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What an ingenious invention! I never knew auto topoff systems existed! Will deffinately be getting one since right now in the summer im getting insane amounts of evapouration.

I have a 100g tank at home that my family used to take care of while I was at work during the week, however due to the circumstances I know have very little time to actually change the tank water and top it up myself. I was wondering if there is any way of making the process easier? Is it...

Thanks for the reply, I just did a 20% water change last week, planning on another 20% this week. Will the algae/diatoms go on their own or do I need to specially clean them?

I have been very very lazy and on the whole have neglected my tank since Christmas (yes, that's no water change in 4 months :thinking:). What would be the best way to go about cleaning the tank, not only to get the physical material out of the water (algae, diatoms, plants etc.) but also to...

I have a 100 gal and its got all sorts of crap in the sand now due to initial problems with the water (which is almost sorted). I plan on getting a cleanup crew for keeping the sand clean, but is there any mechanical way to filter all the crap out of the sand now? Or should I move the fish to a...

My fish have been looking a little stressed lately so I decided to do some water tests. Turns out I have 125mg/l nitrates in the tank. I quickly rush and do a 30% water change with RO water from my RO unit.... I test the RO water and it has 12.5 (NOT 125) mg/l nitrates. For some reason my tap...

I wish I'd know not to run my MHs for a week solid, giving me about a 1cm thick layer of algae and diatoms over everything. Oh and also to do water changes every week and not every 3 months.

Originally Posted by Jerthunter Oh sorry, forgot to mention this but a skimmer is VERY important, I don't remember seeing that you had a protein skimmer, if you don't it would be VERY beneficial. Ya I have a skimmer, deltec d600 or something like that, the guys from the store set me up with...

Originally Posted by crimzy I hate to state the obvious but how often do you clean it? It looks like you've kind of let your tank go as far as algae scraping. People can recommend all the clean up crews in the world but IMO they cannot take the place of simple maintenance. Take 1/2 hour to...

Originally Posted by DME Zxcs, sorry that you got a mess there for how often you done water changes and for how long is it that your tanks lights are on for? What is your tanks phosphates and nitrate levels? I do as well believe that your tank nutrients are very high. OK, your tank is still...

Originally Posted by TeresaQ ok i'm going to try and help. please dont get offended. first fill up your tank. the water should be all the way to the top. What kind of filters do you have. Get a hob filter with just fiber floss to suck up the algea you scrape off the sides of the tank. how many...

Originally Posted by susieq Just my opinion. You probably need a bigger clean up crew. Crabs more snails etc. Do you use a magnet on your glass? Yes. I clean the front and sides when it gets really bad, but I'm a little concerned since wouldnt all that algae rotting take away oxygen from the water?

I've had my tank for around 4 months now, I've cycled it properly and have had a few fish in for about 3 months. For some weird reason I have MASSIVE algae problems which I can't seem to get rid of. I've tried 50% water changes and some stones that are supposed to reduce nitrates, however I...

What the is that? Havent seen one before...

I already do feed my other fish shrimp and krill (shrimp every 2 days, krill every 3) but all my tang does is swim around when the food is put in but not eat anything. What could be wrong? :help:

I've had my yellow tang for a week now, but I can't seem to be able to feed it. Whenever I put dried seaweed (sea veggies) on the top of the water it never eats it. I've even tried sticking it to a rock with a rubber band and putting it near the tang, but he doesn't want to eat. Now it seems...

After being told my domino damsel will probably become very aggressive, I have decided to build my tank into one occupied by aggressive fish. I currently have: Domino Damsel Clarkii Clownfish Yellow Tang Unknown damsel (black with a white area on top and blue streaks from the mouth) I am...

If I were to get more aggressive fish and turn my tank into an agressive fish tank, would I be able to get corals, snails and anemones (I know I couldnt get shrimps)? I live the idea of aggressive fish in the tank but I also like to have corals and anemones. Also, other than snails, is there a...

Thanks for the advice, I'll pick up some varied food for my fish. About the damsel... I think I'm beginning to see what you mean. It seems loads braver than the rest (they all tend to hide behind rocks when I go near the tank since I only got them 2 days ago), the domino just swims anywhere it...

I recently got a domino damsel, clarkii clown, yellow tang and another large damsel (forgot what it was when I bought it, can't seem to identify it clearly as of yet). I have some flakes I bought at my LFS and also some dried seaweed for my tang. I feed my tang every 2 days with a small strip of...