Algae In My Saltwater Aquarium

While I agree that reverse flow may help keep the gravel somewhat cleaner, I cant really be bothered with this option. It does not completely eliminate the need to vacuum the gravel while doing a water change. Inevitably, some debris will settle in the gravel and will need to be removed. Also, the powerhead and its sponge prefilter are also kind of big and ugly, making this kind of setup even more obtrusive than a standard installation. Lastly, in large aquariums, heavily decorated aquarium or other situations where thoroughly vacuuming all the substrate would be impractical, I normally dont use an undergravel and i

Some water gardeners continue to feed their fish until they no longer come to the surface. I stop feeding my pond fish when the water falls below 42 F.
There is no need to worry about "frozen fish" if a section of the pond is at least 18 inches deep. Pond fish will seek the deepest part of the pond and over-winter there until the water warms in the spring. If your pond is less than 18 inches deep, the fish may freeze during a harsh winter. Check with your local pond supplier if you live in an area with harsh winters.
Some water gardeners with shallow ponds attempt to keep their koi and goldfish in kiddie pools or aquariums set up in a cool basem

These filter types still rank high as "bacteria homes" for newly-overcrowded systems and quarantine/hospital tanks. They weather changes (such as moving) and wont change your water chemistry during treatments.

Power Filters:

Hang on the back, inside the tank, pressurized and not canister models are all good ideas. In addition to speeding and stabilizing "cycling", these workhorses are great mechanical filters and water circulators. They

Ive used this wonderful color-in-by-the-numbers book for high school to university instruction to teach local (California) near-shore marine biology.

California Reef Specialists, 740 Tioga Ave., Sand City, CA 93955, 408-394-7271 produce a handy, informative newsletter on temperate reefs as well as supplying cold water organisms and "live-rock". They have David Wrobels excellent "cool" booklets too.

You can buy treatment for it and it should clear up easily unless you have let it go too far. In the future remember to clean the tank each week so you do not have a reoccurrence.

If your fish seem like they are gasping for air, this could be simply due to lack of oxygen in the water and not necessarily a disease. You could add an airstone to see if that helps the problem. Make sure you do not overcrowd the tank with too many fish.

If you see your fish scraping itself agains the bottom of the tank or the decorations, its possible that he has a parasite called Flukes.

Reply to Need more fishy advice please

julesangel posted a reply:

hi guys...
since you all wrote that....

ive cycled water, tested ph again ..tried nearly everthing you al suggested(thanks by the way)

Ive been still to scared...to get more fish...

Can this touch that?
Hye guys and gals, can a torch coral touch a pagoda cup with out hurting either? Where can I find what corals are safe to touch each other. Right now I have the colt and Pagoda cup, mushrooms, sinlara, brain, toadstool leather, fiji leather, green star polyps. thanks in advance.