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So the first two fish in this tank were a pair of Black Ocellaris Clowns, which picked an fake coral decoration near the top of the tank to host. Normal clown behavior. I added the second run of fish and nothing changed, they barely took note. Today added the next and final fish to the...

So if I reduce the flow to a lower rate, this shouldn't really be a problem with that, do you think?

Good to be back! Just had a quick question, I am setting up a new 38 gallon bowfront, but managed to keep a Cascade 1200 canister that I used to have on a 180 but is still in great shape. My question is whether there is such a thing as overfiltering a tank. It has adjustable flow, so I can...

Well I just checked my account, last login 2008 haha. Well, after life happened it has been a few years since I had a tank running. I started with a 55 gallon and then a 125 before I moved to Georgia, then had a 180 FOWLR set up that I just never finished the way I wanted before life got in...

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Good for you!

I would think you would be fine adding him last! They can be aggressive, I noticed you said with fish who don't compete for food, believe me, he will compete and will win competition for food in that tank! But no worries, should be ok!

I use the TurboFloter 1000 on my 180 with a 100 gallon sump, really about 250 gallon water capacity an get real good skimate. Good proten skimmer!

20 minutes should not really be a problem, it should not dry out that quickly.

The silica based sand has a sharper grain, so some more delicate inverts and/or fish may not appreciate the extra rub. Over time there could be algae issues I suppose, but if you keep all other parameters where they should be, this should not be a problem. I have used a silica based sand for 3...

super nice pickups!

nah, he shouldn't climb out, he is just hanging out.

I kept two in a 75 gallon malawi tank. Really cool fish. i usually do not buy fish from petSmart, but that is where I got those. Very healthy and very cool fish. Had to give them away when i moved, hated that....