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IMHO dont skimp on a skimmer. Its one of the most important parts of a saltwater tank. Save the $$$ for a good one.

It gets smaller when the lights go out. hmmm weird...maybe some sort of sponge?? :notsure:

Originally Posted by shista so they will nip at zoos,polyps,and mushrooms?? They could nip at corals like acropora or montipora. sps hard corals. you should be ok with shrooms and zoos. but monitor him just to be sure.

Originally Posted by shista wat bout a lawnmower blenie what does he eat?> They are algae eaters. If regular algae growth is not available you will need to put algae sheets in there. They are known to nip at SPS corals. So if you have any i wouldnt recommend it.

Originally Posted by shista arent diatoms algea??(brown algea??) what about the blenies?? do they eat diatoms? dont turbo snails eat diatoms? It snot really algae. Its a lil complicated. google diatoms and youll get lots of info. turbo snails may eat them. cerith snails will destroy diatoms.

Any ideas of what this may be? I just noticed it on my mushrooms. Its a round white ball. Sorry for the crappy pic. Ill try and get a better one but my camera just sucks.

Originally Posted by aquapro_1 Blue hermit eat algea. diatom eaters are the astrea, trochus & mexican snails!! and cerith snails.

Here my skimmer on my 46 bow. Its from Marine Technical Concepts. Excellent skimmer IMO. Not the best pic though.

Spend the money on a larger clean up crew. Its worth it. For my 46 i got 10 nassarius snails, 10 turbo/astreas, 1 mexican turbo, 20 blue leg hermits, 2 emerald crabs. The peppermint shrimp wont eat zoos. Not that i have seen or heard. For the diatoms i hear cerith snails love them. I would look...

I use my spray bar to keep the top of the water moving. I didnt make it i just bought one. I believe its a Eheim. I did have to cut it a little to fit. My powerhead keeps everything else moving on the bottom.

It will go away eventually. However i would try and determine whats causing the diatom outbreak. How often do you do water changes?

Originally Posted by fish man i thought damsels were for cycling tanks though. When should I do my first water change. After your ammonia and nitrite are at 0. Then do a 20% water change to get your nitrates under control. Dont use fish. Put some uncured live rock in there to kickstart a cycle...

They do go away. In a new tank its normal. What type of water are you using?

Anyway, that is the policy here. To offer free shipping, there is a min price. If you don't make that min, then you are going to pay for shipping like anywhere else online. And shipping livestock is not cheap. Actually this site will not ship any live goods unless you order at least order $79...

I have a blue background. Im thinking of switching to black though. I just like the look better. IMO its preference. Whatever you like. Me personally i like solid color backgrounds. Not printed ones.

Just run the filter. Turn the powerheads off until it clears. It will clear. My 46 gallon took 6 days to clear up.

Youll get more answers if you post this in the disease forum.

I use the AP test kit also. Ive never had a problem with it. Its Nitrate #2 bottle you shake for 30 seconds not the ammonia.

Originally Posted by hoycetee where do you get(buy) nori or komba seaweed? what seaweed do you all feed your tangs? I feed mine Julian Springs green seaweed. You could find Nori at GNC stores.

Sweet ass tank and pics.