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Just one of my MANY mistakes made in this hooby. :)
The standard way to test your sump setup is to shut off all pumps and let the overflow finish draining into your sump, and if it doesn't overflow...
I filled my 20 gallon sump close to the top, and then i started the return pump and the over flow. When I shut off the return pump, the overflow...
If you abondon the cannister too quickly then you risk interrputing your biological filtration. Other than that, the cannister can be used for added...
HAHAHAHAHAH!!! OF COURSE!!!... My first attempt at a sump caused it to overflow several gallons of water all over my floor when I shut off the...
I prefer a sump setup for many reasons: better aeration, a place to hide my skimmer and heaters, a place for my fuge to flow into... the downsides...
Try to aim the fluval output at the surface to create even more agitation for aeration. Also, a refugium growing macro algae will also assist you by...
Last week I wrote an article about crypt that may be useful in this instance. If you need more guidance please check here:...
How old is your carbon (assuming you use it)? I'm wondering if some sort of air-related contaminate got into the tank..?
How long have they been like this??
Hello, I'm sorry to hear that you are having some issues, but hopefully we can clear it up. Metro is more commonly administered orally- through...
I see that somebody disagrees with this post, and gave it a 1 rating.... here is some more reading that you can do that will support what I am...
If you really want to keep the fish then please go get a QT (aka hospital) tank and treat accordingly. Please follow the link that I posted earlier...
No problem. :) I'm glad to have helped. I've done SOOOO much reading (over the last several years) on the subject that I thought it would be...
Oh, crap.... :( It's ok. All of us have made mitakes in this hobby. I what else is in the tank? Sand, rock, inverts (other than the crab)? How...
Hello, SOOO many questions, I have for you. :) First, how old is your tank? How quickly did you add your fish? Without more details, here...
I'm not famaliar with paragaurd.. Do you happen to know the ingredients? Unfortunately it is true.. :( I know that tearing a tank down is...
Sounds like dinoflagellates. Can you take any photos, or describe the algae a little more? Does it look like snot? Does it have air bubbles in it?
Also, please don't subject a "cleaner wrasse or goby" to crypt unnecessarily... Please use a "cleaner shrimp" because inverts don't get crypt.. I...
Hello all, first I would like to apologize for any spelling issues that arise from my posts.. My keyboard is literally falling apart and I am having...
Separate names with a comma.