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Osama...i currently am running a 400 gallon tank with 2 Sea Swirls attched to 2 Supreme pumps (750 g/h), 2 Quiet One return pumps (1200 g/h) attached to 6 returns plumbed through my 2 overflows, that sit in the middle of the tank, directed to various parts of the aquarium. Inside the tank sits a...

Thanks for your quick replies...yeah i too am surprised at my smooth fish transfer. These fish were in my 150 gallon for about a year and the angels were promised a bigger tank. Yeah, I know the angels are suspect invert killers, but these guys have been in my full blown 150 gal reef for a year...

I am experiencing serious problems on my way to completing my 400G reef tank. This is not my first but will be my last project as far as aquaria. My main symptom to the problem is that i can keep any gastropod alive, these include 2 Queen conch, Astrea, Margarita and bumblebee snails (usually...

Greetings...this experienced reefer needs some fresh ideas. My newly set-up 400 gallon reef tank has some serious issues that i dont know how to address. Mysteriously all my snails (cleaning crew) die within hours of introduction while my fish, crustacean, some inverts live on. I havent...

How old are these specimens? How old is your tank? And by now im sure they have perished. What kind of lights do you use? As far as the color changing, i dont think changes are necessarily bad when they go from lighter to darker....or else the other way could mean bleaching or losing the...

This blue carpet has been with me for 10 months. Noticed this about 3 weeks ago.

929...i believe you will see improvement with your anemones, however you definitely will have to monitor them closely because each individual will react differently to different enviroment changes. I dont think you are on the "overkill" side yet with the wattage so goodluck. Sounds like one of...

929... I have been only keeping carpets and dont have much experience with others. My carpets dont move around (like the Ritteri) so i am assuming they are very comfortable with the lighting specs of this tank. IMO you are definitely low in the wattage department. In my original 40 gallon set-up...

I am currently keeping 2 carpets in my 150 reef, a green and a blue. These were transfered from my 40 gallon reef about 9 months ago. Both carpets are a little over a year old. There are no resident clowns in either but both once hosted a family of Nigripes Clowns which were lost to a 2 day...

Thanks for your reply...I did read the post by K.Thomas and does detail some great although exacting methods of elimination and control. I would still like to hear from a "layman" aquarist that has actually purchased and used C. Varians and his results. Im assuming the critters were attached to...

I am writing to anyone that cares to opine about the efficacy of the nudibranch C. Varians as a way to control C. Retrogemma (flatworms)that are spreading like wild fire in my tank. I have a 150 reef that is littered with the little red devils. Albeit harmless they are an eyesore. Problem is...

Herbal maximus smokus!!!!

Currently i have an Asfur and a Queen angel in my tank. I have kept Majestics and Regals in my full reef in the past also. My experience with these 4 breeds have all been well. I havent lost a single piece due to harassment. Of these four the Asfur (5 in) seems the best adjusted, doesnt bother a...