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All you have to do is look for healthy specimens, do a fresh water and methylene blue dip and quarentine for 2-3 weeks and your tangs should be ok....
I agree with Blade Runner. I use a HOT Magnum with the Paper Micron filter to polish my water after tank cleaning and in 2 -3 hours the water is...
Does anyone have any experience using poly ox to help remove organic debris and sludge? I want to use it in my 120g FOWLR. Is it safe and does it...
I would go the snail route. I use a variety of different snails to help keep algae in check. I also like the little scarlet red hermit crabs as...
The woman who used to own my LFS called Something Fishy had a 900g reef tank in her basement and she used to complain about the cost of heating and...
I just threw in the blurb about refugiums because they play a role in removing nitrates and phosphates and feel they play an active role in addition...
All this information and discussion is very interesting and informative but no where in this discussion about phoshates and nitrates do I see any...
I paint the bottom and sides with waterproof epoxy paint and then urethane over that as an added precaution. Then I silicone all the seams and...
If you are only planning on using live rock for filtration and decoration then you dont need to upgrade your light. Its only if you want to keep...
You could build your own sump using a 20g tank and then add a skimmer and save yourself some money. As far as the sand bed goes it's personal...
I agree with the 2 previous replies. You will need more powerful lighting and I would go with some other brand of powerhead like maxijets or Seio...
Does anyone know the name of the sludge removal product thats an oxidizer and does it work. My 120g FOWLR tank has ick that keeps popping up on and...
Lighting 6 PC 65 watt bulbs should be fine for a beginner reef tank. I wouldnt recommend keeping clams though. They need MH lights to flourish.
I've had ick and garlic never seemed to work. Most of my fish didnt like it. Ick will come and go on fish sometimes daily until one day it will...
Hey Super, check out the Propack skimmer at aquatraders.com, it's a clone of the bak-pak skimmer and its only $45. All you need is a small...
You could always add a second skimmer to take the load off the coral life. By the way, I'm glad to see the corallife skimmer to be working so well...
for just a few more dollars over the cost of those bulbs, you can find a 48" power compact light online. Check out pet solutions.com or that fish...
I would recommend doing a 3-5min FW dip on all new fish. I do a 90% FW and 10% SW dip on all my new fish. Make sure you adjust the temp and ph and...
Give him time, blue tangs are very shy at first and are very skittish. They also like to find a nice crevace to hide or sleep in. And yes they are...
No they are not imbedded in coral. They make their own tube. I have a pink cocoworm.
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