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Hort · Hort

So first attempt at Marine Fish Keeping= Failure. So Ive had my tank running for 2 months now. Its a 26 Gallon bowfront I set up the tank two months ago utilizing Caribsea Live Sand, 26 pounds of Live Rock, R.0. Saltwater only. Running a Marine Land C130 canister Filter, and Coralife T5 HO lighting My spe...

Monty · Monty

I want to encourage you guys that are "New To The Hobby" to Post and start asking questions and looking for ideas on your Tank setups, Problems, Crazy Ideas or whatever. *There's many Experienced Folks here that will be glad to help you. Please remember September for a Meeting, we'd like to...

BugiSti · BugiSti

http://www.melevsreef.com/overview.htm "Cycling the tank. Unlike a freshwater tank, it takes time for a sal****er tank to be ready for a new fish or other creature. Once your tank has been set up, youve added your sand, filled it with sal****er, turned on the heater, started the filters, now...

liljon83 · liljon83

im new to sal****er. i was giving a 20 gallon tank already setup with two clownfish, some crabs and a shrimp. how many time a week do i need to test the water, where is a good place to buy supplies and anything else i should know. need all the help i can get. thanks

bucksdoe · bucksdoe

hi all i have a lot of questions i am new n dont no a lot about fish n corals. all help is greatly appriciated. monty set me up in here.

Deerhunter71 · Deerhunter71

Today I discovered a small white tube with purple circle around tip growing out of a hole in a piece of my live rock. Is it a type of tube worm or a type of anemone? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

katie12986 · katie12986

Hi! I'm Katie, Josh's (Bug_i_sti) girlfriend. I'm sure you all already know what we have... so I just figured I'd tell ya who I am. I used to work at Pet Partners with Steven, but don't really know much at all about salt water tanks.

Jabber · Jabber

I have 2 Emerald crabs 1 is about 3 inches the other is about 11/2. I think they were mating the other morning. Is this possible?Also, I had a Halloween crab die completely came out of the shell.The shell laid there about a week give or take. Then I looked and it looked liked the Halloween crab. I not for su...

gr8ac · gr8ac

Hi all! Ok so I am new to the anemone scene, but I went shopping this past weekend and I purchased a beautiful, huge, sebae anemone for my black perculas. So just needing a lil info on caring for them other then what I can find on the web... Brought the anemone home, acclimated it to the tank, placed it in an i...

Davesgt · Davesgt

Hello my name is David, i met Monty today who in troduced me to this site. I have had over 40 different setups in my aquarium career. i have had everything from reef setups to brackish tanks to freshwater tanks. I am a pleco collector/buff. i have had just about every main breed of plecos. Also as for my scr...

Deerhunter71 · Deerhunter71

I have what looks exactly like white mold on my live rock. No pic of it yet, but any ideas on what it is?

divemedic · divemedic

Thanks to Monty I have found this site and a affordable light to begin our aquarium. I now have everything set up and running. Found out that if you lay a plastic bag over the sand it doesn't get as cloudy. After all set up was done tank was crystal clear within the hour, added bacteria from one of monty's ta...

divemedic · divemedic

Hello to all, I am Robert Brent, I am a firefighter/ paramedic for the city of bristol tn. I have 2 dogs and 2 cats,.... and now a beginner sal****er aquarium, lol. I have been around and worked at pet stores several years ago, matter of fact Jackie Stout and I, opened pet partners and then I also worked f...

BugiSti · BugiSti

Hello everyone! My name is Josh and im from Bristol,TN. I was told about this site by Monty. Im in the process of learning and setting up my aquarium. soooo any links to great articles and great deals would be greatly appreciated! A little about myself: Im an avid car enthusiast and I am currently bu...

lucky · lucky

I am not new but I can use the attention. But for those that are new these guys will help you all you have to do is ask.

jtreefer27 · jtreefer27

I just recently got a 12 gallon eclipse sw tank i have it cycling right now what are some fish with great personality like the humu humu does but they are to big -- Edited by jtreefer27 at 16:14, 2008-11-29

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	Dead Perc. Clown after 2 days (Preview) So first attempt at Marine Fish Keeping= Failure. So Ive had my tank running for 2 months now. Its a 26 Gallon bowfront I set up the tank two months ago utilizing Caribsea Live Sand, 26 pounds of Live Rock, R.0. Saltwater only. Running a Marine Land C130 canister Filter, and Coralife T5 HO lighting My spe...	Hort	14	2310	12:53 PM Jul 26, 2011 by Hort
	Questions and Answers (Preview) I want to encourage you guys that are "New To The Hobby" to Post and start asking questions and looking for ideas on your Tank setups, Problems, Crazy Ideas or whatever. *There's many Experienced Folks here that will be glad to help you. Please remember September for a Meeting, we'd like to...	Monty	6	3458	05:33 PM Jul 7, 2011 by joeogio
	Startup on a new , empty tank - MELEVSREEF inside! (Preview) http://www.melevsreef.com/overview.htm "Cycling the tank. Unlike a freshwater tank, it takes time for a sal**er tank to be ready for a new fish or other creature. Once your tank has been set up, youve added your sand, filled it with sal**er, turned on the heater, started the filters, now...	BugiSti	2	1553	10:29 PM Jul 6, 2011 by joeogio
	couple of questions (Preview) im new to sal****er. i was giving a 20 gallon tank already setup with two clownfish, some crabs and a shrimp. how many time a week do i need to test the water, where is a good place to buy supplies and anything else i should know. need all the help i can get. thanks	liljon83	13	1771	08:59 AM Oct 21, 2010 by liljon83
	hello all im another newbie (Preview) hi all i have a lot of questions i am new n dont no a lot about fish n corals. all help is greatly appriciated. monty set me up in here.	bucksdoe	2	1382	09:07 PM Oct 7, 2010 by BugiSti
	White tube with purple circle around tip. (Preview) Today I discovered a small white tube with purple circle around tip growing out of a hole in a piece of my live rock. Is it a type of tube worm or a type of anemone? Any help would be greatly appreciated.	Deerhunter71	5	1470	08:52 AM Jul 12, 2010 by Deerhunter71
	New to the forum (Preview) Hi! I'm Katie, Josh's (Bug_i_sti) girlfriend. I'm sure you all already know what we have... so I just figured I'd tell ya who I am. I used to work at Pet Partners with Steven, but don't really know much at all about salt water tanks.	katie12986	5	2427	01:18 PM Jul 3, 2010 by Deerhunter71
	Crabs (Preview) I have 2 Emerald crabs 1 is about 3 inches the other is about 11/2. I think they were mating the other morning. Is this possible?Also, I had a Halloween crab die completely came out of the shell.The shell laid there about a week give or take. Then I looked and it looked liked the Halloween crab. I not for su...	Jabber	1	1448	07:58 PM Jun 9, 2010 by lmarchell
	Newbie to Anemones (Preview) Hi all! Ok so I am new to the anemone scene, but I went shopping this past weekend and I purchased a beautiful, huge, sebae anemone for my black perculas. So just needing a lil info on caring for them other then what I can find on the web... Brought the anemone home, acclimated it to the tank, placed it in an i...	gr8ac	8	1577	03:55 PM Jun 9, 2010 by BCSWEENEY
	HEY IM A NEWB (Preview) Hello my name is David, i met Monty today who in troduced me to this site. I have had over 40 different setups in my aquarium career. i have had everything from reef setups to brackish tanks to freshwater tanks. I am a pleco collector/buff. i have had just about every main breed of plecos. Also as for my scr...	Davesgt	5	1553	11:30 PM Apr 6, 2010 by Monty
	Sal****er mold? (Preview) I have what looks exactly like white mold on my live rock. No pic of it yet, but any ideas on what it is?	Deerhunter71	3	1456	09:20 PM Mar 30, 2010 by Monty
	Thanks Monty (Preview) Thanks to Monty I have found this site and a affordable light to begin our aquarium. I now have everything set up and running. Found out that if you lay a plastic bag over the sand it doesn't get as cloudy. After all set up was done tank was crystal clear within the hour, added bacteria from one of monty's ta...	divemedic	5	1410	05:25 PM Mar 12, 2010 by divemedic
	Hi, I am Robert (Preview) Hello to all, I am Robert Brent, I am a firefighter/ paramedic for the city of bristol tn. I have 2 dogs and 2 cats,.... and now a beginner sal****er aquarium, lol. I have been around and worked at pet stores several years ago, matter of fact Jackie Stout and I, opened pet partners and then I also worked f...	divemedic	2	1416	05:15 PM Mar 12, 2010 by BCSWEENEY
	Hi , Im a newb. (Preview) Hello everyone! My name is Josh and im from Bristol,TN. I was told about this site by Monty. Im in the process of learning and setting up my aquarium. soooo any links to great articles and great deals would be greatly appreciated! A little about myself: Im an avid car enthusiast and I am currently bu...	BugiSti	2	1385	01:24 PM Jan 30, 2010 by lmarchell
	personal attention (Preview) I am not new but I can use the attention. But for those that are new these guys will help you all you have to do is ask.	lucky	5	2675	07:34 PM Oct 29, 2009 by leb
	newb q (Preview) I just recently got a 12 gallon eclipse sw tank i have it cycling right now what are some fish with great personality like the humu humu does but they are to big -- Edited by jtreefer27 at 16:14, 2008-11-29	jtreefer27	4	1453	11:25 PM Oct 14, 2009 by Monty
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