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If you are talking about the hippo tang, my neighbor has had the same hippo tang for about 4 years. He was about 7 inches and now is over a foot. He is all black now with a very small amount of blue.

What test kit are you using to test your nitrates? Also, don't worry about getting it down to zero. Most tanks staying between 5-10 and are extremely successful.

Fish Warehouse has been pretty dull for a while. Corals all look half dead. Livestock usually about 35%-50% more than Scales, but cheaper than other places. I really don't want to get into bashing a LFS or going into detail about Saltwater Paradise, so I have to leave it as a no comment. I will...

It is not the biggest store, but it is by far the cheapest. I have been to several LFS(pretty much all) in the DFW area and he is by far the best. It is in Irving off Belt Line 1 mile south of 183. He will get pretty much anything you want if he doesn't have it. They guy is by far the nicest LFS...

Aelene and Puffer 32. I am in your area as well. Have you guys ever heard of the lfs Scales in Irving. I have been going there for about 7 years now. The owner is John and he services my neighbors tank once a month. He is very polite and knowledgeable. There are some bad ones out there but he...

Before you stress all of your livestock out by trying to take them all out, how long has your hippo tang been in your tank. I have kept tangs for several years now. I have never had a QT tank. Tangs almost always get ich. I have 6 tangs in my tank right now, including two hippos. Three of them...

once to twice a day, mixture of frozen enriched brine, emerald entree., flake food etc. they also go through one algae sheet a day. despite all of that they still graze all day

Originally Posted by Bang Guy LOL... no, just turn the fan off then. You don't want to cool off a MH bulb. Cooling flourescent bulbs will increase the life of the bulb but that's not true for HID bulbs. The reason I bought the fan was because the first two days I had my MH set up my tank got...

Originally Posted by Bang Guy Point the fan at the water instead of the bulb. Cooling a MH bulb does not change the temperature of the water and makes the bulb run less efficiently. Even if my water stays at 78 degrees? :notsure:

To be honest, it is all just personal preference and past experiences. Crushed coral can store pollutants in your water. That's why I prefer not to use it. Getting some live sand and live rock from a well taken care of established tank will replace the need for additives.

I have a little fan that blows directly on my 400W MH bulb. It does not get hot. I have no protection between the bulb and water but there is about an 8 inch seperation, My corals look great. No burning or nothing.

Additives are made for you to buy. No benefit really. IMO leave the crushed coral out completely. Buy some bags of live sand, see if you can get a cup of a fellow aquariest tank(preferabbly well taken care of tank) and mix it in. As far as moving the crushed coral to you new tank, how is your...

part of the reason it may be boring is you have 10K bulbs. Your tank must look really white with no color. I prefer the blue look that shows the deep colors of coral. You should go to 12K metal halide bulb and convert you pc bulbs to an all actinic light set. You have way too many 10Ks and not...

I had to fo 2 30% water changes to get mine back down to normal. It is really the only way to get it down. Sounds like you have been adding a buffer of some sorts.

Okay, I have two Nitrate test kits. I tested my water prior to changing it. Red Sea Test shows nitrates at 10 saltwater test mast kit I have shows between 40-80 :notsure: :notsure: :notsure: Which kit should I trust? All my corals look great and fish look great as well. They are just...

It was dried out. Hopefully the water changes will bring it back down.

I had my nitrates down to the 5-10 range for a while. I added a lot of dried out live rock and some more live rock to my tank on Saturday. All of a sudden, it seems my nitrate is around 80. :mad: I have about a 2 inch bed of live sand in there. Could the nitrate spike be because of the rock I...

it is cyanobacteria, check with your lfs and get some chemi-clean. it is a reef safe and will rid it in about 2 doses, and don't use tap water. tap water is the main cause of it.