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did you just add more live rock? if i'm reading that correctly, the ammonia is probably from the rock not being fully cured. if everything looks good, and all other parameters are stable, then i wouldn't worry too much with it. you could maybe add some carbon for a few days to help out. til...

for a fowlr, the lighting plays less of an importance in your tank. the rock would benefit from extra lighting, but not necessary. as for the reef lighting question, if you know that you will be keeping coral that don't require halides, then they aren't necessary. it's really up to you what...

good water quality is essential for fish health. that's what probably caused the ich in the first place imo. keep it as stable as possible, and you should be okay. the fish can fight off ich on their own. the cleaner shrimp may even help out after the water is stable. good luck. glad to...

that's about all you can do imo. just be sure to check alkalinity and keep it between eight and fourteen dkh. if you are dosing the seachem stuff right and the alk is where it needs to be, you will start to see spots soon enough. takes a while to start but once it does it goes at a pretty...

i'd change out at least half of that qt water with fresh, making sure to match the qt conditions with the main tank water. maybe run carbon for a couple days in the qt if you are using a hang on filter. you could also maybe use some ammolock. just make sure you remove the carbon before you...

here's a free service that i use if you are interested... <a href="http://www.zeetec.net." target="_blank">www.zeetec.net.</a> hth.

hey there, i posted earlier about phoszorb, and i just wanted to let you know that someone else on the board is using the kent phosphate sponge. my phoszorb is directed to leave in the tank, and change every 6 to 8 weeks. the kent stuff apparently is a 24-48 hour treatment. i've never used...

Originally posted by NiceNakago: <strong>If a dog died in my living room, I am sure rats would come and clean it up and I would survie... But it sure would suck in the interim. Save your fish from having to stare at that thing man ;) </strong><hr></blockquote> :D lol

they will be fine for a few days. they can live off the live rock just fine. it would be nice to have someone you trust come by and check the tank, just in case something stops working or the like. make sure it is someone responsible though, and that they know exactly what to do and what not...

it's better to remove them, but i don't think it poses much of a risk as far as fouling your water. i've never pulled mine out. i kinda like it. looks like a shrimp/crab grave yard! maybe i'm just a little throwed off though.....

i'd go ahead and take it out. crabs can find other things to eat. not worth fouling your water imo.

have you checked your ph? are you adding things like supplements? if you are, you may want to pause from that for the time being. maybe the best thing to do since you can't catch the fish is to just try to stabilize your tank as best you can. if you are running a skimmer, make sure it is...

very nice tank, i love the flame angel.

i just wanted to comment on the ich treatment with the live rock statement. the general concensus has been that ich treatments in a reef tank = disaster. there was a post last night in the reef tank forum about copper treatments. fallen04 had an interesting view on the deal, saying copper...

that's a pretty good formula nm, seems to be pretty dead on as far as my calculations go. thanks for sharing that..very helpful.. :)

yeah, i wouldn't even attempt another anemone without halide lighting, or a super huge tank. they just don't seem to do too well without both of those. also, if you are planning on adding corals down the road, you might want to concentrate on some smaller fish for that tank, so you'll have an...

sure enough, that's a nice tank ace! got some nice coral pieces in there. that sure looks like a ton of live rock too! i likes :D

my roomate's three stripes do that. those are some very aggressive fish imo. he has three of them, and they've done it to each other before, so my guess is the three stripe is doing it.

best place would be the lfs in my opinion. there you could actually see them paired off. hth

alright, i give up... whose b-day is it today? <img src="graemlins//confused.gif" border="0" alt="[confused]" />