Recent content by dyeguy

thanks yote! So I cleaned my filter, boosted the SG slightly through a water change (now its 1.023), cleaned my tank (wasnt very dirty in the first place tho) and have the temp at 80* and now the crabs are happy as well, crabs. In the end I lost 1 crab but the 4 that are still left seem to all...

I havnt used any medications for ich but was told turning the temp to 82 speeds up their life cycle and eventually they cannot reproduce fast enough after 3 weeks. as for vinegar/water thats a great idea. i had a bed feeling when I used Windex anyways. If I try to turn up my specific gravity...

ah ha! I have determined that the worms are Sipunculida worms, that eat sand and live rock. Im assuming they wont be much of a problem then. thanks everyone!

temp has been at 82 because I was fighting an ich infestation and kept the temp there for 3 weeks to speed up the cycle and kill the little buggers. As of right now the temp is 80 and will eventually be lowered back to 78 within the next week. As for water perameters: ammonia 0ppm, nitrites...

wow that sounds great then! Should I stop taking them out?

o and about 2 days ago. They were sluggish before tho

im not sure but ammonia levels are 0 last time I checked. I sprayed my tank sides instead of the rag but I do have a pretty sealed lid in front

Hey everyone! So I've had my 29 gal tank for 5 weeks now and so far I only have 5 small hermit crabs along with about 30 lbs of live rock and live sand. My hermit crabs seem to be sluggish lately compared to the first 2 weeks in the tank. Most of them have gone into hiding and if I pick them up...

Hello all. I've had my fish tank for over 5 weeks now and things seem to be going well however everytime I look into the tank I find a group of worms, usually on the surface of the sand. I try my best to scoop as many as I can out of the tank but it seems like it barely makes a dent in their...