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What is the best method of switch the lionfish to frozen feeders?

Is it ok to feed a volatin lionfish live ghost shrimp? I just purchased mine from the LFS today and they told me thats what hes eating and to start trying to switch him over to frozen krill. Also, when I put him in my tank i noticed one of his fins is bent or broken(didnt notice that at the...

What is the best method of filtration for a FOWLR? Would it be the same for a reef tank as well?

The tank is 55 gallons and currently has 5lbs of live rock and 25lbs of base. The sand bed is about 2 inches deep. I have 5 turbo snails and 2 damsels in the tank that were used to speed up the cycle. I plan on trading them back to the lfs and replacing them with an lionfish and an eel.

My tank has just cycled and is ready for its first cleaning. I have had a freshwater tank and used a gravel vac to clean the substrate. I feel that the sand in my new tank will be too fine and will get sucked up as well if I use the gravel vac. Are there other ways to clean sand?

Is it ok to use reverse osmosis drinking water from the grocery store to do my water changes for my saltwater tank? My LFS sells RO/DI water for $.69/gallon and pure seawater for $1.29 but I was wondering if i could save money because the grocery store only charges $.25/gallon.

I have a 55 gallon tank that will be FOWLR (volitan and barred moray) after it has finished its cycle. Right now I have 60lbs of live sand, 5lbs of live rock and 30lbs of base rock. Should I add a Koralia circulation pump to my tank? I know they are mainly used for corals and im not planning on...

I have 60lbs of live sand and 5lbs of live rock currently but i will be adding an extra 50lbs of live rock in the next couple of weeks.

I was told to remove the biowheels because someone told me it greatly increases ure nitrates. Is that right?

I have a 55 gallon tank with a penguin biowheel 350 (i have removed the biowheels) and a pretty decent protein skimmer. Is this enough filtration to temporarily house a volatin lionfish and a barred moray? I am planning on upgrading to a 90-125 gallon tank within a years time so I dont want to...

What would be a good clean-up crew for a 55 gallon tank with a barred moray eel and a volatin lionfish? Or is that not even an option with those fish in there?

No I didn't ask that, but i did notice the radiata was in a tank by himself that was extremely small

I am torn between getting a volatin or radiata lionfish. I prefer the looks and the size of the radiata but when I saw the two at my local fish store I noticed the radiata laying on a rock being very boring while the volatin was swimming around and being much more interesting. Do radiata...

I am trying to convert my 55 gallon freshwater tank to saltwater. So far I have declorinated the water, mixed the salt to the right salinity and ph and added some buffer. I also put in 5lbs of fiji premium cured live rock (planning on adding 50lbs more in the near future) and some microbe-lift...

Is there cottony growth around his mouth where the flesh is gone?

Thanks for the replies. Yes I think I will be going with a dwarf lion and snowflake moray. Now as far as setting up my tank for saltwater and creating a good habitat for those fish any advice? Would any tank cleaners be able to live in this setup?

Really? Every site I've searched has either said a minimum of 30 gallons for the radiata with only 1 site saying minimum of 55.

I would like to convert my freshwater 55 gallon tank to a saltwater tank. The 55 currently has a heater, topfin 60 filter and hoods w/ lights. What exactly would I need to convert this freshwater tank to a 55 saltwater. I am looking to put in the tank either a volitan or radiata lionfish and...

PLEASE DISREGARD THIS MESSAGE AND RESPOND TO MY OTHER POST. I would like to convert my freshwater 55 gallon tank to a saltwater tank. The 55 currently has a heater, topfin 60 filter and hoods w/ lights. What exactly would I need to convert this freshwater tank to a 55. I am looking to put...