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I just got back last night for a long weekend vacation to find my tank is now over grown with brown algea that wasnt there 3 days ago, it just kinda came outta no where... It finished cycling about 2 weeks ago and since have added a pair of clowns, a brittle star adn some damels. Whats my best...

the return pump I use for my system is rated at double what is flowing into my sump... I bought large so I dont have to upgrade late, I just put a T in the return line that dumps back into the sump and adjusted with a valve so the pump is flowing at full rate but only allows so much to be returned

how fast do they grow in relation to a volitan lion?

I have a question about panther groupers. I know a guy that has one in the city, its about 16" long and thats as big as he says they get... I am intrested in getting one to put in my 180g with my volitan, and purple tang and I was wondering if a panther grouper would be a suitable tank mate with...

no one? not a single person has a clean up crew with volitan lions?

I know I cant have any small fish or shrimp in with volitans cuz they will be lunch in no time. I like pom pom crabs and other crabs, would they become lunch to? Should I stick to snails, hermits, and stars for clean up?

I am cycling my new tank, its 180g. Currently has 4 suspended shrimp decaying in it. I tested the water this morning and it was at 2.0ppm ammonia. I just tested it again and it seems to be at about 3.0ppm, and will probably be about 4.0ppm by the morning. Does this seem like a good ammonia peak...

were the ones you put int your tank freshwater ones from a petstore? Did you do anything to acc. them to saltwater?

Are ghost shrimp the best locally avaliable feeder animal for my lions to get them to be fully weaned onto frozen foods? Also will they live full time in saltwater? Cuz I would like to keep some around, my LFS doesnt get them very often so they would have to live in my sump as I dont have much...

Well my pair of Clarkii Clowns have kinda out grown the tank there in. I was wondering if I could put them in my 90g with my 2 lions? There are a few different kind of anenome in the tank that I am sure they would host in to protect them. The female is 4" and the male is 3". Would the lions make...

I have a all brass mechanical check valve that I was gonna use in my return line to prevent back siphoning. Would it be safe to use this instead of a drilled hole siphon brake? Or would a drilled hole be better?

I wish I was shown that website a week ago before I ordered 2 pumps... I realize now that I have to ditch the top pump and get a overflow box and basicly redo all my refugium set up...

I bought 2 pumps. 1 as a return from my refugium/sump, 1 to fill the sump/refuguim. The original plan was to make a system unaffected by power outages so when the power goes out all water flow stops every where and nothing can overflow. I did not know that the pump that was in the tank filling...

So what I am trying to do is keep a constant safe flow threw my system and prevent overflow so I have 2 questions. I know if is impossible to perfectly match pumping GPH with 2 pumps to keep the same amount of water in my sump at all times... So I thought I would buy a valve and put it in the...

I was talking to a guy I know In calgary who does alot of fish importing and breeds alot of clowns. I told him I was setting up a new tank and he told me to freshwater dip my fish. He said to fill up my water change tote with RO water and add baking soda until it was the same pH and temp as my...

Will only 10% change be sufficent for suppling them with what they need? I dont do water changes now, my tanks totally stable, but a FOWLR so ill have to work it into my week

switch when I run out I guess. see if it makes a difference

I use regular instant ocean right now but I cant get reef crystals so ill have to switch to Seachem Reef Salt

Just looking at the prices of some of the supplements its the same as 50g salt mix for 1 thing you use up alot faster doing every other day. My tank is 90g. So your sayin even a 10%, 9gal weekly change would be sufficent? Whould the reef builder you mentioned be a good invesment?

So your saying with regular water changes it should give me all the little things I need? What about if my tank is stable enough I dont have to do regular water changes? Which products would be recomeended?