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Thank You all for the advice. He is adjusting nicely, he has found some prime real estate (no arguments from his tank mates :whistle:), and is eating without hesitation. :thanks:

So I am adding a dwarf lion fish to the tank. Researched the care for this guy and learned his dietary needs. Ordered the fish at my LFS and was told that they only stock fresh water feeder fish/shrimp. Until i train him to take other foods, can he eat fish/shrimp from freshwater. And how will...

So after a battle with aiptasia, i finally admit defeat. This stuff is relentless. like the mythological creature the hydra, kill one...three more come back. Before I knew it my entire tank was consumed with this pest. So I decided on the nuclear option...I have removed my live rock from the...

Im a saltwater FOWLR hobbyist and have a friend that wants to start a freshwater setup. So i am giving him some advice on equipment and have a quick question for you freshwater folk. Protein skimmers, are they useful in freshwater set ups? a quick search seems to suggest not, however i cant find...

I have a minor nuisance issue. My snails are making their way into my overflow box and into the overflow siphon tube. Does anyone know of a easy DIY fix for this? I was considering some type of box cover but don't want to reduce the functionality of the overflow box. Any suggestions are welcome...

No guesses?:confused:

Sorry about that, technical difficulties, and for some reason it is tilted on its side.

Not sure what this is. It is growing from inside the live rock and only this segment is coming out of the top of LR. Looks like some sort coral. Any help is appreciated.

Yes I have an 11" light on it. I run it around 10-12 hrs/day. I did drop it in thinking it was free floating. So I'm guessing it may have been dying upon arrival.

So i put some "Chaeto" macro in my refugium and it's slowly dwindling away. Not knowing if there was any special technique, I simply dropped it in the second chamber of my refugium and hoped for the best (My mistake). I would like to know if there is a trick (or process i missed) that helps...

I bought a 40g kit from the LFS, because my tang developed ich. Not dealt with this problem b4 and don't want to lose him. He is clearing up nicely (using the Hypo-salinity approach) but I'm worried about the water. i now find myself testing daily with water changes. I just bought ammo lock (I'm...

That makes sense. Every article Ive read recommends putting DT water into the HT. I couldn't for the life of me figure out why. It really makes putting sick fish in a HT risky tho. Unestablished filter system is going to cycle (yes?) and that means dealing with ammonia and nitrites. Thank you...

Ok now this doesn't make sense, why put DT water in a hospital tank? Or am I reading these articles wrong?

Is there a ratio of cycled water to new water when setting up a hospital tank. Everything Ive read doesn't address this issue. I want enough to prevent a "new cycling" but not so much as to duplicate my DT. Or more specifically how much will keep the tank from a full cycle? If this doesn't make...

OH JOY! I get to spend more money on a larger tank, LOL. thanks for the advice, Craigslist here i come.....:thumb: Oh yes anyone want to help me catch that lunare wrasse!

OK, thanks. Treat all of the fish? that seems problematic. I have inverts in my DT, so Hypo-salinity for my DT isn't possible (nor are copper treatments)(Correct?). I currently have a 10gal and cant reasonably put everyone in there (I am now finding out why this hobby is so darn expensive!). I...

So my tang and butterfly (new additions) have developed Ich. I have set up a hasty hopsital tank and have them isolated. I am using the hyposalinity method described on this site. This is my first time treating sick saltwater fish and am nervously monitoring the process. 24 hrs later i have...

Thought I'd share something with the forum. We have been wanting to get anemone(s) for some time. In 2009 I joined this forum and have been reading on ways to improve my skill set ever since. So, we recently added two "Condy" anemones to the tank, knowing ahead of time, the clown fish will...

I recently upgraded from my 55 to a 75 + refugium. Its been a few weeks and I am now seeing that familiar brown algae you get in a new tank. Is this normal? I know how to handle the diatom outbreak and am not too worried about it, but i didn't expect my tank to act like a new tank.:confused:

Could it be a Vrolik's Wrasse (Halichoeres chrysotaenia)? the picture is a bit blurry.

Now that I understand, thanks! that's a deal at $13. I may have to order one from ebay, free shipping too!:rolleyes:

OK, heres the dumb question for the day. What does the TDS test for and why do I want one? Ebay says "water quality"??? Nitrates? Ammonia? For $13 I'll buy 2 but I don't understand what it actually does? :confused:

The tank was filled with original tank water and i put a fluval filter in there along with a heater. They remained there while i took down the old tank and put up the new. Given that the old was a 55 and the new was a 75 plus refug i probably put 20 gal (est) into the new tank. I keep thinkin it...

The transfer occurred this weekend(sat). He died monday morning. The transfer went from the old tank into a 30 gal tub, the fish remained in the tub most of sat until the new tank was set up. Most of the cycled water was transfered to the new tank and new sand was usued. Hope this helps. I am...

OK I know i forgot so here are my numbers. Ammonia 0 Nitrites 0 Nitrates less than 20 ppm PH 8 Spec Gr 1.021.