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Eric, You may want to consider training your mandarin to eat frozen food. The reason is that mandarins consume huge numbers of pods. Most of what I have read on keeping mandarins suggests that you have at least 100 lbs. of live rock in a tank that has been established for at least one year. This...

What he means by "powerloss siphon" is that if the return pump loses power, water will continue to siphon from your tank into the sump until the tank water level drops below the edge of the overflow. You need to configure your sump to hold the extra water that will flow into it from the tank...

Originally Posted by bricsr Well I have a berlin air lift skimmer. Is that good and should I put it in there too To be honest, I am not qualified to answer this. Based on my limited knowledge of skimmers, I would say its probably not one of the better ones. However, it is better than nothing...

You can add some turbo or astrea snails to eat the algae that will grow on the walls. If you put sand in there, you could also add some nassarius and/or cerith snails to clean the sand bed. I would also get a protein skimmer if you don't already have one. My wet/dry filter has a skimmer built...

Originally Posted by bricsr now i have cc, should i change it to live sand? I also have a wet/dry filter can i use the main part were the bio/balls go, change that into a refugium? and use some of the live rock and cc for that. If so what other stuff do i put in the refugium.should i do all of...

Jstdv8, I am more or less in the same situation as you. I am looking to upgrade the lights on my 55g tank and would like to get the best lights I can afford. I would love to go with MHs, but its just not in my budget. I have decided to go with T-5s. In particular, the Nova Extreme Pro T-5...

Try white vinegar. Remove the glass and clean it away from the tank. Rinse it thoroughly with water before re-installing. You don't want to get vinegar in the tank as it can greatly affect the PH.

Originally Posted by dwref But if I had "cyanide" in my tank, would not all fish be affected?? Plus other signs?? I just answered, I had a diamond gobbie, last just 2 days, then I have had a dwarf angel last a month or more. I have no idea about liver failure, my LFS is very lame, so I really...

Do you think its possible they could have died from liver failure caused by cyanide trapping? A very experienced LFS owner in my area told me that he has had fish die from liver failure as much as 1-2 months after receiving them from a supplier. He said they were fine one day and dead the next...

In reference to what?

Originally Posted by fitbmxdude989 okay, but im on a very, very shallow budget so buying things like lighting is hard to do I am in the same boat. Try checking classified ads for used lights. I got a Coralife quad power compact light fixture for $100 from a guy that had it listed on Craig's...

I didn't read your post carefully enough, lol. I see you want to start with fish only then later add corals. This is ok to do, but you should set up your tank so that it can support corals later on. My suggestion would be to setup a Fish Only With Live Rock (FOWLR) tank. When you are ready to...

Yes, do some reading before buying anything. This is a good place to start: https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/301033/101-tips-to-beginning-and-maintaining-a-saltwater-aquarium https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/160830/beginners-12-step-program I would not buy a starter kit without knowing what...

Check your local yellow pages. Most cities have aquarium servicing businesses. They setup and maintain aquariums for other businesses like restaurants, hotels, and doctor offices. If you post your setup and water test results, people on this board may be able to help. If you haven't lost all of...

Seachem makes a product called CupriSorb that removes copper and heavy metal. http://www.seachem.com/Products/prod...CupriSorb.html

Originally Posted by Ashleigh234 Im in a similar scenario ... i brought a tank that has a few corals and mushrooms and a range of things, and 8 fish, a cucumber, and an urchin (and a baby urchin) and it got set up and all running at 3am (im in australia, so its been going for 10hrs approx so...

One more thing I want to add. You tank is cycling. Meaning that it is having to grow (or re-grow) nitrifying bacteria that can break down ammonia and nitrites. It does this in phases. The first phase is to grow bacteria that break down ammonia into nitrites. Once this starts to happen the...

Originally Posted by Jstdv8 Should I see a pretty instant decrease in teh ammonia once the change is complete or does it take a bit and am I looking for perfect numbers right away or just better numbers that I have right now? If you do a 20% water change, you will probably see a 20% reduction...

I second Jaodissa. I too have read that play sand is not a good choice. Its often loaded with silicates that will cause major diatom blooms. In addition, play sand is not always aquarium safe and can be contaminated with chemicals that will kill fish and inverts. What you can do is buy aquarium...

Spanko, What are you using for the frame of your net top? I see the photos of the parts, but not sure what they are. Could you give a brief description of those parts? You said they are at Lowes. What department in Lowes? Thanks!