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I picked up a dwarf lionfish to go in my 90 gal tank, fish store fed him frozen mysis in front of me so I knew he was eating.. Since I've had him(sunday) I havent seen him eat at all.. I tried shrimp, frozen squid,mysis with no luck.. Got some guppies last night and he didnt even give them a...

I have a 90 gal tank, has been empty now for 9 weeks after a velvet outbreak.. I am gonna start stocking again soon but have a question about salinity and inverts.. Ive read that its ok to run the tank around 1.018 or so to help keep ick/velvet etc at bay.. I have a few turbo snails, couple...

Just wondering how many use a UV sterilizer? Im considering one after a case of velvet wiped out my tank.. My tank has been empty for 8 weeks now.. All fish will be quarantined for minimum 4 weeks before being added to the DT.. Just wondering if adding a UV sterilizer as a last defense if a...

I recently had my community tank wiped out by a bout of velvet.. I am letting the tank sit fishless for 8 weeks.. When I start to add fish again I am considering doing a predator based tank.. Im thinking of having a lionfish, porcupine puffer, yellow tang, harlequin tuskfish and possibly an...

I've lost most of my fish to what I think is velvet. I thought it was ick at first but by the time I figured it out it was too late. What causes velvet? I was stocking my tank slowly and was up to 5 fish. I had 5 conch snails, 5 turbo snails and 12 nassarius snails. All of them still alive...

I have 3 maxi-jet 1200 with the circulation pump mods.. had to change 2 of them back to a powerhead as they were vibrating really bad and making alot of noise.. Im thinking of going to either the Aqueon's or the Koralia's. Is one of them better than the other or are they of equal quality.. Shane.

Just trying to figure out what hitchhikers Ive got here.. Ive got 4 things on this one piece of LR that Im trying to ID.. 2nd pic shows yellow blob, not sure at all what that is.. first pic shows all the rest, about middle of pic is larger anemone?? I think?? Then there appears to be a mushroom...

Been doin 50% water changes on my 20Gal long tank, been noticing little bits of sand floating around the bottom of the tank after a water change. Is this normal? I would think that any sand in the salt mix would be considered 'filler'? Is there a salt mix that doesnt contain any sand or is...

Just wondering what inverts may be somewhat safe with a porc puffer. My LFS guy suggested conch snails. If I keep the puffer well fed will he be less likely to go after the inverts(snails, red or blue leg hermits). Im running a DSB and need something to stir up the sand bed.. I heard that...

Going to be gluing my plumbing together this weekend for my drain and return. Just wondering if the glue I got is the right stuff.. I notice in alot of pics that the glued joints are purple on most peoples PVC. The can of glue I got says its for PVC but it says its medium grey.. Is this ok...

Looking at an ATO setup, have found the Tunze one that comes with everything. Small pump, photoelectric eye level controller, float switch(backup), controller etc etc. Its under $200 CAD, rather than piecing something together might be easier to just get a kit and be done with it. Does anyone...

Cant wait till friday, my new 90 gal tank and some accesories are gonna be delivered.. 90 Gal tank, skimz skimmer, filter floss, couple water circ powerheads and 150lbs of sugar size arrogonite sand.. Picked upsome other parts already, pvc pipe and fittings, bulkheads, strainers, heater, drill...

Ordered my 90 gal tank yesterday and also ordered a few bulkheads and strainers. My question is about where to drill the holes for the overflow bulkheads. Ive read where people say to drill them about 4" down from the top of the tank. Do you then just have the strainer pointing staright into the...

Hi all, New to this forum but have been keeping fish for many years. Was out of it for last 6 yrs or so but made the plunge back in with a 35 gal saltwater tank. Looking forward to talking with new people and learning more about this hobby.:invasion: Shane