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I would use the sump you have as only a sump. There would be too much temptation to contaminate your display equipment with the QT sharing quarters with the sump. A true QT is cheap and easy to set up, so make it a separate system entirely.It doesn't look like the sump you have has separate...

How did you cycle the tank, and what is in there now? I have had tanks that took 6 weeks to cycle, especially in the days before properly cured live rock was available. It would also be worthwhile to run the ammonium assay on some freshly made water to see if that pale color really indicates...

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Before you do anything else you have to get a cover on that tank. With two triggers in there you are going to see a lot of aggression and jumping/carpet surfing. Go to Home Depot and get some egg crate in the lighting department, and cut it to fit the tank top. This will keep the fish in, the...

One of the great things about this site is that, while there are varying opinions on how to do almost everything, those opinions generally come from successful aquariasts, so you won't go wrong following their advice. That said, I agree with Flower's recommendations, although I do it...

Quote: Originally Posted by zoidberg01 So there is a chance for me to survive Wear thick gloves.

OK, that would be fine. I was concerned that you had a glass cover, which would prevent carbon dioxide from leaving, which definitely causes acidification of the water. Has anything died (or gone missing) in the tank. Decomposition can acidify the water too.

Welcome to the site! Please feel free to post any questions here - it is much cheaper to make your mistakes here rather than in your tank. Speaking of mistakes, I'm afraid that you have made one already. It is all too common to cycle a tank using damsels, but that is cruel to the damsels...

Quote: Originally Posted by gplundberg Would the chromis that I chose school together even though they are different species of chromis Probably not.

Quote: Originally Posted by eric1115 GeriDoc Thank you for your advice. I do have some more questions hoping you can help with. What can I use in place of a autofeeder? I read Angel fish needs multiple feedings per day. Angels really need 75 or 80 feedings per day. They like to graze, so 3...

Do you have a cover on the tank?

Quote: Originally Posted by Flower LOL...Not everyone sweetie...LOL...I think you are safe. Sorry, I just couldn't resist. But not for lack of trying. I have been bitten by a niger trigger who was on a rampage.

Quote: Originally Posted by zoidberg01 And the funny thing is when I see him near the skimmer he barely moves so I turn off the lights and then he starts moving Sounds like stress. When I am going to move a fish from QT into the display I always feed the tank, then turn the lights off...

Quote: Originally Posted by Beth Physicians pay a hefty fee for insurance, especially surgeons, but their pricing is still highway robbery. Why does a single doctor need a min. of 5 full time employees in their office, all full time and all with benefits? Most of those people are dealing with...

Quote: Originally Posted by eric1115 Hi I am currently cycling a 180 with 30 gallon sump. 112 1W LED, 2 Skimmers, 2 300W heaters, auto feeder. 160lb of sand, 100lb of base rocks, 80lb of live rocks.Forget the auto feeder - they only feed flakes, which are insufficient for marine fish. I...

I agree with silverado. Also, it looks like there is a reddish blush on the rear 1/4 of the fish, just anterior to the spine. If so, that could indicate a systemic bacterial infection, and I would isolate the fish to a hospital tank and start it on Maracyn II.

My experience is that they eat pretty much anything. Did you see it eat in the store? Is it in quarantine? If not, what are its tankmates? Often an aggressive fish will intimidate newcomers and they then decline to feed out of stress. Another possibility is that it is just stressed, and will...

Your fish selection is not too bad. I would lose the damsel - all it will do is cause you problems with the other fish, and bite you when you put your hand in the tank. I would start with the dottyback, then add 3 chromis (they school,and are very interesting to watch as well as being...

The nitrates would have to be well above 100-200 to be toxic to fish, and your inverts would already be dead, so nitrates aren't your problem. When a fish dies so quickly after arrival it is never nutritional (although I don't think flakes are adequate for any of your fish). Look to aggression...

You can add a small clean-up crew with fish at this point. However, until you have some algae growth avoid herbivores - they'll starve.