Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / February 2004

I have [or had] a red star about 5 inches across, that actively roamed
around the tank.  Its been gone for a week now.  
Do I need to tear the 34 gal. tank apart and find the star in case it
is dead and rotting, or just wait?  I tested for ammonia to see if it

I cant get this guy to stay in anyone spot in my tank, I've buried the rear
half of the tube in sand and the next day the entire tube is out on top of
the sand. I've moved him to seperate locations in the tank, but the same
thing happens, when it retracts into the tube it causes him ...

If I buy sanitized play sand from Home Depot and use live rock, after a
period of time (say 6 months), will I have live sand?
Thanks

I have a 2 1/2 yr old 150 gallon reef tank   I bought 4 orange
firefish about 2 years ago.  They gradually disappeared leaving a
single firefish for the past year.  I felt like as though that single
firefish might like some companionship so I bought an additional 4

Can anyone help? I have a 50 gall tank and expieriencing high nitrate
levels which I am managing to lower by water changes every 3 days
which is bugging me. how can I reduce the nitrate thus reducing the
water changes, Amonia 0 Nitrite 0, Nitrate 20-40ppm, PH 8.2.

   Yes, you guessed it, Leaks. My 75 all-glass is leaking. Slowly. Seeping
up from beneath the bottom trim. It's been full for two weeks, just noticed,
apparently it's been seeping for several days. I'm going to lose all my live
sand, I have no place to put it while I tear down the ...

My finger leather has been thriving in my tank for almost two years, but now it
seems to be having problems.  It seems to be deteriorating around the stem or
base of the coral.  I don't see anything happenning to the top portion of the
coral.  I am reather perplexed as the water ...

I'm thinking of getting a fish only salt tank and was wondering if
'they' make artificial live rock? And if so - where to buy it.
Thanks

Was it Total Dissolved Solids that you said to test for to see if your
RO unit is working properly?  If so what brand of test kit do you
recommend?  Will spa tests work fine if I can get them locally?
Why again do you not recommend the flush kit?

Could you recommend some good website dedicated to these corals?

I'm having some difficulty wrapping my brain around alkalinity and it's
relationship to PH. Can anyone explain it in "Aquaria for idiots" fashion,
or point me to a place where it's explained? I'm starting to feel like I
need to take a couple BioChem classes.

If I go the the beach is it ok to get some shells in put them in my tank?
It's cycling now...

Hi ­ I am new and apologize if this has been covered before. I¹m perplexed ­
I have a Via Aqua AR-680 20 gallon tank and today at the fish store I asked
for a recommendation for a skimmer. I have to take responsibility that I was
not clear, and said only that I have a 20 gallon tank ...

I saw Marc say in a post that you should have a MH every two feet. If I had
one over my 30" tank in the middle would that be ok or if I put it off to
one side maybe so I can keep some softies in the darker area? OR what if I
built the reflector to cover the full 30" length would ...