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so 10 gallons every two weeks should take care of it?

it is a 55 gallon

i really don't get that much evaporation. made add a 1/2 gallon per week.

do you think it would be better to do a 5 gallon water change every week or a 10 gallon change every two weeks?

thanks for the tip!!!!! i'm takeing the fish to another LFS today. they are alot better of a store the only problem is that they are 1 1/2 hours away. do you think this will be too much stress for the fish?

i have been treating with e.m and it hasn't gotten any better (worse if anything) it has been four days. as for the white spot. you can still see the black spot but now it has tripled in size and is just hanging onto the fin. it actually sticks up off of the fin and the fish seems to try to...

i was going to start dripping kalk this weekend and had a few questions. In a 55 gallon system what should be the drip rate? should i drip it 24/7? i really don't get that much evaporation maybe a 1/2 -1 gallon per week is that going to be a problem with dripping? also insted of kalk i was...

what kind of additives does everyone add to there tank. as far as disese prevention (i.e stress coat,ect..) as far as upgrading to a reef system(FOWLR NOW) what do i need to add? anyone had any experience with the GARF bullet proof reef system? (www.garf.com) I just go to the LFS and look...

the tang is still alive, but things have changed today!!! the black spot is no longer black!!! I has changed to a fuzzy white spot, and aalmost doubled in size. as for the spots by his tail, they are gone, but he has developoed what apperers to be a large pale spot on the side of his body...

It is a scarlet skunk cleaner shrimp. he has set up a spot, but it is in the back of the tank between two rocks, but the fish can't get to him and you never even seen him unless you stick your head behind the tank(very tight fit :) ) he has not moved from that spot since he was put in the...

the has not come out of the rocks since i put him in on saturday. is this normal or is he still adjusting to the tank?

i have a 55 gallon tank and just got a cleaner shrimp this weekend. Do you think 1 shrimp will be enough for the tank or should i get another? Also do i have to feed the shrimp or is he a scavanger? and is so what do i feed him?

i do not have a camera to get a pic. sorry. so you would treat it with copper and not a FW bath. there is only one black spot on the front fin. and the others are not spots as much as the are a discolored patch. the patches are very hard to see and you have to look very close to even see...

i tried the FW dip for about 20 seconds and the fish stopped moving and floated to the top so i took him out. is this normal and should i just let it go or did i do something wrong?

so just put him in a tank with pure FW for 5 min. do you have any idea what this is? do i have to have any worries about it spreading to the other fish in the main tank? after the FW did how long should i kept him in the hospital tank? Thanks for the help!!! :D

My koles tang is sick and Im not sure what it is or what i need to do. today i was looking at the fish and i saw a dark spot on his side fin. it looks like a small black ball stuck on him. after looking closer i noticed he had some fuzzy spots by the base of his tail and on his side, he also...

well i tried it this moring and it works fine!!! the only question that i had is if it would have enough power to start the bulbs and it did!!! what do you think about overdriving it to the max with the whole ballast? what i mean is putting all 128 watts to one bulb? i'm not sure if i trust...

logicaly it would work in theaory ,but i'm not sure if it would or not. i have two 18" bulbs i'll try it and let you know. it should because the are 15 watts each so that would be the standard 30watt rating. i'll let you know.

that right. i just don't like the idea of putting it all to one bulb. (that just seems like it is too much power for it to be safe) Any idea on how many watts that would be? i kind of got confused with the thread i had read about. i would like it to be 80, but I'm not sure if that is the case.

well i tried it last night and so far so good!!! i used the advance ballast (REL 4P32 SC)i hooked up one yellow wire and and either the set of red or blue to each bulb. I not sure on how much this is overdriving the lamps but they sure are bright. right now i'm just using regular florecent...

has anyone here ever overpowered a NO florecent bulb? i was reading an article on another forum and the idea sounded very interesting. Was just wondering if anyone here has tried it with any sucess. Here is the like to the post. http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=48133.

i was surfing the web and came across this site. www.garf.org i have never heard of it before but they have some interesting sounding ideas and i've never seen reefs that look as well as the ones on the site! i was just wondering if anyone here has use any of their ideas or had any opinions...

has anyone here had any expecience with any type of butterfly fish? the lfs has assorted butterflys on sale for $12.99. im not sure on all of the species but i know there is a longnose yellow, black back, and a white one with 3 black stripes(i've seen this before but not sure on the name) as...

i do have a canopy and all i did was went to lowes and got a complete florecent fixture with reflectors i then just mounted the fixture to the hood of my canopy.i have not noticed any problems with the heat issue. the only thing that i did notice was that the bulbs flicker a little bit every...

i got a blueheaded wrasse today. this fish is awesome! he is so friendly, if you walk up to the tank he comes up and follows you back and forth. i was surprised he didn't take to the rocks and hide. has anyone here had one of these fish before and if so what are your experiences with them.