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3 fish 2 inverts The tang and 2 ocelarris clowns Cleaner shrimp and a green brittle star So if I do hypo do I just put the fish in a qt and hypo the qt only? And do I leave the inverts in the display with the corals and leave that at normal levels?

So the fish has calmed down A LITTLE BIT but is still agitated in some sort... Today i'm noticing some faint white spots on his fins. from what I know about ich (which isnt much) I think he may have it :( I'll try to describe it as best as possible. His pectoral fins have several white spots on...

i guess I should note that the tank mates are two ocellaris clowns and a cleaner shrimp... i dont think theres any aggression issues going on. he has been doing very well until today... he is still eating though so im hoping thats a good sign somehow?

Help! my Tomini Tang is acting like he's in major distress! he's darting back and forth and twitching his dorsal fin a lot. It looks like he has a cut/scrape on the tail end of his body. I don't know if he scraped it on a rock or if maybe this is a symptom of a disease or something? I tried to...

Here it is... got a new finger and favia coral yesterday that you'll see there. let me know what you think

Reefr, do you want a pic of the tank? The test kit?

The red sea reef foundation text kit.

Thanks guys! So I did a water change yesterday and tested the new water. Everything was pretty high? Mg = 1700-1800, Ca=500 and dkh= 12-13. I use the glacier ro water from the machine outside the grocery store, I'm looking for a better source but right now that's the best I have. I have never...

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Hey everyone. I've been quiet on the forum for a while because I'm hard at work rebuilding the 75 gal I bought on craigslist. So without further adieu... Here's the latest. I took any salvageable critters and corals and donated them to the lfs, drained the tank and scraped it clean as a whistle...

 You lost too much good bacteria when you ditched the sand and totally replaced it, that's why I suggested you keep the top layer...oh well.... A soft cycle is your best solution IMO. Corals can be amazing at survival, even dead they can come back so I don't even toss a skeleton....get an...

Ok here's the latest: The move went well, i got new sand from the lfs but after adding new water to the old my water parameters were all jacked up and the coral is not doing so well. The water has become super cloudy, salinity is good, pH was VERY LOW, nitrates were zeros but nitrite and ammonia...

Thanks Seth good info, I think I'll ditch the old sand and get new ls. Let's talk sumps! I've been doing a little research and I think my project this week is going to be a DIY sump build in the tank stand. I don't really have access to any extra tanks so I'm thinking acrylic. I've seen that...

Since I will be in need of a new skimmer, any suggestions on a brand/model? I have no experience with sumps so I'm curious if should head in that direction and go with an in-sump skimmer?

Thanks blitz, So after a couple rounds of phone tag here's the latest: The seller is giving the skimmer to his buddy so I'm getting the whole setup (minus 1 skimmer) for $400. I'm picking it up tomorrow so I'm a little anxious for the move, good news is there's no fish involved so only the...

Hello all, I'm new to the forum but so far have received a lot of good info so thanks for that! I have a 55 gal sitting in the garage that used to be a FOWLR and I wanted to bring it back to life and build a reef tank. Long story short, while researching reef lighting I stumbled upon this...

I have a 55 gal aquarium and I want to start a predator tank and one day upgrade to a 200 gal to safely and happily home a bamboo cat shark. First let me say that I am experienced with aquariums and I am fully aware of the commitment and money it takes to care for such large aquariums. However...