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Thanks, I'm not happy with the small tanks current layout. The green goniopora needs more room but that's the only spot in the tank he likes with just the right amount of flow. I'll be re doing that tank this weekend.

Yeah plus if there's already fish in there without ich you don't want to put them in there. Well I've used the hypo salinity method with great results but it's going to be hard to do that enough in a tank with inverts and coral. And I would advise against the use of any medications in that tank...

Do you have another tank that you can use as a hospital tank so that you don't have to lower the salinity in your coral tank?

I have had a ton of trigger fish. Love them. For a "good vibe" trigger I'd recommend the Blue throat trigger. Reef safe though? Ummm questionable. Lol.

Lion fish aren't really considered "reef safe" with the exception that they will not harm your corals but in they can grow very large very fast and have massive appetites. So watch out for any smaller fish and other inverts... especially if you ever want to add juveniles of almost any kind to...

Also keep in mind that in the animal kingdom that animals seem to have the ability to sense when something is wrong with another creature... when it is sick or terminally ill. I have had a fish get sick and start getting attacked by all the other fish (including the the most peaceful ones)...

For my 15 gallon tank I run a HOB filter rated for 50 gallons and I use carbon. I also put at least 2 inches of sand in all my tanks.

Love the flame angel... such a pretty fish. That's what I'm after as well. I'm getting one for my new tank but not for a while until I'm certain everything is stable and I have enough algae going for it to graze on. I've also heard that they are territorial but tend to be less aggressive if...

I know that there's probably not much bacteria in the water column however I do believe there are some floating around. But I don't really consider it to be "adding chemicals" I do it to help aid in keeping the bacteria stable. I may be adding it unnecessarily... but if it's not doing me much...

Just that when I do a large water change (50% or more) every 6 months or so or when I clean the sand bed I think it helps to give the beneficial bacteria a boost after removing so much of the water. I have no scientific information to provide in order to back it up its just something that I do...

The diatoms take care of themselves. Trying to clean it out or remove it from your rocks and sand bed is a waste of time. The diatoms will usually go away within a couple of weeks once they run out of food. I would say to wait on the macros for a while. Most people use macros to remove nitrates...

Well if you have 0 nitrates then that's probably why the macros went bye bye. That's their food source. How long has the tank been set up? Typically the diatoms are going to be present in a new set up. Unless you've changed too much of your water and (too greatly) reduced your beneficial...

Looks like I replied to something on page one and it was already answered and had a whole other page after that... lol.. kk

Yeah, like Snake said you just need the presence of ammonia to get everything started... there are multiple ways of doing this but the raw shrimp method is cheap, easy and used by a lot of people. I also like to add bottled bacteria to me new systems to speed things along. In my newest tank I'm...

Well the macros are going to need nitrates to feed on but strong lighting and good flow is key because there's usually always going to be enough nitrates and nutrients no matter how clean you try to keep your water. Kenya trees will do well under a variety of water conditions and mine is doing...

Never seen or heard of a shrimp doing that. But I have had huge portions of macro algae disintegrate over night before. Are there any clear pieces in the tank or on the tips of the macro? If it is being eaten and you would like to prevent that then keep your macro in a refugium. This will also...

Aside from the amount of cleaning or the actual volume of water that has to be prepared for a water change I would say the bigger the tank the easier it is to maintain. From the standpoint that the greater the water volume the less affect there is with changes in the parameters. I'd say the...

There are plenty of options for a UPS (uninterruptible power supply) It really depends upon how much you intend to run off of it and for how long. The main thing you will want it connected is your pumps right? Coral and fish will encounter major problems with oxygen after the water stops...