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how long does it stay cloudy? a few min or hrs? what sort of color? a white'ish or more like a brown'ish ?

no? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermit_crab Hermit crabs are often seen as a "throwaway pet" that would live only a few months, but species such as Coenobita clypeatus have a 23 year lifespan if properly treated,[21] and some have lived longer than 32 years.[22][23] With this info find out what species you have.

loquacity, I know this isn't what you were referring to however when i read your topic for the first time this actually came to mind. A nice led setup. It will make the colors of your fish pop in the tank (in a good way) It's the truth.

A bit more info...I have guppies...so I guess better to know than not know! I've made bold and red parts which I think are important. A good proactive tip, actively remove worms which are found on the substrate rather than having the view of the meds will kill ALL of the worms. Medications There are numerous medication options for treating Camallanus worms in aquarium fish including fenbendazole, levamisole, and praziquantel. These do not necessarily kill the worms, and in some cases only paralyze them, which results in them being pushed out of the gut and into the aquarium (which the aquarist will see when the pink or white worms emerge and detach from the anus). Within 24 hours of medicating the substrate should be thoroughly cleaned to remove the worms. Normally three treatments are required, each one week apart. Antihelminthic medications are usually toxic to snails and shrimp so these animals should be removed before use. Antihelminthic medications may be toxic to fish if used other than as described by the manufacturer, and when treating expensive or delicate fish veterinarian advice is highly recommended. Because Camallanus cotti in particular can infect other fish directly, it is best to treat all livestock simultaneously rather than to move only the obviously infected fish to a hospital aquarium. Prevention Quarantining new livestock and treating prophylactically with an antihelminthic medication is recommended. Since Camallanus worms infect crustaceans, such fish foods should generally be avoided, or at least sourced only from ponds known to contain no fish. While Daphnia don’t appear to carry these worms, if collected from ponds containing fish, any Cyclops captured with the Daphnia are quite likely to bring the parasite with them. (i've also read that tubifex can hold the eggs...perhaps a bad batch could also be the root of this situation)

the best I could find lol...go gettum

http://www.petfish.net/kb/entry/154/ Sounds like another cure works as well...at the bottom of the main post a medication name is told. Panacur "Through trial and error, he found a wormer that works. This wormer is Fenbendazole. So, he contacted an aquatic biologist friend, and they worked out a dosage. Dissolve 3CC of powdered Fenbendazole in 100ml of water. Mix well, then add as many bloodworms as you need to feed your fish. Soak for 30 mins to 1 hour, then dump the entire container in the tank, water and all. So, for 14.35 in cost, I picked up my Fenbendazole in powder/crushed form. The brand name it goes under is Panacur."

I've just been poking around. It seems these guys are very tough to breed in captivity...at least the keepers say as such. Heard that they are very tough to keep and many stories that they all died quickly. I did find this for you guys: http://msjinkzd.com/stocklist/ (USA ONLY...but at least you get an idea of what someone is charging) Crabs Microcrabs (Limnopilos naiyanetri) $3.50 each ALSO I came across a topic about a store in Toronto that did carry Micro Spider Crabs worth an email to see if they still have....perhaps see if they can get Limnopilos naiyanetri in his shop. PJ's Pet Centre carry an excellent variety of quality pets from puppies and kittens, birds and small animals, to tropical fish and reptiles. Our philosophy is to provide you with high quality pets and products. PJ’s Pet Centres is a private company that is 100% Canadian owned and operated. PJ’s also offers a no-hassle refund policy, a complete satisfaction guarantee and a price match guarantee. Visit us today and leave with a smile. Telephone: 905-270-7644 E-mail: pj15@rogers.com

My son and I, our next project is a CRS tank... see how it goes with that. He likes the candy cane look to those guys!

Hello jewels, thanks for your reply. Thanks for the tip with the TDS meter. Was this the certification that your referring to? I had found this in the 'Detailed Description" of that particular model's webpage. NSF & CE CERTIFIED DURABLE Tanks Model RO-122 Total Tank Volume 3.2 Gallons Storage Capacity 2.2 Gallons only @ 60 PSI Tank Size 11" x 14" H Holding tank with Stainless Steel connection system

Thanks Jayba...looking at very similar as well. I've read that some of the RO systems need to operate in a sweet spot of water pressure something like between 45-75psi...was this true of your system and perhaps also know if this is a common thing. I believe out house water at the main in the basement is @ 90psi.

Speaking of lobsters was @ Riverfront in Calgary yesterday...my son also wants lobsters. $3.99 each I think it was. I still call them crayfish though! lol ah, the innocence of the young!

Don't need to signup to view prices. They only want a postal code for price/location. This price was from the Okotoks location: SEALANT, LIQUID RUBBER ZAVLAR 3.78L Item #2035-580 Model #12602 $49.99 EA

I ended up just getting one of those Fluval Edge 6 gal tanks. It's small but can still have more than one or two fish. IMO, the Spec's light is poor as well as filter. I've seen them running at the local Petlands and was unimpressed. Before you invest suggest to take a look yourself in person. Bigals, Pisces, Petland's will have some of those smaller nano type tanks running for you to get a better idea.

an older topic but will provide info: thought I had seen @ http://www.riverfront.ca they are in calgary though.

As the topic says, finally going to get into the game...it's been a long discussion to convince that aquariums are not the only household use that can benefit from RO! Anywho, I've been searching, reading and poking under rocks for information to get up to speed...finding out different makes and models, what people like and what people don't like. My water parameters...I'm in Calgary with city tap water so I think that is all that's needed on that front. My needs...a CRS tank for now (other additions later). I'm up to speed with knowing cannot use 100% RO...need to blend to get what parameters you want and what parameters CRS can survive and then thrive etc. I would now like to ask AA peers three questions: 1. What are the good, bad and ugly that you've either heard about or personally experienced with different makes, models and also retailers. Inaddition, do you have any sort of feeback for http://www.maxwaterflow.com . 2. In your valued opinion what components are a must. Yes a tank and filter! :P I was more referring towards components such as having the RO water remineralized, the fancy gauges etc and specific types of filters that might be best for the home aquarium...I guess for other household uses too. lol For example does my home aquarium really need to have sweet tasting water from a coconut shell carbon filter...or are these just plain standard across the board? 3. Has anybody had experience with a group order on such a device...is so...do you think there might be enough of a demand currently at AA to make up a group buy? ( I have come across this...and looks interesting http://www.maxwaterf...ucet_p_454.html ) School me with your opinions....and thanks for the view! ck

I use that as well. A great product for crystal clear water. For price had recently picked up another 500g bottle from Bigals in Calgary. They wanted mid $30 for 500 while Pisces wanted $29 for a 250. It pays to shop around!

Use Excel to replace the need for purchasing expensive co2 regulator and tank. Save even more $$$ and buy Metricide. What I've done. I've done the yeast thing but the swings which cannot be prevented just caused problems. Go the Excel or Metricide route. For the mixing...if you really wanted all black just throw the red @ the bottom...no one will see it but perhaps snails if you have. Regarding the ferts...just watch...don't want to have an algae outbreak. Old hands at doing this won't have problems but newer members to the game might. just a kind fyi.

Found this on the net: Suggest also to just ask the makers. 12-23-2010, 06:25 PM The simple answer is Prime doesn't remove ammonia. It converts it to a stable non toxic form that will show on many ammonia test kits. Particularly liquid tests. The API ammonia test kit tests for TOTAL ammonia including ammonium. Prime converts ammonia into ammonium (NH3 > NH+4), which is much less toxic to your fish, but still feeds the biofilter. So the API test kit is giving you a false positive for ammonia. Prime is good stuff because it protects your fish while feeding the biofilter.

nice. too bad I missed it, but yes, an old topic. . I'm looking for these little guys.

Nice glad to hear. I guess plants are more resilient than think.

what sort of inverts?

anything new on this? depending on versions installed http://community.invisionpower.com/files/file/2285-shoutbox-31/ is nice

curious on how things turned out ... ck

grab a puffer or two...they will definitely help! aside from that put some veggies down, let them gather in the dark then do a surprise sneek attack. works also quite well lol

To start out there are tonnes of online image editing services FOR FREE...more than any hyperactive breeding shrimp you'll ever come across. In the past couple of years this area...online photo editing...has become very popular and many new sites have popped up. It's acually a goldmine. If ever prompted to, please don't ever pay for such a service. If your forced to, let me know and I'll pass along a good free website which will allow you to edit your photos! There are kinda two main online methods to edit in some regard a digital photograph, I'll go through both methods. The first is the typical image/media hoster such as tinypic.com (thousands of such sites exist). With this site you can upload a large image file (for a test right now I uploaded a 20 meg tif file) then it will give you options to resize it. If by chance the image host does not allow large files over 10 meg...easy fix...just use another that will. These websites have basic and quick tools which do work well. With TinyPic and many similar websites, it will allow you to easily resize the photograph...actually IT will do the task for you. In this example there are seven possible selections. Six different sizes and the default picture size. Avatar @ 100x75, Thumbnail @160x120, Website/Email @ 320x240, Message Board @ 640x480, 15" screen @ 800x600,17" Screen @ 1024x 768 and finally the Default image size. Here is TinyPic and the basic layout it gives: There are loads of good image hosting websites. The two main that I use are http://tinypic.com/ and http://imageshack.us/ . Here is an unbiased list of many good image/media hosting sites: http://en.wikipedia....haring_websites I'll also say this......don't be concerned about your file being deleted. I've had images which I've uploaded last online for years with these anonymous image hosters. At any rate a good practice is to ALWAYS keep a copy on your own hard drive. That's great advice for anything which is important such as valuable pictures. If you have hard drive space even make a backup of your backups! (but that is another topic...feel free to pm me if your interested in such a topic) Now for the second option. If your concerned a bit more about quality or want a bit more control over this process you can try online image editors. Again also free. I'll give some examples: http://www.sumopaint.com/start/ http://fotoflexer.com/ http://pixlr.com/ http://www.splashup.com/splashup/ http://www.photoshop...ditor?wf=editor with many, MANY more. Now, with this type of service you get a few higher end features that you will not find with a typical online image host such as TinyPic. With this second list of websites you can actually modifiy your image to suit your needs without paying hundreds of $ for standalone image software such as Adobe Photoshop. For an example I had picked this as I know it's a stable web application. I took this screen shot to show the available features in the Photoshop Express Editor: Here is an example of what the full editing screen looks like: As you can see with these two pictures...MANY great features to edit digital photographs exist with this free product. Most such editing services will provide similar features. A final note. To post pictures such that I've done above you simply need two things. 1. Some image url. http://:something.com/somepicture.jpg ...extention jpg used as an example. BUT 2. The opening AND closing image tags (as shown in the picture below) I had to take a picture of the proper image tag format...or else, well it would have put a picture there! The above is generic for posting pictures to most all forums such as this. If anyone has any questions...drop me a line as I do have experience in such things and will kindly help. Just want to add, I'm not advertising any of the websites mentioned...anything stated was out of personal use at one time or another. I hope this might help someone, ck