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  1. ashleigh234

    Sump Design Experts Help Please - Urgently

    Hi all I have brought the below sump tank, and purchased the baffles as well, as per dimensions in picture below, what I am trying to figure out, is where will my water line sit in the Return section? Will it be where I have drawn the water line, or will it sit lower by the baffle? Please help...
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    Green Heliofungia / Plate Coral Puffing up

    I have had a Green Heliofungia for 3 weeks, he is up on a flat rock with medium flow. For the last 3 weeks, from at least 7am it would be opening up and by 9-10am would be fully open as per pic below, sometimes larger than the pic as it looks like he doubles in size when fully open. Then about...
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    Lions and those puppy dog eyes

    I have a fuzzy dwarf lion in my tank who is about 3 1/2 inches. He used to get fed every day up until a month or so ago when I had a few problems with feeding him. He now gets fed every 3-4 days, but what I have noticed with doing this, is that he has actually clicked on that its feeding time...
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    Thoughts on these possible new additions?

    I am looking to add more fish to my tank and would love some feedback! I currently have a 90gal tank which is just over 4ft long. I have a 338 gal rated skimmer which is nearly 4 times my system volume. There is plenty of swimming room in my tank after re-aquascaping over the weekend before I...
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    Diatom algae after adding more live sand

    I have a 4ft 90gal tank that was running for 12mths, and I have now had it for 2mths. 2 weeks ago we brought either 60lb or 100lb (cant remember what size bag, leaning towards the 100) bag of "Aragalive" live sand, very fine sand. We placed this directly over the top of the crushed coral we had...
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    What fish to add?

    I have a 4x18x18 at 90gal with the following fish. I have upgraded skimmer and the nitrates have gone down, the skimmer we had was pretty crap. We also added sand instead of just having crushed coral. I am also looking to get some more live rock (currently have 40kg), not huge amounts but just...
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    Lion has ripped a hole in fin

    My Fuzzy Dwarf Lion has been perching himself on the rocks as usual, but sometimes goes a little bit further in, maybe its comfier?? But tonight I noticed he has ripped his fin, I cant get a decent photo, but its his big fins that he corners prey in with etc, not sure of the name. Its his left...
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    What Powerheads and Where to put them?

    My new skimmer has just arrived, so next step is looking at getting powerheads for my current set up. I have a 90gal 4ft tank with 8 fish and a few corals, looking to expand on the corals as time goes on. My question now is what size powerheads (and brand? Koralia?) and how many would be good...
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    Feeding Coral Banded Shrimp

    Hi all I brought a 5cm Coral Banded Shrimp in the weekend, and was just wondering how often is it best to feed him? He has had a piece of mussell which he seemed to love to get his claws on. We have a 4ft tank (90gal) with 40kg of live rock and occupants are: Fuzzy Dwarf Lion, Coral Beauty...
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    Fuzzy Dwarf Lion wont eat and shedding

    I have a 3inch fuzzy dwarf lion who has been in the tank for several months, I have had the tank myself for 3-4 weeks. He wont eat and is now shedding - day 3 In an attempt at getting him off live food, I have started to reduce his feeding so as he doesnt expect a live fish every morning...
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    Equipment from Ebay?

    Has/does anyone buy equipment from ----? I am in Australia and was having a look at Powerheads from ----, you can pick them up for around $20 delivered for a 3000 L/h (780 gal/h). Not sure how long they would last etc, but at this stage I was just wanting to try a powerhead out in my tank and...
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    Attaching Duncan to Rock?

    I have a Duncan coral in my 90g tank and it is currently just sitting in a rock. Will it ever attach to the rock itself? If it will I will leave it, but otherwise can they be glued down?
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    Fuzzy Dwarf Lion turning Red??

    Hi all, I have a Fuzzy Dwarf who is about 3 inches long, so hes only small. I noticed last night, and confirmed again this morning, that his fins are turning red, and his body has a tinge of red as well. I think I recall reading a few weeks ago that you can get a red-ish fuzzy dwarf? My question...
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    Does this sound like Xenia?

    Sorry but I dont have a decent enough camera to get photos due to the size of these, but I have growing on my rock what looks like Xenia. There are a couple of patches, one about 2x2 inches with little individual stalks coming off the rock, each has a tip with fingers like xenia, although they...
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    Is this Skimmer working for my tank??

    I currently have a "Aquarworld Protein Skimmer WG-520" in my sump for my 320 litre tank. Here are the specs I have found on it: Submersible skimmer with built in powerhead Suitable for sump use only Venturi injector Dimensions : 194mm x 171mm x 496mm Suitable for upto 500 litres My Nitrates...
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    Red Coris Wrasse - Enough space? Should I get one?

    I have a 85 gallon tank with the following fish - Scopas Tang (3-4 inch), Maroon Clown (3 inch), False Percula Clown (1 inch), Fox Face (3-4 inch), Fuzzy Dwarf Lion (3-4 inch), Coral Beauty (2-3 inch), Arrow Goby (3-4 inch) and 2 Damsels. 40kg of live rock. We have a sump which is holding about...
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    Dwarf Lion sitting vertical in tank?

    I have a dwarf lion who is about 2-3 inches long so hes only small, i have only had tank for a week or two but prev owner of tank had him in there for about 6 months i think. He seems to sit vertical in the tank up near the corner by the overflow, and he will just sit on top of certain rocks in...
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    Skimmer making microbubbles even after changing sump

    I have only had my tank for a week and a half (brought from someone) and have had microbubbles the whole time, even though prev owner didnt have any. and it is driving me nuts already! The sumps quite small and only had 1 baffle, which was a bit broken so was probably doing nothing. The drain...
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    My new 85 gal tank

    Here is my tank I recently brought Its a 320L tank with 40kg of live rock, its 130cm x 52cm x 48cm Here is a list of what’s in the tank: 1 x Clown fish 1 x Tomato Clown fish 1 x Rabbit fish Foxface 1 x Coral Beauty 1 x Scopas Tang 1 x Dwarf Lionfish 1 x Arrow Goby 1 x Yellow Scroll...
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    Is this Sump Design OK?

    Hi everyone I have been having problems with microbubbles, and I feel my sump is too small for the tank i have just brought. This has been discussed here https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/368078/air-bubbles-throughout-whole-tank My tank is 84 gallons and it is 52 x 20 x 19 inches. We have an...
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