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reefrunner. I did the modification, but I'm getting lots of water in the collection tray. Any ideas? It was working ok for a week or so, yesterday I notice that the tray is getting full in a couple of hours which its not normal. any help would be appreciated... :mrgreen:

I have a skilter, I recommed you do the modification which consists of putting a wooden air stone in the skimmer chamber. Its fairly easy to do and it will improve the skimmer. But please note that you might want to consider a real skimmer later on depending on where you want to go with your...

well if thats the case, its about 24-25lbs of lr if my conversion is correctly. My tank has 26lbs of LR. :idea:

cool, those are the type of fish I had in mind. Thanks for the help....

well, the LFS called it a yellow indian wrasse. The difference between this wrasse and a regular yellow wrasse is that this one has a white belly as to the yellow wrasse is completely yellow. No is not the one above, its aobut 1 in long including fins, very small and it is yellow with some...

which is a better heater, titanium or stainless steel? :?:

Is there a way to raise the pod population in a tank in order to keep one of these beautiful fish? I really want one, but do not want to starve it. Any suggestions will be helpful... Thanks Also how do inverts affect the bioload? 8O 20 gal FOWLR 26 lbs LR 20 lbs LS Cinnamon Clown, Damsel...

so what is your tank stocked with now? How many fish do you have now? I don't think you should have added an anemone... but I could be wrong....

How often should you feed? I currently feed my 1 fish (Damsel) once a day 2-3 little pellets. My inverts and polyps (hitchikers on LR) every other day 3-4 drops of formula 1 invert food. I plan to have a clown, goby and another yet undecided fish. From what I've gothered I plan to feed once...

WOW! 8O Cant find the words..... :cry:

is that a HOB skimmer?

Fishless cycling only I did the mistake thanks to LFS of cylcing with fihs and 1 of my 2 damsels died. Cycle with LR and LS only. Check out wetwebmedia.com they have really good articles for beginners like us... :D

Reb ball sponge to be more specific What do they eat? :pepsi: Are they healthy for your system? :thumb: Where should they be placed (DSB or LR)?:multi: What happens if they die? :angel: Will it kill everything in my tank? :nono: Are they easy to keep (NEWBIE)? :clown:

Do I need a protein skimmer? I have a skilter 250 which I know is not a good skimmer. But do I need to spend the money on another skimmer. they range from $75.00 to whatever you want to spend. What do they really do? I have read several articles on skimmerless tanks and they seem have very...

which test kits do I need?

I'm deciding between Red Sea Test Kits - Marine Lab or Reef Lab or SeaChem Laboratories Test Kits - Marine Lab or Reef Lab Is it better to buy the individual test? If so which ones do I need?

Flame angels are not reef safe? I plan to start with easy corals such as mushrooms, polyps and leathers, which other ones would you recommend for a marine newbie... Thanks for the input

Thanks for the input, I wont get either one of these for a while anyways, I'm just planning the stuff for the tank. Next week (1month) I'll drop in some dwarf crabs and snails, if water is good of course, than take it from there. About the anemone is a shame that all LFS and even some...

Haitian reef anemone (Condylactis gigantea) or Pink Tip Anemone are they reef safe?. Also with a tomato clown host it? What do you feed it, LFS said they will eat filter foods. What about horseshoe crabs? 20 Gal 22 Lbs LR Skilter 250 65Wtt PC 50/50 1 Watt Moon-lite 20 lbs LS Rio 400 PH Tank...

it looks like it will do more harm than good. I guess the snails (Turbo n Nausser) + some dwarf hermits will take care of the algea for me right? Also what about detreitus? Do you need something to clean that or will the rock be sufficient? Thanks for all your help...