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I didn't have to start dosing for at least a couple of months after the tank cycled and I began adding corals. I wouldn't dose anything until you start to see your calc and alk levels drop and then you know it's being consumed. Until then normal water changes will replenish what was lost. As...

I run GFO and carbon. The GFO I run in a reactor and the carbon I just put in a small bag in the sump.

Anyone else have an issue with the covers breaking on the nano 425gph Koralia powerheads? They break in the same spot every time (one of the little plastic arms that go from the center to the outside edge). They are good about replacing them when you send them an e-mail but it's really...

Beautiful fish. Looks like you've got some other great tangs as well.

I'm in the Tustin/Irvine are but I'd pay shipping too if the price is good. Thinking of changing over from two Koralia nano 425's.

It is a maxi mini and most of what I've seen in other stores had pretty lame colors but I really liked this one. He had another one that was turquoise for $40 but I actually liked this one better. They got bought out a few months ago and the tanks look pretty clean and the new owner is really...

Maybe not a bubble tip but a good deal for $20 from Coral Island in Orange. Bad iphone pic which when uploaded the colors became more saturated but pretty nice nem nonetheless.

I was browsing the LiveAquaria WYSIWYG section and came across some deep water fish. A few weeks ago I was watching "Fish Tank Kings" on National Geographic and there was someone from a national aquarium who wanted some deep water fish for his exhibit. They had to dive deep, in upwards of...

Actually i'm still waiting for it to arrive. Thanks for the offer. When I get it I can message you and work around your schedule.

I ran into the same issue with the RODI water I was getting. Even while I was running Phosban and changing it every 30 days I was still getting high results so I tested the RODI water and found the same issue. I took it back and they tested it and theirs was running high as well. They...

Most places that I've been sell both Catalina water and a salt mix such as Tropic Marin. From what I understand the Catalina water is fine for FOWLR tanks but if you have a reef tank you're better off with a good salt mix. Think about it though, if Tropic Marin is $1/gallon and you're talking...

I keep a spreadsheet of my test results and when I change the dosing amount I make not of it in the last column. If I went from 9.0 to 8.5 for alk in a few days and I was dosing 20ml then I would change it to say 20.5 and test again in 3 days. Unless I added something large I test every 3...

I don't think missing one water change would kill everything. There must have been something else going on. I think a lot of people have a similar experience and they give up for good. I was running smooth for 10 months and had an unexpected bad ammonia spike and lost a few corals and I was...

If you're going to do a sump I think it's a lot cheaper/easier to do it with glass. You can pick up a 15 or 20 gallon tank from Petco for $20. You can build the sections/baffles yourself by buying glass at a local hardware store much cheaper than acrylic. They'll cut the glass to size at half...

What did you use for the housing? I looked forever to find something suitable. It looks like a Hammond box? I thought about buying one myself to build one.

Looks good! When I was thinking of building a stand I found similar designs on the internet. I even drew up the plans in SketchUp but ended up finding a good dual tank setup from Petco for pretty cheap.

Anyone out there willing to help me cut a small sheet of acrylic and round the edges? I want to give it a shot but would like to see it done first but someone who knows what they're doing. Seems like everyone has their own way of doing it from a cheap wood blade (table saw) to a $100 blade...

Thanks again. It was a great deal and so far the polyps are open and it's looking good.

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You may have had the lucky shrimp. My ammonia was 4ppm but it's been stable for a few weeks. I don't think it was ammonia poisoning. While my corals died the clown weathered through it and the corals rebounded since.