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I've been having a green algae problem as well in my tank, and I do 5 gallon water changes every week (I've got a 24 gallon nano). I'm going to try the no lights/no food thing to see if that helps. Thanks ski!

I'm having a bit of a problem with my snails - they're losing their stickiness on my glass. It seems as they get up towards the top of my tank, they just lose their grip, and tumble down. Which is fine if I'm right there to flip them over and set them on their way, but lately when I come home...

I've got a 24g nano that's been up and running for almost 2 years now. Although the none of the bulbs have burned out, I've been reading on assorted forums that the bulbs lose their strength after a while. These are the stock bulbs that the tank came with. Should I have already changed them for...

I purchased a Japanese Wrasse over the weekend, and was very surprised when I snuck up on the tank very early in the morning to see how he made it through the night. He had wrapped himself in sort of a stringy mucus and was hanging upside down, attached to the back wall of my tank. As the...

I was VERY reluctant to order live fish through the internet but got my B&W clowns through Saltwaterfish.com because that was the only place I could find them. They were Fedexed to my office, packaged great, I showed everyone at work and then brought them home at lunchtime. Not a single problem...

I've had two black & white clowns in my 24 gallon nano for about a year now. One is considerably larger than the other, so I've got a female and a male. My question is, I'd like to add a flame angel or a dwarf bi-color angel, and have been told that my clowns will be very territorial and could...

Hi all - After having my 24 g Nano Cube for 2 years, I've got the itch to get a bigger tank and more critters. I have not purchased anything yet, but looking at a 54 g corner bowfront tank. My questions are: 1. when I'm ready to make the switch from the old tank to the new tank, do I start...

Hi M - are you going to use Joe's Juice to kill it, or purchase a critter to eat it?

Ok, I'm 1 week with my new start up - Here are my water params, just taken a few minutes ago: Temp: 79.9 PH: 8.4 Ammonia: 4.0 (this has come down alot from the first few days) Nitrites: 10 Nitrates: 5.0 SG: 1.025 Is there any way to tell where I'm at in my tank's cycling process (beginning...

Per SH's post regarding topping off, he mentions a few methods, including: 2) gravity drip from a container, simple, easy, cheap Anyone know how to make one of these, or where I could purchase one? I've got a picture in my mind of one of those IV drip things that you see in hospital rooms...

any clue what these little purple guys are, and if they're ok to have in my 24g tank? attachmentid=34778]

Hi all - Saturday I added 14 lbs of cured live rock along with 5 hermits (3 blue leg, 2 red leg) and 5 crabs to my new 24 gal. nano. When doing my water tests this morning (Monday), all the levels were sky high! I'm assuming that I'm cycling now, but do I just wait it out until the levels...

I've been surfing the net looking for live rock, and one company in particular caught my eye. Tampa Bay Saltwater ships their live rock in water, not wet paper towels, keeping the rock really alive. Has anyone dealt with them? They also sell total packages (sand, rock, snails, etc). Since they...

We did purchase a generator after Hurricane Wilma left us without power for 13 days. I was hoping to find some sort of battery operated pump on the internet, as we would turn the generator off when we went to work each day, then back on for the rest of the night when we came home. Strange that...

Coming from S. Florida, the land of the never ending hurricane season, and subsequent long term power failures, can anyone suggest a battery operated pump to keep my tank going if my electricity goes out? Thanks -

My new tank passed the leak test with flying colors, so I added the SW today. I asked around the store about how much live sand and how much live rock should go into a 24 g nano, and got several varied answers. for the live sand, some said 2 lbs. for every gallon, some said 1 lb. Anyone...

You're right! For some reason I've got it in my head that it's JBL, not JBJ. I keep going on to their website by mistake. I know as much about speakers as I do about fishtanks!

OK, back in business again. JBL sent me a new 2006 tank (with skimmer). I did the leak test, pump and lights work, and it looks like I'm ready to roll. Going for the water tomorrow (Barrier Reef in Boca Raton, Fl). I've been following Ice Maiden's posts, and going to take the same route she...

so far the people at JBJ have asked me to send the pictures that I took. They also asked for the serial number and production date from the back of the tank, but no such thing on mine, so I'm guessing I must have a 2005 version. I took a photo of the back just to show them that as well. The...

I purchased it online from a place called Nanocustoms. Where would I find the born on date?

Thank God for this website! After reading the suggestions in the posts here, I took my brand new 24g deluxe nano cube out to my patio to do the leak test. After filling it with fresh water, and checking that the lights and pump worked, I unplugged everything and just let it sit. A few hours...

thanks - Kind of scary if I'm already having problems getting the stand together, not to mention getting the tank up and running!

Hi SH - A newbie here. I got a 24 g deluxe nanocube for Christmas, and am just setting it up now. My question to you is the stand it comes with. I saw in a few of your photos that you have the same one that I do, and as I'm looking at the parts, I'm just a little skeptical that it's going to...

Hi all - after years of wanting a SW tank, I finally got a Nanocube 24 gallon deluxe for Christmas. Yes, I know Christmas was a month ago, but I'm just now setting up my tank, and hope to get lots of ideas and tips from this site. good luck to all! H20lovr