Can we upgrade to 96w PC with VHO's without having to do anything to the ballasts? If we can't what...

Okay, there a lots of cool pictures floating around out there. What's the secret? I just have a normal "film" camera, you know the ones before digital cameras...anyway how do I get a decent photo out of it? I do have to stand at an angle to the tank to keep the flash from bouncing back? What...

Hi all, I just wanted to post my proposed fish list to see if anyone had any suggestions or cautions for me. The tank is a 165 gallon with a 40 gallon pump, 206# of LR, and 100-120# of LS (I forgot how much exactly). Here's what I have so far: 2 blue green chromis 1 ocellaris clown 1 yellowtail...

My BF got me a new fish for my b-day - a lawnmover blennie - they're so cute! My concern is that the tank (165g) has 2 chromis in it and now the blennie. This weekend my clown and a yellowtail damsel are moving into the tank. The blennie was a surprise - that I won't see for 2 weeks (college...

Hi all, Just wondering who all is going to IMAC. Does AA have a booth? It would be really nice to thank all of you for your help and guidance in person. I look forward to meeting you all. -Michelle

Okay, so my fish are moving this weekend. :cry: The trip is about 2 hours. The only problem is their tank needs to move also - I need to take advantage of the fact the BF is coming down with the SUV - otherwise there is no way I can get my tank and stand down a flight of stairs and get it...

Hi all, So in there is still a clicking sound coming from the BF's tank. He killed one shrimp thing - He threw it away before I could take a look - might have been a pistol or a mantis - I couldn't get a good description out of him. The clicking is very sporadic. It will click once then 10...

Okay so I forgot what type of starfish I have. :oops: I don't have a photo yet b/c the film has yet to be developed. All I know is that he is a serpent-type star - looks like a brittle with brown and tan stripes on him. Is he just a brittle star or does he have a specific name? I would...

Okay, so my boyfriend's 165 gallon tank is totally ready :D and most of my inverts were transferred this weekend (my monstrous starfish loves his new tank - he has room to roam and stretch out). My 2 fish are moving this weekend. Their current tank is turning into a FW tank and the old FW 10...

I have an ocellaris clownfish and a yellowtail damsel in my 20 gallon. They are moving to a 165 gallon tank the end of this month – it currently has 2 green chromis in it. My question is can I get another ocellaris clown? Rod, my current clown, is pretty nice to the damsel, Reel. Reel is...

Hi all, Yesterday night I was walking past my boyfriend's tank and saw his green chromis. I just had the room light on (it was bedtime for the fish). The chromis were very pale and had greyish-white spots on them (about the size of a pencil eraser tip). When I turned on the aquarium lights...

Hi all, I'm going to move my starfish to my friend's tank and was wondering if he can be exposed to air. He was exposed to air when I first got him (going from the bag to net to tank), but since then I've been reading they shouldn't be exposed at all. I was stupid and didn't realize how big he...

What kind of anemone should I get for my ocellaris clownfish? I want it to get along with stuff in a reef tank (there's nothing in there yet). Here's the lighting situation: 4 65 watt PC (2 10,000K daylight & 2 6,500 K Actinic)

Hi all, I just set up my new tank, and my operating temperature without lights on is 80.8 F with 6 hours of lights it goes up to 81.7 F. Is this a good temperature for everything (corals, fish, inverts, etc.)? Here's the set up: 165 gallons wet/dry filter (40 gallons) with RIO 3100 pump Top...

Hi all, I'm thinking about adding some feather dusters to my 29 gallon tank. Are there any good websites (or advise) you can give me? I tend to research things to death before I go out and get them. Here's what I have so far: 29 gallon with an Eclipse hood - one "marine-glo" light and one...

Hi all, Just wondering if any of you know of any area LFS with good (and cheap) live rock - not just base rock. Boyfriend and I are looking to get about 100 - 125 pounds and kind of don't want to drop another grand on the fish (we just bought the 165 gallons and accessories :eyes: yesterday)...