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Originally Posted by florida joe IMO you are going to have to keep an eye on the hawkish and your ornamental shrimp +1 I have a Falco Hawk and he has a shrimp dinner every time I try to add a pepperment shrimp(even tried to add a few at a time) I do have a coral band shrimp in that tank but...

I have 3 different types of clows and they all are active during the day however my maroon will change his spot a few times a night could that be what's going on with yours? Does it come out when you feed while the lights are on?

Originally Posted by browniebuck yeah...that is the only thing that wasn't included in the deal. what type of flow (gph) should I be looking for to return to the 150? That over flow box looks to be 600gph or maybe 700gph I could wrong a mag 7 or 9.5 will work.

Originally Posted by Scotts Congrats on the deal. As someone who has messed around with my tank, and looked at other's tank here is what I recommend. Set up all the hardware how you want it, the location and the flow of water, and hook it up the way you want it hooked up. Put aside all of...

I didn't know if this is common practice or not, but mine comes down from the over flow through rock rubble macro algae and mangroves then my skimmer pump and return pump are back to back in the last section and the skimed water is droped over the return pump. I also have a phosban reactor(with...

Best thing to do is lay it all out and take pics that way because it's hard to tell what's what. Start with the wet/dry where do you want it to sit? Most hobbyists put them under the tank in the stand. Then look at the best place to put the over flow box more then likely in the corner of the...

Nothing good happens in this hobby over night...Don't rush it it will all be worth it in the end. Once your Nitrites fall off you still will have Nitrates to deal with they should come down a little faster. Just take it slow.

Originally Posted by GeoJ Salifert Nitrate test of 2 mg/L This would read from 0-5 mg/L on an API test for nitrate Thanks

I had a friend come and test some water for me because I think my master kit is out dated. I mostly use API for Ammonia, nitrite and nitrate, but he used a salifert to test my nitrate level I did see any reason to test for ammonia or nitrite and he got a reading of 2. My question is what would...

Originally Posted by jetskiking I have gone for three days before. What do you have in the tank?

Originally Posted by kaingers I believe Its a film of protein. Basically you need to agitate the water surface of your tank with a powerhead. If you had an overflow box and sump you would not have this issue. You could also get a protein skimmer with a pre-skim box like the Aqua C Remora model...

How long can a tank go without light? The tank is mostly LPS', SPS' and a few large Leathers. It's going to take a few days to strip repaint and dry. I am going to do a two tone blue. Lighter on the top and fade to a darker blue halfway down the wall. The tank is the only thing in the room other...

Originally Posted by rcdude1990 i bought mine from a guy that had them in his tank for a year, i personally went to his house and got the xenia and they did pulse i saw them pulse. i looked on ---- and they had the same test kit the lfs was gonna sell me for 20 bucks Make sure you have them...

Originally Posted by rcdude1990 i recently purchased a great colony and a few frags of pulsing xenia. i took it home and put him in, its doing great, wen the lights come on they xenia opens and looks good, only thing is is that it doesnt pulse. someone mentioned about iodine, i dont have any...

As said above you don't have anything in your tank to use a lot of Cal. that's why it's so high. For your Ph as long as you set your water change water up about 24hours before you use it with a power head and heater your PH will be fine. No need to worry about DKH at this point IMO there is no...

Originally Posted by SCSInet What kind of paint are you using? If you are just using ordinary latex wall paint, don't sweat it. I've painted around tanks - taking no special precautions - so many times that I can say with reasonable confidence that you'll be fine. IMO humans in the room not...

Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 Using ammonia to cycle will make your cycle longer if you don't know what you are doing. The simplest thing that you can do to cycle a new tank is to throw in a couple shrimp tails and let it cycle naturally over the course of 30 days. If you leave your tank...

+++1 Just let it go. you will have a more healthier tank in the end

Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 another option is to "bubble" the tank. Put a plastic sheet over the tank, lights off of course, and then attach ducting to the plastic that leads to a fan blowing IN. Of course, the tank sheeting has to be sealed pretty well... good luck! I like this idea...

Well my lights hang from the ceiling and the tank is all most in the middle of the floor and my sump/fuge sits next to the stand. My biggest worry is the fumes.