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hey thanks for the compliment. filter was untouched except providing a splashguard from the excess plastic i cut away from the top. buy coralifes smallest 50/50 unit. its about 12 inches long with two bulbs.one blue actinic and one daylight white bulb. carefully measure the fixture making sure...

as for getting anything new... im spookked by load...im simply trying to grow these out and bring them back to ny for my large tank. ill be soon setting up a 300... just trying to responsibly keep what i have here without using any additives and brain a flowerpot use lots of calcium. as for...

yea i spotted yours this morning thats genius! an way cool for an eclipse! when i saw yours it inspired me to show off my cali tank. good luck and keep postin progress pics! thanks for the compliment

75 bucks is kinda thin id say spend it on live rock and regular sand since live sand is about 35 bucks a bag. maybe youve got a buddy that will spot you a scoop o two to put over crushed coral(cheaper) to help seed the system. although the live rock will seed the sand or crushed coral. then...

there was atime when i was using chemicals galore for everything. i stopped i saved a bundle simply doing more frequent water changes and wala! molting and calcium supplementation and everything those chems promised. i now rely solely on water changes for results. this includes diseases. your...

doublecheck your placement maybe creeping them up slowly will help a bit before breaking the bank. move them up an leave them for two weeks or so then see what if any benefits you see. go slowly as mentioned before too much at once can cause them to purge themselves of thier algea and bleach...

after leaving my big reef back in ny i starte a mini 5 months ago eclipse 6 gal retrofit coral life 50/50...after hacking off the lid rio powerhead sachem filter pac in mini sump to double as skimmer 2 hermits 1 snail (stowaway) 2 chromis 1 clown fry (tank bred) xenia frag 2 now 6! cup coral...

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after leaving my big in ny i started my mini reef about 5 month ago hope you enjoy the pics eclipse 6 retrofit corallife 50/50 hacked top and left existing bulb rio powerhead sachem filter sac to double a skimmer live rock and sand(plenty of it) pulsing xenia from 2 now 6! open brain yellow cup...

id say anything under 75 gallons is to small for any tang. they are open water swimmers at all stages and a small tank will just not do. sorry they are beautiful fish.

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your very welcome! just stick with the fritz. it sometimes require several doses so buy a larger bottle to save a few bucks. but dont go crazy with the stuff it migh slightly cloud the tank if you over do it. also go out and get another tester kit. it might be that the shelf life it killing...

first things first dont panic. there are so many questions and variqables when moving a tank.. the goal is not to just get the fish there alive but to get the things you cant see also alive. without bacteria surviving the trip your basically starting over. granted your tank might cycle...

theres the cleaner wrass, but it might have the same fate as shrimp would. i also sometimes employ a diatom filter, read up on this too. its helped me when ive had outbreaks when i first started. :scared:

qt tank should be bare of evrything! no sand no rock nadda. why? because your trying to keep the ick from multiplying. mine has only some pvc for the fish to hide. i use a sponge filter since bacteria colonize quickly on it. you will not use carbon because it will neutrilize your meds. yes...

it looks like a green brittle.hoping the color is not distorted. they are in fact tons of fun. especially at night when all the critters are out. they can sure run when they need to. they are not agressive at least mine are not.

I will be the first to admit that i have made errors in wanting a fish and buying it with little or no knowledge of its needs. this for all of us should become things of the past. with maturity in the hobby of keeping marine fish we should understand that fish "do okay" in the OCEAN! now we...

yes you can have more than one. provided you tank is big enough. but remember they get pretty big. they by nature are scavengers and eat leftovers algea and so on. with brittles if you watch their arms while you are feeding your fish they will often put out an arm or two and youll see food...

im sorry to sound rough but a 10 minute dip? might as well put him between crackers and eat him. if you detect something action should be taken quickly. dont panic but get your ill fish in a qt tank immediately! your not only trying to save them but the rest of your tank! when sick fish are...

from your list of livestock i would not know whether they enjoy the daphnia or not. i have benefitted greatly from it with my corals. why? they are smallenough that i am almost garanteed that all of my coral get atleast a little bit of something to eat. i am not an overfeeder, since it leads...