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Quote:Originally Posted by Bang Guy  That's a lot of fish for a 16 gallon tank.  About two too many in my opinion.  How much time did you wait between fish before introducing the next fish?   Really? 5 fish too much for 16 gal.? I always thought 1/2 inch per gal. I think the clowns were put in...

Quote: Originally Posted by Gemmy Quote: Originally Posted by sbauer86 I'm curious as to why my fish died but my corals are doing great...No sign of ich or anything.... What type of fish? How were they acclimated? 2 perculas, bicolor blenny, canary blenny and a fairy wrasse. I think the clowns...

I'm curious as to why my fish died but my corals are doing great...No sign of ich or anything....

Quote:Originally Posted by Gemmy What LED's are you using and how many watts are they?

Quote: Originally Posted by BTLDreef IMO, you're feeding too much. Fish dying is not good. Get a phosphate test kit, or have a LFS double check all your water parameters. How often do you change the carbon? I would get a powerhead and just increase the water volume during water changes as Bang...

Quote: Originally Posted by Gemmy Well, what do you plan on keeping in the tank? Well I keep mushrooms and zoas right now but am going to add fish later and would like to increase the corals (maybe some hammer and star).

Quote: Originally Posted by Bang Guy I agree that a small UV is probably not doing anything. High Nitrate + hair algae is typically more than just coincidence. First thing I would advise is to stop feeding Phytoplex. You probably have nothing in the tank that will benefit from an increased...

I was just wondering if the lighting I have on my 16 bowfront is adequate. I have a LED strip and an 18" 15w T8 reef sun 50/50. Is this okay?

Quote: Originally Posted by BTLDreef What is in this tank (fish, corals, inverts, how much rock/sand)? What do you use for filtration? Do you run carbon/purigen or the like? What do you feed, how much, how often? Do you run a skimmer? If so, what brand? I am never a fan of using chemicals...

I have a 16 gal bowfront and all the parameters are great except for nitrates. I am also having a spike in green hair algae. I have been doing 20% water changes a week with RO but was wondering if I could add anything (chemical or live) that would help. I am also curious as to whether or not RO...