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I just picked up a Sand Sifting sea star and as soon as i put him into my tank , my peppermint shrimp and hermits attacked it. Is this normal?? i think the Star fish is dead now but i cant really tell. I was unaware that these werent compatible. At the LFS they had the stars with Cleaner and...

I have a 35 gallon HEX and i am purchasing a 175w metal halide pendant for it. What is the ideal bulb to get for it? 10k? 13k? or 20k?. I will not be running any actinic (not sure if i spelled that rite) lights, just the pendant only. Any suggestions or comments will be appreciated

Marineland Penguin 150 BIO-Wheel Power filter for sale..rated for 30 gallons. Used for about 1 week and upgraded to something bigger. Basically brand new comes with everything... make offer!

Does anyone know where I can get a Canopy for my 35 gallon HEX?? I know that I could probably build my own, but i just dont have the time to do it. Thanks!

Its offical i have a MANTIS SHRIMP!!. I was hoping that it was a pistol shrimp but after seeing it today and comparing it to pics I found online, i realize that it is indeed a MANTIS SHRIMP. The funny thing is that nothing in my tank has been killed or died since I started my tank (about 10...

I have a 35 gallon tank with 2 clowns, 2 Chromis, cleaner shrimp, and about a dozen snails and hermits (FOWLR). I was thinkin about gettin a protein skimmer (bak pak 2r) but im a little confused about what it actually does. I was also looking into Wet dry filters. Do they do the same thing? I...

I bought 3 blue/green chromis yesterday and this morning i woke up and found one chromis dead and being eaten by my hermits and cleaner shrimp. The other 2 are missing i think their hiding somehwere in the live rocks. Is this normal behavior for hermits and cleaner shrimp? It looks like a...

I currently have a 35 gallon Hex with 2 O clowns in it, 8 hermits, 6 snails, and a cleaner shrimp. (35 lbs live rock, and 20 lbs live sand) I wanna get 2 more small but colorful fish. Any suggestions?? Im realtively new to Saltwater tanks, so ill need something easy or moderate nothing too...

Just tested my tank for the 2nd time this week and the PH is hovering right around 8.0. Is this to low? How can i raise it? thanks Brad and Jen are doin just fine!

Im thinkin about startin my tank with a pair of small O clowns. What is the best food to feed them and how often should i do it. Frozen? Flakes? help!! thanks

ive got a Arrow Crab and a a Scarlet skunk cleaner together in a 35 gallon hex. Everything was goin great the first day but since then, the cleaner shrimp seems to only hang out on top of the powerhead and wont come down. Is this because its threatened by the arrow crab?? Should i get rid of it

my hydrometer reads 1.020 is this level okay? is this to low or to high? should i add more salt or RO water???

So i got my 35 gallon HEx up and running. I am about a week into my cycle using 2 raw shrimp. I just added about 20lbs of base rock with about 10lbs of live rock (about another 15lbs more live rock coming soon) I also added about 5 snails and 5 hermit crabs. They seem to be doin fine but its...

I just got a 35gallon Hex tank. I was wondering what the ideal size Powerhead would be and also what size heater should i get. The dimensions of the tank are 23 L x 20 W x 24 H. this is gonna be a saltwater fish tank only no reef. Thanks!

I am a Newbie to this forum This might be a stupid question but, Im debating on whether or not to get a bow front tank because ive noticed that when u look at them the fish and water look distorted. Does this happen with all bow front tanks or am i seeing things? Thanks DONT ever neglect...