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We just put in three new sand beds and used Carib Sea Fiji Pink. It is fine so it doesn't trap waste like crushed coral but it is not like the sugar sand that gets all over everything.

+1 on rinsing with saltwater. When we switched tanks for our 20g (the old one was scratched beyond belief) we pulled everything out and put it in another heated tank. We then rinsed the sand with saltwater which will keep it alive but wash out the nasty stuff. I have never dealt with a DSB, but...

No idea on the ID yet, will get a picture up tonight. We found him in the 12g last night and since we are not big crab people we figured we would put him up for free because the alternative the crab might not like.

If not Trop Marin, maybe Brightwell or Seachem especially if you can find their new salt which is supposed to be excellent.

As far as salt goes here is my opinion. Even if you do a one gallon water change a week, that would be roughly 200 weeks until you kill your salt (if you buy a 200g bucket). Since the expense is going to be low I would go with the higher end salt. I use Trop Marin, and I know some people have...

Losing power for 48 hours and have the temp in your tanks drop to 55 degrees. Who would have thunk it?

Sorry I have not heard of it.

You need to add instant start or a piece of raw shrimp to really kick in your cycle. LR and LS will start a cycle but a very small one. You will think you have completed your cycle but when you add fish and start feeding them you will get another ammonia spike.

Fred, I was going through your thread with my wife and she pointed out you still might even need to add something to be certain your tank has cycled fully. Adding LR and LS to a tank alone will cycle it, but with such a small tank, adding a fish (without a stronger biological cycle, like a piece...

The general rule is to wait a month before you add the fish you want. How long have you been cycling for.

Fred, you had an ammonia spike so you will be fine once it gets down to zero. That means the bacteria in your tank is breaking it down which is what you want to have.

I had frogspawn (which is pretty much the same as hammer) in a 12g and it got too big for the tank. The problem is it will sting anything around it and it can get a lot bigger than is looks. Ours went from one head to eight heads in less than a year. Zoas, rics, mushrooms will all be fine, I...

We found a hitch hiker crab running one of our cycling tanks and we really don't want him. He is about 1/4 inch and a cute little guy, anyone want him?

The fish that made the move are all still alive and swimming around. They eat pretty well so the stress level seems to be pretty low. Corals we are probably looking at like a %50 loss, maybe more will have to wait and see how they do once they are back in their tanks with the lights running...

The plan was to break the 12g down and sell it, but once we saw the pair of fire fish for 33% off that made us change our mind pretty quickly. Nikki has wanted a pair forever but they were either too expensive or we didn't have a cover for the tank. With the loss of the flame back angel we can...

I think the fish and corals will be very happy to get out of their brute container. They are swimming around and they all eat, but I am sure they will be happier back in the tanks. Our stocking plan looks like this: 30g: Flame angel Picasso clown pair Blue spot jawfish Mandarin Gold assesor...

I guess I am biased I have had nothing but bad things even with emerald crabs. The only crab we have really liked is the strawberry crab and that is because you will never seem them and they bother no one.

Dr. Tim's instant cycle went into the tanks this morning. We found the probidilo startup system that we got in our gift bags at MACNA so they went in as well. Multiple strains of bacteria can't hurt a tank, so we will see tomorrow. We will test the water tomorrow and hopefully all the fish will...

The only good crabs I have ever had are acro crabs, and that is not an acro crab. If you can get him out, i would. You don't want him turning into a problem later if you can get him now.

I just pulled it out and scrubbed it off. I have not used this product but it looks interesting. http://reefbuilders.com/2010/02/12/algae-tweezers-by-aquamedic-can-make-short-work-of-your-hair-algae-farm/