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I have a 24 hour lighting sustem! I run my actinics from 12pm-10pm, i run my daylights from 1pm-9 pm and run my moonlights from 10pm-12pm.

In my opionon... There are a few different things that could be causing this. They are in fact diatoms, smal lillte animals that live in your aquarium. This is not a bacteria or an algae! They are not " bad for your aquarium, however they are not visually appealing! The first time we...

I couldn't be happier. Yeah I still have my 2 fig 8's. I put them in a 30 long upstairs, but now that the big tank is taking so much of my time, I am trying to find someone to take them off my hands.

It's a 75 gallon with a 30 gallon sump. ( I know to small for all tose fish, however I am growing the 2 tangs and rabbit out for a friend who wants them, they were too small to originally put in his tank, so when they get bigger they will be going in his 300) I am using an ehiem 1262 as a...

I built mine out of a 30 long, and I bet for you a 55 would be just about right for that size tank. I have a compartment for my skimmer that over flows into a compartment filled with live rock rubble, down and back up past the heater, through my fuge and then into the area where the return...

So I have been gone for a while. I used to be really active in the brackish forum, however back in March, I was bitten by a bug!! The saltwater bug! So over the course of the past eight months, I have changed my brackish tank to a mixed community reef. Pictures are posted below. Please feel...

Here is mine...

When calcium percipitates it forms crusty stuff like that. Check into that...

I have a 1.016 bw tank, crushed coral substrate, with Scats & Monos. I want to take the salinity level to 1.020 so that I may start using Live Sand & Live Rock. My question is this... Once I get the salinity level safely to 1.020, what would be the best way to switch out my crushed coral with...

I would agree with that!!!

If you have a brackish tank already...Just duplicate the same sg and move the filter over. By moving the filter over you are skipping the cycle process, and the puffer can be added immediately. No Need To Cycle If You Move The Filter Over~!!!!

I would just move the filter and filter media from your old tank over to the new tank and start it as freshwater. This will almost eliminate the whole cycle process. You can acclimate the puff in right away. The fig 8 will be ok in freshwater for a month while you get the sg up. Every week you...

Scats Need to be kept in groups no smaller than three!!!!

I would get 5

Saltwater!!

Go To www.aquabid.com search for "nerites" make sure they say "Neritina reclivata" this is where i got mine, them came quick and healthy

Have you identified him yet?

Olive Nerites - Vittina usnea (Neritina reclivata) These are the ones you should be looking for... http://sademetsa.net/v_usnea_550.jpg http://www.azgardens.com/aquarium_snails.php They are about the size of a dime

What kind of nerite snail? Not all are brackish... I have heard that sometimes when changing salinity they can kind of hibernate for a week while they become used to new salinity...espicially when it is a large difference

In theory this is true, however, I am sorry, IT IS NOT THIS EASY! There is a lot more you need to know, then just to add a little salt. Please refer to my post for more detail info on how to convert to brackish. Do you Know how to fishless cycle a tank, and how important this step is?

All of the equipment you use for freshwater can be used for a Brackish tank. There are 2 things you need to convert. Salt, and, get yourself a hydrometer. This is a device used for measuring that salinity level in the water. When going brackish you have 2 options. ALREADY ESTABLISHED AND...

This brings up a good point! When a tank is heavily decorated like that, it reduces the number of fish you can keep. IMO scats and monos like open swimming space and do not need, although it makes a tank more appealing, all of that decoration. If you want to add a lot of decoration you...

Brackish Water is not freshwater and it not saltwater but is anywhere inbetween. In places where freshwater streams and rivers empty into the ocean there is usually a mixing of both. The salinity levels are influenced by many things. Large amounts of rain, no rain, tides all can change the...

Yes, I have 2 Columbians as well!

I keep Olive Nerite Snails in "BW" sg 1.014... They do in fact continue to lay eggs in "FW" and yes the eggs will hatch. My understanding from doing research is, that soon after they hatch they cannot continue to develop without medium "BW" 1.008/higher, and will shortly after die. This is...

Both types have the ability to get to be the same size. There is a smaller version, however it is rarely traded, and even at the young age that most are sold almost imposssible to tell. The only easily attainable algae eater for brackish water are Olive Nerite Snails. I have 10 full grown...

Hopefully within a month I will haave some. The plec at that sg should be fine for a little while, but I will let you know when I have some. If you dont want to wait go to aquabid.com and there is a guy on there who sells them. That is where I got My Originals. I think it is about $30 for 10...

Just to let you know, At your current sg of 1.014 the only plants you will be keeping are plastic ones...ha ha ha That sounds good. Grab Neale's book and read it. I just recently read it and it was very informative!!! Make sure you post pics when you get it up and running!!! What have you...

Also I don't know if I told you about Neale's Book... Called "Brackish Water Fishes" GreaT Resource..Available on Amazon Scott

Monos, Columbians (sharks), and scats can all go full marine...no worries about that!!!

You are most welcome! Like I said...Hang in there and if you have questions just ask I am always around and willing to help. For the algae/replacement of the plec... Mollies will also pick at algae a little. If you need nerites keep in touch. As soon as I have some big enough, I can send...

This is definately a cycle problem!!! IMO you should never raise the sg .002 per water change. This can be harmful to the bacteria that keep the water clean. It is possible that you have cause what we call a mini cycle. You changed the sg too much for the beneficial bacteria to handle at...

I think that if it were just a school of six mono and 3 scat or 2 columbians that the 4X2X2 would be fine but for 3 scat 3 sharks and 6 monos i would definately go with the 6X2X2. I think with the archers too i would bring the sg down a little more now that i think about it 1.008-1,010 would be...

I think with 180 gallon tank a school of 6 monos 3 cloumbian sharks and 3 scats would be perfect I personally wouldn't add anything more! The 75 with the archers IMO would be fine, I think I would lower the sg a little bring it back to 1.012

I received the snails the other day, drip acclimated them for an hour, and added them to my tank. They are amazing. I added 10 and they went right to work. They have removed algae from the decoration rocks plants and glass. I highly recommend them s brackish algae control.

The sharks and the scats will require sg1.012- full marine as adults. IMO the best tankmates that require the same water conditions would be a school of monos. I was looking in Neal's book and found the following: As per the book "Brackish Water Fishes" Written by Neale Monks It says and I...

Most People agree, this rule is not a rule when it come to brackish fish/larger fish!!!

I was looking around and this is about all I found: Sipunculans basically sit in one spot for their entire life, periodically extending their proboscis to mop up a bit of detritus or filter out organic particle from the water. These won’t chase, hurt, or otherwise try to eat you or any of the...