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So I took mine to my LFS where I purchased my skimmer and they dropped it in one of their tanks to allow it to "break in" for a week. Maybe if you are still having trouble maybe yours could use a break in or at least a step by step by your LFS. Worth a try? No more bubbles either...

Cool! Thanks for the tip...

Got it. Great piece of advice. I was asking because there are pieces I'm not too fond of in my tank but i can live with it. Thanks! Will just rearrange a little differently...

I also failed to mention i had been operating without a skimmer, however will be adding a Bubble Magus HOB tomorrow so hopefully this will make a difference in my fishes' life. :)

I agree, as i started scrubbing, was thinking to myself "this just feels pointless." But whatever...In a few days will do another "battery" of tests and depending on readings will be purchasing more fish, clowns this time. Hey Carey do you know if it's damaging to a tank to remove rock? Just...

I agree, will be testing my water more often in next few days then back to LFS, depending on readings to start over wish fish. Hoping for the best! Gonna start with a pair of clowns! *praying for success* Thank you...

Well I think it was only 2-3 hours while I transported and acclimated my fish. I was instructed by my LFS to soft scrub the LR in SW then do a water change which I did so hopefully thus will make a diff. I also replaced my filter media and added some fritz-zyme to address a possible mini cycle...

Ok I have a well established tank which had 2 mature striped damsels for 3-4 years. I donated them then started stocking with new fish and live rock and been losing fish left and right since. Was slowly acclimating them by drip method for 1 hour plus at times however still losing fish between...

Having the toughest time fine tuning my skimmer. It overflows and foam spills everywhere! While running tons of microbubbles are released into my tank and it looks horrible, it also makes the most wretched burping sound! It's a 38 gallon tank and my first SW so this is totally frustrating! So if...

Ahhhhh that I neglected. Thank you for the tip. Next time I will turn off my powerheads and lights. I acclimated him in a bucket and poured small doses of tank water in every several minutes for approx 30 minutes after floating bag in tank for 30 minutes prior.

Yeah i'm gonna watch him very closely. Currently i just have a Coral Beauty which is a good size fish and crab and snails. So far it hasn't bothered them but my hermits look like a good snack for a brittle. I'll look for pretty swift and active fish which hopefully will stay out of the way of my...

Just the thread I was looking for. I bought a mature, cycled for several years 38 gallon tank with two 3-4 inch damsels. There is a very deep maybe 4inch substrate made of crushed coral bed and around the base through the glass there is a lot of unsightly brown gunk growing in the front and...

Thank you Tomchong! That's encouraging. I'll do that next time, and how long would you suggest keeping the lights off during the early stages?

I just brought a algae blenny home from the LFS today and within hours the little guy was dead :( Even after watching him tour his 38 gallon home pearching on rocks and climbing into caves. Not sure whats going on, I acclimated for approx 1 hour and did a water test prior (where everything was...

So can anybody help me? I was in the LFS today looking to add something to my tank and went with a green brittle star. Now the guy says it'll work out in my tank. So i come home and do some research and come to find out my brittle star is a predatory creature. So what I want to know is...

Hello all, I am Cory from Oakland, CA. Just got into this wonderful hobby several months ago and now I can officially say it's more of an addiction now. I started with a 20gallon FW and now i recently started a 38 gallon SW tank. So I'll be checking in periodically trying to get hints and tips...