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If you want to try "tuning" your outflow for max quiet, don't restrict the flow (assuming your pump and O/F rates are matched). What you can do is...
What species of shrimp do you have? Some are more likely to clean fish than others. Why is it important that the third shrimp hang out with the...
Are you using a Durso or Stockman style stand pipe? If so, is it properly vented?
No matter WHAT you do as housekeeping, the cyano will return quickly if you don't fix the problem that's causing it. You'll likely hear there from...
Actually, 0.25 ppm is too high. To get a cycle started, all you need is 0.1 ppm, otherwise, there's a risk of stalling the cycle.
The aquascaping is very close to being done...the basics are in place, but we need to add a bit of epoxy to a couple of rocks to make them super...
Altho it could be the new sand populating with bacteria, your fuge probably has too little flow thru it, so you're getting cyano growth. As for the...
How large is your tank, and what do you plan on keeping in it? This will help determine your CUC. Give this article a read, and it should help you...
IME, SFE's get aggressive once they hit 18" - 20" or so...I've lost tankmates, and was bitten twice, once, the eel had to come out of the tank to...
IMHO, you have enuff light to keep one of the lower-light species such as T. derasa, T. squamosa, T. gigas, or H. hippopus, all of which are...
As mentioned, equalizing the flow between the two standpipes might help. Are you using low-noise standpipes (Durso, Stockman, etc)? If so, are they...
Here's a little article that may help you understand Crypto... Understanding & Treating Cryptocaryon irritans a.k.a. Ich I can add that we have...
Myth #1: Lionfish are aggressive Generally speaking, lionfish (and other Scorpaeniformes) are quite passive, mild-mannered fish that...
It all depends on what fish you're QT-ing, how warm the QT runs, and the ambient temp of the room. We have some QT's on chillers and some without.
A 40B will be a tad tight for a full-grown medium lionfish. Also, FWIW, P. antennata has the largest mouth of all the medium lions if that makes a...
One nice thing about the "fu" is that it's a bottom/rock dwelling species, so even when it comes over to beg, it won't be near the top of the tank....
I just want to toss this out there since it wasn't mentioned: Altho most peeps don't keep it around, MS-222 ("fin-quel") is probably THE best...
What size tank do you have? I'm assuming you're referring to Rhinecanthus aculeatus (picasso trigger) as opposed to R. rectangulus, as both fish...
Nice article. Walking batfish are pretty cool fish...they even have a small esca (lure) similar to anglers, altho it's not a modified dorsal spine,...
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