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When you have a problem to fix, you gotta do what you gotta do. But I would not go back to regularly using tap water. Too many impurities and unknowns. Some people have no problems with tap water, but they are exceptions. When you look at your TDS meter and it reads ?0?, you have a lot more...

Congratulations Raina, This is a great hobby. You are going to love having your own slice of the ocean. Don

I had two of them short out on me. I should have know better than to put the second one in the tank. Don

It does look like a fireworm. If so, you don't want it in your tank. Don

Thank you, Both pictures were taken on the Withlacoochee River in Florida. Don

D80 From a kayak Don

Nice collection! Everything looks healthy. Don

This would make me very tense. You may want to talk with the people who will be doing the pest control work. Some of them use an orange scented pesticide and say it?s not harmful to food, people, and pets (at least that?s what they advertise). If they don?t use the orange stuff maybe they...

I have also had great results with the 19w 5100K bulb from HomeDepot. They also have cheap reflectors with ceramic bases. Don

Something you may want to consider. Put all the black sand back in and start removing it when you know your tank is stable. Once it?s all removed, then you can start adding new white sand. You can seed the white sand with a bag of preseeded sand. It may be a pain to remove the black sand but...

If it was me I would probably slowly take some sand out and leave an inch or two. But I also wouldn't be overly concerned about it. Adding some more sand sifters would be helpful. Don

I have heard of people having cycling problems when they moved a tank but that has never happened to me. I reuse all the same water and filters and try to keep the inside of the tank from drying out. Don

I would move the tank downstairs. Have you ever moved a tank before? It can be a real pita. But if you do a good job of planning it should go smoothly. Have a contingency plan for your livestock. If something should happen to their home while you are moving it, you need to have a place for them...

I?ve had a few different sand bed arrangements over the years, from plenum to bare. Once I started using a refugium, I moved my deep bed to the refugium and kept a thin layer in the tank, 1-2 inches, just enough for the animals. Although I have never had a problem with a deep bed, I always had a...

Clean them up real good and you should not have any problems. I have used them before. Don