Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / April 2005

Can a Blood Red Fire Shrimp  live in a fish only tank with no live rock?  I
would like to get one, but have never had a shrimp before.
Sarah

I found this creature in my tank tonight.  It is really small, clear,
and moves like a snail. It travels across the glass like a snail, and
seems to have a mouth like a snail.  I have 12 mexican turbo snails in
my tank.  Could this be a baby?

I've had my blue mandarin for about 3 weeks now and he seems to be
doing good so far.  There seem to be enought copepods in the tank to
keep him healthy and he also enjoys frozen brine shrimp that fall to
the bottom.

Yesterday some white stringy and bumpy stuff appeared on two different rocks
on opposite sides of my tank. I was wondering what was growing all of the
sudden, but the only thing that makes sense are eggs. Today I just noticed
more of this stuff on the back glass in two close spots. ...

My tank is a 220 gal.
What is the easiest and best way to get rid of aiptisia.
I tried injecting boiling hot water it didn't work. I tried injecting them
with kalk. That seems to work but I have a lot of them. I can't try

Two weeks ago i purchased 12 Nassarius snails from my LFS. 3 days ago i
noticed a few things on my front glass, using a magnifying glass i can now
see that they are egg sack things. Theres approx 15 yellow eggs in a clear
'bag' i suppose thats stuck to the glass.

I just bought Red Sea's "Marine Success Buff" for my 40 gal reef tank
(it was what was available at a local store).
Looking at the dosage directions, it says at 5ml per 60 gallons (240
liters) per *week*.  For my 40 gal tank, that would translate to about

Has anyone ever desolved organic spirulina plankton tablets and then
feed their corals ect...
I have been told by my LFS that the only kind of plankton to use is
when its frozen.  why cant I just disolve plankton tablets and use

I have 3 Yellow tail Damsels living in my hospital tank. Today, I noticed
one of them has a bubble over one of his eyes.  Can anyone tell me what it
is and what I can do to help him?
Also, IM trying to get the other 2 damsels out of my reef tank... Any

I am faced with a burgeoning problem of Valonia in my tank. Any tips on how
to rid myself of these little unsightely pearls of green?

Does anyone know what the estimated liufe expectancy of various powerheads
is (rio 800, mag 7, etc;)?

Help--
Setting up 75 Gal Reef Tank for first time.  When noticed that
temperature was not changing after adding heater, I realized that there
was a chip in the thermometer.  It's a red-dye in-tank thermometer.  Do

Howdy folks,
This year we have a total of 11 tanks at 10 different homes  and
businesses for the tour and we hope it is as successful as last years.
Just pick which homes you would like to visit, map your route, then jump

I have a 20 gal. fish only tank with crushed coral substrate.  My ph runs
consistently at 7.8.  What is the best way to raise it up slowly so that my
fish won't go into shock.  I'm not crazy about chemicals, but would be
willing to try it if it's the only way.  It was my ...

how much base rock is ok in a 72 gal tank and what type of rock is
best,,also will life ever go to the base rock and trun it to live rock?