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You could also try putting the damsel in there with a cleaner shrimp, or you could feed the damsel food soaked in garlic juice. Feeding them this on occassion might help keep the parasites off the fish and still keep the bio-load and sine the parasites are not on the fish (host) they will not...

Take a pop bottle, cut the top off and turn it around pointing the cap portion inside the bottle. Put some food in there and most of them will swim in, then just pull the bottle back up. --Andy

Live rock is cured only when it smells like the ocean. If it has a bad smell almost like sulfur it is not cured yet. Just be careful in this hobby as to what you buy, always research first. I bought a 150 gallon tank for what you spent on a 10. Granted I had to build my own stand and such, but...

Geez, wish I would have known I could have just overnighted you a piece out of my tank. I have so much xenia right now I dont know what to do with it. Would have just given it to you for the cost of sending it :) Oh well.. --Andy P.S. I was almost ready to buy a 90 gallon the other day just to...

I believe aptasia can sting corals but I am not 100% on that. If you want to get rid of them try getting some peppermint shrimp, they feed on those things. If you do not want to get those, try injecting the aptasia with a needle and syringe full of Kalkwasser. As far as the xenia, how long has...

Don't forget to create drip loops from all of your stuff too. Granted this was an overflow, but sometimes simple drips can cause problems and by utilizing drip loops you can save a lot of problems. --Andy

You can also check out my site. I have some directions, pictures and a somewhat complete parts list you can use to start. http://www.myaquarium.org/diy/ The stand is all documented there. Hope this helps. -andy

I don't personally use it , but I know reefers who have used it for quite some time and they like it. Personally I use DT's or I visit the LFS and purchase some phyto from them that they have. --Andy

I would pick up a good book on them. Most sponges are considered hard to keep due to strict lighting and feeding requirments. Many fish pick on sponges as well so you need to make sure the fish you pick are not eaters of sponge. Easiest way is to determine what type of sponge you like, then see...

queen is pretty mellow, just determine which way you plan on taking the tank. If you are going to make this a reef tank , the queen may have not been a good choice. They may go after some soft corals and don't add sponge if you make it a reef as that is what they live on in the wild and would...

Depends, what works for me may not work for you. I only add 2 suppliments to my tank 1 Aragamight 2 Kent Marines Pro Buffer dKH I feed normal foods and Coral Heaven. I also add DT's to my tank and my stuff seems to grow pretty quick. I think most of it is just water conditions and light. You...

First I would test all your levels and make sure you have completed the cycle and also test phosphate. Algae blooms during and right after the cycle are normal typically. As far as the fungus I would read more into diseases and post that to the disease forum as you might have something else...

Coral Beauty, I too have used the equipment made by Aqua Clear Aquatics and have had no problems with it. I typically leave everything in my overflow and let it work out naturally. As far as filtration it would depend on how much live rock you also have in the tank. Live Rock is another good...

What type of system are you running , reef or FO? What size tank is this? I think these are necessary questions to answer yours. I personally dont like protein skimmers on reef tanks because it tends to remove too much from the water which could be beneficial for corals, sponges and other things...

I would say you probably already have enough filtration with the wet/dry and protein skimmer. The thing I would be concerned with is you said this is the cycle period. Is the skimmer on right now? This will usually hamper your cycling time as it is removing waste from the water which is needed...

Salty, I thought you drove all the orders personally to each persons house? When I got my cleanup crew the van said Mr. Salty's Delivery Service :) Just Kidding.... -Andy

Damsels are very territorial unfortunately. Only thing you can do is maybe keep the lights off, re-arrange the rocks again and let them get situated for a day or so. This might ease the tension. If not, I would say something might have to go. Having them chase each other and not eat is just not...

I wouldnt see an issue with that as long as there are plenty of spaces to hide and you only get one gramma in a small tank. Firefish are pretty peaceful fish from what I have read and are a good community fish, but just as grammas they are quite often tough to keep as pairs. As I said, give good...

I am not going to claim to know everything about this, but alkaline will essentially help keep your pH more stable. Also when the alkaline is a certain level your calcium supposedly dissolves better ( from what I understand). Keeping your alkaline higher at least about 2.5 meg/L you should be...

Take a plastic pop bottle and cut off the top. Essentially you want to cut off the top 1/4 or so of the bottle including the bottle cap part. Put the cap portion of the piece you cut off inside the bottom piece. This essentially gives you a inverted pop bottle top. Put some good inside the main...