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Fell asleep with my hand in the tank. Margarita snail took my thumb down to the bone.

Hi all. Tank is coming together. Planning on doing some livestock switchovers on Wednesday and could use some help. Question 1: I was planning on just catching fish in current tank, placing each (individually) in 1/2 gallon plastic containers, floating containers in new tank while acclimating...

Filling up the new 90 :)

Could do that. Any brown, unbleached paper or cardboard would work. Basis is that the enzymes that break the paper down put nitrates into the water that the worms survive off of. The plant does the same thing but requires only a cup or so water change every once in a while and doesn't leave any...

Good to see you're not going overboard ;) I may have some time Saturday. Give me a call if you still need a hand (can also drop the 40 off).

Sure, just wrote up a thread on it... http://www.njreefers.org/showthread.php?91169-Raising-Blackworms

40b pending.

Thanks go to Paul B for getting me into this. It's probably the best thing I've done for my fish, though I am still waiting for the supermodels to show up. Please keep in mind this guide is written for 70-90g tanks. You may have to upscale a bit for a larger system. I'm unsure if it would work...

Heya Art, I make my own once in a while. I have a small blackworm 'farm' in a 5g tank, so that's the mainstay of my tank the past couple of months. I just made some supplemental food as well. I get a months worth of high quality stuff for $4 or so. I try not to make too much to avoid freezer...

40b available again

Sorry Bob, not thinking. 40b pending.

Need to fund a new return pump and a larger skimmer, so... 40b brand new, still has stickers $30 15g with metal stand (nice for nano or species tank) $20 20g long and a 10g $10

Manhattan has that effect on fish. I think they get overwhelmed looking at the big buildings and tend to forget they're sick.

BAH! Crawled back in. Pending...

As I sit here typing this my wife seems to be going into labor. Think I'm going to go to the hospital in a few minutes.

Look into Life Rock as well. Its man made and pre seeded. You just put it in the tank while cycling. I used 40 pounds of it along with 20-30 pound of dry rock and it works very well. Currently cycling some now for a new build. Sound like you've got a wealth of freshwater experience and...

Badly worded. Its set at 40% pulse and has been on that setting for months. I have been opening the unit every few weeks to clean and inspect. Its just a motor hum that started out of nowhere about 2 weeks ago and seems to have gotten a little louder in the past 48 hours. I'll probably drop a...

Hey all. Had my Gyre 130 for a few months now. Maintained well. It hasn't made any invert (or other) kills. I'm sure its a previous blade build. Regardless... a few nights ago I began to hear it from 2 rooms away. It's set on 40% pulse and hasn't changed in months. Starting to drive me nuts as...

I feel ya. I had a rubber mat under a 40b on hardwood. Moved the tank after 6 months and sure enough, there was water damage. A second tank with a solid wood base on the stand gave the same results. Speaking from experience, IMHO, best thing you can do is put the stand direct on the wood and...