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thanks everyone, I'll be getting the carbon today to see how that works. I didn't understand about what bulb do I have as I don't have the lighting as yet. thanks for the tip on how to find out what the abbreviations are.

They are percula clowns, like nemo as I was told they are a hardy fish to start with. Why will I have a problem with 6 of them? It's a big tank, they don't fight as yet anyway. The protien skimmer is an ASM g-series. That tells me absolutely nothing so I hope you know what it is. I don't...

OK , I admit it, I know nothing about sw tanks........ I have a 210g sw tank almost by accident. Don't get me wrong, I love it but am still truly baffled by a bit of stuff. I AM amazed at how much easier it IS as opposed to how it LOOKS on paper. Now . So far it is FOWLR as I don't have lights...

Thanks, I didn't realize that about the heater. I've kinda wondered about his information for awhile now, that's why I'm here, for some proper advice. I will go with a skimmer big enough for the tank and also change that heater asap. much appreciated

I am setting up a 210g and don't have a protein skimmer yet. When I went to buy the heater it was pretty expensive for that size tank so my "fish guy" LOL, said put it in the 50g sump instead and only heat that. It works great as I'm sure all you experienced people know and saved me a lot of...

ok, what I meant was I could turn both taps to half way and slow the current down, I was wondering how to do that without damaging the pump. Anyway, that link you sent showed me how to do it safely without causing undo pressure on the pump. I've changed the nozzle position and that seems to help...

The thumping usually stops after a bit but twice now I was forced to plug it back in as it wouldn't stop. That's why I asked about trying to work on it. I finally got it shut down at 5 am before work. It's been off all day as my 3 little clowns looked exhausted this morning from fighting that...

I'll get you both a picture after work tuesday. I'm pretty sure it's my plumbing as well. I have check valves if that's what you mean by ball valves. Is it? It is submersed and yes it can go either in or out of the tank but right now it's sitting directly in the sump tank and the PVC goes...

sorry about the title LOL I have just set up a 210g SW tank with a 50g sump. I would like to shut the pump off during feeding but it thumps like crazy for a fair amount of time as soon as I unplug it. My sump tank has double lined walls but I still worry it will break it and it has to scare...

Thanks Sorry to take so long getting back here but this has kept me very busy just learning how to be a plumber LOL Actually I'm going to build a sort of wide pyramid shaped centre piece of live rock and would like some invertabrates and peacefull fish. I'm still looking into the different...

Thanks for the heads up on the glass tops. I haven't seen it yet except a picture so am not sure what kind of sump or anything yet, I'm so excited. I agree with you about the "huge project" for a reef tank since I've been looking at the cost , ouch, Can you have just a small reef or do you have...

I'm about to purchase a 210 gal tank that is "reef ready". The guy is giving me the tank, Sump, glass lid and sand substrate. (At one time it had a nice looking reef in it if it's the same tank I saw pics of. ) Now then, I think I understand what "reef ready" means but I have a few more...

I am relatively new to aquarium keeping. I just started a few months ago and now have 3 tanks up and running. I have a betta who was in really bad water conditions when I got him 2 weeks ago. He ended up getting ich. He lives in a 4.5 gal tank and treatment was going great , he even started...

Sorry people I didn't mean to be such a doomsayer LOL. They can be gotten rid of but so far as I can see the loach works best, or some other snail eater but loaches eat egg sacs and all!. You won't believe it once they start to hatch how many there are, they get in your filter media and it's...

Been there, done that, same store and from a plant. That was over a month ago. I ended up doing a 100% clean out of my entire tank, substrate included after trying to just crush them. The rid-a-snail stuff has copper in it. Two days ago I found a dozen baby snails, aren't they disgusting? I...

where did your snails come from? Did you buy them?

i've tried both heaters and i've found that the submersible ones are the better ones....

Yes you can get away with it no problem just make sure it is consistant. Turn it up when you feel it's needed.

ok I'll do that, thanks again. I think he may still end up with his own "happy dance" after this LOL he does swim weird at times, I noticed that right from the start. He's still making bubbles but moved to the other side of the tank with them, maybe too much current on that side with the new...

Looks like you were right , I got the heat up to 86 late last nite and Leo is not as twitchy this morning, I'll keep my fingers crossed.

He is by himself and I just got an elite filter for him, I will start turning the heat up gradually as well. Thanks

No he definitely is not tying to rub on anything, It's not even all the time but I will check the water just the same. He did have 2 salt like flecks that appeared on the tip of 2 fins after a really big water change 3 days after I got him. I treated it with salt as I wasn't sure if it was ich...

We didn't think this belonged in unhealthy fish as he just twitches but seems otherwise fine, my apologies. Leo has just been adopted 1.5 weeks ago, I found him on the back of the shelf at one of my LFS. He was living in less than an inch of water in a 6 oz. drink glass. He just looked at me...

Okay , this is weird but I just noticed my moms betta twitches when he swims. I was watching him and he was swimming leisurely back and forth but would twitch his head , (as if he was looking at me saying, "What?" ) He's perfectly healthy but do bettas do this or does he have some kind of...

I purchased what my LFS called a "russian moss ball" about a week ago. ( the web sites I've found call it a japanese moss ball, looks the same to me.) I bought it because I think it looks awesome but my 2 algea eaters, who were very small, seem to have grown a great deal pretty fast. I've had...