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My Yellow Tang seems perfectly happy in his 55-gallon reef, and has now for what? five - six years. I wish the tank was longer to give him swimming room. There is not enough algae for him to graze. (okay, there is way too much algae, but not the kind that he eats.) I supplement with...

Feeding is the fun part of fish keeping. New aquarists often wonder if they are feeding enough for the fish always seem so hungry. Yet enough food is rarely the problem. The frequency and variety of the diet is more of a concern. Once a day is certainly sufficient. Hell, once a week might even...

I saw a slick piece of drilling the other day. The dealer made a wall around the drill site with soft brown putty. The wall was only a half-inch thick. He filled it with water to form a small pond on the top of the glass. Then he drilled slowly through the center of the water. When the hole was...

I know what you mean. I see them at the dealers from time to time and they are quite attractive in appearance and price. Yet they do not seem to last. I had a couple last several months only to suddenly die. As I write this I had one that seemed to have grown very big. Of course I can hardly see...

For many species, 85F is too warm, especially if other crucial levels, like ammonia, are too high. Inverts that may tolerate warm waters will only do worse if ammonia is high also. Although there is a small chiller on the market for about $150, it will only cool a typical 55-gallon tank just...

ditto on the book, well worth the investment ...

you are on the right track, Personally, I think that all of the many varieties of tanks that we maintain can be catagorized in three ways: 1 Most of us start with the Fish Only display, which is your traditional style of tank. This can be an important distinction, because Fish Only displays...