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also make certain your air flow is not retricted. That would also raise the water level in the cone. You adjusted the wtare flow level (red knob) as well as the pump flow?

I soaked mine in salt mix for a solid week, changing the water and inspecting the rock, before I put it in my tank. You neverknow where its been or what you have hidden in the rock. The purple stuff is OK.

I have run a HOT CoraLife Super Skimmer model 65 on my 55 gal and it is great. My only complaints have been with the noise made by the air intake. I did some fudging with air line and some stuffing and the noise is reduced. COst me about $80 with shipping from the web. I bought an Aquac Remora...

I had the same thing happen to my blue after two weeks. Your replies here helped me understand. I also had low salinity and I dripped only 1.5 hours. Now I know better.

I also have a coralife 65 that was for my 55. Works great but the pump and bubble difuser take a bit of room in the tank and don't look all that attractive. I have since moved it to my 72 for now while the 55 is using a freebie prizm. I plan on getting a aquac remora for the 72 in the next...

It was my startup. I decided to go bigger so why waste the tank. Plus when I am ready for something like a Tang I will have space and not stress him out.

Can I keep two anthias in a 72 gal tank? Would a Purple psudochromis eat my cleaner shrimp or snails? I only have one clown and one Pajama cardinal for fish and one cleaner shrimp. Many snails and hermits.

I'm leaving a couple pieces of LR in my QT and I have a few hermits, snails, and one pesky damsel I couldn't catch. No substrate. It is a 55. My thought was to keep he water going well and as close to quality and paramters of my DT. I have two heaters and a HOB filter, no skimmer. To be honest...

My 55 glass has an Emp 400 I use to clear the solid particles. I use the carbon refillable. I also have a CL Super Skimmer for protein skimming. AS long as I clean the filters (rinse them out) and change the carbon before the waste breaks down I don't have nitrate problems. The only thing that...

Also look for any blockage from shipping. If the air intake is restricted sometimes the water level goes high.

I just did it for a week in the salt mix at 76%. I just wanted to make sure it was clean. I don't expect to see any growth for months after it is in the tank with the live stock. Just sitting in a tub won't do much in a week or two.

I just did the same thing. I bought Base rock on the web for about $1.80 lb shipped and put my LR on top to help seed it. LR here in CT has averaged $6.99 lb. I still soaked the base rock and cleaned it up before putting in the tank, just in case.

I did and it worked for me. I had the water mixed and ready (SG, PH, Temp, and so on) first as I did not want to "kill" the beneficial bacteria. Not sure if I could but it made sense to me. I then added the rock on the bottom and added some water to get the weight up so level the stand again (I...

In my 55 FOWLR when I had a CC base of about 2 inch or so I did a 5 to 10 gal water change weekly in order to keep the Nitrates between 0 - 5. I did the vacum of CC every other week and that drove the water change up a bit more. I have 32 gal container in the basement of mixed water with heater...

I don't think anyone mentioned location. Bigger is nice but don't forget to check out where you want the tank. Once it is set up it can't easily be moved like a lazy boy recliner that lost its appeal. In my family room where we have the display tank I could only comfortably put in a 72 BF and in...

Things I have learned over the past few months as a newbie that may help you. Just for a FOWLR I learned: Patience - wait, wait, and wait some more. Read all the books and search these threads. Live Sand vs, Crush Coral - make up your mind soon and stick with it. Change is possible but can be a...

I just started a new 72 gal setup on Sat. All new water, new fiji sand (not LS), 50 lbs base rock that was soaking in pre mix salt batch in clean 32gal rubbermaid trash can for 1 week. The cloudy water cleared up SOmetime Sunday evening. This morning (Monday) I tested the water and PH was 8.2...

I thought the air intake to my skimmer was way to loud and so did my family. I eextended the air line to go below the tank into a lined basket to work as a muffler. Nice and quiet. My wife still didn't like the noise so she unplugged the skimmer. The long air line had no check valve of any kind...

I have the same need so I hope someone can help!

I have a coralife super skimmer rated for 65 gal on my 55 tank. I will be setting up a 72 gal bow front to be my new display tank and relegate the 55 to be my QT tank. With all the live rock I Plan to add to the 72 gal (85 lbs) would I displace enough water to still be able to use my Coralife...