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Hi all, im looking to downgrade from my 90 gal to a nano. Just dont have the time or energy to keep the big tank up. Im thinking of going with a nano 20-40 gal with halides. Im thinking an all in one system would be good. Anybody have any good recommendations? Ive been checking out the...

Hi all, im looking to downgrade from my 90 gal to a nano. Just dont have the time or energy to keep the big tank up. Im thinking of going with a nano 20-40 gal with halides. Im thinking an all in one system would be good. Anybody have any good recommendations? Ive been checking out the...

thats not alot of wattage. unless youre getting it for really cheap, you can do better. id recommend the nova extreme pro. more wattage so you could even go alittle bigger in the future if you wanted to.

how often do you do water changes? try more often to see if that helps. what kind of flow do you have? ive never had any luck with hermits and algae. ive heard mexican turbo snails mow it down.

diatoms. do a good water change, it should help.

Originally Posted by deejeff442 how can extra goodies like sponge ,fans,critter show up in time when they werent there in the first place?this is why premium rock costs more.coraline is common to all lr so yes that wil grow but critters wont pop up out of nowhere. things make their way in...

id go with the 48 nova extreme PRO. that one is 6 x 54 watt bulbs and has individual reflectors, which you def want. im pretty sure at least one of if not both the 4 and 8 bulb models do not. that should be enough for a 55 and 90.

ive heard mexican turbos are great for algae.

i have an aqua remora c in my 30 gal homemade sump. works great. super easy.

Originally Posted by tur4k I don't really want to hijack your thread, but is there any downside to using actual ocean water other then having to transport it? I live in Miami and a lot of the LFS's stock ocean water. I've been using that for all of my water changes. At $0.50/gallon it really...

what do you mean supply the tank? i have a mag 700 on my 90 for the return and it works great... alittle too much actually.

the tap water is most likely your problem. so until you cut that you'll probably have to deal with it. how often do you do water changes? change more, more often. mexican turbo snails are supposed to be great for algae as well.

rock is rock. even if it isnt in good shape now, it'll be fine once in the tank for a few months. i have a ton of rock in my tank that sat around dry for months, and after about 6 months you couldnt even tell. after awhile the coraline and critters find their way in. the only concern i would...

yea they look like very tiny white bugs. just buy a bag on this site, dump it in and wait awhile for them to establish and multiply.

i leave mine on for about 8-9 hours

go with either T5 or metal halides. if going T5 go with one that has individual reflectors. i recommend the nova extreme pro 48" for T5's. its not real expensive, and ive seen some BEAUTIFUL tanks that use that light. its what i was going to buy until i got a great deal on my halides. but...

there are several T5 units that are just as good as MH setups. the only downside to MH is the heat. i dont think you'll go wrong either way. ive seen some beautiful tanks under T5's.

everyone has their opinion on this one.. the most popular seem to be instant ocean, reef crystals, oceanic and tropic marin pro reef. personally i wouldnt use instant ocean or reef crystals for reef tanks, but thats just me. i use tropic marin pro reef and love it. it is pricey tho.

quarantine all fish in a seperate tank and treat with hypo salinity. keep them there for 6 weeks so the ick will die in the tank. dont fall for the "magic potions" that claim to get rid of it