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I have a mating pair of Perculas that I have since 2011. They have been in my 125G for 3.5 years and since the last seahorse died about 1.5 years ago, they have had the tank mainly to themselves. Last week I started adding some new fish. I added 3 juvenile yellow tangs at the same time last...

Btw, the basics of a closed loop are simple. There is one or more intakes and one or more outflows connected by a pipes with a pump in the middle. These are below the water line and do not affect the water level when the power goes out. You can Google closed loop to get more detail. One thing I...

I am sure Vortech wants everyone to believe that ☺ If you have a glass tank, it sure is a lot easier to use a vortech. So, yes, in general there has been a trend away from closed loop systems. But closed loops have advantages and now with DC controlled pumps they have less disadvantages. It is...

Here is what I plan to do differently from my first couple of tanks: 1) No weeds: Xenia keeps outgrowing everything in the tank and I do not like the constant gardening. I have always regretted polyps. 2) I followed the advice at Indo-Pacific Sea Farms and got these small mini-stars and...

Great input. It's going to be a couple of months before I take down the tank. I need to setup the clowns in my other setup.

I though about cold water, but I like the colors of a tropical reef setup. BTW, I have not been out of the game. I have had my clowns since early 2010. I will ping Denzil.

Since I have not been looking for new fish for a few years, I am kind of out of the know. I found this website: http://www.marinecompatibilityguide.com/. It seems to be a cool tool to build a tank. Any insigh on whether it is reliable? Is it comprehensive?

Got it, thanks (I figured that's what you meant, but wanted to be sure). What is a good treatmeant for Uronema? Should medicine be give even if no signs exists? I looked on several websites and see several different answers. Looks like an initial freshwater dip is very usefule and then...

Thanks for welcome back! I will have a sump. Thanks for the fish suggestions and I will ping jestersix.

Yes, sand is in the plan. My sump is not huge. What's the difference between a bunch of rocks in the tank for a bunch of these Marienpure blocks or Seachem Matrix?

Thanks for the craiglist guy. I might try that. What's "qt"?

Hi All. It's been a while since I have been active, but my soft coral tank is still going strong. The tank has housed sea horses for that last few years, but alas, the last two recently died. I am therefore thinking about a reboot of the tank. I am thinking about a minimalist rock approach with...

I have a seahorse that has external gas bubble disease. I have been using neomycin sulfate and triple sulfa and they don't seem to be working.

This is from the Sicce Syncra on my ATB 840 v2 Skimmer. It's in the first chamber of my sump. I don't use filter socks, so it can get a little grimy in there.

I am getting ready to move my tank back into my family room (the floors are finally refinished). I was thinking about putting some type of sealer inside the stand on the bottom in order to keep any sump spills from draining onto the new floor. Someone recommended Pond Coat/Rubber Coat from...

My skimmer stopped working yesterday. Here's the culprit. Any idea what causes this or how to prevent it? Every few months I soak my pumps in a vinegar solution to clean them.

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I tired fishless cycles using Ammonia Chloride as my NH3 source. It turned out to be a bit tricky and actually got stuck once (I have done it three times now). Also, I did not have good results with the Salifert NH3 kit (but love most of their kits) so I used the API NH3 kit and it worked very...

This is my favorite line from the article: The article does contain the answer: Actually, it is an excellent article with a lot of great information and well worth reading, but until there are some good controlled studies, the answer on whether dosing helps will be a largely based on opinion...

I have had two skunk cleaners for a year. I got them as large adults (fully grown probably). THey seemed to get along well and were always carrying eggs. Then one day one of them died. Not sure how long they live. Nothing else seemed to die. The one who died did seem to loose interest in food...