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exile415 Tell us more about your tank, what kind of filtration, LR LS do you have??

In my opinion AND experience, a 50gal tank that already has 5 fish in it is way to small. A juvenile yellow tang might be ok in a tank that size by itself, but defiantly not with 5 other fish. Not only are you pushing your bio-load, but also your tang will be stressed and will be more...

Hang on power filters with the filter media removed are great for water flow. You can easily add 660 gph to your tank for under $70 Just curious, what HOB filter puts out that much flow and cost less than $70 ? ? ? :confused: I know the largest Penguin and Emperor filters are 330 and 400 gpd...

I’m not an algae expert, but if its bright green or neon green, its not diatoms. Diatomic algae is brown and looks like fuzz when it builds up after a while. Bright green, neon green algae are I think either coralline algae or some other type of macro algae, which if that is the case, it’s good...

Maxi-Jets are supposed to be pretty good if not one of the best. I have an AquaClear, and its ok also. Stay away from the Penguin if you can. The pump is good, but the one suction cup that it comes with attaches to the side of the PH and the PH hangs crooked, the bottom of the PH rides up...

Check the dredded auction site. I just picked up a 192 watt PC fixture w/ 3 moon lights for 99 bucks plus shipping. Im sure you could find similar deals on larger lights

and dhughesz28.. how much does your lfs charge for water?? jw I think its only like .25-.30 cents/gallon. The problem is, its 30 min away. My buddy and I live in the same town only a few blocks away from each other. 5 min trip max :happyfish

I hear sirens......here come the Tang Police :scared:

also I had no idea how much $$ it would take. Or how much stress it would bring into my life.... or how much joy! Kind of like having a kid

High ammonia and Nitrate is definitely a concern and should be addressed right away!! That much ammonia is really bad, IMO. Water changes, lots of them to get your ammonia and NO3 down!! :yes: After you solve your water quality problem, I would look into upgrading your lights. Chances are, you...

It all depends, for now you have fish only. Do you plan to get corals? If you stay fish only, than you don't need much light. If you are planning on a reef tank, than I believe that 5 watts per gallon is recommended. I have a 46-bow front with 192 watts PC lighting. My tank is pretty much...

As the other guy here, we are trying to come up with a way to produce quality RO/DI water, with out the expense of a quality filter system. We figured that if we shared the coast and use of the system, it would be better. We could permanently hook it up at one guys house, but the other guy would...

I have 2 yellow tails, and I love them. They are cool looking and were my first fish. I have 2 in my tank with a yellow tang and they are stressing the heck out of the tang. I am setting up a 12gal nano just for them. I would take the damsels out of your tank as soon as possible IMHO. :happyfish

Harial, is this the "Marineland Instant Ocean Saltwater Aquarium Kit " which is the eclipse 12 plus a heater and other goodies? Nope, its just the regular Eclipse 12. I went with it because it was only $80. The Saltwater Aquarium Kit was something like $125. I bought a marineland heater...

Not to hijack your thread, but I have a related question... I am using a 10gal with a small max-jet to mix salt water. I have the venturi air tube hooked up and am using it on a low setting to aerate the salt water. Is this bad since someone just mentioned that the bubbles keep the salt in...

By far I would have to say that the diamond goby is the coolest of them all. I loved to watch mine dig in the sand creating his cave home. He seemed to have a great personality, and was very active and helped keep the sand clean!! Here is mine...

Lion.. I have a Kodak 4.0MP digital. Model NoDX6490. To take a picture, I use the macro mode and NO zoom. The camera taks really good pics as long as the subject is within 3 inches of the glass...Here is the full view of the goby. He was in my tank, but escaped to his death... These fish...

yep. the first time i saw mine, it gave me the heebee-geebees. Ya no kidding. The first time I saw it, it was retracting into a small hole. I really didnt get a good look at it. Kind of freaked me out... But now that I have seen it a few times, and know its good for the tank, I think its cool...

I have a peanut worm in my new 12gal. Looks just like that, although I never see the fat white part, only the long brown tentacle thing sticking out of the LR. He came in on a piece of LR. I was freaked out first time I saw it, but they’re supposedly beneficial. He only comes out at night, and...

I have a peanut worm in my new 12gal. Looks just like that, although I never see the fat white part, only the long brown tentacle thing sticking out of the LR. He came in on a piece of LR. I was freaked out first time I saw it, but they’re supposedly beneficial. He only comes out at night, and...