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I might be out of luck on that one...I do not use mechanical filtration. Just live rock, DSB, a remora pro and weekly water changes. I have had very good success with this method...especially after shelling out the money for an RO system.

Great. Ill give that a shot as well.

Okay...I went and bought some amphipods and copepods from the website above. A little pricey...16 bucks for 30 Amphipods and 14 bucks for unknown number of copepods, which I am sure this mandarin can eat in one sitting. Will update my post to let you all know how I make out with this vendor...

Cool...I'll have look....I may be over cautious, but you know how things are with your tank...once a problem starts it just snowballs.

Yeah I will have to take a look tonight after lights out...boy I hope it is loaded up. I don't think I have much in the tank that eats pods as its main source of food so I'll keep my fingers crossed...I wonder if there is an aquaculture supplier that cultivates pods???

Hi all, Haven't made a post in a long time due to knee surgery but I need some help/suggestions... I had been cruising the LFS for the last few weeks and I noticed a Mandarin that was in a FO tank...I had been keeping an eye on this fish as I know they are very specialized feeders and...

Hi all, Could someone tell me how quickly they drip kalkwasser into their tank. I am running a 75 gallon tank and I want to know if they add 1 gallon per day, or hour or week of the solution? Obviously, testing for calcium and alk is a must, but what is a general idea? Any help would be...

Thats what I was thinking as far as the Chromis were concerned. I think perhaps I will get my refugium underway in order to add the extra water volume. That should allow me to make a few small additions without putting the bioload under too much stress.

Hi all, I am about ready to add something new to my 75 gal. Here are the specs and inhabitants: 90lbs Live rock DSB 1 hippo tang 2 false percs 1 royal gramma 1 cleaner shrimp 1 camel shrimp 1 peppermint shrimp feather dusters mushroom corals Turbo snails I lost track of blue and red...

Hi all, I have been running the Remora Pro for the last 6 months or so with good results. It came equipped with the Rio 1400, which I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. At any rate I ordered the Mag 3 to replace the RIO and I was wondering if someone could post a pic of how they set up...

Ok I found the adapter. I had to drive to the mecca of Salt water shops in my area and pay all the money for it...but I have it and my new RO is up and running!

Ok I went and picked up a couple pounds of live sand. I guess I will just hope for the best. I can't imagine that live cultures would ship very well to New England at this time of year. Guess I will have to wait for the spring to order those live cultures.

Hi all, I just picked up a new RO system. It is a GE 3 stage. In the past I used a spectra pure sytem that came with an adapter for a common hose. This sytem does not include the adaptor, it is supposed to be hard plumbed into your home. Does anyone use this system and where can I find...

Hi all, I just wanted to give a bit of an update and possibly get some information or sympathy...hahaha... It all started with a slight bout with Ich (Hippo Tang). In my hopes to avoid treating the fish with copper I tried lowering my salinity and raising the temp. That did not work...

I painted the back of my tank black and no problems with the inhabitants at all. Use a small roller and black LATEX paint. Use latex because you can peel it off later if you choose to do so. Also, go very slowly...very light coats and allow it to dry for 24 hours in between coats. It will...

usually around 60 hours a week. I'm a Loan Officer at a national mortgage firm.