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Thanks, Slice! Exactly what I needed!

Yes...absolutely!

Was wondering if anyone has a "salt calculation" forumula or tool that they could share (like something in MS Excel would be fantastic!) Specifically, what I'm wanting is something that, for example, I need to raise my salinity from X to Y and my total gallonage is Z, I can plug those values in...

gcgrad, smartori, deejeff442 - thank you for the input; I appreciate it! I'll definitely reconsider the hippo and the anemone plan. The tank dimensions are 48 x 24 x 30 tall.

My primary goal is that QT will be used for initial quarantine and hypo treatment and don't intent to use meds (knock wood). If it comes to that, I'll shut the UV off from the QT. The intent is just an extra measure to kill off things like ick while doing the hypo. If it still seems like...

Just checked it and it is a "Pondlife turbo-twist 12x" 36 watt UV pond clarifier...

I bought a 150g used system that came with a "large" UV sterilizer. I'm not sure of the wattage but the guy said it is "pond size". The glass cylinder inside is probably 12". Anyway, I'm designing the plumbing so I can either have it bypass it or turn it on into the drain flow in case of a UV...

Hi Everyone, I'm jumping back in the hobby after a 3 year hiatus. I had a 125g FOWLR for about 5 years. It did well and I'm taking all my learnings from before in designing my new system. This time I will have 150g tall, MH/CFL lighting, 30g fuge, 50 sump for water changes, UV sterilizer...

My tank is 125g (2 overflows) w/ a 4" sandbed and about 100# LR. I am planning to switch out the powerheads fur a Tunze Turbelle Stream Kit (Stream 6000). I've only seen the highest of praise for these units, other than comments of the sandstorm they can create. Question...what is the best...

The flame's been in there a couple of years. When he was added there was a coral beauty already there (I didn't know better then! ). The flame didn't appear aggressive, but the coral "mysteriously" died within a couple of days. (No witnesses...) The next add was a blue hippo that the flame...

I have a 125g setup. Community currently includes 1 Flame Angel. The guy at the LFS tells me that I should be able to add a Bi-Color Angel (smaller than the Flame) and they'll do okay together. I'm skeptical, given the "Thou shalt not mix dwarf angels" rule. Thoughts?

My tank has 2 overflows built in w/ bottom drains. I noticed today that one of the drain lines has a slow drip. It is the connecting piece where the washer is tightened around the hole in the bottom of the glass. When I set the tank up, I hard plummed the lines, and with the design of the tank...

Can you tell me more about setting up a holding tank? Can I go as simple as using some rubbermaid containers? I have a 10g hospital tank now, but certainly would not want to cram everyone in there, even for a very short time. Do I need to aerate and or filter the water while they are in holding...

Thanks for the comments. A couple of questions... Does a LFS typically stock Oolitic sand, and if not, where can I find it? Would you recommend pulling all of the current substrate out at once, or smaller sections over a period of time? Once I've removed some substrate, do you recommend...

Hello, My 125g has been up for almost 2 years and has been doing well. However, I'm having a slowly upward creeping of nitrates, and I believe it is a problem within the sandbed. I have about 100# live rock, a w/d filter with a small fuge inline, and a skimmer. I've stripped and cleaned the w/d...

I feed the tank 2x/day - one feeding w/ frozen and the other flakes. I have 4 types of frozen that I rotate through, changing daily. The frozen is brine shrimp, ocean nutrition formula two, mysis shrimp, and an angel blend (I forget the label.) The flakes are all Ocean Nutrition labels: Formula...

I have 384w of PC lighting. Ph is 8.3 and sg is 1.022.

I bought a small blonde naso tang about 2 months ago. I followed proper QT and introduction and his behavior seems ok - eats well, etc., although he is pretty timid. My question concerns his coloration - or lack of. He tends to stay in somewhat of a grey state, with the bright colored markings...

I am considering adding another tang to the current population of: 1 yellow tang 1 blue tang 1 maroon clown 1 flame angel 5 greem chromis 1 spotted hawk inverts, polyps, shrimp, star 125g w/ 100# LR Tank is a year old and going great. The last addition was the blue tang, in May, and he was...

I just celebrated my tank's 1 yr birthday. Everyone has been doing very well, and I hate to mess with success...BUT...I'm considering changing the substrate. Why? Well, when I got the tank, I was much less informed than I am now :) , and I bought a tank "kit" from the LFS. The kit's substrate...