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I just saw a strange worm shaped unknown in my ten gallon nano for the first time. And dude was it UGLY!! I mostly saw the side of its head and then it turned and I saw its face and it has pincers and short antennas just like a centipede. The face is Freaky. NOT a bristle worm! Its body is...

The feather duster/tube worm is one of those really big ones with a tube almost as thick as your finger. There is no way this is some egg case or poop, I know what poop looks like and this thing has a head and a tail end and looks like a tiny baby caterpillar. And I saw it come out of the...

My current 10 gallon (started late october) is my first saltwater tank, but I was binge-researching to 4am most nights for months on end so I'm a beginner with little experience and lots of book knowledge. I've read of 3 species of Margarita snail. Two are tropical, one is temperate, and the...

I Thought I Replied This! Sorry! Went with the double-bright and glass lid. Well here's a big update. I bought rock last Saturday. I have Real Reef now and I've been wondering if I made a mistake. The best thing I did for the tank so far is buy the fist sized dead coral head, it's the only...

I forgot about the tannins. I'll be sure to scrub down or boil anything I pick off the shore that the tank (insert lisp) just simply can Not live without. :lol: Doubt I'll add anything from the beach unless I come across something really nice. I'd scrub/boil it first. I often find these...

New Jersey. What truckers call "The Garbage State" thanks to landfills by the Meadow Lands... People have to actually get off the highway to see why it's called the Garden State, but it does live up to the name. I pick stuff off the shore sometimes when I visit family in Long Branch. It's...

Is there any harm in putting pieces of rock, wood, and or shells collected off the beach in your aquarium? Should they be washed first? I know the beach near a highly populated area is where it's the most polluted and that sand and water close to shore is out of the question. My tank is a ten...

For lighting I'm thinking of a Marineland Double-Bright, the double because it'll be a reef later on, but I still can't decide... Petco sells it online for 75 with free shipping. So I'm not too worried about trying to buy one used. Do the LEDs work with glass lids? I want to get a secure lid...

That helps a great deal actually! I already chose dry storage, but it's good to know. I'm already storing it dry in a dark blue glass gar that locks closed and has a rubber ring to seal out moisture. I keep it deep in the back corner of this bottom shelf of the open dresser the the ten gallon...

Like a boxer crab sometimes using coral if he looses his anemones... If the tank was matured and I had an open spot I might have bought the pair, he just looked so happy I'd hate to see them separated. Probably not the best beginner's coral, but I don't think I would have been able to help...

Hi, sorry but I just bought a Marineland Visi-Therm Submersible Heater yesterday. Went on the holy shopping spree to get the bulk of the supplies and here's what I bought. The above mentioned Marineland Visi-Therm Submersible Heater. Instant Ocean Hydrometer, took it to Absolutely Fish in...

I've read a lot of good reviews for the Aqueon Pro Heater and I'm thinking of using the 50 watt in a 10 gallon. One review (petco/petsmart) said that they used an Aqueon Pro to keep a 100 gallon outdoor tub warm through the cold winter so their horse could drink. I've also read that it's new...

I forgot all about the salt creep! :oops: Gonna need to watch the wall, the rug, the dresser. It's being built in the bedroom, against a knee wall, on a level without plumbing. Now I need to go buy a sheet of acrylic to cover the dresser top. It has this coating that I just know the salt...

So I don't need another water pump/power head for the bucket? Just stir it for awhile and leave overnight?

I'm gathering the supplies for my first salt water aquarium. Just a little ten gallon. I've heard of salt crusting and I also don't want to buy a second power head/pump just for mixing. I already know that I'll probably have to buy a second heater just for testing the salinity if I ever want...