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Nothing different, everything fabulous. No more issues with dying snails, all is well. A couple of partial water changes since last login and nothing new to report :)

Wow, I had to practically start all over on this tank. I realized I was under feeding it ammonia and was getting NO readings every day with only 3ml added! So... November 25 ---> added 25ml pure household ammonia @ 8:30pm November 26 ---> added 18ml pure household ammonia @ 8:00pm November 27...

Lol! November 30 @ 8:30am Bert and Ernie are so funny! I started feeding them with a little teeny tiny spoon and now when I unplug the powerhead they already know they are getting fed and come to the one top right corner!! Whenever I put my tongs or anything in the tank they are right at it...

Thursday, after work temp 80F sg 1.024 ammonia 0 nitrites 0 nitrates 10 all is well. bert & ernie (clownfish) 4x blue legged hermit crabs (should be 2 more in there somewhere, didn't see them) 1x red scarlet hermit crab 2x astrea snails 2x peppermint shrimp. The tank is looking much cleaner...

Using an aquarium 1 bulb T8 fixture and use power glo bulb for 8 hours then change to marine actinic for 2-4 hours. I think it should be fine for the little 10 gallon tank (11 inch deep water). I can put the zoas/palys right on the top rocks. My mushroom/spongey thingy is hanging in there with...

Tuesday, after work temp 79F sg 1.024 ammonia 0 nitrites 0 nitrates 5 all is well. bert & ernie (clownfish) 6x blue legged hermit crabs 1x red scarlet hermit crab 2x astrea snails 2x peppermint shrimp. Uhm, how bout those zoanthids? any reason I shouldn't try to grow some?

I just started in saltwater too. In a 10 gallon. Fish only with live rock right now and doing good. It has two clownfish and a small cleanup crew of 5 hermit crabs, 2 peppermint shrimp and about 4 snails or so... I have a small 50 watt heater, a HOB filter (for a 20 gallon tank), a 110gph...

Gratz on getting the tank cycled :) I would go ahead and do the 20% water change prior to acclimating anything and adding it to the tank, just to be safer. Tank is looking a lot like mine with the brown ugly diatoms covering it! I just added my own CuC on Friday so you really are right behind me :)

I don't know. I actually watched him come out and flip a snail over and start pulling at it. I shooed him away with my tongs and flipped the snail back over! Soon as I pulled the tongs out of the tank, that shrimp came out and flipped the shell back over and started pulling at the snail...

My peppermint shrimp ate at least one of my snails.... :(

I have bits of lava rock in my 2nd 10 gallon planted tank and don't seem to have any trouble either! :)

I have two 10 gallon freshwater tanks both planted. First one has: 3x emerald eye rasbora 3x pink danios 1x electric blue ram Second one has: 3x neon tetra 3x harlequin rasbora 1x gold ram I was going to go with dwarf gourami, but instantly loved the rams!

I personally would try to salvage it :) You can do this!!

Last night: temp holding at 24C ammonia 4 nitrites 0 nitrates 0 added 3ml ammonia cycle getting into swing! :)

Welcome to AA!! I would love to see pictures of your 75gallon :)

Today: sg: 1.024 temp: 78F ammonia 0 nitrites 0 nitrates 5-10 did a small 10% pwc and will check again in an hour or so to make sure the nitrates are less than 0. I am planning on waiting 2 weeks to a month (hopefully CuC has done it's job by then) until the diatoms are cleared up (or died off)...

You could just get a very large rubbermaid bin to store your water in. Then you won't have buckets and buckets and jugs and jugs lying around :) RO/DI is the best way to go for sure, specially IF you already have a system. Good Luck! :)

I have a standard 10 gallon tank set up with an HOB API superclean 5-20 filter and a maxijet 400 powerhead. I believe even small tanks need a powerhead for good water flow and filtration :) I don't run a skimmer on mine, I just do weekly water changes and make sure my powerhead is pointed at the...

Welcome to AA, this site is great :) I have just begun my journey into the saltwater world and I have a little 10 gallon nano tank going. Already in the planning and beginning stages of a 90g w/50g sump. I do all my fish & coral research at liveaquaria.com. I really look forward to seeing the...

well since I drove over an hour to get a decent CuC: 5x blue legged hermit crab 1x red scarlet hermit crab 3x astrea snail 2x cerith snails 2x peppermint shrimp 12 hours after acclimation, they are all doing fine! sg: 1.024 temp: 78F ammonia 0 nitrites 0 nitrates 2 Will continue to monitor the...

Yes and yes. Mine began as a light smattering of dust looking cover. It is now very dark, covers my sand, rocks and now creeping on the glass. I am going to get some snails tonight .... time to introduce a good portion of my CuC :)

definitely zoas :) PRETTY and an endless variety in color!!

well Carey, whatever you decide to go with... I for one am looking forward to a LOT of pics of it with great anticipation!!! I am sure it will be GREAT :)

I had actually looked at these: Aqueon » Aquarium Incandescent Lamps | Products before I bought a tank, filter, heater and light fixture off of craigslist for $10 (all included) and I think the 25 watt ones might...

Ok, so checked last night and still on track. Just taking a bit longer with the prime is all. ammonia 2 nitrites 0 nitrates 0 it's getting there. Will keep checking levels once every 24 hours and feeding ammonia!