Recent content by Rob74

Hi, Sorry, snails aren't the most interesting and exciting topic but I have an update you may be able to assist me with. My snails have been a bit more active. The one thing that concerns me is that each morning I wake up and find a snail on the sand that has fallen off a rock. They are...

Water - 0 Ammonia, 0 Nitrate, 0 Nitrite Temp 76 Spec. Grav. 1.024 The snails don't move around much more with the lights off than on. Thanks

Hi, I bought three large turbo snails yesterday for my 40 gal. that has been up and running for over a month. Water parameters are great and have remained stable. I acclimated the snails and added them to my tank. One has been moderately active on the liverock, one has been just attached to...

I have a new addition to my tank...two f. percula clowns. I purchased them on Sunday and they are doing great. One is just a touch larger than the other, if it matters for my question. The smaller clown has a small slightly raised white pin-point spot on its side near the lateral line. I...

Hi, My water is finally within good parameters! My tank is the 40gal. I have posted about that started cycling last month. Ammonia is 0, Nitrates 0 and Nitrates 0. I am going through a "bloom" of what I believe are diatoms. It is a light brown dusting on the sand and LR. It is worse on...

Hi, Thanks so much for all of your help so far on my 40gal. Is there any possible way to set up a surface skimming operation on a sump-less tank? I have a skimmer and live rock running and a Aquaclear Hang on filter W/O media for extra circulation. I would like to somehow set this up to take...

Hi, I have a few questions about my cycle in progress. My FO 40 gal has been up and running for two weeks. I have been doing regular tests to monitor water progress and I wanted to run it by you all to see if I am on the right track. With the first test I started off at Ammonia 1.0 ppm...

Hi, While my 40gal FO w/LR tank is in its cycle process, I've been thinking of what fish to add when it is ready. I definatley want a coule Percula Clows but was wondering what fish would work well with them . I'll list a couple that I am interested in...could you experts suggest the most...

Hi, I have had my skimmer running for a little over a week and am having some problems with it. I received my current set-up as a freebee from a realative getting out of the hobby. (It is the 40 gal that I have posted about before regarding cycle stuff) Well, from the reading I have been...

Hi, Well the new (to me) 40 gal. FO w/LR tank has been running for a week now and is doing good. I tested my water the other day and the Ammonia is 1.0, Nitrate 5.0 and Nitrite 0.25 Fairly common from what I have read this early on. I am doing the cycle process with LR and a small piece of...

Hi, Thanks for the advice on the cloudy cycle water in my new 40gal....it has since cleared. I had a couple more questions. I tested the water for the first time. Ammonia is 1.0 ppm, Nitrate 5.0 ppm and Nitrite 0.25 ppm. I tested to get a reading to compare as I go through my cycle. I...

Hello, I have recently set up my 40 gal. FO tank and have some questions regarding the cycle process. On Thurs. of last week I added 40lbs of aragonite reef sand (dry), water and salt to the aquarium. I have no live rock yet and have decided to do a no-fish method of cycle using a raw...