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anyone here use the fluval surface skimmer? is it a good enough substitute for a protein skimmer or should i just go buy a protein skimmer? any suggestions on what type/brand of protein skimmer i should get? thanks in advance

recently i noticed some black spots on one of my cleaner shrimps. it was still acting normal so i didnt think much of it, i performed my regular water changes, etc. now another shrimp is starting to get those black spots also. both are still acting normally, i didnt notice any change on their...

anybody in the forum use Cyclop-eeze? is it a good pod substitute? all opinions welcome. TIA

the fish wont get too hungry? wouldn't want them to eat stuff they're not supposed to. will once a day still be too much? will he still eat my shrimp even if i put like a 1/4 cube of formula1 in front of his hole? the mandarin seems to like the (MP) i turn off the fluval 404 when i squirt that...

Thanks for all the advice!!! :D i went down to the LFS this past weekend and picked up about 15 lbs of LR, a bottle of frozon pods(Marine Plankton), 2 more cleaner shrimps, 5 snails, and 2 hermit crabs. my mandarin fish's sides are nice and round so i guess i did have a decent pod population...

i'm looking for a filter which the main part goes underneath the tank with hoses that go into the tank. i was looking at internal filters but the biggest one i found was for a 40g tank. i cant use the hang on the back of the tank types because of the way my fish tank is made- i would have...

i got my damsels at 3 for $10 and my hippo tang that's about 5 inches long was $40

hi i'm new around here. i stumbled to this forum through google. i have few questions: a) i have a 60 gal tank with a bio-filter crushed coral/ gravel substrate and 3 power heads. i do water changes about every 2-3 weeks to get some of the solids out of the substrate.. i have a high nitrate...