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Ok, Birdy and Ruaround? For how long do you think you can leave your tank if you go away for a few weeks, providing I will leave my neighbour few buckets RO water to top up the tank every other day or so after evoparation, but not actually asking him to feed fish. How long time is "reasonable"...

I have one of them too, on my hydor powerhead. The guy in LFS suggested it and they have quite a few of them on theirs own tanks. Its sort of a defuser, as was pointed out before here. Its very inexpensive £10 in UK. Its turning very slowly and does sort of separate the flow around. However my...

Originally Posted by Birdy I feed as much as the fish will eat in about 2 minutes. Most people seriously overfeed their fish. There are tons of things on the LR for the fish to feed off of, it is not like they are not eating if you do not feed them, in fact they are using natural skills if you...

Sorry, can't advise too. Looking for suggestions. I don't have a sufficient lighting even for a hardy beginner corals now ( two 30 watts fluorescent 90 sm tubes) . I am looking to buy this lights: http://www.theaquariumshop.co.uk/arc...res-o-124.html I am very sorry, moderators! I know its...

Looks Great! I wish I could achieve something close to it after 6 months time! Mrdc: when did you started to add soft corals and frags?

Originally Posted by sarwiz100 P.S> Olga, how is your tank doing, glad you stayed with it. I am glad that I am not the only fan on the blennies. I think I will get another one (different type) in the month or so. However I need to get rid of my black mollies, to free space, and not to overload...

Aquaria: My tank was very clear after set up. Ok, it was cloudy after few days, because of the tap water and and from the sand, then it gone clear! After about 4 weeks (when I thought cycling finished according to tests) I've added some more live rock and few small fishes (in fact it was a huge...

I have redlip blenny in my tank. I "fell in love" with him while watching his behavior in a "aquatic center", so I bought him. And it is my favorite fish now. He is such a character! However, why he hardly ever eat when you feed the rest of the fishes? Yes, he can grasp few things, then back to...

Thank you so much everybody, as well to all people who mailed me privately. Please ignore my "good bye", I am staying and going to bore you a bit for a longer. :joy: As you can see from the picture water is not cloudy anymore, and almost close to perfect transparency. (compare it with a...

Originally Posted by mystic7 Let me know so I can take a shower and do a water change ;-) Skip the Perugen, it didn't work for me. Your water has to be clear to begin with and it will "polish" it but won't take care of the cloudiness you're experiencing. I forget who said it but someone pointed...

Originally Posted by wilsonreef Please try to be patient a little longer, and keep us informed. Try letting the system work for a few days. you said that there was a lot of muck on your filters. Try to clean them frequently, this is a sign that your filters are doing their job. I don't know...

Originally Posted by wilsonreef O.K. my sand suggestions and micro bubbles didn't work....dang it.. Let's look at your filtration. Check to make sure your water volume is still pretty good. Do you have something to "catch" the big particles of deitrus like a prefilter inside your existing...

Thank you for all your responses. I will try to answer everybody. Dogstar: I got my LR from reputable Aquatic center, and it was cured. I did expected that it will create cloudiness, but not for that long and not to that extent. I will remove "fake" corals, not that I think that contribute to...

Originally Posted by wilsonreef I know this probably sounds redundant but do you have anything, a filter, powerhead or something that keeps the sand stirred up constantly? Could your cloudiness be micro bubbles? What type of filtration are you using? I agree with the others quit buying...

Mystic. Yes, there is knoweldgable people in "fish" shops which give you advise, but nothing exactly new which I already gathered from the forums, books and speaking to other people. (sorry if its sound arrogant). Plus they selling you load of unnecessarily stuff (maybe you need it, if you keep...

I've tried and now I give up. I took almost every advise from this thread https://www.saltwaterfish.com/vb/showthread.php?t=195793 to clean cloudy water in my tank, bought tons of equipment, changed 70% of water with RO. Its getting cleaner for a day, then next day its cloudy again. I could be...

Please don't laugh. Is it possible to use Diatomaceous Earth (DE) powder as media in the normal canister filter? I know you suppose to use Vortex Diatom filter for it, but after spending hours looking on the net, I still can't find single supplier of it in UK. :(

Originally Posted by mystic7 If you've just recently done a water change, wait until hubby installs the R/O. Believe me, I'm the last person you should be taking water clearing lessons from! But let me ask again, did you vacuum the bottom of the tank when you did your water change? I have a...

Originally Posted by mystic7 You're welcome to come be my mistress and enjoy my tank :-) I don't understand it, it started to clear up and then became murky again? I know you've cut down on feedings. Did you increase your filtration or water circulation? Did you try vacuuming the bottom of the...

Mystic, I would gladly swap your problems on mine, LOL. But I do feel for you. Honestly I do. :) I spent close to $800 (£600) during last 4 days, my tank started very slowly to clear up, and I was so happy. Well, my happiness did not last long, as today its started to become murky again. I am...