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Originally Posted by grumpygils Did you tell J and S about your 280G refugium? I have no clue what that means?

Do yourself a BIG favor and get 2-4 neon cleaner gobies. They are very small and don't get very big. They eat ich off of fish if they happen to get it as well as east other parasites off your fish. Your tangs will thank you. Plus, it is way cool to see the symbiotic (sp?) relationship that they...

What sort of salinity do they need and do they add to the bio load at all?

Originally Posted by jsgreer1 a tang needs more swimming room than 55 gal. offers. if you research online you will see that a yellow tang prefers a bigger tank than a 55 let alone if he's in there with 9 other fish. you have more than double your tank capacity you have 20 inches of fish...

Originally Posted by jsgreer1 i would say you are WAY overstocked imo. the yellow tang needs to go for sure he needs a bigger tank and you should probably get rid of about 4 other fish also. your overloading your bioload. you have to have nitrates with that many fish. you should definately get...

You see, this is where a lot of you so called "experts" are way off. If and when I get trace nitrate readings (mine are normally 0 UNLESS for some reason I am a few days late on a water change), I do another water change. Did I mention that I have built a piping system in my home that actually...

55 gallon tank with 50+ pounds of LR, 2 prism plus skimmers and a mother of an awesome fluval filter...I have: 2 percs (2 inches each) 1 yellow tang (3-inches) 1 strawberry dottyback (2/half inches) 1 coral beauty (3 inches) 2 neon gobies (1/half inches) 2 yellow clown gobies (1 inch...

The tang is fairly small and HE'LL STAY in the 55 until he gets a bit bigger. Then I'll upgrade to a bigger tank or...worst case scenario...put him in my buddy's 120 or return him to my LFS and get another small one and start the process all over again. Thanks for the input on the blennies!

55 gallon tank, 50+ pounds of LR and I have one small lawnmower blenny. I LOVE the bicolor that is in my LFS and he seems to be very social. jumping all over the tank! The lawnmower doesn't pester anyone (a very peaceful tank that includes 2 percs, a Yellow Tang and a Coral Beauty) and I was...

Yeah, thanks...I think I will pass on the starfish because I wouldn't want the poor guy to die in a tank with low salinity. I keep it that way because the fish like it and I have no corals (nor do I want any). I keep the salinity low to prolong their life and to avoid disease. Thanks for the...

Oh, I also have around 50+ pounds of LR

It's been set up for 7+ months and I want a starfish that will do well in the tank (and also help with the occasional rise in nitrates). Please tell me what you all think may be the best for me. I also tend to keep my salinity on the low side (1.021) Thanks!!!!

Thanks to everyone for their very helpful info! Yeah, I got him this afternoon and he seems very content to swim around and puck at the algae on my rocks. He did eat live brine which is a good sign. Doesn't seem to be squabbling with anyone either. I did notice a very small slight discoloration...

Well, I have no Turbo Snails or Feather Dusters, I could care less about copepods and amphipods (although I have yet to see ANY in my tank (+ too many of those in a tank are very annoying to fish I hear) and the only shrimp I have are two Cleaners that are more than double his size. I don't...

Thanks Xanos

I have thought about adding a sixline wrasse and heard they may attack smaller ornamental shrimps. Does this include the cleaner shrimp? Mine are huge suckers that have been in my tank for six months. They are nearly as big as you can get from a cleaner shrimp. Any thoughts? And what exactly is...

Originally Posted by bluelagoon ok, i use the nutri-seawater in my 5 gal tank. it's the only water i've ever used. this is because it's the only water i can buy in town cuz it just isn't practical to drive half an hour to buy water. and i can't make my own cuz it isn't practical in a dorm room...

I have a Yellow Tang, a Coral Beauty, a Purple Pseudochromis and 2 clowns and want to add either a Royal Gramma or a six (or 4) line wrasse. 55 gallon tank with LR. Which will get along with the Purple Pseudochromis (sp) better? Thanks!!

Well that's good news! Thanks NM Reef! Any et on how long it may take to clear? Is there something safe that I could add to the tank to clear the water quicker? What would you suggest?

I have had my 55 gallon tak set up for six months and do frequent water changes. Last night (10 p.m. est) I changed the chemi-pure, sponges and nitrate rocks in my Fluval filter and then turned it back on. The water got real cloudy and although it is better this morning (8 a.m.), it is still...