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You might be able to add a hippo tang, which is a different shape from the yellow. They still may get into it, but most likely not. Mine have taken a liking to each other and even swim and play. HTH -Andy

This is getting crazy. First off, everyone spends money on this hobby and many people do not read before they purchase things which IS a shame. However, not everyone does this. This thread is not just about bashing BurnNSpy. The thread is about making a place where people can come without being...

Also what type of filter do you have? This could also be the problem, you may want to look into getting a skimmer if you dont already have one or maybe a refugium to help reduce the level of nitrates in your system. --Andy

I have to disagree about the sand levels. I think it really depends on the particle size of the sand on top of the UGF. I and many others that I know of use CaribSea special grade and have and have used UGF's for years with no problems. Many of the systems have 3-4"s of sand on the bottom and...

You might want to take a water sample to an LFS and have it re-tested for phosphates. Also do you have a cleanup crew in the tank to help eat the algae? You also might want to look at getting some macroalgae which will often (in my experience) help reduce some of the nuisance hair and slime...

I have seen agression by some people on other boards. What I think the knowledgeable people need to remember is the fact that they were new once too. Living by a simple motto of treat people the way you would like to be treated should ring true. On numerous times, not only on this board, I have...

I think part of the problem may have been the bio balls. People typically do not use those in a refugium as they are nitrate factories and the whole point of the refugium is to reduce them. In your next trial I would probably go with a sump/refugium combo, minus the bio-balls. Have the water...

From my experience it stays the same color more of a brownish, kinda like play sand in a kids sand box. --Andy

Devante , lights are not the only thing that promote good coraline algae growth. Lighting is just one aspect. You also need to have good calcium levels and alkaline levels. I would say that 110 watts of PC in a 70 is not enough. I personally had PC lights in my 70 and things did not take off...

Take a coke bottle cut the top 1/3 off and turn it around putting the part where the top screw cap is inside the bottom of the bottle, put some food in there and see if you can get him, obviously you may have to make the hole a little bigger for the fish to get in there, but dont make it too big...

And to chime in the mandarin is a dragonette not a goby :) --Andy

Keith, I would say slowly remove the remaining bio-balls over the course of a couple weeks as to not shock the system. I would then look into getting a refugium, add a DSB to the refugium, some descent lighting and some macroalgae. This quite often helps reduce the number of nitrates in the...

They may decrease the available space in the height of the tank (plenums), but usually they are not more than 1" or so anyhow. The purpose of the plenum is to provide an anaerobic area under the sand that will populate with the proper bacteria to reduce levels in the tank. This system was quite...

If you go FOWLR you are going to have more fish waste, which means more ammonia which means that filter probably wont keep up with that either unless you buy a skimmer to help keep it in check. --Andy

One thing that has worked for me with tangs, is do not over crowd them, do not keep them with a similar shaped species (i.e., power blue and brown in same tank) and get a pair of cleaner shrimp. I actually keep a yellow tang and a small hippo tang in my 70. They love being in there with each...

You might want to add one over time (Protein Skimmer) I am not sure I would add one during the cycle. Usually the first step in the cycle is ammonia, moves on until Ammonia is 0, nitrate is 0 and nitrates are 0. Some of these can fluctuate based on aspects, but nitrite is usually the key since...

Do they have larger shells to move into in the tank? I am no snail expert but I think they will switch shells as they outgrow them. Maybe someone else has more info , but that would be my first guess. In my tank I quite often see a couple of them together, but they will move over a couple days...

If the sand is already live and so is your rock, you could go purchase some large rubbermaid containers and transfer all of your fish, rock and sand into those. Keep it heated and add light and circulation just like in your tank. I did this during a move and nothing suffered, didn't even lose a...

I use the FasTest kits for Nitrate, Nitrites, Ammonia and pH. --Andy

ditto... You dont know what types of chemicals or anything else are in the beach sand. It could cause you more problems and depending on the sand you buy, it is really not that much of a price to pay for success. -Andy