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I believe a pump should be turning over 6x your water volume an hour at minimum. I'm not sure if the pump you have listed is rated that high (I...
+1 to Jmblec2. What do you plan on putting in the tank? That will help determine if an all in one reef ready system will suit your needs. Don't...
Sounds cool! Plus I live 5 min from ikea. Thanks guys
I'm thinking of buying current's truelumen moonlights for my new biocube hqi. I've always used white led moonlights on my other aquarium, and I'm...
It sounds like you're mostly concerned with the phosphate possibly leaching into you're system. But if you are also concerned about the algae or...
So looked in the reference book and found the illustration is for floating bloat. The fish will swim in a downward angle but is unable to descend in...
Hi everyone, I'm new to the site but have been in the hobby for four years. I had a 30G tank that I won't go into specifics on. Unfortunately,...
I've never seen it first hand but have a reference book with illustrations showing the problem. What you're describing sounds like what I've read...
Welcome! The purple stuff on the back wall is coraline algae, its good. I would add quite a bit of live rock, it doesn't look like the tank came with...
I've never tried garlic for treatment of ick but have found removing my fish to qt tank and using coppersafe for a month has cleared it right up. I...
Thanks for the quick replies. I though about the reliability of the test kit but believe it is good. I was using it before the storm and reading 0...
I recently lost almost all my livestock in my four year old tank from Hurricaine Irene. No power for five days and no generator (which I have...
Thanks for all the quick replies and advice!
#1) Test for nitrates in your water. Beneficial bacteria will cycle ammonia to nitrite to nitrate. Frequent water changes can help lower the nitrate...
The wormlike appendages look like they could be a brittle star. The image is so small it's difficult to tell. They may also be bristle worms, though...
Hi all, I'm new to the site, however I have been in the hobby for four years. I had a 30 gallon tank filled with mushrooms and zoas that had...
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