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Guys I've got a 20G QT in hypo for about two and a half weeks with a powder blue and flame angel in it. I've had to keep a close eye on nitrates with water changes but ammonia and nitrites have continued to be zero. I took my eye off the ball with PH and it dropped too low to about 7.6 and my...

Hi all. I'm still a newbie and need a suggestion on preventing macro algae from clogging my skimmer. At the advice of my local FS I added a clump of macro algae to the center bay of my sump. He suggested just throwing it in there with a light on it and all would be fine, but I think it needs to...

Hi all. I've had my 90g FOLR tank for a year now and I'm still learning and taking my lumps along the way. I have a sump for this drilled tank and a skimmer in the sump with a UV sterilizer as well. A friend of mine just gave me his 55g corner tank with a fluval 305. I'm familiar and comfortable...

Hi all. I just started my first QT after a long ICH battle in my DT. I just bought a baby clown trigger a few days ago but since then have noticed a small tan colored growth where his body meets his top fin. To boot, he looks like he now has ICH. I'm going to start hypo in QT but want to post...

Hi all. With a FOLR 90 G tank and no corals, it's suggested in my light manual I change my bulbs every 6 to 8 months. There are two t5 48" whites and two t5 48" blues. Not a cheap thing to do. Is it necessary while they seem fine? Thanks.

Hi all. I have a 90g fish and live rock tank with bad Ich for a while now. Having had past success with Kick Ich, I tried it again but not such good success this time. I set up a QT but was only able to catch 4 fish and 2 have died in QT. Using Cupramine in the QT and after a few days my P...

I have 90G FOLR tank that is about 5 months mature with about 60 lbs of live rock, sump, skimmer and UV sterilizer. Following is list of what I have now, knowing as some of these get bigger, I will have some tough decisions to make: Clown Trigger (small) Huma Huma Trigger (small) Niger Trigger...

Hi all. I have three bay sump/fuge for FOWLR tank and want to install a UV sterilizer. The left bay is where my water returns to the sump and its also where my protein skimmer sits. Center bay has mud, right bay has main pump sending filtered water back to tank. I realize I likely have to add...

Saw this Red General Star and had to have it. I must say it was an impulse buy that is clearly a no no, but I admit the guilt. Anyway, I target fed it a few small prawns and took some progression pics I thought were cool and wanted to share. First two shots are just a stroll through the tank and...

Broke the cardinal rule of not doing research and buying on impulse.... That said I brought home 3 coral cats and my small huma huma trigger was trying to eat them for breakfast. He killed one before I could help, so I took the others out and threw them in my fuge. Although they are out of harms...

Hi all. I have what appear to be either battle wounds or the early signs of ICH on two out of a dozen fish in my 90G FOLR tank that’s been running for about two months. I think a key point to consider is when the affected fish were added, and the frequent aggression I witness on a daily basis...

Hi all. I've got an RODI setup where the output splits and feeds into two 32g Brute containers. One is used for top offs so it's just RODI, the other is used to store saltwater for changes and I keep a small power head in this one constantly mixing. I keep a lid on both so they are sealed...

Hi all. I have a 90g FOLR up and running about two months now and all is pretty good. I have an Ecosystem sump with refugium and have a constant issue with my overflow water coming into the sump sock but most of it running over the top of the sock and into the sump rather than through the sock...

I just added a small Snowflake eel only about 6 inches long to 90g FOLR tank on Saturday. First day he swam around exploring but I haven't seen him since. I have the top of the tank sealed so he could not have gotten out. I checked the overflow and he isn't in there. I have lots of rock so he...

Hello all. I have a 90g FOLR tank that's up and running about 2 months now with about 7 fish and all is well. I have sump and refugium and protein skimmer and the tank is running around 80 degrees steady without the heaters even kicking in. I think the heat is coming from the main & PS pumps. Do...

Hello. Need help with what appears to be problem with a new flame angel. The bottom rear of the fish appears to have some sort of white slime or rot on the fins that I just noticed today. I added the flame and two other fish last week and all other fish in the tank are fine. The flame has been...

I am baffled about my new tank cycle (90G FOLR) and don't know whether I'm in good shape or about to get in trouble. I started around the first week of August with 75 lbs of sand with 1/3 of it live.  I added a cocktail shrimp like some recommend, and removed it after about 4 or 5 days after it...

Hi all. Almost ready to fire up my new 90G FOLR tank but havent gone out yet to buy sand for the bottom of the tank. I happen to be at the beach in Rhode Island and the sand is real nice. Any negative drawbacks to filling a few buckets with sand and using in the new tank rather than buying from...

Hi all. Putting finishing touches on a custom stand I'm making and have a few questions. I've seen posts suggesting painting the outside back of the tank black and am considering it. Since now is the time before I fill it, is this a good thing to do? If so, is flat black the best way to go...