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I recently went to the saltwater side so bear with me if I did something naïve that is obvious. I have a biocube 32 setup for about 3 months. Yesterday, I decided to add a little bit more stock, I picked up a sixline wrasse, and a bicolor blenny both from what i could research would do just...

Thanks! I actually picked up some GSP the other day, although they haven't opened up yet. I'll be on the lookout for some of those mushrooms, those photos look awesome!

I caught it doing so once, they are quite new to the aquarium, only a few days.

I think you are right, going based off your suggestions I think it is lepastrea - here is a better photo for confirmation.

I mean folks with voice their concerns and pinons but personally i say heck give it a whirl and see if it works! No for my personal opinon - I do think it'll be way to small a space, and a frog or two might eventually pass away. Some slight fighting to me doesn't seem to much to worry about...

Are you looking to actually paint the inside? I've never heard of that being done before. To paint my backgrounds or in your case anywhere on the outside, I usually just go to my local hardware store and pick up a can of spray paint and spray the back. Or more recently i just transitioned to...

After 12 years on the freshwater side I decided to take a stab a the salty side. Nothing crazy to start out just a small 10 gal with a kessil A80 for lighting. No fish yet, the corals are more fascinating at the moment Salinity is on point and after being in the tank a few days my "guinea pig"...

Not sure about electrical load, but maybe get one long power strip? I got one from home depot for 20$ with 12 ports, and hooked that onto a timer for my lights in fish room. no problems so far.

I let others with more experience voice their opinions/expertise, but just my little 2 cents...I just made the jump to the salty side about 6 months ago after 10+ years on the freshwater side. I did allot of research, and I settled on a Lifeguard Aquatics 9.98 ( why not go for teh full 10? lol...

That makes perfect sense. I should probably do one, my area has particularly hard water. Thanks!

I've never done a water change on my 75 walstad and it's been up for a year and a half if plenty of soil is used, floating plants, and perhaps some additional source of water movement...it isn't needed. But I would say for beginners it's always best to do water changes as they fix 99% of the...

Diana does discuss the importance in her book, but for me it has significantly reduced algae outbreaks in the beginning stages due to the simple fact of duckweeds ( or any floating plants )"aerial advantage". With its roots being directly in the water column, they are able to absorb nutrients...

So long as it is densely planted, I never had an issue with oxygen levels. The plants produce enough. I have a dwarf sag carpet in one and it pearls regularly. Seen similar with dwarf hairgrass as well.

These tanks are some of my favorites. I have 4 of 7 tanks set like this. Lighting is up to you, I've used several with great success. One of my favorite setups I purchased two reptile lamps, and screwed two 14 watt, 10k bulbs. This was 28 watts total, which was a bit of an excess for a 10 gallon...

eBay. You can find some good deals at good prices there, just gotta spend some time researching a few decent sellers.

Pillow stuffing from old pillow. Works like a charm and dirt cheap.

I'd give her $50. Idk just my opinion, it's a 5 gallon with a Betta, and if she kills it, she can buy you a new one/give your money back.

This is just my opinion, not telling you what to do but rather what I would do in your situation. I do understand the desire to want to fix/help the fish, believe me anyone who enjoys the hobby would. But, as others have said already, this scenario comes up allot ( folks trying to "help" less...

This is really neat to read! My wife is a nurse and has said before that during nursing school they mentioned aquariums are used often to help lower cortisol ( stress ) levels in the blood, especially with veterans suffering from PTSD and other similar situations. Glad to hear it is helping you...

It's taken a few months...but finally woke up to success this morning Thanks to coralbandit for some of my favorite fish so far!