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My watchman took a while to acclimate to his new surroundings. He was very shy and anytime I approached the tank he would go and hide. Now he just...
What do you mean by "maintain a good balance in my ammonia, nitrite.."? You want these to be 0. Are you having problems with ammonia and nitrite?
My yellow watchman goby turn a brownish yellow sometimes. In the evening, he will sometimes swim to the back corner of the tank and stay there...
you should be ok, snails and hermits hardly add anything to the bioload and once in there, will start to eat stuff that would decay and produce...
I don't know if it's possible, and Im sure you have already thought of it, but could you just take the top trim off and cut the drywall/studs so that...
What made you want to do a custom tank? You could get almost any tank for $1700. Also, as I noticed it, what is a closed loop used for? Im not...
Well, the only fixture I know that might fit is a Tek fixture, they are about 2.5" high. Peredhil makes a good point, how do you clean your tank and...
This is a pretty cool thread, I need my tank to grow out in order to get a real difference effect.
All wrasses have the potential to jump, I have a flasher and a 6 line and so far so good. I had a yellow watachman goby jump out of my 10gal....
If you are giving them the proper conditions then I wouldn't worry about it. Some types grow faster than others. If it is new, it sometimes takes a...
If you have the money, you can get some really nice acan lords, if you have the lighting many montipora are colorful and easy to keep, favia come in...
Fish jump largely because of stress as godbert said, which could result from a large number of circumstances such as being bullied, water parameters,...
Does anyone have any experience with this bulb? Know what the temperature is? Looking into getting one potentially. Thanks
You would probably need to feed them something for filter feeders as their mouths are on the smaller end. I've never actually seen them respond to...
To see when your cycle is finished you need to test your water. When your ammonia and nitrites are 0, you should be good to go. Good luck.
Don't worry, we've all made mistakes. Just make sure to learn from them. Good luck with the new tank.
Seahorses are very hard to keep, even if you can breed them. I would go with the frag tank. Seahorses do need very slow current and some corals may...
Most lights will come with legs or a hanging kit. Are you looking at a particular fixture?
There's no real way to change where they will make a burrow, it's up to them.
On a side note, if it does over drive the bulb, you may need to replace them sooner because they will wear out quicker then a normally operated bulb.
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