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  1. telstar

    telstar Fire Worm

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    Hi, I am BJ from Ft. Lauderdale, Fl. and I am new to salt water, and have found a lot of useful information from this site. I am glad I found you guys and gals. I have a 49 gal tank with an ehiem canister filter, sea clone protein skimmer. 20 pounds of sand/20 pounds of crushed coral, and a few rocks. Tank mates are 2 yellow damsels, a maroon clown, 6 line wrasse, butterfly fish, cleaner shrimp, and fire shrimp. The fire shrimp seems to molt often (about every two weeks) is this normal?? Also I get a cloudy film on the water surface, how can I get rid of that?
    I am looking forward to many years of enjoyment and growth with salt water.

    BJ Riley
     
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  2. JohnFritts

    JohnFritts Peppermint Shrimp

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    Welcome fellow-site-newB!
     
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  3. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    Welcome to 3reef! Wer'e glad you found us. For your cloudy surface, they make a surface skimming kit for cannister filters.
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    As far as, the shrimp molting. Do you add iodine to your tank?
    And be careful with the butterfly if you plan on adding corals to your tank...
     
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  4. telstar

    telstar Fire Worm

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    I do not add Iodine, and only the fire shrimp molts, the cleaner shrimp doesn't or hasn't.
     
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