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| Setup questions | 1/5/2008 |
Q: my name is Aaron, and I was thinking of setting up one of my aquariums as a saltwater aquarium. ...
A: 20Gal is big enough to start a salt water aquarium. The smaller it is, however, the more maintenance ...
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| Leather coral | 1/1/2008 |
Q: My question is about my leather coral, I have a 24G Nano Cube, iv had it set up for about 8 months ...
A: In my experience those Hermits do climb all over things and sometimes the coral (or in my case ...
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| Clownfish | 2/4/2007 |
Q: I have a 29 gallon set up with 2 clownfish and one mandarin. I also have several other little ...
A: My clownfish tend to "host" odd things for example in one tank I had them in they made like a well ...
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| saltwater aquarium set up | 2/3/2007 |
Q: What about filter type? Does it have to be a canister type filter? I 'm pretty sure it requires ...
A: I use a spray bar with a power head on most of my tanks, we also have one tank with a hang on ...
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| saltwater aquarium set up | 1/30/2007 |
Q: I was just wondering what I would need to get started with a small saltwater tank? It is 26 gallons. ...
A: You can definitely use fake corals and white gravel, I prefer the fine white gravel. As long as the ...
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| shrimp? | 1/28/2007 |
Q: i was hoping you could help me, i bought a cleaner shrimp about a month ago, the first 2 weeks he ...
A: He should be fine if he is acting normally other than cleaning the fish. His missing bit should grow ...
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| Brown matter(not hair algea) on glass | 1/7/2007 |
Q: I have a reef tank and I continue to have a problem with some form of brown algea or something that ...
A: I have not experienced this myself, the only thing I can suggest is to keep the lights on for ...
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| Are my clownfish pregnant? | 1/5/2007 |
Q: I am a relatively new saltwater aquarium owner. I am coming up on my first month and after numerous ...
A: That is certainly alot of fish for not even having the tank up a month.. I never recommend adding ...
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| snowflake eels and gobies | 1/4/2007 |
Q: I have a 38gallon tank and in it I have a snowflake eel, my question is I really want a gobie, some ...
A: I personally wouldn't risk it. I have a Snowflake Eel and he is housed with a Lionfish and Niger ...
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| Black Parasite on Tangs (Looks like tics) | 1/4/2007 |
Q: Can you let me know how I can kill the parasite without killing my vertabrates. I have reduced my ...
A: Sorry I am unable to recommend something that *definitely* wont harm them. I had white spot and used ...
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| clown fish lying down | 12/12/2006 |
Q: The guy at the local fish store asked me if I mixed up my water before hand and let it sit before I ...
A: Aha, this could be exactly what happened. You need to leave that salt water for about 2 weeks ...
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| clown fish lying down | 12/11/2006 |
Q: After I wrote our initial message our Damsel fish that we just added died. Could this have brought ...
A: Its possible, but I don't think a fish can bring in a disease that wipes itself and others out that ...
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| feather duster | 12/11/2006 |
Q: i have a 1.5 month old tank. i have had my feather duster for about 1 month. just yesturday its top ...
A: Probably a bit over stocked on the Hermit crab side. I have often read that it should be 1 crab per ...
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| salt h2o going hay wire | 12/11/2006 |
Q: I have had this salt tank for two yrs, and the same people who set it up they have always cleaned ...
A: Do you check the levels? Algae feeds off excess nutrients (ie nitrates) If you weren't keeping a ...
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| clown fish lying down | 12/10/2006 |
Q: Our 12 gal. tank is 4 weeks old w/ 2 ocellaris clowns. Introduced a small damsel yesterday and did a ...
A: It doesn't sound good but its possible he will be ok. Hard to say what has caused it. The tank ...
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| white spots all over! | 12/9/2006 |
Q: I'm a new saltwater hobbyist. I just discovered that my tomato clown fish has died. It's been dead ...
A: The dead fish can contribute to ammonia and nitrite levels which are toxic to fish. Dead fish should ...
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| Dwarf Seahorses | 12/8/2006 |
Q: I have several freshwater tanks and I am looking to get started with a marine tank. Why? Because I ...
A: I would definitely not recommend Dwarf seahorses to a beginner with seahorses let alone marine ...
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| White bugs | 12/7/2006 |
Q: I have been reading up on the white bugs that can be present in saltwater tanks, so i know what they ...
A: I am not familiar with any bugs that eat fish, I have not come across them yet. Here is a site where ...
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| yellow algea | 12/3/2006 |
Q: i just went from a 10 gal to a 20 i doubled my live rock and added a Valencia puffer, 3 scarlet ...
A: I think it was a bit soon to thrown everything in. Even if you used the same water and filter media ...
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| water for saltwater aquarium | 11/30/2006 |
Q: Would it be okay to use distilled water from my local grocery store for my marine aquarium?
A: I have never tried this, I usually just use tap water when initially setting up a tank and adding ...
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| White Spots (Blisters) | 11/28/2006 |
Q: We have a 12 gallons tank that has been cycling for 3 weeks. All the levels are good. We only have ...
A: You should never cycle a tank with fish in it, I am surprised they are still alive. My only advise ...
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| blueline triggerfish | 11/28/2006 |
Q: How do I tell the sex of a blueline triggerfish? Also, how would I go about mating these kinds of ...
A: I cannot find any information on determining the sex of a trigger fish. I believe there is no known ...
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| air bubbles | 11/27/2006 |
Q: my 55 gallon saltwater tank has started forming little air bubbles on the glass and on my live rock. ...
A: I have had this sort of thing in the past usually from the airstone I run. I am not sure what causes ...
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| Snails | 11/24/2006 |
Q: One of my sea snails is acting strangely. First it started to spin around a lot, now it sometimes ...
A: Snails are very odd creatures. I notice with mine that if something is bothering them (like a hermit ...
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| algae or parasite or other | 11/24/2006 |
Q: For the last 5-6 weeks I have had tiny red dots all over the aquarium. I thought it was some type of ...
A: Its possible you have some kind of flat worm. Do they look similar to this: ...
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| Tank | 11/22/2006 |
Q: We do have a few different types of snails, hermit crabs and a sea urench sp?. We do have several ...
A: I would recommend this site: http://www.melevsreef.com/id/ for ID's of hitch hikers in your tank. ...
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| small pink worms?? | 11/22/2006 |
Q: I put a new crushed coral in my saltwater tank a few months ago. Tonight I walked into the room it ...
A: If you take a torch with red cellophane over it a couple of hours after the lights go out you will ...
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| cloudy salt water | 11/19/2006 |
Q: i have 120gal. saltwater tank with fish only. i have two 60 gallon cannister filters and two 60gal. ...
A: Sounds like a bacterial bloom which is not harmful to the fish. I have had these in the past on ...
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| live rock turn BLACK | 11/19/2006 |
Q: I read the FAQ about live rock problem and I have almost the same problem, but my is worst. I have ...
A: I am personally not familiar with black algae. Whenever I get algae of any kind the first thing I do ...
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| flatworms? | 11/17/2006 |
Q: I have alot of very small red-orange flat flakes sticking to my front glasss and some of my ...
A: Its very possible that what you have is flat worms. Without a picture its hard to identify but here ...
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| saltwater angel fish | 11/16/2006 |
Q: We have a saltwater aquarium in our office. I am worried about our Blue stripped angel fish. He ...
A: It sounds as though he made need some antibiotics. I would recommend a treatment of triple sulfa if ...
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| saltwater tank | 11/15/2006 |
Q: I have a 55 gal.tank with a bad green algae problem. Is there a fish That will eat it? I have a ...
A: I believe some herbivores will eat this kind of thing, ask at your local LFS for any herbivores that ...
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| cloudy salt water tank | 11/13/2006 |
Q: my salt water tank is very very cloudy and it has never been before. have had it for about 5 months ...
A: Usually this is due to an bacteria bloom. I don't know that this would have anything to do with the ...
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| discolored sand | 11/8/2006 |
Q: My husband and I just set up our first saltwater tank. After letting it cycle for a few days, we ...
A: A tank should be cycled for 4-6 weeks with the live rock in it as well as feeding the tank to build ...
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| sumps | 11/7/2006 |
Q: reading all I can I have a 130 tqnk I want to set up a sump for it. Is their some kind of print I ...
A: The following site is a good reference to setting up a sump: http://www.melevsreef.com/links.html ...
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| tank growths and serpent star problem | 11/6/2006 |
Q: I need to know how to get rid of this long-haired algea hair,and these small, white, coiled things ...
A: I can help with the algae... algae can be caused by too much light, or too much natural light and ...
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| cleaning coral and rocks | 11/5/2006 |
Q: i was wondering if icould use bleach to clean brown algae off my coral pieces and rock,i thuoght i ...
A: I have not personally used bleach for this purpose myself. But I have used bleach for my purigen ...
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| Turf algea | 11/4/2006 |
Q: I'm up-grading my tank from a 20 gallon to a 65 gallon. I have turf algea on a piece of live rock ...
A: Most algae feed off excess nutrients in the tank so keep a check on the nitrates. Also keep the ...
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| freshwater or salt for 55-gallon tank | 10/30/2006 |
Q: After keeping freshwater fish for many years, I have purchased a 55-gallon aquarium and am ...
A: Saltwater is definitely more expensive to maintain and run and it does require more maintenance than ...
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| black algae | 10/30/2006 |
Q: I have a 55 gal saltwater tank with 2 triggers . 2x i had smoky looking water and alot of black ...
A: Nitrates are the main food source of most algae. Have you checked your Nitrates with a test kit? ...
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| worms | 10/29/2006 |
Q: I have a nano salt tank. It's about 1yr old. I had a feather duster but it died and i have noticed ...
A: Do they look similar to this: http://melevsreef.com/id/bristleworms.jpg If so these are bristleworms ...
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| green water | 10/25/2006 |
Q: my tank has thick green water i can't get rid of. what shold i do?
A: It sounds as though it could be an "algae bloom" which can be caused by too much light or direct ...
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