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I'm planning to upgrade to a 125G SWFO tank over the next year or so. The tank will have 125 # of live rock. I'd like to know if the following timing/sequence of fish to be added is acceptable. Of course, the tank will be cycled for a month, and I will put around half a dozen or so damsels for...

I'm planning to get an Auriga Butterfly in a 90G SWFO tank. Now I've read that these fish prefer a salinity of 1.024-1.026. My current tank has a salinity of 1.021-1.022. Do I have to raise it up to 1.024? Over how long a period should I do this (gradually, I suppose) in order not to shock the...

Hi folks, I'm planning to upgrade to a 125G SWFO tank from my current 25G, which houses 2 tank-bred clowns, a royal gramma, a banggai cardinal, and a green clown goby. I'd like to get your opinions on the equipment and stock I plan to get: 1. 125G Glass Tank (what's a good, reliable...

From your experience, how hardy is a blue tang? I've read a lot about them, but I want to get your experience. Is it easy to feed? Will they get picked on? How prone are they to disease? Last, will a blue tang happily survive in a 75G tank, with a Comet, Flame Angel, and 7 other assorted 3" fish?

....will it bother small fish like a clown goby (1.5") or juvenile clowns? Will they get eaten? How about shrimp and snails?

Do they really attack inverts aggressively (i.e., snails, shrimp)? Are they notorious fin-nippers? Want to see if your experiences match up with what's written about them....

I have read and have heard that keeping butterflyfish is difficult. I want to hear from your own experiences on this as I plan to get a threadfin butterfly and/or a heniochus (poor man's moorish idol) and put it in a 125G tank with other relatively tame fish (clowns, gramma, banggai, blue tang...

hi folks, i plan to upgrade to a bigger tank from my existing 25G SWFO tank in half a year's time. I have two tank-raised percs, a banggai cardinal, a royal gramma, and a clown goby, and plan to add: chalk bass bicolor blenny yellowblue jawfish sixline wrasse blue tang threadfin butterfly...

Hey guys, If anyone owns a green clown goby.....how do you make him come out of his hiding hole? I'm afraid he doesn't get a chance to eat much.....he just waits for food to fall near his hiding spot..... Thanks....

This will sound quite stupid, but I haven't seen my lone cleaner shrimp. I was out of town last Friday to Monday, made a water change Tuesday, and yesterday, I just realized that the shrimp was missing. I don't remember the last time I saw him - probably two days before I left last Thursday's my...

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I'm planning to upgrade to a 75G SWFO tank by September 2005. What are the ABSOLUTE ESSENTIAL materials and equipment I should get? What are the good brands for each, and what are approximate prices? I want to know what are good types/brands for: 1. the aquarium 2. lighting system 3. heater 4...

1. I top off my tank every other day...I have a 25G SWFO tank with four fish and 7.5# of live rock. What's the best way to pour in the water? The reason I ask is because the last time I did it, one of my fish probably got doused with fresh water (which may have been slightly colder), sank to the...

Hi all, In my 10-week old SWFO 25G tank (2 clowns, royal gramma, banggai cardinal), nitrates shot up to 25 - from around 12.5 last week - even after a 20% water change this morning (it must have been much higher before then!). i went to my LFS and they suggested that I make ANOTHER water...

i have a 2 month old tank and the plastic plants have accumulated lots of gunk. should i clean it outside the aquarium? or should i clean it days after i have my scheduled 20% water change this weekend? should i buy real plants - what kind should i get? will these be useful in the long-run...

...a 75G SWFO (or should I go 90G?) tank that will house: two tank-bred perc clowns a royal gramma a banggai cardinal a bicolor blenny a six-line wrasse a blue hippo tang a valentini puffer and a red flame angel + inverts 1. Where can I purchase a good aquarium? Is there a particular...

.....my system's running well. I have a 25G SWFO tank, 7# of live rock, using an Eclipse sponge/bio-wheel system. I have 4 fish (royal gramma, 2 small tank-bred clowns, a banggai cardinal), 2 hermit crabs, one small emerald crab, a cleaner shrimp, and 5 assorted snails. I change the water 10-20%...

Two questions when cleaning the tank: 1. Plastic plants accumulate (brownish) gunk - I don't know whether these are beneficial - should I clean them, and if so, how often? 2. Is there a good (online) reference on algae growth (or other types of growth) on live rock? How do I know if there's...

Two questions when cleaning the tank: 1. Plastic plants accumulate (brownish) gunk - I don't know whether these are beneficial - should I clean them, and if so, how often? 2. Is there a good (online) reference on algae growth (or other types of growth) on live rock? How do I know if there's an...

Hi I have a 25G SWFO tank with a royal gramma, two small percs, and a banggai cardinal. Inverts : a cleaner shrimp, 3 snails and a hermit crab. I have an Eclipse system, and I change 10% of the water each week. I'm obsessive about water quality and making sure that i feed them properly. I...

Hi all, I plan to upgrade an existing 25G SWFO tank (2 clowns, royal gramma, banggai cardinal) to either a 75G or 90G tank (25G will be a QT tank). We plan to eventually add a yellow watchman goby, bicolor blenny, sixline wrasse, blue tang, and red flame angel....in that order. Will these...

I have 2 clowns, a royal gramma and a banggai cardinal and I feed them a variety of foods - mysis, brine, formula one, bloodworms, etc. Except for the clowns, though, they DON'T eat spirulina flakes, or mega-algae" - vegetable matter that's important for balancing their diet. How do i make...

Hi guys! I have a 25 gallon SW tank that's 2 months old. It has 2 small clowns, a small royal gramma, and a juvenile Banggai cardinal. I also have 3 snails, 2 hermit crabs and a cleaner shrimp. I change the water 10% each week, and all water tests are good. They're all copacetic and...