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This is the most effective way to lower the temperature of the water a few degrees. if you do use evaporative cooling you may need an auto-topoff since evaporative water lo ss will be constant, and considerable. (sorry about the auto-ripoff - shouldn't send from a phone with predictive text.)

So...any success?

While I have a 220 gal system, and could easily add multiple fish with no problem there, I am limited by my quarantine tank, which is a 20 gallon long. So,,,multiples only of small fish are for me. Otherwise, one at a time in the quarantine.

Quote: Originally Posted by DuaneN The bottle also states it reduces ammonia as well as nitrites toxicity, why am I still getting ammonia readings if that is the case? Products that reduce nitrogen compound toxicity do not remove the dangerous compounds, they convert it to a form that binds...

Bioballs have a reputation as nitrate factories. This is because they are highly aerobic, which favors the initial steps in nitrogen processing, through to nitrates. Elimination of nitrates requires anaerobic bacteria, which do not thrive on bioballs, but find the nooks and crannies of live...

A common cause of microbubbles in a display is the presence of very small leaks in the plumbing. The rapidly flowing water produces an effect called the Pitot effect, which draws air into toe moving fluid through pin-sized holes. Reducing the flow will reduce the Pitot effect, but then why not...

Quote: Originally Posted by BTLDreef Thanks :-) She's fixated on the 180 reef but isn't really interested in any of the others. She's sleeping in there right now while Daddy is fragging a huge batch of corals we just bought tonight. Good, start 'em young. I began in fishkeeping when I was 8...

I am concerned about a clown trigger - very aggressive, and again, we worry about the hawkfish. Admittedly, a ct has been a grail fish since 1975, when we first got into saltwater fishkeeping, and even then they cost about $150-200, which was an inconceivable sum of money for a fish back then...

Get a lionfish.!Not an option-my wife is in love with our two flame hawkfish in that tank (tru. th be told, I am too)

So, we added a 5 inch blonde naso several days ago, and at first we were worried. The Desjardini and Imperator did not give the newcomer a warm welcome, and the naso stopped eating for 2 days and stayed in the corner behind some rockwork. After a few days it did come out to get some brine...

Quote: Originally Posted by Maxxnme You're kidding??? They really grow to be THAT big? LOL...!Geez: a 1 foot long Porcupine puffer! But they're soooo adorable! Look like aliens from a Spielberg movie! Not only do they get large, but they have some special requirements. They have a hard beak...

Welcome to the boards, and to the hobby. Keep doing your research - you will save lots of money and dead fish. A wet/dry and sump are not mutually exclusive - you will be able to find units that have both possibilities. It sounds like you are planning a fish-only tank, so a refugium isn't...

And...by the way, forget the puffer in your 20 - they grow big, too- about a foot long. IMHO, nothing smaller than a 125 will do for such a fish, and that's probably crowding it. You can find plenty of personable fish for your planned 75 - a flame hawkfish comes to mind. Good luck!

I use a 32 gallon rubbermade tub fitted with a float valve. I did the valve after I forgot that I was filling the tub one day, and flooded the basement with lots of ro/di. $25 bucks for the valve was a bargain after that!

Quote: Originally Posted by Aquiman Hey thanks so much for the responses! It's been extremely helpfull. Sorry but the more info I get, the more questions I have. This seems like a great community of folks willing to help newbies. Hopefully some day I can return the favors to the group. That...

.25 ammonia is too high - it should always be at zero. Same for nitrites. Your stock list is full of very sloppy eaters, each of which alone can do a good job of polluting a tank, so I think your tank is going through a mini-cycle. You need to get the nitrogen levels down fast to save your...

Quote: Originally Posted by Aquiman Hey thanks for the info. I'm leaning on new and I'm also a woodworker and plan to make my own stand. I love the idea of putting door activated lights in the cabinet! When you say epoxied bottom, can you expand on that a bit? Question on water.... I used to...

If your ammonia was 0.2 after a 1/3 water change, then it was too high, because ammonia should be zero at all times. Ammonia is very toxic to all aquatic organisms. What was the timetable for cycling the tank, and how fast did you add your organisms? You can add Amquel Plus to detoxify the...

Your mandarin isn't nibbling on algae, it is simply starving to death like most of them do. Assuming yours is a wild-caught fish, the only thing it will eat is live copepods. You will need to either raise them, or buy them. If you tank is large (>100 gal, usually, very diverse and mature you...

I think your cover letter needs to be stronger. As it stand nw it is a waste of paper-i doesn't say anything specific about you other than you are lookinfor a job and you think you would be a good employee. The resume is where you put the facts, but the cover as letter is where you make your...