Recent content by jmrugo

I agree with RacinRabbit. Take it from someone, me, who made many mistakes along the road. I would go even further: do not trust the LFS. They want to sell. Do your research here first. And patience, patience, patience. If I was starting over, I would let the tank mature 6 months or more...

Nice to see your log. Thanks for sharing. Major rule of aquarium keeping: do not name your fish and do not fall in love with them. Fish die easily no matter how much or little they cost, or how long or short a time you have them. View the entire ecosystem as your pet, not the component...

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Thank you for that advice. Someday I am going to post a "Confessions of a New Saltwater Aquarium Hobbyist" with everything I have learned after the fact for the benefit of newbies. This is where I have a problem with LFS', their advice on stocking is simply wrong most of the time I am finding...

Thank you for that advice. Someday I am going to post a "Confessions of a New Saltwater Aquarium Hobbyist" with everything I have learned after the fact for the benefit of newbies. This is where I have a problem with LFS', their advice on stocking is simply wrong most of the time I am finding...

Thank you for that advice. Someday I am going to post a "Confessions of a New Saltwater Aquarium Hobbyist" with everything I have learned after the fact for the benefit of newbies. This is where I have a problem with LFS', their advice on stocking is simply wrong most of the time I am finding...

Thank you for that advice. Someday I am going to post a "Confessions of a New Saltwater Aquarium Hobbyist" with everything I have learned after the fact for the benefit of newbies. This is where I have a problem with LFS', their advice on stocking is simply wrong most of the time I am finding...

Thanks for the responses. Really? You think I am overstocked? What would be ideal stocking level for 75 gal FOWLR, although I hope to move to easy corals eventually. As of today: one sick clown, one foxface, 6 small (about 1 inch long) green chromis, one sail fin tang, not quite two inches...

And has anyone had any experience with the anti-fungal remedy PimaFix?

I have one clown left out of 4, started out with two and have added as they have died. Now the last one is showing same signs of problems. Starts out with the fish swimming furioulsy in the most turbulent water in the tank, followed quickly, over 24 hours, by appearance of filmy eyes, clamped...

OK, Ocean is a great salt. Here's the question: is it a problem to mix salts? I have a mainly Coralife tank, with now about 15% Chrystal Sea. Can I just switch to Ocean, using small water changes, without negative effect? I am sort of stuck in the middle now, and dont know which way to turn...

After more research, I find anecdotal evidence that Marine Enterprises attributes problems to switch from Instant Ocean to Crystal Seas to be in the different pH and alk content of Instant Ocean. One other person recommends proceeding with switch very slowly over time. My initial thought is to...

I started my FOWLR tank with Coralife salt. Then bought Crystal Sea Bio Assay and have done two 5% changes in 10 days. Now I read on these threads that Crystal Seas, in the context of a change from another brand, may be the kiss of death. Yet I see that there are those who have little love...

I should clarify. LFS recommended Coral Vital for Ich, which appears to have hit my foxface.

LFS recommended Coral Vital? Any thoughts?