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I hope you are not adding saltwater as top off you would be surprised how many people make that mistake (including me) when they first start a tank.

Well i went ahead and got it and placed it on the substrate between two rocks. When the guy at the LFS removed it from the tank the tail end was already starting to burrow in the substrate and they only had it there for 3-4 days so i thought that was promising. Does the whole tube like to be...

So if I put mine in a little cave between rocks but still laying on the substrate will it bury itself on its own. What about the pvc option is it hard to do, after that long post I feel bad asking for more detail but could you describe how to make a pvc home for it. Do you plug one end and put...

I was wondering what type of light these guys like. First off Ive done searches and have read the warnings about their sting and space requirements. What I am really wondering is if my 250 HQIs are going to bother it. I could place it in the shade if I need too. Also I have read that you can put...

My very first SW tank i had I filled with damsels to cycle and there wasn't much else in the tank. All the damsels made little bunkers in all corners of the tank. I could watch them pick up rocks with their mouths and excavate their little bunkers. Anyways I guess my point was From my experience...

I dont know exactly what that is but I would say it is not good.

I have know idea how to catch this pistol shrimp in my tank. it is building huge caves and pockets in my substrate. Ihave used the bottle trick for catching crabs and whatnot but the pistol shrimp never comes out of the substrate. I even got real mad one day and moved a bunch of rock and tried...

Be carefule what you wish for I have coralin growing out of control on the glass of my tank and constantly have to scrape it off. Rather annoying to me. It does look nice but why can't it grow only where you want it too!! I can't even see through the sides of my tank, I scrape and scrape and 2-3...

I too have those in a couple of spots in my tank but can offer no remedies. Although I have never seen any harm done buy them, i've heard they can be harmful.

Anyone know about this stuff. it came with my reactor when I bought it and at the time I had know idea about the differences in media. I have been having problems getting my reactor finely tuned and thought the media might have something to do with it. If anyone has used it with success what did...

Thanks guys I guess it was accurate I just thought it was giving me reading to low to be true I think I will still test it against a regular Ph test kit to confirm readings.

I think that you should go for the dual MH system I tried using a single high wattage bulb(400w on a 55G) on my tank and was never happy with the spread. I finally upgraded to dual HQI and have been happy since.

I'v ehad this neptune PH monitor for a while now and have never felt like it was giving accurate readings. Could someone please walk me through the calibration process. I read the instructions but the were vague. I guess some of the main questions are 1.Is there a break in process for the probes...

Glad to hear it

I have a ton of xenia I frag all the time. I personally like to put rocks right next to or even on top (depending onlocation etc.) and let it spread naturaly and break or slice them apart. I haven't had good luck trying to attach slimy pieces of xenia to rocks manually.