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Quote: Originally Posted by Elsewhere Thank you for the replies! Geri, the tank that will be turned into saltwater is already cycled- will I have to recycle the tank when it's changed over? Absolutely! Saltwater bacterial species are very different from those in freshwater. Good to know that...

Quote: Originally Posted by foodshape Congrats! I have never been happier with any PC than the one I built myself a couple of years ago. Easily the best I've had in terms of bang for the buck and getting exactly what I wanted. It was an interesting and rewarding project - lots of research and...

Quote: Originally Posted by Elsewhere Hello everyone! I'm joining saltwater sites here and there to get as much advice and information as possible! I'm hoping to start up a SW tank in my currently freshwater 30 gallon tank. I've been reading up on starting them off, and this is some advice I...

UV can be very effective against ich, but not when it is used on a single tank. If you have several tanks connected to a common sump, then UV could prevent spread of ich from one tank to another, but in a lone tank, even if it kills 99% of the free swimming ich, that surviving 1% will reinfect...

This is when the hobby gets demoralizing. Sometimes stuff just happens, and fish die without explanation. This sounds like what is happening now to your royal gramma. Sorry, they are neat fish.

I have to tell you that this doesn't look like ich. It may be a surface parasite, or it may just be a superficial wound due to either a fish fight or a collision with some rock. I would watchfully wait to see where the spot goes - it may just disappear. Most treatments for ich and parasites...

DIY rock is not live rock. You can keep your rock cost low by using the DIY stuff and one quarter true live rock, but you need some true LR to seed all the invisible critters that make a tank interesting and functional. Your budget may be low for the other equipment. You could spend the entire...

Your system has a little less than 30 gallons in it. I would put 2 heaters, each suitable for 20 gallons, in the sump. That way, if one fails in the on position (they always do), it won't be able to cook your tank.

I don't think that a skimmer is necessary for a FOWLR. They are effective mainly at minimizing nitrate formation, which is not generally an issue for vertebrates.

A 55 is too small for a puffer. Always look up the adult size of any addition to the system. Puffers get big. Look at dwarf angels, most wrasses, etc. Also consider a shoal of several chromis for a beautiful and fascinating display. There are plenty of small-moderate sized fish that will give...

For a FO tank a skimmer can be handy, but is not a requirement. Many use carbon filtration regularly, others not. My own take is that unless you are trying to remove a specific substance (medication, for example), carbon is also unnecessary. Just live rock, good water flow and some type of...

Well if he tries hes eventually going to lose Someone is going to lose. You! You lose either an expensive clown tang, or something else. Clown tangs are not too bad in a 500 gallon system, and may actually become "friends" with other tangs. In smaller systems, not so much, mostly destruction.

Wait a while - as the clown gets bigger, it gets exponentially more aggressive, especially towards other tangs. If it doesn't die first from inadequate water conditions, it will eventually kill your other fish.

I had a bad aptasia problem, but eventually solved it. I injected the larger polyps with kalkwasser and added 3 peppermint shrimp (30 gallon system). I never see the peppermint shrimp, but over the course of 2-3 months all of the aptasia have vanished. Occasionally I do see a small polyp...

Quote: Originally Posted by michelleh1403 I have had my fishtank up and running for about 2 years now. I have recently moved rooms and need to get my fish tank to a new location. Over the last two months I some what neglected my fish tank by not doing water changes when I should and...

Try live-plants.com. They are Flower's favorite place for marine macros.

If you define pure capitalism as what Adam Smith described when he first proposed such a thing, then the Pope wasn't far off. Smith called for those who benefitted most from capitalism to undertake exceptional responsibility for those who have not been so fortunate.

I'm not the only one to have a chromis problem. If you look around on this site you will find several postings about this, as well as several postings from folks who have had no problems at all. it's all magic. About the foxface - they are generally sold as juveniles in the 2-5 inch range...

There must be some kind of trick with blue chromis'. I have gone through about 25 chromis' trying to establish a shoal, and have 1 ( yes, one) in my 220 gal system. At least swf.com was good about honoring the warranty.

If your flow is too strong you will need to throttle back your return pump. Put a gate or stopcock valve on the return line to the display and then gradually turn down the flow. I assume from you answer that you aren't getting a sucking sound, right?