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Just an update, the system is up and running! Its bare bones right now, I'm waiting a little while to add coral. I ended using 50% old water and 50% new to fill this system up, I have a 10 gallon sump for my equipment so I'm estimating a 20 gallon system combined. Here's some pics of it up. (I...

Trial and error really, I have a 5 gal setup right now and I'm going to use the exact same return pump on this tank, so I kind of knew how big they needed to be. The way I initially did it on my 5 gallon was to cut a little bit, hold it against the tank glass and see at what point the water...

I definitely will, I think its going to become the home for my pair of black ocellaris clowns and maybe a small goby. My sump is a 30 gal plastic tote so water volume/quality isn't really an issue for those 3 small fish... I think I might throw some of my extra dragon eye zoa's in there and...

I bet its a flow issue, just move your powerhead like you stated. Thats what I did and it cured my cyano problem.

For all those wanting to tackle this sort of thing. The last few days I was bored so I decided to embark on making a 10 gallon reef ready aquarium since they are essentially not made and if custom made they cost an arm and a leg. So , I got myself a 3/4" bulkhead, a 1 1/2" diamond crusted...

Use Krylon Fusion paint. That is the one I along with most other hobbyists use without incident. -Josh

use aiptasia X by red sea. I get freggin aiptasias all the time in my zoo colonies, never hurt anything and I've been using it for a loooong time.

need pics. Could just be an initial diatom bloom.

do you have metal halides? or powerful t5's or vho's? you definitely need those tho even keep an anemone, in addition a purple tip condylactis anemone isnt a natural home for a false/true percula or ocellaris clown. You are better off with a bubble tip anemone...

Did you move all the old water into the new tank too? Remember, you have nearly double your original water volume, Your dissolved organics will be highly diluted at this point. Not to mention did you clean your skimmer before swapping it over, or let it dry out? Either way whenever you swap...

you would be correct. I dont remember how exactly the lights are wired on that tank, but if the actinic and daylights are separate, most people use actinic to simulate dawn, then about an hour or so later the daylights come on, and then at night the daylights go off and the actinics simulate...

good call, thanks for the help. -Josh

any advice as to if i should just throw out removed water, let it run back to the tank or a combo of both?? i'm thinkin a combo of both to just control organic buildup...

Hello, I'm reaching out to any and all skimmer guru's. My tank has been up for about two years now 55gal reef. Since the initial cycle of my tank I had a regurlar remora skimmer on it and it seemed to break in a lot different than the new remora pro I upgraded to. The reason I upgraded was...

There's a few elements you're leaving out in order to get the best answer, how big is your tank? What other fish is there in the tank and how long have they been in there? What sizes are the other fish and how big is the powder blue (approximately in inches)?

Ehhh don't know what you mean by tall and bulky but I have the Aqua C Remora, and I know they sell the smaller Aqua C Remora Nano. Don't know the exact gallon rating but for a 29 it would probably work. My opinion though is not to skimp on this because although it may be larger, the benefits to...

Do you use tap water or RO/DI water for your tank? If tap, that's more than likely your problem, if not, maybe too much lighting throughout thew day.. A good rule of thumb is to not have the tank's light on more than 8 hours/day if you use power compacts, and I know a lot of people do 6 hours a...

By boiling the rock, you killed essentially all living things on it. I'd say your ok.

Horrificly innacurate. They read I had a nitrate level of 80ppm in my reef. I knew that couldn't be so I bought a Salifert NO3 Nitrate Test kit, and like I thought, I barely had a trace of nitrate.... Ditch the strips, seriously, they'll cost you way more in the end. Take some extra time and do...

Looks like ich to me. He needs to be immediately moved to a quarantine tank. From what I've experienced he's too far gone to risk stressing him with hyposalinity. Treat with an antibiotic medication, I've had good luck with instant ocean lifeguard. It comes with a little float and you drop a...