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I have a 10 refugium with 2 hermits and 2 turbo snails in it. Do I need to put food in the refugium?

I have a chromie that appears to be dying. I attempted to catch it but it was able to get behind the rocks. I have at least 100 pounds of rock in a 75 gal. Should I move all my rock to try catch the fish or will the clean up crew take care of it if I don't get it?

I have a 75 gallon, 10 gallon sump and a 10 gallon refugium. Approx. 100 pounds liverock, 3 chomies, royal gramma, 9 turbo snails, 10 Hermit Crabs, 8 snails that go down in the sand, hammer coral, and mushrooms. My question is how many snails and hermit crabs should I have in my main tank and in...

I added a 10 gallon refugium under my tank next to the sump 3 days ago. Now I am getting a green algae just starting to appear on some of the rocks in my main tank. Is this a problem? If so what should I do? My main tank has been up and running for 3 1/2 months. 75 gallon. nitrates are about...

I added a 10 gallon refugium under my tank next to the sump 3 days ago. Now I am getting a green algae just starting to appear on some of the rocks in my main tank. Is this a problem? If so what should I do? My main tank has been up and running for 3 1/2 months. 75 gallon. nitrates are about...

I am adding a 10 gallon refugium next to my sump. My question is do I add 10 gallons of salt water or do I just add 10 gallons of RO/DI water to my system and pump it into the refugium?

I have a new flame angel that arrive 7 days ago. He stays in the rocks and does not come out at all not even to eat. I see him swimming through the rocks some but not much. I noticed him picking at the rocks. Could he be getting enough food just staying inside the rocks? My tank is 75 g and has...

How much waist should a good skimmer be producing in a 75 gal tank with 4 fish, numerous crabs and snail, starfish, mushrooms, aninomes and soft coral ? In the sump type of skimmer.

Should you quarantine cured live rock when adding it to a 2 1/2 month old tank that already has LR, 4 fish, snails, crabs, mushrooms, polips (sp?), and bubble coral?

When you transfer fish from your QT tank to your main tank do you acclimate the fish again?

Does anybody have any experience with the hang on the outside refugium? I do not have room for a refugium under my tank so I was thinking about purchasing the hang on the side type. I do not want to waste my money if it does not work.

Does anybody have any tricks or words of wisdom on how to catch a Royal Gramma so it can be quarantined?

One of my two fish in a 75 gal fish, live rock, inverts. has ich. QT tank is cycling. What can I do if anything since the QT tank is cycling?

I have a 75 gal with fish, live rock, and inverts. I have a qt tank but it is still cycling. One (Royal Gramma) of my two fish has ich. Is there anything I can do since I cant put them in the qt tank yet?

I have a 75 tank with live rock, 2 fish, numerous crabs and snails. The tank has been up and running for 2 1/2 months. The nitrates seem to be stuck at 20. I have been doing 2, 5 gallon water changes a week for 2 weeks now but the nitrates don't go down at all. I am using RO/DI water. Would a 20...

Can the skimmer sit in the refugium part of the sump?

I have a 75 gal tank with 80-100 pounds of live rock. Only have 2 fish in the tank so far. It has been up and running for approx. 6 wks. Water test good except for nitrates they are 10. I have heard people saying to remove the bioballs because they will make the nitrates go up. Any advice would...

I am looking purchasing a Hi-S Maxxima RODI 35 GPD or a Deluxe Hi-S Maxxima RODI 35 GPD. I would like to know how you attach them to your water system. Do they attach under the sink or do you attach them to a faucet? or is it done another way? Sorry if this is stupid questions but I am trying to...

I am purchasing a larger sump with bioballs. The smaller sump that I now have also has bioballs. My question is when I get the sump and bioballs can I just switch it out with the old sump or should I put the old bioballs in the new sump and remove some of the new ones? Does the new sump and...

I just installed a powehead/powersweep submerged. I am getting a lot of tiny bubbles in the water. Is there anything you can do to elimate them or does it just take time?