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bicolors have a fairly low long term survival rate to begin with. I had one for about 6 months. ate, active and seemed healthy and just woke up one day to it dead. that was years ago but have since done some research and learned they arent very hardy as far as dwarf angels go.

they arent cheap, they WERE cheap. when they came out the 65 could be had for $79 and the SS125 which I purchased at the time cost $107. I thought it was by far the best $107 skimmer but then they had a price hike and the skimmer when from $107 to $170. NOW that its rumoured they are going out...

my pink mille did the same thing over night. I fragged it and the RTN stopped for a month then started again. By the time it was done all I was able to save was a single 1" frag. that frag has done excellent for 4 months with no signs of any RTN and has better polyp extension than the original...

and if it is dead your only talking $15 for a replacement pump. Call Aquac, they'll likely take care of you regardless of warranty/when you bought it.

Originally Posted by littlej2455 Your tanks look amazing. What size tank is the other one? thanks! the small one is a biocube 14 (actually only holds 10g of water empty, I filled it to the top before I put anything in it). I may swap clowns eventually (two saddles in the 30g and the single...

the basic parameters you'll want to monitor with a reef tank are calcium and alkalinity (I do dKH testing myself. simpler) and nitrate and phophates for indicators of excess nutrients. Down the road you can worry about magnesium and other stuff. If lighting and flow are adequate most soft and...

mediocre at best (a cut or two above a seaclone) and certaintly not worth $100. its been years since they have been out in that old configuration (they do have a newer model out that looks to be halfway decent). considering how long that skimmer has been in production that could be a 6 or 7yr...

no but it might kill your corals if not done exactly right. at best it will knock a few off.

what he said. as long as they dont cross paths at night or feeding when they do their roming and as long as the fire shrimp is fast and smart enough to not get caught could co-exist forever. the chances of that happening in a small tank is anybody's guess.

what he said. coralline cant grow on live coral.

those are spironoid (sp?) tube worms. harmless filter feeders. alot are a sign of excess nutrients but you dont seem to have that many. they also tend to set up shop in low flow areas like low flow sump chambers.

Originally Posted by Rdub62 Hmmm...I personally prefer to feed my fish what they would normally eat in the wild. this occurs about virtually NEVER with community fish (probably alot more so in aggressive tanks with large carnivores). 90% of the mysis, cyclopeeze and cyclops sold comes from...

the short and correct answer is anywhere from a month or two to never depending on the tank. for me personally the 9 month mark is about the time I'm done with sand diatoms all together (or in my case this time around the day I siphoned out all the sand from the display and went bare bottom)...

you can use them both together. probably be better off splitting up the buffer dose into several doses ( ex if your dosing 12ml on water change day just do 2ml a day or 4ml every other day). I wouldn't dose on water change day myself personally. this is the one day of the week you are already...

30g tall (30" long) or 30g long (36" long)? On the long you are going to want two halides where one will suffice on a 30g tall. what kind of $$ are you willing to spend on lighting? Both T5 and MH price range spand a good deal from low end to high end.

I run the skimmer from day one when possible. If you have live rock you have something to skim in a new tank plus it allows the skimmer to break in and yourself to dial it in. Cant hurt anything so if you have it already might as well use it. I'm not sure why people dont like running their...

pic is blurry and old as dirt but they did NO fighting at all. perched near each other while ignoring each other all the while

What SCSInet said. I have 20k ushio's now which I like alot but I'll go Radiums next just to do something different. I also like the AB 13k for growth and color is not bad either if you like a whiter bulb (its not yellow). BTW if its DE its not 175w. I know Odyssea calls its 150w DE bulbs 175w...

Originally Posted by crypt keeper Trites will kill a fish. .25 will have zero effect. trites or trates have little effect on fish. both have to be well into tripple digits before they become toxic to saltwater fish.

its not algae its some kind of coloration organics produce (cant remember what its called). The yellow tint is one of the primary reasons carbon is used for.