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I have a 50 gallon upright FO tank with about 30 lbs of LR. I have a yellow tang and a hawaiian puffer who have been tank buddies for over a year and a half. I am thinking of adding a few new fish but I don't want to make a mistake. I would love to have two percula clowns and a coral beauty...

I've heard you should never add anything to your tank that you can't test for. Purple up is one of them.

Prime is a water conditioner made by "Seachem". It removes chlorine, chloramine, ammonia...etc. from tap water. It also detoxifies nitrite and nitrate allowing the biofilter to more efficiently remove them. It converts ammonia into a safe, non-toxic form that is readily removed by the tank's...

I've never had a problem with water quality at all. I've heard so many people say RO is best , but it wasn't until recently (the past few years) that RO units were being sold. What did people do before that? The best thing to do is use a GOOD quality water conditioner and aerate at least 24-48...

For those of you using tap water.....The expense of an RO/DI filter is quite high if you want a good one. Some people can't afford that (like me). I use Prime to treat my tap water - it removes chlorine, chloramine, ammonia....etc. I mix the salt in a 5 gallon bucket add the prime and aerate it...

What is HLLE? I have an emperor 400 and it only uses carbon filters. It also has extra trays that I use carbon in as well. I've never heard carbon is bad before......

harry, which skimmer did you buy and what size tank do you have? I thought the seaclone 100 would work great for my 50 gal, but now I'm not so sure.

The micro bubbles are going into the tank....it says to start out with the air flow control wide open, wait one hour, then 1/4 turn every half hour after that. Am I doing something wrong? It is set up just as the directions say.

Sorry folks but yet another skimmer question....I just purchased a SeaClone 100 for my 50 gall FOWLR tank. I just installed it. The directions say to leave the air tube wide open for one hour and then make small turns every hour after that until foam appears in upper chamber. My question is...

Thank you so much. Not sure what was compatible with the puff, but I absolutely love him! He adds so much personality to the tank and he is very peaceful. I'll post in the compatibility section. Thanks Again!

It is never good to cycle a tank with fish. Some people just use damsels to build up the biological filter through the cycle process. Damsels can tolerate the cycle to some extent because they are more hardy. But, they are aggresive and hard to catch and take out of the tank once the cycle is...

Darn! I've read here that the peppermint is fun to watch and also great for clean up crew. Any ideas on clean up crew for 50 gallon tank? I really don't like hermits .... I have a FOWLR tank. I'm not sure what to put in there with puff.

I have a hawiian "toby" puffer. I would like to get a peppermint shrimp. Does anyone know if the puffer will eat the shrimp?

The lion fish is definately not a good choice for your tank size. They grow quite large, prefer live food, and they are extremely poisonous. I would go with the clowns, maybe royal gramma, or some other small hardy fish only after your tank is fully cycled in.

okay, that won't take too long to save up. Thank you so much for the expertise. This site is just awesome! I will write you back and post a new thread about the RO because I am a total newb to that. I've always used my tap with the prime. I hope you don't mind all the questions....I do...

okay, so my next shopping excursion begins...It might take me a month or two to save up, but any ideas on price range for RO/DI?

well....just upgraded my lighting, bought the skimmer, now the fish....not a lot of funds left at present....LOL, but when I do decide to do that, can you give me some ideas on what to buy for my tank size?

sam, what do you use for dechlorination?

yes I have a QT tank that has been set up for 4 weeks. A 10 gallon with a piece of LR and biowheel HOB filtration.

well i am truley grateful for the advice...even though I had the tank set up before, I had to move away from the beach and give up all my fish to my lfs. This is the same tank but set up new with some much better equipment. I am a person to "stick to what works before" but now that I don't have...