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Okay all....looking for some advice/suggestions I have a 55 gall FOWLR which currently houses; 1 Green Chromis, 1 Double Saddle Butterfly, and 1 Tomato clown. I definitely want a Flame Hawkfish for the tank. Would this then be fully stocked, or could I squeeze one more in? Any suggestions of...

Hi all, Over the last 3 or 4 weeks, I've started to notice patches of bright green algae appearing on some of my LR. It's not particularly bad at the moment, but if it carries on at this rate it'll take over within a few months. I switched to RO a couple of months back and my nitrates are...

Morning all, My tank has been set up for around 7-8 months now and I'm having problems sustaining Coralline algae growth. When I add new LR with plenty of Coralline on it, it disappears within a few weeks. Do high nitrates affect it? My nitrates are currently around 50ppm (due to the way I...

Hi all, I have used Extreme Garlic in the past to encourage new fish to eat......is there a safe amount that can be used per day/week??? The bottle just says do not exceed 2 drops per feeding. How many feeds per day is that safe for? Phil

Double Saddle Butterfly Fish........http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_Display.cfm?pCatId=214 Does anyone here have any experience of keeping these fish? I am thinking about purchasing one for my FOWLR (55G). I noted on the Live Aquaria site that the care level is 'moderate'. Anything in...

I've cross posted this on both the general forum and this one. Hope that's OK? Hi all, Will try and give you a clear and concise history of my tank and my troubles and hopefully get to the bottom of the problem once and for all. I have a 55g set up for around six months. About 40lb LR...

Hi all, Will try and give you a clear and concise history of my tank and my troubles and hopefully get to the bottom of the problem once and for all. I have a 55g set up for around six months. About 40lb LR, Eheim 2215 canister, CPR Bakpak Skimmer. Amm 0, Trite 0, Trate 25ppm (just switched to...

I've been browsing the forums and have noticed a couple of people referring to 'putting LR in their canister filter'. Are there any benefits to doing this compared with either not using a canister at all, or using a canister with the standard mechanical/bio media in there?? Just curious...

Hi, I have a 200L tank with about 30-40lb of LR, Bakpak 2R skimmer and Eheim 2215 canister filter. I'm wanting to add a powerhead(s) for extra water circulation (the only circulation at the moment is from the filter return). What size powerhead should I be going for (L per Hour)? Thanks Phil

Hello all, I'm new to this forum and am looking for a bit of advice...... I have a 55 Gall FOWLR which has been set up for about 4 or 5 months. I originally cycled the tank without any fish using Biomature (which is basically an ammonia solution)....once cycled I added a medium Clownfish and a...