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Well, there are several factors actually. 1. Did you see the fish eating at the store? If so then my guess is they are not used to their new surroundings yet. How did you acclimate them? They may not be used to the water quality yet. 2. If you did not see the fish eating at the store then...

Nice picture. The GSP in the middle is in full bloom. I love it when mine is extended all the way out like that waving in the water. Is that a tang or an angelfish in the middle? He is beautiful.

If you have the room I would say add a refugium as a separate system. Connect the fug to the wet/dry with at least the same size piping that you use for the overflow. Additionally, if possible I would take the bio-balls out of the wet dry and put LR or LR rubble in there instead. IMO this is...

I have had my copperband butterfly for about a week and a half now and I have never seen him poke at aiptasia yet. Within a minute of being in the DT he ate a feather duster. Well, he has eaten all of the feather dusters now actually. I see him poking at the rockwork a lot. Not really sure...

Good ideas. I wasnt sure tangs and triggers got along. So how does this sound. 1 trigger A pair of maroon clowns 1 Yellow tang 1 wrasse (I would really like a blue hippo tang but boy they just get to be too large)

Hello, I ended up getting a 100G fish tank. It is 6FT X 18 X 18. I will be setting it up in a few months when I move. I currently have a 55G reef tank and it is going to stay that way. When I move into my own house I will have both tanks running. In my new 100G I am going to have some kind...

I believe what he is trying to say is that you currently have 2 x 65W lights. Which is actually 130 total watts. He said 260 Watts would be his recommended minimum. So it isnt just a matter of having PC lights. It is a matter of how much total wattage they are putting out.

Thanks for all of the responses. So sounds like the answers vary. Are there any special feeding instructions after you get the algae sheets or do you just drop it in and let it sit on the bottom?

Hello, I have heard people say many times they feed their tank algae sheets. I tried doing a search but wasnt able to find the answer I am looking for. I would like to get some algae sheets. What brand should I get? Where can I get them?

The temperature can flucuate a little bit. Especially in the summertime when it gets warm outside. 82 degrees is ok. 84 is starting to get up there a bit. For the most part as long as the temperature change is gradual the fish wont care. During the cycle could leave the lights on for like 6...

Typically speaking a good way to think of water flo is water turnover rate. Turnover rate(X) = Gallons Per Hour (GPH) / Tank Size (Gallons) With keeping both LPS and SPS you will want to be somewhere between 25X and 30X turnover rate. So you will want to get somewhere around 1800GPH with all of...

Welcome to the boards. Sounds like you will be off to a great a start as you are researching before you get started. The hardest part is getting started I think. Once you get your tank cycling there will be big urge to put fish in there but the trick is to be patient. The only things...

In a 55 the only lion to consider would be a dwarf I think. And even then not very many other fish would go with it very well. Even a dwarf would likely end up eating the goby. Both the Niger Trigger and Tang are going to get very big. Recommended tank size for either fish would be around...

Well..........Actually, starting out on a 10g could be trickier. The larger size the tank is will make keeping the water conditions in balance easier to do. If you only have the rock in there should be ok with two clowns but yeah I wouldnt add any more. Will probably need to do more frequent...

Before adding the sand it might be worth doing a search on this site for sand bed depths. From what I have read you want to have less than 2 inches or more than 4 inches. Apparently can get some ammonia pockets or something. I'm not sure how much of a factor that be at a half inch over two...

Once you get finished cycling will want to have a small cleanup crew. couple of snails, couple of hermits. In the 10G you will really only have room for the two clowns and I would add them at the same time. Bangai Cardinals are peaceful fish but from everything I have read and seen they do...

Ideally you want to get the newly mixed water as close to tank conditions as possible. If the temp is within a few degrees that should be fine. You would probably be fine with the SG. Although since you have the SG a little higher in the mixed water compared to the tank you could always just...

Yeah, to get a new fixture that has both the T-5 and MH lights is going to be pricey. If the fixture you have for the T-5's now is ok then seems like you could get away with adding a pendent to the set up. Then just place the corals that need the heavy duty light under that. I have pretty...

I saw him eating at the store. That was actually the final reason that I ended up buying him. He was eating in my tank last night and this morning before I left for work. I was wondering what he is eating when he picks at the LR?

Well, I think it will all depend on your ultimate goal for what you want to keep. For example, What corals do you have now? What kind of lighting do you have now? What corals do you want to be able to get? If you have several corals like zoos and such all ready then you might want to look into a...