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Did you make the change slowly, or did you clean out the dolimite and dump in the LS? Check you amoninia levels. Normally a fishy smell indicates die off. You may have this with the new live sand.Good luck TTFN

Has anyone used this product from Kent? Is it used to lower Nitrates if you get a spike, and if so can you stop using it once the nitrate levels go back down. Or is it a product that has to be used all the time? Thanks TTFN

In a perfect world every coral you buy would fit just perfectly in just the right spot. But you know Missy that the rocks the corals come on don't alway line up with the rocks in your tank. So you have to move them around to line them up. And Missy is right, It will stress them. Living proof. I...

It was the coral. I got rid of it this weekend and the trate levels are comming back down. I really didn't want to pitch it but it keep getting softer and started to flake around the edges. I think the reason it had such a hard time is when I first got it about a month ago I had to handle it so...

I realy like my Berlin classic but for a 37, a prizm would work fine.

RO/DI unit. I'm looking for both together. Have $250 to spend onit. 10 to 20 gal a day is fine. Going to store water in 5 gal jugs for a 55 gal tank. Using about 15 gal a week for top off and changes. Thanks TTFN

Well I think you will like the reef setup. I have a 55 gal. with 60lbs of live sand (fiji) and 90lbs of live rock (fiji). My rock cost $400 and the sand was $200. I have a Berlin classic skimmer $145 and a wet dry filter (left over from a fish only setup) that I use as a sump and some mech...

Depends on the size of the tank. Your 110 should be fine to poor in but my 55 with 90lbs of rock would be dangerous. To much of a shock. Also depends on the amount of sand.IMO TTFN

Tap water with a dechlorinater would be fine in a fish only system. If you want corals then definitely use R/O. Tap water can contain metals that can kill certain corals. R/O will remove these metals making it safe for all corals. To be extra safe use R/O-D/I. Remember if you want a healthy reef...

Would a Dying coral raise the nitrate levels in a tank. The reason I ask, my white leather seems do be dying slowly, and I'm trying to keep it alive but my trate levels are slowly going up and I woundering if it is this coral that's causing it. If its the case then I'll pitch it. One coral isn't...

I would make sure the cleaner shrimp was eaten and didn't just molt. A molted shell looks just like the real thing. I couldn't tell you how many losses I thought I had looking at a molted shell, thinking it was the real thing. A CBS will eat a molted shells and the shrimp could just be in hiding...

One thing you have to remember is the rock is not just for decoration, but is used as a filter. I have 90lbs in a 55 gal tank with a DSB and a Berlin skimmer. I have a couple filter pads in a wet/dry but thats for filtering large particals out of the water. My rock is my main filter. Yes the...

Cool. Thanks for the insite. I'll have to talk to my LFS and ask them. I wouldn't see it being a problem concidering I spend a fortune their every week. Thanks again TTFN

No, all my corals I like. Now I only have 6 of them on 90lbs of rock but later on when I start to run out of room for them. You know this hobby is a lot like gardening sometimes you buy a plant thinking it's going to be perfect, but when you get it home it just doesn't fit. But I guess you've...

Anyone ever go the the LFS pick out a beautiful coral take it home and it just doesn't look right in the tank. What would you do about it? Just thought I'd ask. TTFN

This molting that shrimps do, will a Coral Banded Shrimp molt as well. The reason I ask is about a week after I got one I found a perfect replica of him in the corner of the tank. When I saw it I thought for sure he was dead, but to my surprise I looked up and there he was. Just curious. TTFN

Like BT199966 I use Kent's , I dose one cap full a week. My Xenia is in the process of moving form the rock it came on to my LR. And has almost trippled in size in the one month I've had it. TTFN

My normal temps are 79.5 at night and 81.0 during the day with lights on (pc's). About a week ago our temps outside went from the 70's to 90+. When I got home from work my tank temp was 85.3. I freeked at the time but turned on the AC and the temp dropped in about 4 hours to my daytime temp...

So once all the algae is gone what do you feed the blenny? TTFN

My refund came yesterday and I'm trying to talk the wife into a 200 gal. tank. So far nothing. Wish me luck.