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    crushed coral or argonite sand

    I just broke down a 90 gallon tank setup and brought it home. I was told that they have a deep sand bed but when i was scooping it out it looks too course to be sand and does not look like the sand in my 55 gallon tank. .... is there anyway to tell the difference? Thanks
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    bullet goby and live rock

    I got a nice bullet goby the other day, very kewl. All my LR pretty much sits on the sand bed and he decided to build his goby pad under one of the bigger rocks. should I scoot him out of there and push all my rock into the sand so he can't get under it? Thanks Liz
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    low ph and nitrates

    Checking paramaters t'day....... nitrite 0 ammonia 0 nitrate 10 ph 7.9 ca 425 Spacificy gravity 1.02 I have a 55gal, 80lbs of live rock, bout 5 lbs live rubble in the sump getting some more this weekend, have been slowly removing my bioballs...have about 25% left. Running a protien skimmer...
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    bug bomb with aquariums

    Ok, the cat got fleas........and well they are in the house and the house has to be fogged. Have 2 aquariums one FW and the other SW which are doing great and not sure if i am ok shutting the power off to the pumps and covering them with plastic for 2 hours. Anyone have any ideas, i can't...
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    mixing water in rubbermaid

    Quick question, have been mixing my salt and water in 5 gallon buckets and it is a pain since it is summer. In the winter i mix 5 gallons and put them on the radiator to bring the temp up. . I have a 20 gallon blue rubbermaid container. Just wondering if it is ok to mix my water in it? i...
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    crown conch's

    I have 2 crown conch's and well they seem to be very busy laying eggs, like all over the place. Has anyone else had them mate??? don't know what I should do, the first batch should be ready to hatch anyday now. --Liz
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    my first fish (pic)

    He's on the rock on the bottom left corner....my lil lawnmower blenny. Of course well all luv watchin him, including our cat.
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    crown conch's related to rabbits???

    Ok, my 55 gal tank got though it's intitial cycle and a decided to get started on a cleanning crew, a peppermint shrimp, some turbo snails and a couple crown conch's. well, I guess the crown conch's are real happy in their new home, because they well, it appears, they mated....last Weds we...
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    sick silver dollar

    2 years and everyone has been doing well in my tank, this morning i noticed that my one silver dollar has one eye clouding over and this afternoon i notice the other eye is starting to cloud over, first there was like a smalll white dot on his eye and then it started getting more cloudy. Any...
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    diatoms i think?

    Ok got my LR in last weekend, and am cycling my tank with the rock. well that golden brown stuff showed up in the bottom of the tank on the sand and started spreading to the rock and now the sides. I understand that it should burn itself out in a bit of time. I had started the cylcing back...
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    LR setup first pics

    Well finally got my LR in the tank. It is a bit of a challenge because it is viewable from both sides, the kitchen and the living room. Acutally the whole setup was a challenge trying to keep everything on the side and instead of the back. First try at posting pics hope it works. --Liz
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    55 started

    Well, i got it for xmas, a new 55 gal, the water is in and the sand is settling still cloudy but it's only been an hour. I figure I will get the live sand bed going, I borrowed a cup, and when things settle will start the filter, using a wet dry filter and have a cartridge filter standing by...
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    New Setup, New to SW

    Well, I have keep a fw aquarium for almost 2 years now, and doing quite well with it. My partner has hinted at the idea of a new tank for me as a xmas gift. Only cause I have said hey I think I would love to try it. I might shoot myself for having said that. Anyways...I am looking to do a fish...
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