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I have a $20 gift card to Sea Schor in Buffalo Grove, IL. I need to get rid of it and would sell it for $15. If you buy it you can either pick it up from my home in Oswego or I will ship it for free. I will only accept cash or paypal as forms of payment. The store is really great, they offer...

The standard lighting will be fine

I use the one listed as "$15.00 - PVC Mini Adjustable Float Valve With 1/4" OD Tubing Inlet" which can be purchased here They are completely mechanical, just push the end of the tube into the end of the float. When the water level gets high enough, the float covers the end of the tube and...

I think it is a bit more complicated than that to have your washing machine run off your waste water line. With the rate of flow alone, it may take your washing machine around a hour just to fill up with water, and that doesn't include the rinse cycle etc. You also would have to stand there...

Bacterial infections can cause swollen stomachs, which in turn could make them feel ill, and cause them to hide more, in places like caves... Due to the lack of success with breeding puffers in captivity, even by professionals, unfortunately my money is on a health problem rather than an...

Not to nerf your thread, but here is a fuzzy pic of mine: He eats a homemade mix of mysis, brine, cyclopeeze, marine quisine, plankton, chopped squid, chopped clam, and various vitamins. So hopefully you will have luck with some of those. He was a little reluctant to eat the first week or...

Very neat fish. I love puffers, and am sure that would be a very interesting species to keep.

I have been very happy with my many Maxi-Jet brand powerheads, cheap, quiet, reliable. With a tank that size, I would keep to powerheads under 200 gph. Try to angle them to reduce dead areas, to ensure that all the water is moving evenly. But be careful not to turn your tank into a whirlpool...

My point was how mellow he was during the whole situation - he really had no reaction at all. I understand the purpose of the puffing and don't even see how it could be used offensively, hehe. While there was food present and I agree that is probably a large factor - yet he reacts the exact same...

I've been a firm believer that most puffers get a pretty bad wrap. Every species has it's bad apples but most puffers I've experienced are actually quite passive, and today I witnessed some proof! I have a 6" Spiny Box Puffer and 6" Dogface Puffer. I have a 24" Snowflake Eel. Typically when I...

That is because not all wrasses do this. You may from time to time see the cocoon floating around in the water some early mornings before it gets picked up by your filtration. Looks kinda like someone dumped raw egg whites in the water.

I added the two puffers before I added the lionfish, and happily still didn't have any aggression issues. The puffers are as mild mannered as can be, and the only things they nip at are inverts and my fingers. Sounds like a good list MACATUA. Tusks are great fish. Very colorful, very active...

I would take him out of the tank, move the brain, dig a little hole out under a rock near where he was digging under the brain, and put him back into the tank near the new hole you dug.

Looks rather dark in there, what type of lighting do you have?

Dog Faced Puffers get spots and change coloration throughout their life. You will see changes in black, white, brown, and even gold in patches around their face and body. Even throughout the day you may see them change between a near white to a dark brown color.

Lionfish tanks are not terribly uncommon, They often times hunt in groups in the wild, and generally tolerate their own species. I also have mine with two puffers and have never had a problem. Before adulthood puffers are very passive with other fish, and even after they reach adult age, most...

It's all about efficiency. You can have the waste be really watery but then you'll be emptying it a couple times a day and adding more top off because of it.

I didn't think there was anything wrong with my Seaclone until I got a Berlin skimmer. A lot of stuff you learn from comparing. For example the Seaclone never seemed to skim correctly, it's either total liquid or nothing at all and once I finally did get the right amount, it would need adjusting...

One thing to keep in mind... this is a very expensive hobby and $100 on an RO/DI system is a very minor investment in the grand scheme of things. It's one of the best ways you can spend $100 on your tank. Besides, you'll probably spend more money correcting issues like algae, cyano, etc that you...

Try cutting back further on some things as well, like number 6, also reduce your lighting if you haven't. 8 hours a day is enough time for the things you have.

Looks great. One thing to watch out for is the bubble algae (it's the green stuff on the rock on the far right of the first pick you posted). You can pull out the rock and remove the algae carefully, but if you'd like to leave it in there, emerald crabs will eliminate it effectively. Looks...