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I'd stay away from wave maker controllers unless you know that the power heads that you are using with them don't make noise when starting. I made the mistake of trying to use a hydor wave maker with hydor koralia evolution power heads. It knocks like crazy every time it turns a pump on. An...

Quote: Originally Posted by silverado61 And start with a small piece at first and work your way up. Don't just through a full sheet in. Lol This totally depends on your live stock. I feed my tank two full sheets of either green or purple algae in the morning and a mix of frozen food in the...

Quote: Originally Posted by Lyndsey86 We are now setting up our 55 gal. Using our 20gal as a quarantine tank. I was thinking damsels to go with clowns but I've been hearing bad things about them. Think I might stick with clowns and cromis to start out with I would stay away from damselfish...

It grows just fine for me under either T5's or AI Hydra LED's. I've always been under the impression that the speed of the growth was dependent on the amount of light and the alkalinity of the water. Just like stoney corals. You need to have "enough" calcium to support growth, but higher...

Quote: Originally Posted by Flower One should always test for PH, phosphates, Alkalinity, and Calcium. Why test for phosphates, Alk and Calcium if you don't have SPS, LPS or at the very least snails? Phosphate becomes apparent pretty quickly when hair algae starts growing like crazy...

Quote: Originally Posted by jay0705 I think she meant breed food for them, not the fish themselves. I could have mis read tho My bad. I think you are correct. I misread the post.

You mentioned a desire to breed Mandarins. This probably isn't going to happen. Very few people have successfully bread Mandarins. A mated pair will spawn like crazy, but good luck after that. Also...I'm not trying to be an ass, but you haven't done enough research if you think that they...

The skimmer isn't going to do anything for existing phosphates unless you are running a bio-reactor or carbon dosing. Phosphates will make hair algae grow like mad, but probably won't bother the fish too much. I'd do water changes to get the hair algae under control. You probably don't need...

Make sure that there are no micro-bubbles on the swing arm of that hydrometer. Bubbles can throw the readings way off. Even a few tiny bubbles. I really recommend replacing it with something not made of plastic. Preferably a decent refractometer. The best course of action for most water...

A few people mentioned dosing iron. I just wanted to point out that the directions on most of the more popular iron additives call for way to much solution to be added. The extra iron probably isn't going to hurt anything, but it is definitely not needed. Regular water changes SHOULD keep...

Simple answer....No. Coraline needs a direct light source. It needs calcium. It needs bicarbonates.

Flower is correct. The best way to get rid of hair algae is to get your phosphates under control. Do water changes. Don't use tap water. You can use GFO to help reduce phosphates. Macro algae can also help. Some foods are higher than others in phosphates.

I used to use these when I had a closed hood on my tank. I don't know if this is what you are looking for, but it may give you some ideas. I took two Noctua NF-P12 120mm computer fans and mounted them to a board. I mounted that board to the lid of my hood. I spliced the cables from the fans...

Did you mean blue damsel? If so then 3 out of 4 of your fish are from the very hardy damsel family. They will probably do well with whatever you choose to feed them. Some foods may cause algae issues though. The scooter blenny is on the opposite side of the spectrum. They sift through sand...

Quote: Originally Posted by acrylic51 It's growing but pale so I suspect to much light. This piece came from a MH system up top but as I mentioned LEDs are more sourced than broad compared to MH in my trials. I just caution to acclimate slowly and hard to compare the 2 and no real hard science...

Here is my old Midas Blenny lounging in his Toadstool:

There are 8 pages of replies and I only read the first page and a half, but here are some of my favorite fish for smallish (under 90 gallons) tanks. Midas Blenny: A beautiful yellow snake-like fish. It has striking blue accents. I love love love these fish. My current one likes to sleep...

Quote: Originally Posted by Briguy01 Thinking about going LED , how much do you need compared to T-5 and MH for corals ? Depends on the fixture and the optics. Most commercial fixtures have a recommended maximum coverage area and depth. I have a 24" deep tank. I have an AI Hydra for...

A good LED fixture will work fine for pretty much any type of coral. There are lots and lots of people that have excellent growth using LED's with SPS, LPS and softies. The most common complaints that I've seen are that they can make reds look washed out and some fixtures give you the "disco...

I haven't used omega one, but I try to stay away from flakes. The only "dry" food that I put in my tank is New Life Spectrum pellets. I only feed pellets once every week or two. Do you only have clowns or is there other life in your tank? Clowns are pretty hardy and will probably do OK with...