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Break the flat packs up into weekly size portions and vacuum pack them. It will last a lot longer this way.

Do you rinse your frozen foods in RO water before feeding? Frozen foods are full of phosphates.

Definitely a stomatella. Harmless, algae grazing hitchhiker.

Try just cutting the cubes in half.

What types of foods are you using? If feeding frozen, are you rinsing the foods in Ro water before feeding it to the fish? Have you tested your new change water for nitrates and/or phosphates? Just because you are getting a 0 nitrate reading in the tank doesn't mean they aren't the cause. The...

Looking good. Once your levels drop to 0, challenge it again. Ideally you want it to clear in roughly 12 hours time before you add your livestock.

The epoxy on those magnets is very thin, brittle and chips super easy so they need to be coated in something else to protect them. Another thing you need to consider is that the frag disc is porous so the saltwater will creep through them and into the magnet also causing it to rust over a few...

Test tomorrow and see if the ammonia has been converted. Also check your nitrites and see where they are. If both read zero then your tank is cycled adn you can add your fish. If either one is present then you need to wait a little longer.

I would bring it up to 1ppm just to be sure it can handle just about any bio-load you put on it.

From looking at your pictures it appears you have a green brittle star, if so, no fish will be safe from it. Those things are voracious predators and will eat anything they can catch. They are the most voracious/aggressive species of brittle star there is. No to mention one of the largest...

If you are using household ammonia I would start with 1/4 ounce, test the water to see how close to 1ppm you are then add accordingly.

Have you added an ammonia source since adding the bio-spira? If you are not getting an ammonia reading I would add either some unscented household ammonia or feed the tank like you would if it had fish in it. You need to challenge the bio-filter before you add any fish to make sure it can handle...

I am running mine by themselves. I only have a couple soft corals in that tank as of yet but they are doing great so far. I mounted my lights on yo-yos so I can adjust the height of them.

I have 2 of these over my 30 cube and love them. http://www.rapidled.com/7-led-par38-bulb/

+2 Antibiotics should only be used in a hospital tank set up. Unless you are testing your water multiple times a day you may not see a spike but that doesn't mean it didn't happen.

My fuzzy dwarf lion did that a few weeks ago at midnight. Ever try to get a venomous fish from behind the tank half asleep? What a joy that was.

George, the canopy looks great. Only thing that caught my eye is that outlet box inside the canopy. The salt and humidity is going to play havoc on that thing, especially with the 2 unused outlets. Is there any way you can mount that outside the canopy?

Those hermits will eat anything they can get their claws on, fish included. I've seen then in shells the size of baseballs all the time when I dive the back bays.

Yes I have, but there is a legal hunting season for groundhogs, not the case for rats.

I'm not great at trapping them but if you want a more permanent means of disposal I've done that more than a few times.