Hi, I posted a message a couple of weeks ago about the Fluval 404. Based on the imput, I went ahead and got one, and now I have a follow up question. I'm used to an Emporer 400 (hang on), where there is no chance for water to escape, unless the filter housing cracks, and what are the odds of...

Hi It is a sad day for me and my family since we lost our very active and lively picasso trigger. The fish had been kept alone in a 55 GA tank with a wet dry filter. The fish was very cool with him allowing us to pet him for long period of time, he was very lively too lively even sometimes as we...

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I am having a little trouble getting my 30 gal SW tank to get down to 78 degrees f. It seems to be running right about 84 Degrees f. 1. Is 84 degrees to warm? 2. Any suggestions on how to cool the tank, without a $600 cooler? Just starting the tank, and it is cycling now. Into day 3.

Hi everyone, I've had a 30 gal sw fish only tank for 7 years. I'm now switching to a 44 gal 'cause it fits in a corner. I've had Emperor 400's (biowheels) on this tank the whole time and even though the flow rate isn't nearly what they advertise, my a/n/n has always been perfect. Question is,...

Welcome to the Aquaria Newsgroups! 1. Copyright. The text for the Welcome (this posting), except for the copyright paragraph, was written by Mark Stone. The Aquaria FAQs were compiled and are maintained by Erik Olson. The articles incorporating the FAQs were written by: Shaji Bhaskar, Gary...

Hi My son came back from the seaside at the weekend with a bucket full of shells (like they do). Unfortunatley among them were about a dozen muscles and two small crabs which were still very much alive! We're going back to the seaside on saturday, so I'd really like to keep them alive till then...

Hello, Among marine (even fresh water )fishes which one are most sensitive to low dissolved oxygen? when oxygen level goes down in tank which species will first show change in behaviour ( swiming on the surface, etc). Which other organism ,zooplanktons etc will show response to change in oxygen...

A few weeks ago we restarted a marine tank. It is 270 liters and we have 2 clowns and 2 damsels in the tank. We have came accross a nitrite and amonia problem that we can not seem to get rid of. We have put some bio balls in the tank along with some "Easylife" and that seemed to have helped with...

I have a dsb and I'm getting ready to replenish my stock of sand critters. what I would like to know from 'yous guys' is, what are your recommendations for a dsb... what kind of critters and how many... I have: 125g tank with about 4" bed in front sloping up to 6" in rear 95g refugium with about...

Hi i am a beginner at marine systems and i have a question in regards to the substrate. my tank is still in the setup stage and has been running for a week now with nothing in it to get the filter operating properly etc over the last day or two i have noticed that the substrate is starting...

Exactly how concerned should I be about a snowflake eel escaping? I'm starting a 75 gallon fish-only tank and want to include a snowflake eel. My tank is well covered, but I do have two openings on the back of my tank to allow for filtration hoses and a hang-on protein skimmer and a heater and...

I ran a 30 gal marine aquarium over ten years ago. I have come into the possession of a 55 gal tank and want to start a new marine aquarium. Back in '91 the only filtration system I had was a Skilter 250. Although it worked fine for me then, I assume there have been changes/improvements in both...

I posted this at aquaria newsgroup told me to post here for more salt water info. basically i have room for no more than a 20 gallon to 30 gallon tank in my place, would that make a half decent tank? also please see my questions below, if anyone has any more info please let me know. hello all,

Hi all, just to let you people know there is a new fish discussion forum at www.tropicalfishonline.net . Tropical Fish Online, despite the name we cater for all types of fishkeeping. Please drop in and say hello, all levels of fishkeeper are welcome from total newbie just setting up to...

i have a sand sifting sea star that is losing a leg.... it looks like it is wasting away right at the body.... any one know what is causing this... all water perameters are fine... all fish and corals are fine too... SNC

Hi All, I am studying up in preparation to start a 15 to 20 gallon marine tank with live rock, live sand, corals, shrimp and a small fish. Also planning to use an Eheim canister filter and protein skimmer (unless of course I'm advised otherwise). I've read a bunch of posts here as well as the...

I am thinking about getting either an Orbit or a Satellite PC fixture, both made by Current USA. The main difference I can see between them (besides the number of lunar lights) is that the Orbit has a parabolic reflector while the Satellite appears to have a flat one. Is this difference worth the...

Welcome to the Aquaria Newsgroups! 1. Copyright. The text for the Welcome (this posting), except for the copyright paragraph, was written by Mark Stone. The Aquaria FAQs were compiled and are maintained by Erik Olson. The articles incorporating the FAQs were written by: Shaji Bhaskar, Gary...

Can someone get me the exact outside dimensions of the All-Glass or Oceanic 72 gal bowfront? Particularly the width at the ends and in the center. Thanks, Erik