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Quote: Originally Posted by 100galbaby Problem a few corals mostly reef type fish like clowns tangs cleaner shrimp sand goby There's no such thing as "a few corals". If your tank conditions are going to be adequate to keep one coral, then they will be adequate for 50. Everybody starts with...

1. Great water quality 2. No predators (triggers, etc.) 3. Did I mention water quality?

In 40 years of keeping saltwater fish I have never "sanitized" live rock - after all, the operative word to describe the rock is "live", referring to all of the diverse organisms that are in it. When I buy rock I only examine it for aptasia and mojano. Anything else is fine with me, I can use...

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You can trap either the damsel or the cardinal, or you can just give up on the cardinal, who probably won't survive this. To trap a frish take a look at this video.

You can add fresh water, then salt. Don't add your LR and ls until you have adjusted the salinity.

If you have nitrates but no ammonia then the tank is cycled. You can add fish gradually.

Quote: Originally Posted by alex2089 Last time I got info from online I almost put 2 tangs and 2 angels in a 75. Yeah, we spend a lot of time at my university teaching students how to evaluate online resources for reliability. There are people (and I use the term loosely) who will say anything...

You may see only a very small spike (occasionally, none at all) if the lr was heavily populated with bacteria. It is the same principle we use when we keep a small filter pad in the sump of the dt, then transfer it to a qt when we begin to quarantine a new fish. The bacteria on the pad produce...

This site recommends, for a 30-90 gallon system, a final CUC like this: Dwarf White Leg Hermit Crab 20 Turbo/Astrea Snail 20 Assorted Reef Safe Starfish 1 Peppermint Shrimp 3...

The Bubble Magus c6 is an in-sump skimmer - you cannot hang it onto the back of the tank, and you don't want the pump for it to be in your display, so I would forgo this item. For a fish only with live rock (FOWLR) system a skimmer is not very important so long as you keep up with your water...

Quote: Originally Posted by Beth Yes. And to add, that oil is not for us anyway. If European and Asian countries want that oil, then let them fight for it for a change. I remember those countries openly rebuking American imperialism over the Iraqi war yet they were the first to get the...

Whoa...slow down there. There are a couple of problems with your plan, and it would be helpful if you could tell us something about the remainder of your system (sump? skimmer?, how much live rock?j etc.). A 92 gallon tank is kind of borderline for tangs, who like lots of open water to swim...

pajama cardinals are pretty peaceful fish, so I am guessing that there should not be any problems. Same thing for the clown; ocellaris are one of the most peaceful of the clownfish. Just as a precaution I would rearrange the rockwork before adding the new clown so that there are no territorial...

You are right - something less than good is going on in the tank, but exactly what is difficult to pinpoint. First thing I would do in my tank at home if I were having the same problem would be to measure ammonia, nitrite and pH in the water. It is especially concerning that it appears that...

The diatoms will eventually go away as the tank balances itself out. We all get them in new systems, no big deal. I wouldn't worry much about the damsel becoming aggressive - it will, but since there are no other fish in the tank it can attack the rock all it wants, but be careful putting your...

Diatoms require silicates and phosphates to thrive. So...guess what tap water has plenty of - yup, silicates and phosphates. That is why I strongly recommend that everyone use RODI (reverse osmosis deionized) water for mixing saltwater and topping off. RODI has no silicates or phosphates, so...

Your plan might work, but it will be difficult. A single mandarin will consume more than 200 copepods/day. That translates into a very large continuous supply. How large a tank are you considering for your display? Too small and you will have problems with stability (especially for a...

Yes, if you use RODI for top-off and to make fresh salt water you are fine. When you add salt mix to RODI you are dissolving solids into the water, to the TDS goes way up, but it is important to start with RODI so that you are not adding toxic dissolved substances that might be in your tap water.

Nassarius snails will stir the sand bed and consume leftover food and fish poop as well. it is also a neat sight to see them emerge from the sand bed when they detect that you are feeding the fish.