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Originally Posted by dutchswan Well, it has 2x6s doubled up on 16" centers (just like a floor....well my floors have 2x12s doubled up the length of my house, but you get the idea). This means there are four 2x6s runing under the tank: 2 doubled up under the left side of the tank, and 2 doubled...

Originally Posted by dutchswan Well, it has 2x6s doubled up on 16" centers (just like a floor....well my floors have 2x12s doubled up the length of my house, but you get the idea). This means there are four 2x6s runing under the tank: 2 doubled up under the left side of the tank, and 2 doubled...

Be careful with that platform. Your tank is going to weigh in excess of 400lbs on a small foot print. Make sure the top of that platform can support that amount of weight. It needs to be more than a sheet of plywood covered with floor boards. As for the rocks, I suggest going to a local fish...

Originally Posted by Bang Guy Limewater really should be dripped in over at least 12 hours. If you're adding a gallon all at once you are stressing your animals. I use an ATO system, so only a small amount gets added at a given time.

I use Mrs. Wages as well. I add it to my top off water and have not had any issues so far. But I am no expert, so i don't know if there is a downside to using it. I have found it at Kroger with the canning products. Usually on the baking aisle.

I am not expert on shrimp, but my guess is one of your fish is killing them. 85 degrees seems a bit high for shrimp. But I am not sure it would kill them in just a couple of days.

If you really want a Mandarin, you may want to consider training it onto frozen food. I did it with mine and have been successful. Check this link out on how to do it. The second post explains it. http://www.marinebreeder.org/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=1217

I would not gut the whole tank yet. I would work on trying to keep your trigger alive. If you don't think medication will help it, do a 50% water change and start running carbon. Continue to do your regular water changes (10% weekly or 20% every other week) changing out the carbon weekly. If...

I am no expert on Mandarins, but do have one myself. I have read that you need at least 100 lbs. of live rock in a tank that is at least a year old in order to have enough copepods to sustain a Mandarin. I have also read that even if you meet this, that Mandarins will still often starve to...

It could be the phosphates. I have read that they should be below 0.2 ppm in reef tanks. However, some test kits won't read that low. My API test kit won't. It goes from 0.5 to 0. I suggest you do the following if you aren't already: - Continue to remove the algae from the tank. - Make sure...

I too have a 55G tank. I just built a sump for it out of a 20G long tank. Its pretty easy to do. I based mine off this article: http://www.melevsreef.com/acrylics/s...ass/index.html I measured the inside height and width of the 20G. I subtracted 1" from the height, then had a local glass shop...

Yes, a sump and and over-flow box are two different things. A sump is a separate tank that shares the same water with your main tank. They are used for housing equipment like skimmers and heaters. They are also often used as refugiums, which can house live rock and macro algae that aid in...

Originally Posted by NySharkBait So let me ask a few questions I need answers to. I either need a used salt tank or a new tank as opposed to a used freshwater tank? Can I farm pods in order to keep my two mandarines on my list? Are any angels acceptable with my list? From my understanding...

If you are seriously interested in keeping a mandarin, you may want to consider training it to eat frozen mysis shrimp. The following is taken from this article on breeding mandarins by Matthew L. Wittenrich: http://en.microcosmaquariumexplorer....Green_Mandarin Originally Posted by Matthew L...

Be careful with used tanks. If the previous owner ever used copper based medication (which is common in many ich medications), the tank may not be usable for invertebrates like corals and anemones. Copper can get into the silicon seals and leach back out into the water. Look for a blueish tint...

Originally Posted by posie77 This is probably something i should know but don't how do i tell? Well, if you don't know then you probably don't have any. Usually you have to add macro algae to your tank or refugium. Its not something that would just pop up like hair algae.

Originally Posted by Cranberry Do you have any macro algae in there? That was my thought too. Caulerpa is known to cloud water when it reproduces.

Being someone that also just recently purchased a Mandarin, I can share some of the things I have found while researching them. The general rule for keeping a mandarin that is going to live off pods is to have at least 100 lbs of live rock in a tank that has been established for at least one...

I too trust Spanko. I have not been a member here long, but I have read a lot of his posts and the man is very knowledgeable and seems to know what he is doing.

I was in the same situation about 2 months ago. Although my setup is much smaller: 55 gal tank and a wet/dry filter converted into a sump/refugium. I have 3-4 inches of sand, a small amount live rock, and a big handful of chaeto in the fuge. My nitrates were around 15-20 ppm and would stay there...