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Yeah, rinse the foam now and then. But don't do it with tapwater, do it with tank water when you make a water change.

What is in the packages and what do you mean by "filter part".

Nope. Can you syphon it off? If your tank is newly cycle or cycling then it is normal. If it isn't then you need to get to the root of the problem.

The chemical that holds the cube together can cause your nitrates to go sky high. Never heard of that one! The "chemical" will be water. Have you double checked your test kit? Have you tested the tap water for nitrates?

Doncheecho The guy at the fish store is wrong. As said by others you cannot put them fish in a few day old tank and expect anything but trouble. There is a million to one chance that everything survives, i hope it happens.

What is the pH level in your tank? How old is your tank and has it cycled?

Thanks for the replies. Have tried the first 2, so will try cleaning it next. cheers

What are you going to use for filtration when you remove UGF. If for example you were going to use a cannister filter - You need to set this up running for a while (few weeks maybe) before you remove the UGF.

I've seen loadsa questions about prizms and bubble, but can't find the answer to this one. My tank is almost 2 years old, 42g and fairly well stocked. The prizm worked fine for a while but now it's gone ape. To stop it putting bubbles in the tank I have to have it turned down so low that there...

What lighting do you have?

You need to check your alk levels and maybe calcium if you are having trouble with pH. If you have been adding buffer then definitley check the alk (dkh) level first. Your tank is cycled right?

Hi My cannister filter has just broke and I'm not sure wether to replace it or not. Set up is: 20 months old 36 UK (42 USA) gallons 20+ kg live rock Prism skimmer 2 percs, R Gramma, bicolour blennie, Bangaii Cardinal, YT Damsel - all pretty small. Quite a few people have said to ditch the...

I have no idea but to save time post your tank dimensions so others can help you.

You'll know it's time when it eats the percula and chromis.

Basically it is what is pleasing to your eye then.

Sorry if it's a dumb question but they aren't just molting are they?

Depends what you mean by inverts. Snails, crabs etc are inverts and need no special lighting. If you want to keep corals you are going to need way more lighting than 40w.

Rushing things tends to lead to problems. Put the damsels in if you want and monitor the ammo, nitrite, nitrate levels.

If you are cycling your tank don't worry about pH level. Don't add any more buffer, just let the tank cycle.

Is it 7.8 in the morning and 8.2 at night? If so, it is normal to have a pH swing in this way. I'm not sure whether 7.8 to 8.2 is an "acceptable" swing though - others may know better.