So I set up a new tank, I had been letting the tank cycle for almost a month now occasionally adding API QuickStart. Yesterday I picked up 2 Picasso Clowns (yeah 2 new fish rather than one, feel like an idiot). They weren’t doing the best yesterday but one had started to perk up a little and was...

stopped in there today cause i have not been in a while and all i can say is ii will never go back.I am so surprised how bad the store has gotton.Dirty,dead fish in atleast 4 tanks, store is empty, half lights were off and the ones that were on were sad.Everything was priced high for what it...

I made my way around to the lfs on the eastside today and there is one store on gratiot between 10 and 11 mile, that I hate to say it but it looks like a dump in the s/w section. Now that I don't even look at fresh water anymore, i really am looking closely at the conditions of the tanks and...

So, I recently bought some turbo snails and after floating them for a while i dropped them into my tank and they never moved again. So, i assume as usual my tank parameters are off but at testing im at 78 degrees 8.2 PH 0 Am 0 Nitrite 5ppm Nitrate .026 So i didnt think those were to bad so i...

Hi, I'm hoping someone can help or point us in the right direction. We have had our tank up and running for 5 years now. It's a small 45 gallon hex tank. We get our water checked every week and have water changes and cleaned professionally every month. 3 months ago we had bad news that our 6...

Just a "quick" question. Does anyone know a way to track/record how long my heaters run? I'm trying to evaluate my electric bill and decide if its better to have my tanks in the basement with no risk of over heating but pay more for electric or move them upstairs but risk a warm tank. I run...

Waste of time, I've seen a better selection at Petco. Today was their grand opening, opened at 11:00am. I arrived there at 11:05 and seen a few dead fish. They have no coral what so ever. I won't be going back.

"They were questioning me about the shipment, this is what I had to say........." There was not a single heat pack in the styro, the water was ice freezing cold. Double checked it already. No brown bag or anything (this was supposed to have the heat pack in it). I already acclimated the crab...

So I am thinking it is a textile snail. It was part of a tank tear down I scrounged up. It is the size of an eraser. If it is....What am I supposed to do with it? LOL anyone wana trade?

I added 6 tsp of kalk to my water during a water change (8 gallons on a 30 gal tank). The water is very cloudy, is my tank done? I realize now I did this way wrong. I am going to do another water change in the morning, just terrified I will have a dead tank. Ph seems to be around 9, just...

Tropicorium is awesome! They have the best selection and prices I have ever seen at a saltwater fish store. Just going to Tropicorium is an experience! I recommend this store to all saltwater hobbyists. The staff was very friendly, patient, and knowledgeable. I did not see one negative thing...

Velvet *****. It sucked about $400 out of my wallet worth of dead fish. Im left with a crossi damsel and an anthia, both doing fine now in a 5 gal hex, which i treated for 6 days with safeguard, which is copper free. Both got fw dips, but they were the only two that showed little to no symptoms...

i have had an issue with ich for about 3-4 months. every time i add a fish into my aquarium it gets ich. i have tried the qt and reef safe ich treatments but nothing works. i add a fish. he looks great for 3 days then gets ich. then the ich goes away for a few days and comes back 10 times as...

I would like to add some more fish to my 95 at some point. I currently have two percs, two four strip damsels, and one bicolor basslet. I am interested in a variety of reek safe fish but don't want to worry about the four strip stressing new fish out to much. I have been reading some stuff...

i think i paid $20 or $25 for it about 2 months ago. pretty active star. scavanger carnivor. eats dead fish (silver sides) dead shrimp ecx. not reef safe witch is why im trading it. would like to trade for a clown or shrimp other stars small tang exc. looks like this one...

Fish Doctors of Trenton has recently switched owners over the last 6-9 months and I hate to say it but its pretty bad.. I remember going there 5 years ago and being able to feel confident with a purchase. The new owner,owned a sports equipment store prior to buying the Fish Doctor. When I walked...

Hi all, While researching livestock I have found conflicting views about how long a store should have the livestock before you buy it. Some books say the faster you get it, the better others say the longer you wait the better.....which one is right? My gut tells me that if a store...

So every time I purchase a fish from a certain local fish store they happen to come down with velvet. I went and purchased two fish yesterday and I put them in quarantine. After an hour long acclimation I added the two fish two my quarantine setup. Came downstairs this morning and the koran...

Hi everyone, I have poked my head around here the past few years and have received some great advice. I currently have a 29 gallon biocube that sits in my classroom that I use to demonstrate different lessons for my oceanography class. It has been a dream to start up a nice reef tank of my own...

Hi, I have been out of the saltwater hobby for some time but am setting up a 110community tank and amd pretty excited. I have been familarizing myself with a few of the nearby, Detroit area LFS to see who I want to spend my money with. Some of the LFS seem great...others, not so much. I...