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I am afraid that there is not much you could about this. Some herbivores that eat macroalge could be easily fed with dry seaweed (nori - the sushi seaweed) and such, but this one is a bit tougher. They scrape the smaller algae, so normally, the ordinary algae growth in the tanks should be...

Herbivore - algae eater/scrapper.

What size? If it is not propagating at all or moving in 6 months, I wouldn't worry, specially if it is in tank separate from the main tank.

Carlo, I would have to disagree here. Volume vise, 3 gal out of 20 (or 19 since no tank is ever fully filled) doesn't sound bad, and if he had just partitioned 3 gal, that would be fine. But the whole geometry of this fuge inside the 20 gal (wether it is 30x12.5x12.5 or 24x12x16) is wrong. For...

Wait, you want to put 12x9x7" fuge in a 20 gal tank? Do you realise how much of the tank will be obscured from light by it? And how much of the flow will be disrupted and how many zones of insufficient flow will this create? You plan to have a bunch of fish there - where will they all go? With...

Even if it says 0 nitrates and phosphates, phytoplankton, dead or alive, is still organic matter which will eventually die (if not already dead) and decompose feeding the nitrogen cycle. Scalops, at this point, is a poor choice for your tank. They are dificult to maintain even in established tanks.

Since you seem to be on a budget, when buying fluorescent lights, costs of replacing bulbs are far more then the price of fixtures, and you should factor them properly. On the same note, don't waste money on the lunar lights. 160W of PC or T5 is not nearly enough for 55gal tank, let alone...

Ammonia and nitrites should be 0 in a matter of days or couple of weeks at most, depending on bio-load, amount of LR and feeding. Unless you have DSB (deep sand bed) or algae growth, the only way to reduce nitrates are water changes. In general, protein skimmer does not remove nitrates by...

Which one is the depth/height? If it is 7" then I wouldn't go with DSB. It would leave you with only 3" of water and that it is too shallow for optimal growth of most usual macroalgae. It might be more efficient if you dedicate the most of the volume to the growth of macroalgae like chaeto and...

Looks like your sand is live enough. These fish will take a mouthfull of sand and then will sift it in its mouth and throw it out through the gills. Really cool to watch. They really go for microscopic life, so they will not eat the pods or shrimp, but will eat what they eat and maybe their...

yeah, right. I am sure you used one of those disposable film cameras you bought in Wallmart for 5$ :P Great shot ! :)

If you have a mature and very live sand, Rainford's goby (Amblygobius rainfordi) is beautiful fish and very docile and at the same time not shy. It is one of the howering gobies. There are plenty of other gobies as well. It is fun to watch it "chew" the sand.

Where are you located? I am in Plainsboro (08536) and you can see some of the SPS stuff I have here http://68.36.163.41/aqua/index.html?show=frags

You can certainly start keeping them after just a few months, if you will ever be able to keep them.

It is good because it shows that your skimmer is working fine and doing its job. On the other hand, excessive amount of skimmate can indicate overfeeding. Then, of course, there are differrent "types" of skimmate. It can be "wet" or "dry", depending on does it look like clear soup, green tee or...

I allways tought that that was precisely the logic borrowed from the Monty Python's Holy Grail. ;D

ESV/DIY solution uses ONE AIR pump which costs only 10$ . You just split the air by T splitter. That is why the system is elegant. Agreed, ESV is overcharging for essentially nothing complicated and those small plastic dosers can be easily reproduced by a bit of air tubing and 2 air check...

Unfortunately I can't. :( It would be very presumptuous from anyone to say it just like that, since it depends on so many things: What type of fish, what type of food, size of the fish, individual preference and feeding habits of each individual specimen, size and maturity of your system, other...

If i understand your problem properly, the solution would be to close the exit or a bottom of the trickle box, leaving only a hole for a water raiser pipe or small section for a overflow baffle thus rising the water level in the trickle box. To eliminate the standstill water on the bottom, you...

You most probably have cyanobacteria growth. It can take several forms, though most common is a red/brown/burguny/greenish/purple film or velvet cover, with possible filaments, trapping small bubbles after longer existence. It is a normal occurence in new tanks (july tank is still a new tank)...