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Live Rock is still in the tank, so the bio filter should still be somewhat in tact. The substrate (live sand) is less than a year old, so I think I should be ok. I will be keeping it as FOWLR, but got to wondering about whether I need to just leave the lights off for an extended period to...

After a move two years ago, things just progressively went downhill with my 140g FOWLR and I was never able to get back to the nice, stable environment that I had pre-move. Cyano and aiptasia, and ick took over and that was the beginning of the end. The last inhabitant, a rather nasty...

Was using Cupramine, but sad to say the didn't make it more than 2-3 hours after moving him to the QT.

Kurt. Wow, great link. That was pretty much exactly what I was looking for, but I was in the "Getting Started" forum. Thanks for sharing that.

I'm just over the border from Charlotte.

When it comes down to it, are all quality salt mixes pretty much the same? While the difference in price is usually only a couple of dollars between Oceanic, Instant Ocean, Kent, Red Sea, is there really and marked difference between all of them? As a follow-up, Marinmix and Tropic Marin are...

Sounds like my weekend project is to get the cc out. Thanks to all for the continued edification.

Thanks

Sounds easy enough. Was looking at the cc and I may just have to live with it a while longer since i don't have a real practical way of making and storing 140g of saltwater at one time. Thanks for the advice. I will admit that I'm a little surprised that beefing up the cleaning crew wasn't...

Using RO/DI. Have tested it and it is 0 for PO4.

The tank is 140 gal w/ 230 lbs. of LR. I currently have a sump. All levels (except nitrates, 20 ppm) are testing 0.

I'm feeding Formula 1 and 2 (1 cube each) and a small amount of mysis for the trigger and tangs and silversides for the moray. The F1, F2, and mysis are every other day. The sliversides (about 3 each time) are twice a week. I've got some SeaGel in media bags in my sump, but that doesn't seem...

Any recommendations on what to use to boost the biofilter in an established tank? I don't really have a lot of room for adding additional live rock. Just wondering if any of the additives are worth it.

I'm getting pretty high phosphate readings and my nitrates are 20 ppm. Everything else in the tank is normal (nitrites = 0, ammonia = 0, pH - 8.2). I am FAIRLY diligent with my water PWC and have been doing larger volume (45-50 gal for a 140 gal tank) every 2-3 weeks but that phospate number...

I awoke this morning to find that my raccoon butterfly was not looking too well at all. I've been away on business and my spouse isn't as observant about the fish behavior, so I don't know how long the fish has been acting wierd. At any rate, it's not eating and swimming erratically (upside...