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I have purchased 2 Coral Catfish from my LFS. They tell me they are very hardy, easy to keep and will do okay in my tank as part of my clean up crew. I have a Blue Tang, Yellow Tang, 23 Crabs, 2 Clown Fish, 55 gal. I have read in one of my fish books that these fish are venomous. Are these guys...

I have purchased 2 Coral Catfish from my LFS. They tell me they are very hardy, easy to keep and will do okay in my tank as part of my clean up crew. I have a Blue Tang, Yellow Tang, 23 Crabs, 2 Clown Fish, 55 gal. I have read in one of my fish books that these fish are venomous. Are these guys...

Beth....How can I increase my DSB to 4" without creating havoc? I'm willing to do the work. The live sand I got came in bags from the LFS I don't remember the brand name or grain size. The type of filtration I use is filter floss, charcoal and now nitrate sponge.

Beth....What do I do with the wet/dry, bioballs? How can I tell if they are the culprits? My DSB is about 2 inches, the tank has been set up for 11 months, I use power heads for water circulation, I have about 200lbs of LR and no protien skimmer. Frank....I feed frzn brine shimp twince per day...

Hi All, I have a 55gal tank, DSB, wet/dry w/bio balls,5 fish and 13 crabs. The nitrite level is 0, ammonia is 0, PH and salinity are fine but I can't seem to get the nitrate below 80. The tank is 1 year old. I do frequent water changes, every 2 weeks (15 gals). Yesterday, I changed out 20 gals...

Sounds like a lot of us have that algae problem! Well, me too! I am new to this hobby, my tank has been running for about a month now. I have 4 damels in it and a horrible brown algae problem! I have one Vita-lite 30w and one Power-Glo 30w for lighting. I finally added snails and hermits and...

Hi Everyone! I found a used Cyclone chiller (1/4hp) that comes with a Medusa dual stage controller for $599. The unit is 2 months old. Is this a good deal? A good product? Any problems? I need to find a constant way to lower the temp of my tank. The ice bottle work okay as long as I'm home to...

I do have a/c but we don't use it until it gets unbearable (Thank you PG&E). Our electric bill is out of control so I can't justify running the a/c to keep the tank cool. I've heard about the chillers, I know they are expensive, but I'm wondering if I should just take the plunge and get one...

I just read the post about the Scarlet Crab. I'm so new at this I was amazed when I learned hermits molted and they like to change shells! I just bought 4 of them last week to help with my really bad brown algae problem. I've lost 2 so far (anyone have any ideas why?) so now I'm wondering about...

I just read the post about the Scarlet Crab. I'm so new at this I was amazed when I learned hermits molted and they like to change shells! I just bought 4 of them last week to help with my really bad brown algae problem. I've lost 2 so far (anyone have any ideas why?) so now I'm wondering about...

Okay, I'm very new to this stuff! I was given a 55 gal tank from a friend, I have 10 lbs of LR, cycled the tank for 2 weeks before adding 4 damels, now I've added snails and hermits to combat the brown algae that is rampaging my tank (they are doing a pretty good job!). I live in Calif and when...