Recent content by mark0716

I've been told that it is very difficult to keep more than one firefish in a tank. They are very agressive with one another. Unless you find a mated pair, chances are you will be down to one before too long.

Thanks very much. The new wet/would have cost around $180 including the pump, but, like you say, if things are working well, there is no reason to make a change-- or spend money.

My 72 gallon bowfront has been up and running for one year, and everything is going great. Amonia and nitrites are at 0, and the nitrates run from 0 to 10. The fish and corals are thriving. My filtering is done by live rock, an Aqua C Remora (which I clean 2 or 3 times per week) and a...

I have suspected that they killed several of my fish.

Thanks, Malkore. I wish I knew what kind of critter it is. I puts out more waste than everybody else in the tank combined.

I have not seen this issue addressed here before. Once or twice a day, a pretty large quantity of something that looks like wispy light-colored smoke trickles up from one or more of the holes in my live rock. It dissipates pretty fast, so it has not caused a problem. Anybody have any ideas...

I will be on vacation for one week in early April and for two weeks in September. I hoping to get some ideas as to the best way to feed the fish while I'm gone. Automatic feeders? Slow-release tablets?

Thanks, I will check it out.

I just got an aqua C Remora skimmer, but it doesn't really skim. The intake is below the waterline. Do you think there is a way to adapt it or to attach some sort of skimming devise to my cascade filter?

I have a film on the surface of the water in my aquarium. Does anyone know where it comes from and what I should do to get rid of it. Its very slightly oily looking.

Thanks, Rob. Actually, after the cycling was complete, I removed 4 blue damsels and returned them to the lfs. Because I used live rock and live sand, I had only a small amonia increase. At this point amonia and nitrites are 0, and the nitrates are less than 10. I am not rushing to add more...

My 75 gal. bowfront has been cycled and stable for about 1 month. I have 60 lbs of live rock, 1 true perc, 1 hawkfish, 1 goby, 1 striped damsel, 1 black damsel (both damsels are very well behaved, believe it or not and have been friends with the perc), 1 cleaner shrimp, 1 peppermint shrimp, a...

What do you mean "shake it out", Phyl? What else might I find on my live rock from liverocks.com that I don't want?