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air pumps are not needed and will only produce salt creep. with enough live rock you don't need a filter. they are nitrate factories unless cleaned very often, many people run skimmerless tanks. just keep up on your water changes. I have a Reef Octopus hob skimmer and it only requires about five...

a kole tang is one of the smaller tangs and might work. I just fear buying one because they are so prone to ich. hope you have a qt.

one spot foxface is a great fish that will clean up a lot of algae. dwarf angels, cardinals, many wrasses are beautiful. flame hawkfish for intense red color. I have 13 fish and my foxface is the only one that will get bigger than 5". I prefer more smallish fish than just one or two large fish...

you can find sites that will say you can have it in a 55 gal. look at live aquaria. they are probably the best and they recommend a 180gal. for a Piccaso. a lfs will tell you a hippo tag is fine in a 75 but that doesn't make it so. just trying to help you from having problems. yes those fish can...

your tank is too small for either fish. both can get a foot long.

I have a yellow tail and a bangaii in my 120 gal. and they ignore each other. the damsel is always at the top of the rocks and the cardinal near the bottom.

what kind of tank do you want? fowlr, reef, mixed coral, hard coral, softies. each set up is different as far as water parameters, flow, and lighting. you can find all you need to know here and on other sites. the main thing is when you do decide to start, take it slow. nothing good happens in...

tomato and maroon are the most aggressive and should be added later. any trio will most likely end up as a pair. two will pair up and kill the other.

Quote: Originally Posted by jay0705 Fishing for what? mainly largemouth and smallmouth bass. some walleye and pike when I go up north.

it's fishing season and I spent some money on new wheels and tires for my boat trailer. I'm actually thinking about selling the wp40 and replacing it with a wp25. I added more soft corals and I'm having a hard time with too much flow. I like the new two pump one controller setup that Jaboa has...

get enough live rock and you won't need any filters except for a skimmer. I have a 120 gal. which is sumpless and no filters. I have a hob skimmer.

I have a wp40 in my 120 gal. softie tank. I have to turn it down. I may replace it with a wp25. it's really a powerful pump.

need more info. sounds like you didn't top off until you were 40 gals. low. when you do that your salinity is going to raise. then top off and it will drop too fast. you need to top off a lot more frequently. I don't have a ato but I add about 1 1/2 gals. to my 120 every morning.

I would love to add some macroalgae but I have a one spot foxface who is an absolute pig.

Quote: Originally Posted by Flower Interesting, I considered my sump system running a skimmer ... a filter. If I had known it wasn't a filter, I would have been too afraid to do it. It's been 2+ years, everything is still quite alive and happy. ok, a skimmer is basically a filter, but I don't...