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My first saltwater fish in this system was a pair of yellow-tailed blue damsels. One survived the break-in period and I still have him.
Brandon, I had exactly the same problem this past week -- accidently ripping the anemone's foot. Mine died within 3 days. Like you, I looked for...
Whew! Is this the next great American novel? You folks either type way too fast or have way too much spare time. :)
It sounds like (no pun intended) you are simply having bad luck and got 2 powerheads that are not up to specs. You could try one more and see if #3...
Anne, It was a joke. Both Jonathan and I know that Harlequin shrimp eat starfish. -- Steve
I bought a new Chocolate Chip Sea Star today ($9.95). He's bigger than the last one, and looks like he's in good health. He's already chowing down on...
Today, I found my Banded Coral Shrimp munching on one of my hermit crabs. So, it's not just the crabs that eat each other. (I hope it wasn't the...
Yes. I think we had a discussion about anemonies that like to take trips down the overflow tube!
Jonathan, We're probably not talking about "Brown Algae". That's the group that includes kelp and many seaweeds. If the stuff looks slimey, then I...
They're clowns. Of course they're funny! :bouncylau
Jonathan, Jason and I answered your question with comments about cyanobacteria (a.k.a. blue-green algae, red slime algae). Is this what you have,...
Reefbuzz, I thought the problem was phosphates, too. But, my phosphates are minimal. My problem is high nitrates.
The End Some sad news. Cookie, the Chocolate Chip sea star has disappeared, and I fear the worst. :( We can find no trace, so I'm afraid the...
I'll second Jason's note. I went through the same thing for about 6 weeks. I manually sucked out the biggest masses of cyano, kept the tank's...
Pcola and Ginny, The solution to problems with hard water is to use filtered water, just like the saltwater folks do. I ran some numbers, and a...
Bruce, I'm back from a 5-day business trip. Did you ever find out what was making the power head so noisy?
I would say the SeaClone 100, but everyone else would yell at me. I've heard good things about the Remora and the Red Sea hang-on skimmers, but see...
Asilefx, Ive been having a similar problem with my chocolate chip seastar. In my case, the damage is either due to an infection, or a response to a...
THe other one may be more acoustically isolated from the glass. (It's funny the things I learn from working with former submariners!) Perhaps the...
Hmmm. I've had various power heads and magnetic impeller motors for years and only heard them when they were clogged. It may not be the power head...
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