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  1. SirCastic

    What is this on my coral?

    I just added this coral, anybody know what that snail looking thing is? I want to say its a stomatella snail, but I'm not sure.
  2. SirCastic

    Opinions on sump

    Opinions on my sump? Currently I have my sump leading into media that is in a removable drawer, then that goes into another media on Styrofoam partially to reduce noise and for bacteria. That leads to some sponge and my skimmer, which is then piped over to my return that's covered by a sock...
  3. SirCastic

    Opinions on sump?

    Currently I have my sump leading into media that is in a removable drawer, then that goes into another media on Styrofoam partially to reduce noise and for bacteria. That leads to some sponge and my skimmer, which is then piped over to my return that's covered by a sock that I clean every 3-4...
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    Sircastic's 55 gallon reef

    Hi all, I have a few pictures of my 55 gallon reef aquarium. It's currently about 3 months old after cycling. It was a used tank, I got for about 100$ w/o live sand or rock. As for corals I have a sacrophyton coral, Duncan coral, and a zoa colony. Residing in the tank is 1 ocifeller clown, 1...
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    Help ID coral

    one of my uncle's gave me a coral from his tank that he thought didn't fit, he recently got it from a fish store about an hour away from us and already forgot them name. (Go Figure!) i was just wondering what it was and how to care for it.
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    Can i link canister filters together?

    i have 2 Magnum 350 canister filters running on my 75g tank. I was wondering if i could link the two together. Like instead of two inputs and two outputs, one input and the output for one canister is the input for the other, then the output for the second flowing out at the other side of the...
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    Question about Gravel to sand change

    I recently bought some CaribSea eco complete cichlid mix. i Took out the gravel, rocks, and plants. I added the mix small amounts at a time. My question is how long will it take for the water to clear up, and should i leave my filters on? Any help is appreciated
  8. SirCastic

    Is there something wrong with my red jewel cichlid?

    I've had my cichlid here for about 2.5 months he's housed with African cichlids his size. They all seem to get along. Today I noticed this discoloration in some of his scales, only the one spot. It doesn't look like anything I've ever treated before. I just want to know if its a sickness or if...
  9. SirCastic

    Sinking floating food?

    i bought some hikari gold without looking if it sank or floated by accident. I got home plopped a few in and they didn't sink! Anyway its too late to return them, so is there anyway to geth them to sink or should i just go buy sinking pellets. Also do hikari gold come in sinking pellets or...
  10. SirCastic

    Are these eggs?

    i don't know what else they could be... It's an african cichlid tank, but i do have a zamora wood cat and a striped raphael cat + a peacock eel. There is also a common pleco but i dont think it would lay eggs. I just noticed them today. Any help is appreciated...
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    Questions about Dragonblood peacocks

    Well i was looking into buying a peacock cichlid to add some color to my african tank. Its 75 gallon 4' long. I was wondering how big this particular type of peacock hybrid got? Thanks for the help
  12. SirCastic

    Stock check!

    ok so i have a 75 gallon tank running a magnum 350 + an ehiem pro. 350 and a circ pump. Currently in the tank i have 5 giant danios 2 yellow labs 1 electric blue johanni 1 ruby green cichlid 1 rusty cichlid 2 orange zebra cichlids (i think) 1 Red jewel cichlid 1 crimson tide cichlid 1 auratus...
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    Can somebody id this cichlid?

    to me it looks like an electric blue johanni cichlid, but it looks like a femal because of the orange dots on the anal fin. So if it was an electric blue johanni it would be yellow right? well anyway if somebody could help me out that'd be great! photo3.jpg photo by User3041 | Photobucket...
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    ID this pleco!

    Hello, i got a 75g cichlid tank off craigslist, stocked with trops and a pleco. I got rid of the tropicals, but kept the pleco. The guy didnt know what kind of pleco it was, i personally dont think its a common but i have no idea. he was kind of hard to get a picture of so heres the best i can...
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    Magnum 350 Canister filter questions

    Is a magnum 350 big enough for a 75 gallon cichlid tank? i have an extra Powerhead (Aqueon 950 Circ. pump) I just want to know if this will be enough or should i put my 55gal Extra filter on? Do you think i should upgrade to a different filter Eheim maybe? :thanks:
  16. SirCastic

    75 Gallon cichlid Tank

    So i'm getting a 75 gallon tank on monday, already cycled been running empty before i bought it. I want to put some african cichlids in, any suggestions. I've got some very nice rocks/driftwood combo. Any help is appreciated
  17. SirCastic

    30 Gallon suggestions?

    Ok so i have a 30 gallon tank cycling right now, has been for about 2 weeks. It has sand, and i want to know what i can put in it. I was thinking some cichlids of some sort, or some other semi-aggressive fish. Any Suggestions are open! :thanks: :fish1:
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    Cichlid help?

    ok, so i want to set up a 30 gallon cichlid tank, it's cycling right now and has sand in it. I want to know what kind of cichlid i should get, african or south american cichlid? and if so what different types? and how should i set up the rock formation. I've kept tropicals and other...
  19. SirCastic

    Stocking Question

    I'm setting up a 30 gallon shrimp tank and i want something more than shrimp. Maybe one or 2 fish that are colorful and peaceful. The shrimp i'm getting are 30 Bee Shrimp 30 Rili Shrimp 30 Amano Shrimp 1 Bamboo shrimp What fish can live with the above?
  20. SirCastic

    American Flag fish question

    Ok so i recently got an american flag fish. Pretty cool little bugger, kinda zippy! when i got him at the pet store he wasn't very, how can i say this, Flag-y he's more of an olive greenish color, with blue dots. When will he change colors to reddish? Any thanks are appreciated! :thanks:
  21. SirCastic

    30 Gallon stock check

    ok so i'm gonna do a tank with mostly shrimp, however i do want some kind of fish. what kind of fish can live with 30 bee shrimp, 30 red crystal shrimp, 30 rili shrimp, and 1 bamboo shrimp? i want something, maybe guppies (i know, i know, beginner fish that breed alot.) or corydoras, possibly...
  22. SirCastic

    Tank Stocking help

    ok so i'm gonna do a tank with mostly shrimp, however i do want some kind of fish. what kind of fish can live with 30 bee shrimp, 30 red crystal shrimp, 30 rili shrimp, and 1 bamboo shrimp? i want something, maybe guppies (i know, i know, beginner fish that breed alot.) or corydoras. it will be...
  23. SirCastic

    Shrimp Tank

    So i got a 30 gallon tank, dimensions - 30 L, 12 W, and 19 H. I want it as a complete shrimp tank, nothing but shrimps. i have some shrimps in my main, and i want to take them out and put them in the 30, as soon as it finishes cycling (i jumpstarted it by using main tank water + Dechlorinated...
  24. SirCastic

    Tank Stock Question

    i'm setting up a planted 125 and i want a variety of shrimps. i'm going to have a lot of moss, moss balls, and flowing plants. Currently in my 55 i have some ghost shrimp, a bamboo shrimp, and some cherry shrimp. Can all Shrimp live together?, i had my eye on some fish at my LFS and some on...
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    Shrimps Question

    Can all freshwater shrimps live together, i'm setting up a planted 125 and i want a variety of shrimps. i'm going to have a lot of moss, moss balls, and flowing plants. Currently in my 55 i have some ghost shrimp, a bamboo shrimp, and some cherry shrimp. Can all Shrimp live together, i had my...
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