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amother question I want to put live rock into a tank and let it seed some dry rock. Do I need to use a protein skimmer and perform water changes to do this ?

Hi guys, I am just after some information about what water parameters should be tested in a reef tank? Other than the following what needs to be tested ? Ammonia Nitrite Nitrate PH Temperature Salinity Thanks for any feedback

what large angelfish would be most suited to a tank of my size? I understand that some of these fish require very large tanks can I get 2 tangs ? 1 of the zebras tangs and 1 of the larger tangs ?

thnaks for the response . I was planning on going with a sump as from what I have read it is just about a must have ,however being a non-technical type of person it would be much easier for me to go with a hang on back skimmer plus a cannister filter , would this be a good idea ? For...

I currently have an 8 foot 240 G aquarium that has been empty for more than a year , I am ready to turn it into my first salt water tank(FOWLR) .I just have a few questions too ask I am looking at either purchasing a Deltec or an aqua-c skimmer which would be the better option ? what would be...

how would a flame angel go in a reef tank with sps and lps corals ?

some time this year I will be setting up a 8x2x2 240G mixed reef(sps and lps).I just want to see if you guys think the following fish list is going to work. yellow tang blue tang 2 clowns 5 green chromis royal gramma bicolor dottyback mystery wrasse solar fairy wrasse neon goby algae blenny...

Quote: Originally Posted by BTLDreef Quote: Originally Posted by shimbox How do you guys think that the following fish will go in a 240 G mixed reef tank ? yellow tang blue tang flame angel Ocellaris Clownfish x2 copperband butterfly sailfin blenny neon goby the main concern is the copperband...

Quote: Originally Posted by lbannie Just read that the copperband butterfly may nip at corals....not sure what you have but it says "with caution" on whether or not it's "reef safe" Do you have any pics of the 240? That's the size I would like to upgrade to..... by the way if you have thought...

tanks not set up yet , about 4 months away.Just doing lots of research atm. I think that copperbands are usualy fine with corals , from a reef safe point of view the flame angelfish is more of a problem but I am happy to take the risk with this fish cheers

How do you guys think that the following fish will go in a 240 G mixed reef tank ? yellow tang blue tang flame angel Ocellaris Clownfish x2 copperband butterfly sailfin blenny neon goby the main concern is the copperband due to its sensitivity and dietary needs.I will have a 180 gallon sump and...

about to set up a 40 G tank.The only 2 fish in their will be 2 clowns.What I am mostly interested in keeping in this tank is a variety of inverts such as a shrimp,some crabs, snail, cucumbers, starfish etc. for filtration I will have enough live rock and live sand.I will also change 20% of the...

I forgot to ask , how many inches of live sand should I place in my DT and my refugium ? and can LS be placed under LR ?

At the moment I am in the process of setting up a 240G reef tank.As filtration I will have sufficient amount of live rock, live sand and skimming.The problem I have is that I cant find a single store (online too) that sells macro algae in Australia which is why planning to use in a refugium ...

Quote: Originally Posted by Bang Guy Quote: Originally Posted by shimbox I am just wondering how do people that keep a mixture of corals such as sps,lps and soft corals meet the diffrent lighting needs that all these corals have ? Ahhh I missed the mention of soft corals earlier. Soft corals...

Quote: Originally Posted by meowzer Quote: Originally Posted by shimbox could this approach of placing the sps up the top and the lps down the bottom work the if was to use T5's instead of MH ? and when using T5's is more watt usualy required ? That depends on the T5 fixture.....what size tank...

could this approach of placing the sps up the top and the lps down the bottom work the if was to use T5's instead of MH ? and when using T5's is more watt usualy required ?

to do that you must need a tank of certain depth.Can a mixed reef (SPS AND LPS ) be done in a tank that is 2ft deep using 400w MH ?

I am just wondering how do people that keep a mixture of corals such as sps,lps and soft corals meet the diffrent lighting needs that all these corals have ?

with regard to filtration for this tank , was planning on sufficient LR ,LS and 2 large deltec skimmers.On top of this I was going to have a 240G sump with a refugium consisting of macro algae.However I can not find a single retailer in Australia that sells macro algae. If i cant purcase any...