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The hypothesis about the lights is still valid until you test it and prove otherwise. Every tank is different. Rob's lights may be dimmer for many reasons or higher above the substrate. Maybe his are a different wattage. Why not turn off your lights for a few hours and use a desk lamp or daylight. ...

The hypothesis about the lights is still valid until you test it and prove otherwise. Every tank is different. Rob's lights may be dimmer for many reasons or higher above the substrate. Maybe his are a different wattage. Why not turn off your lights for a few hours and use a desk lamp or daylight. ...

You might try checking at night when the light is out. Sometimes I see my Opae out and active at night. I have never done that, but I do notice they seem to be more active when the lights first click on in the morning. Do you think my lighting has something to do with them hiding? I use a 6 inch - ...

You might try checking at night when the light is out. Sometimes I see my Opae out and active at night. I have never done that, but I do notice they seem to be more active when the lights first click on in the morning. Do you think my lighting has something to do with them hiding? I use a 6 inch - ...

I'm still wonder if I should do another water change??? Nope, leave it alone. It just takes time. I messed up a tank pretty badly in the past (heavy organic pollution) and it took months to get back to normal. Lost a few shrimp, too. I just put the Supershrimp macroalga in there and waited it out. ...

I still have not fed my Opae's. With the exception of a few, they hide for the most part. I finally wiped the inside/front of the tank. Now I notice bubbles appearing on the glass. Is that normal? They seem to be multiplying. Any ideas?

I'm still wonder if I should do another water change???

Handsome guy Rob. I'm the dork in my Avatar

You may not have a problem. I have three small containers: 1/4 gallon betta tank, 1/2 gallon jar and 1 gallon jar. Two of these tanks are filled with exhibitionists. At least 60% of the population is out and about swimming, eating, etc all the time. The largest 1 gallon jar has lots of rocks with c...

I think my water is fine. So... not sure what my problem is then.

Harry wrote:Between 0 and .25 is probably the best you can get. Use two different test tubes, one for your tank and one for your bottle of brackish water that has not yet been used. See if they test the same.

I don't see a difference.

Check the API kits that came in your freshwater and saltwater packs. Does the ammonia kit say saltwater too? I believe API has only one ammonia test kit for both. Mine comes with color charts for both freshwater and saltwater in the same pack. Check to see. Well.. I get the RO and Saltwater separat...

Check the API kits that came in your freshwater and saltwater packs. Does the ammonia kit say saltwater too? I believe API has only one ammonia test kit for both. Mine comes with color charts for both freshwater and saltwater in the same pack. Check to see. Well.. I get the RO and Saltwater separat...

I use the API ammonia kit for freshwater/saltwater. This is a liquid kit comprised of two liquids that are added together in a test tube with your tank water. Petco sells it for $10 and you get over 120 tests with it. These liquid test kits are supposed to be more accurate than test strips. Thanks ...

Seems mine are always out eating. That's what they *should* be doing...always running around picking at things. ShrimpGuy, if your shrimp aren't all that active, just wait it out. I bet they aren't all that crazy about food either when and if you feed them. That just means that your tank has not &q...

I've seen a few people on auction sites that are in the USA that claim to be breeding and selling these captive bred shrimp. We have to assume they are telling the truth, right? How do we know? They could have been purchased here and bred. After all, that's MY plan. I, of course, never plan to ever ...