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its a 40g tank. Come to think of it, my fire shrimp doesn't stray far from one side of the tank. I guess he's afraid to cross the 6"-7" open sand area in the middle. Im gonna give it a shot. thanks.

I have been noticing an increase in Bristle Worm population in my tank lately and have been thinking about adding a Coral Banded Shrimp. I currently have a Fire Shrimp and misc. snails. I heard these guys are pretty aggressive towards other inverts. Will a Fire Shrimp and a Coral Banded...

I have the 14k 150w x 2 36" version for my 40g tank also. Works well for my tank and it's keeping my Crocea Clam on the sand bed alive. My tank is 18" deep. it has glass shields over the HID bulbs. For safety, I have a glass cover as wide as the sunpod directly below it on my tank. This...

Thanks guys! I am so glad to have discovered this site... :D

what about calcium? is 400 (+/- 10) ok?

Hi guys, Im looking into getting a marine test kit so I can actually start monitoring my tank parameters. Can anyone recomend one. I kinda like the ones with the dip stick but they don't seem to make them for all. Any advice? I have a 40g mix tank consisting of sps, lps, soft corals and a...

thanks for the reply. I got home yesterday and it was out already. though the BTA's base is mounted deep inside the crevice. I checked again this morning and it was out of sight in the crevice again (lights were off). Hopefully it will come out when the light turns on at noon.

I try to stay clear from buying live animals online. I bought a crocea clam online once and I found myself constantly tracking shipment so I can rush home and put it in the tank. Too much head ache if you ask me. I say check you LFS or order from them. Anyway, I've ordered equipments from...

Yesterday, I snagged my very first Rose BTA off the LFS. It was for $60 and thought it was a real bargain. it is healthy and about 5" when fully open. Very happy with the purchase. Anyway, I placed him on the lower, central portion of the tank. It attached right away to the rocks. The bad...

I like groups of these Cardinals. When I had them they were pretty much swimming on the upper part of the tank. always bunched up.

hmm. I have mostly frags dont think I can afford stunting growth. id rather have colonies as oppose to stubs of corals that look cute. i just really want a slightly blue color than what it is now. change of plan. adding actinic tubes instead.

Hi, noob question again. whats the benefit of having a 20k over 14k besides color? I currently have a Current USA Sunpod HQI Fixture on my 40g tank. It comes with 2 150w HQI 14k and thinking about swapping them out to have better coloration in the tank. I have mainly SPS and LPS with some...

my Green Star Polyps gets the most. they can't seem to get over its neon green coloration and how it waves like grass. and then they see my Manadrin fish. my acroporas and other sps' tend to disappear in the background to them. if only they knew...

Thanks for the reply. now I dont have to rush refilling the tank (making a mess in the process). I actually got shocked once while stepping on wet carpet and sticking my hand in the tank.

I siphon about 5g off my 40g tank weekly and some of my SPS goes above the water level in the process. Is this bad? It's out the water for about 5 mins. One goes completely out. I think it's a pocillepora (spell check). Is this something to worry about? So far everything seem fine... any...