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Quote: Originally Posted by Bubblegurl Would like a blenny... I'm a big fan of Midas Blenny's. They are pretty hardy and tend to have a lot of personality. Unfortunately they are also expert jumpers. I've had a few and they all eventually managed to jump out of my tank. I'll probably pick...

Inverts like corals, shrimp and crabs have a low impact on your biological filtration. You can pretty much add these at will. Just keep an eye on dkH and calcium if you're adding a lot of stony corals. Fish should be added slowly. No more then one or two per week. You need to allow time for...

Quote: Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 tur4k, you mix salts regularly, there's nothing to worry about. If you have had the same tank set up for a year, two or more and have only used one type of salt. ... for example, say synthetic salt, and then you decide that you are going to switch over...

Quote: Originally Posted by Bubblegurl Ok yes we have a canister filter, running pre filters and carbon. Should stop asking questions when at work and cant think of proper terms....sorry. My new live rock now has some red coroline algae (sp) on it, that's new today and didn't have to clean...

Quote: Originally Posted by 1guyDude @snake ya sry just trying to explain it so that bubblegurl understands....no offense girl! 101: basically the bacteria starts off with amnonia and the amnonia gets eatin and turned into trates, the trates are than turned into trites and so forth.... correct...

My 90G mixed reef Middle of tank Right side of tank

Phosban comes with a media bag. Chemipure Elite comes in a media bag. You can use either of these in area's of high flow. What kind of filtration are you using? You can toss a bag in a HOB filter if you use one, in a canister filter or between baffles in a sump. I use a "Media Reactor" which...

I'm all for a "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" mentality, but I'm not sure if buy this. Unless you do very very large water changes, the transition is going to be gradual. I switch between natural sea water, IO Reef Crystals and Tropic Marin all the time. I also do frequent 30% water...

My Duncans have been one of my hardiest corals. It doesn't like too much flow or too much light. It does like to be fed. I'd say medium light, low flow and some targeted feeding until it really settles in is the way to go.

Keep your dkH and calcium up. Keep your phosphates down. Make sure you have enough flow and you should be fine. The higher you keep your dkH, the faster stoney corals will grow. Too high and you will run into issues with calcium precipitation. I try to keep mine around 9 or 10. Higher...

I would be worried about phosphates with your previous overfeeding and no method of exporting them. Phosphates will contribute to algea growth, stunt coral growth and can even harm corals at high concentrations. You add at least some phosphates every time you feed. Some food has higher...

I've had a colony of Duncan's for about a year. I love these corals. They've always seemed like the toughest corals in my tank. They thrived through phosphate spikes, large temp swings, questionable water from a spent RO membrane... Then I had a nasty Majano Anemone outbreak. I added a...

Quote: Originally Posted by MMyuki Alright very cool, nice to see how its setup. Where can I get an overflow box from and how big does it need to be? I see there are 2 overflow holes drilled inside that overflow box. Where does the water from the overflow go? Into a sump/fuge? or into the...

Quote: Originally Posted by 1guyDude ooo so it is lol my bad....i was thinkin about this the other day?!?!? R these creatures very safe with other inverts and stuff...? I might be upgrading my 10gal to a 20 long and i would get rid of my CBS and get a pistol combo but i wanna keep some pepps in...

I think you are asking for trouble. I can't think of any way other then using a check valve to keep from syphoning most of your tank water back into the sump when the pump shuts off. Check valves can and do fail. I don't think I would want to risk coming home to an empty tank and a flooded...

Quote: Originally Posted by Flower I didn't think you had to clean rock rubble....we never clean our tank rocks so I assumed rock ment no cleaning. I never used anything like it so I'm no expert by any means. We have clean up crews in our tanks. The potential problem with bioballs is that...

I agree with pretty much everything Flower said except for replacing bioballs with rock rubble. Some people do it, but I personally don't see the benefit. Bioballs and rock rubble accomplish the exact same thing. Surface area for beneficial bacteria. The only difference that I can see is...

I see. Instead of doing a standard overflow/return, you are going to treat it like a closed loop and return it through holes in the back. I suppose that should work if your overflow is capable of handling the amount of water coming back into the tank from your return pump. You may want to look...

Quote: Originally Posted by meowzer YOU KNOW.....we may be alone here now....LOL....seems he asked and has not yet returned.... BUT as one who has to BUY EVERYTHING online.....it is very doable....livestock and coral from SWF are amazing as is their service as far as equip......just...

Quote: Originally Posted by 1guyDude i was just messin....btw i meant mid east not south and east part by the water..... I was just messin too.