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That sounds great. That is exactly the information I was searching for. If anyone else has a fish or coral food recipe....please post it!

My tank is a couple of years old but I recently sort-of started over. Switched substrate and didn't have much in it to begin with. Getting ready to get serious now. Preparing for corals and don't anything that would harm them.

I have a 75 gal. tank. Most companies offer the "cleaner packages" for various size tanks. I was just wanting advice on what to watch out for in some of those packages that may later be detrimental to a reef tank. Also, I was wondering if the packages are the route to go or if I would be...

What company has the best bang for your buck with clean up crews? And what does a person need to watch out for with the critters....are there some that are often included in the packages that you later will wish you didn't get? I know some crabs are bad in the long run.....Input please!!

Ok. One thing that I have learned in this hobby is that there are ways around the expensive manufacturers if you search. I want to know what is the best route to buy garlic to add to fish food to help prevent ick? It is not terribly expensive thorugh Kent/etc... but there has to be a cheaper...

So, LR rubble is only a nitrite remover as opposed to large chunks being nitrate removers? I did not know that. My only problem now is being careful not to over weight the HOB and destroy it all! Thanks for the input.

Could they cause any problems by being submerged?

I have recently converted my HOB wet/dry to merely a large overflow that leads to my fuge under the tank. In doing this, I have created a fuge of type out of the HOB. Being a wet/dry it has the bio-balls section. I extended my plumbing high enough for the drain down to my fuge so that the...

Got mine on Sat. 3/5....all I can say is great working with you and the stuff looks great in my new refugium.

I am building a refugium and in the process I decided that I would add a good skimmer (probably EV-120) to the setup. I have a 75 gal. main tank and my refugium will be a 35 gal. I had laying around. My problem is I don't want to stick the skimmer in the fuge where it will take up lots of fuge...

What about the mud? Any difference in using it? And Kat did your CC come to the top of the sand after a while?

What does everyone think is the best substrate to use in a refugium and why? I am in the process of establishing a homemade refugium (30 gal) and have plenty of crushed coral that I recently removed from the main tank (75gal). Would this be recommended to use? It would save me $$$ if I could get...

I have decided to go with a seperate overflow for the fuge instead of drilling my HOB. I figure then I will have more control of the flowrate and possibly prevent screwing up a perfectly good HOB filter. I am not known for patience in building and designing things. In fact I have many perfectly...

Well whatever it was it did him in pretty quick is all I know. He never stood a chance. Everything else if fine. I guess it will remain a mystery disease/problem. Thank you for all the input guys. I really appreciate it.

Feed him nori, spiruulina pellets, shrimp, and basic multi-food. Nothing new in the line of feeding. Added a couple of percs and coral beauty over 2 weeks ago. No picking going on. Total mystery to me. I don't think there is anything I can do. It is as if whatever happened has got him. It must...

I have a yellow tang that I have had for 2 years. I noticed yesterday that he was staying hidden and not out and active as usual. Today he is still the same but out where I can see him. He looks as though he is starving to death. Skin and bones. He has always ate extremely well and was doing so...

Power outages are not a real problem I just wanted to make sure that there wasn't some unseen danger of crashing the tank due to my not knowing about it. Here is something else- I want to drill my HOB wet/dry and flow the water into my fuge from it. Then using the pump I am currently running on...

Any idea how long Caulerpa would have to be out of the light to cause a problem? I mean if the electricity goes, what is the time limit or is that known. Also can I get advice on the type of light needed for a refugium. I have a basic 36" flourescent fixture I was going to use with a bulb of...

Thank you Kat for the comments/advice. I'll try to do a search for info on the "bad" things to watch out for from plants. Maybe come across something there.

The fuge will be under the stand. Distance will be about 4-5 feet. That impellar thing kinda threw me off. I wasn't sure if you get a pump safe for pods. What water flow should I be shooting for here? I am planning to drill my HOB wet/dry and running the water from it to the fuge. Keeping it as...

Okay, built my refugium and now will be needing a pump. My questions are: 1) What flow rate do I need to look at for this 30 gallon refugium, I know it is not supposed to be too high and 2) I have read that you don't want one that has an impeller due to the chopping up of critters that might be...

Thanks Hara! I've been gonna contact you about some livestock but playing the waiting game to get all the things needed for my tank has been slow. I will be talking with you soon. Jim

Okay, I got good advice on lights, now let me milk you for a little more info and opinions. When all is said and done I will have a 75g, 70lbs(+-) LR, Dual 175 mh, 2 110 03 vho, and only a yellow tang and mandarin for company. I want to get corals that are fun to see and colorful (neon-like) if...

Thanks for all your advice. I will follow it! Maybe soon I can really get this thing up and going in the direction I want. JC

Just want some advice on bulbs. I have purchased a CSL dual 175mh and 2 48" vho set-up. It is used and needs new bulbs soon. What is the best combination of lights for a general reef system? I am fixing to really get this tank (75g) of mine going. Right now it is FOWLR(only 3 fish). But those...