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Quote: Originally Posted by callmechris Yeah I gave it a good cleaning. I've been running some carbon and turned my powerheads on full blast. I hope it was just loss of oxygen from when I turned my powerheads down. Got a few clownfish today so I'm gonna see how things go. i have been reading...

Quote: Originally Posted by leeshalee i actually have a damsel in my other tank who gets picked on by my clown fish hahah um so eah i really wanted a flame anger or maybe a bi colored angel i was also wondering if trigger would pick on a cocochip star or a pencil urchin?? i really want one of...

for your sized tank you can keep that niger in ther happy for another year or so. they maybe grow an inch a year if its a fast grower. i would say yes to the flame angle if you got plenty of live rock. dwarf angels are very hard to get going so i would fecomend keeping your lights off for the...

Quote: Originally Posted by TonySi With that bio-load the more filtration the better. I'd personally go with a sump and a big skimmer. lol thats what i was thinking. maybe both sump and HOB?

Quote: Originally Posted by Bang Guy If you don't mind Bristle Worms I think they can do the cleanup you need for these messy eaters. In addition to that 1/2" of sand in combination with your live rock and a lot of waterflow should easily handle all of your filtration without the canister...

hello, over the course of two months i have been trying to figure out what type of filtration i want for my next tank. the tank will be a 75 gallon fowlr. the stock will be a piccaso trigger, snowflake eel, and an angel fish. now i cant decide on a sump system or two emporer 500 HOB filters. i...

Quote: Originally Posted by scirdan I have diadema basslet in my 60G tank (its been in there for several years). 2 or 3 days ago (s)he started digging a giant hole in my sand in the front of the tank. Its sprinkling the sand all over the rocks, its very interesting to watch but I have no idea...

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Quote: Originally Posted by silverado61 All the LFS's around me keep it in a crate on the floor in some dark corner so people can't see it and buy the live rock instead. hahaha, thats a neat trick to earn a few extra bucks. my lfs is by far better than any other i have been too. they actualy...

Quote: Originally Posted by Flower Hi... A hippo tang needs a 100g MINIMUM tank size, and a 20g tank with 4 clowns alone is already overstocked. You really need to do some more research or you are heading for a crashed tank. This book will help you decide on what fish is appropriate for...

Quote: Originally Posted by GeriDoc I'll take him in if he needs a home. Our 220 gal system needs a centerpiece fish . lol, thats a deal! but i think thats gona be my little brothers job. it will be tricky getting him and the set up to my new place wher ever it is.

Quote: Originally Posted by GeriDoc Base rock is that dry stuff sitting in boxes on the floor. If it is in water it is usually live. hmm. well i always thought it was that pale rock that fish stores cheap in the tank next to the live rock. at least that is how it is at my lfs. they sell it for...

Quote: Originally Posted by GeriDoc Mine was an emperor angel that I had for 15 years. It knew me, would eat from my hand and allow me to stroke its body. My wife has told me that at about the time that I am due to come home each evening the fish would stay at the end of the tank facing the...

Quote: Originally Posted by ronney78 thanks for the info no prob. what did you end up doing?

Quote: Originally Posted by GeriDoc Base rock is dead rock, it has none of the nitrogen processing bacteria present. It is commonly used in conjunction with live rock (which has the bacteria as well as a host of cryptic creatures, many of which contribute to the successful complexity of the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mr saltwater Yes 20 gallon I got one blue hippo 4 clowns I chromis Crabs and snails Keep the tank empty for two months at what temp and salinity and will my crabs and snails die and my live rock I put all the fish in the qt. feed the minimum amount and you can keep...

Quote: Originally Posted by ronney78 excuse me but what is the base rock? Like i say need in saltwater tank its rock that does not have all the good bacteria on. it hase a little but not enough.

Quote: Originally Posted by Mr saltwater No I have been doing research but doesn't the free floating ich dye with in two days of no host is found the life cycle isn't it 7 days at temp 80 salinity 1.020 ther is no for shur time. some experts have found it to die in two days others a month to...

i agree with flower but everyone does it differently.

if you feel like its ok to add new fish go for it.