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Hey, in the 1970's, I had a 55g SW tank which was over stocked and all I had was a DSB, air driven undergravel filter and a Dynaflow and AquaKing HOT...
Penicillin works well and so does furan. If you decide to treat, place it in a 10g tank. I just went through a severe bout with this with my flag...
Yep, thats why I always start with new substrate when moving a tank. You might try adding some Amquel or prime if your ammonia, nitrites or nitrates...
Awesome fish! I've always wanted one but dont have the space in the tank and I'm concerned it would fight with my flag fin angel.
I use nassarius and Super Tongan Nassarius snails along with Cleaner and Fire Shrimp as my scavengers. The Nassarius snails are great scavengers and...
If your wanting to use a refuge for macro algae to help with nitrates and nutrient removal then you will want a large refugium to house as much macro...
Did you treat the main tank as well? If not, 4 weeks with out fish is not enough time to kill ich. You need 8-12 weeks, the longer the better with...
Hmm, what makes you think I have had no experience with a penguin? I've used a penguin powerhead a few years ago. It was only one pump and gave it...
Maxijets are a much better pump IMHO. Maxijets are tried and true pumps. You see them used on protein skimmers. When was the last time you saw a...
I've used vinegar for years. Its great for removing lime scale and cleaning glass.
Yes, clown fish do not like to get cleaned in my experience and many cleaner shrimp do not act as cleaners except on larger fish. Ive got 2 cleaner...
Say goodbye to your shrimp, they can be aggressive to other fish and are jumpers.
Dottybacks, green chromis, some of the hawkfish only get about 3.5" the dwarf HF gets about 3" , many of the blennies, royal gramma, gobies and dart...
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Jen, put some FW in a large bowl, dechlorinate if your not using RO water. adjust the temp to the same temp as your tank water (I use the microwave...
I was just at a LFS today looking for some blue rams for my son's FW planted tank and saw a FW Stone Fish which looks similar to a SW stone fish and...
It should be fine.
Nemo, one thing that you can do to help with Algae growth is to keep your phosphate at 0. Check your levels and if they are high or detectable try a...
Very cool!
You will have ich in your tank permanently as long as fish are in your tank unless you chemically eradicate it or leave it fallow (without fish) for...
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