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Originally Posted by MsKillerReef Well, your light should suffice for some things, but it's half the light I have on mine. There are many, many things that could have led to the tank crash. First, if you do not have 20-30 lbs of rock in the tank, you need to do so. You can even use base rock...

Originally Posted by MsKillerReef Jeanclaude it seems it was just yesterday (2 yrs ago) when I was staring at my 20 gallon with 5 pieces of rock and some button polyps, thinking how freaking awesome it was.. haha. It takes time, but as long as you are consistent with your care (water changes...

Originally Posted by MsKillerReef Yea, BTLD, I've been trying to be careful about it!!! If you are interested and have questions, want more pics, list, etc, please email me at klayton@uga.edu !!! Thanks guys. And i'm not looking to make too much, I just need to sell it now to move across the...

Originally Posted by Jstdv8 hard to beleive she lasted that long without a powehead. What causes surface aggitation? seems like you'd need more than that penguin to mix oxygen into the water. Did you notice any heavy breathing and or fish laying on thier sides on the bottom of the tnak before...

Originally Posted by SocalNano24 ok I'm back.... I noticed you said your heater was "set" at 81. So whats your tank temperature? You do have a thermometer right? no i dont use a thermometer ill know when my tank is cooling down because the heater light comes off, and then goes on

Originally Posted by meowzer I do not think it was the food....I think it was a combination of everything....too much livestock, no water movement, maybe too much food....etc....etc...etc.... i honestly dont think it was the 5 fish in the tank that killed it.. they have been in there since...

Originally Posted by IbanEz Has anybody thought there could be an electrical current running through the tank? IMO, no cube is going to cause a large enough spike to kill everything in the tank all of a sudden. I feed 2 cubes worth off mysis in a day 3 times a week between fish and corals in a...

Originally Posted by meowzer On the left bottom is the Koralia 1....up top is the Rio (for top movement) back right bottom is the Koralia 2....up top the the protein skimmer, I have 3 powerheads, a bakpak2 protein skimmer and a filter that is comparable to the penguin 400 (the double ones)...

Originally Posted by meowzer Here is an older pic of my 29G.....if you look you can see the powerheads Attachment 242532 nice tank meowzer! is that 2 powerheads you have? one on top of the other

Originally Posted by Speg You want the water to move. You'll soon see if an area isn't getting the flow you want... but keep in mind that different areas of the tank should be different with flow. It's nice to have some spots with really high flow for corals that demand it and really low flow...

Originally Posted by Speg I have a 12 gallon tank (reef with coral) and I have two powerheads and a protein skimmer (I believe in them too). I've actually been thinking of adding yet another powerhead for more flow... many coral need flow and the water doesn't get that correct oxygen exchange...

Originally Posted by meowzer Some people do not use skimmers in small tanks.....I DO...I have a skimmer on ALL my tanks....the smallest is a 29G (I also have a 54G and a 225G) YOU MUST MUST MUST have FLOW in your tank......For example I have 3 powerheads in my 29G.....That could be another...

Originally Posted by Speg I'd personally be really afraid of the rock/sand you have in the tank. Running carbon is a good start and I think you mentioned that you've already done that.. basically you need to let it chill and see what life still remains in there after this problem has cooled...

socalnano24 i apreciate your advice i really do im looking for all possible answers here, i didnt mean to come off as a d**k, im jsut confused and fustrated everything was going great and now im like damn i gotta start all over and basically im asking how should i so this doesnt happen again...

i have no protein skimmer or power head, didnt think i need it in a 20 gallon.. my good friend has a test kit at the store and i test my water their frequently.. i should have been more clear on the advice, basically i need to know what should i do now?

thanks for your advice, however for months now ive been feeding a cube and it hasnt been a problem, ive managed a saltwater fish store in the past and have never seen something like this before.. personally i think their was something bad packaged in the food that took about 2-3 days to destory...

fish i have in the tank were blue devil damsel, 3 stripe damsel, purple pseduochromis, lemon peel angel, clown fish, 18 nitrite snails, 3 nasarius snails.. corals, candy cane, green favites.. i have a 20 gallon tank with a penguin 280 hang on filter, and about 21 lbs of live rock.. i dont know...

I just want to start off saying hello to everybody I am new to this forum and very excited to hear everybodys input on this fantastic hobby.. I have a problem and can really use your help.. okay so heres my story ill keep it short, i started my 20 gallon back in Jan. i haven't had a single death...