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As shawn said it is very hard to raise them and the yields are generally very low. We just consider it free fish food. They generally hatch at night after lights off, so if you can catch them now I would drop them in the fuge now.
If you are going to come up to Sharkey's you should go to Tropiquarium and Reef 2 Reptiles (Ultimate reefs now) as they are about 25 mins from Sharkey and have much much larger salt water selection.
Ok back to the sleuthing for the tank to try and figure this out.
The rocks and sand: You said the tank crashed and you kept the rocks wet and circulated during this time. They could be leaching phosphates or nitrates from the crash if there was a cycle. Take some of the rock out and put it...
Moved this thread here so people could respond. Depending on where you are located, your local LFS is probably the best choice because you don't have to pay for shipping. Where are you located?
http://www.tbaquatics.com/swc-xtreme-120-cone-protein-skimmer-864.html
Have this on my 45 cube and love it. If you are going with a heavier bioload you might want to go to the swc 160 but I think you would be fine with the 120.
http://www.airwaterice.com/product/1MMDI/Mighty-Mite-50GPD-with-DI-Added.html
This one is 50gpd, cheaper and is made for saltwater aquariums. I know a bunch of people have ordered them on here for nanos. Some people have had some issues with their resins going really fast but nothing an order...
As an ex rower here as well you could not pay me enough to put me back on one. However, they will put you in the best shape of your life.
My personal trainer got his used, I can ask to see where he got one because he was asking my wife and I (she was also a rower) about some new equipment.
Absolutely, we have been doing it for years. Moonlights at first were just for the reefers benefit of checking out your tank at night. As time went on, people realized that with breeding fish that moonlights could be important in that aspect and that for some species of fish they are...
I remember people saying they could go like 6 months to a year with those, I never got that. We try and replace like every other month or so if we remember.
Glad to hear it is working for you. The first dose will kill all the adult red bugs which is why you do 2 more doses to kill the ones that have not hatched yet. Agreed, clown gobies can be a PIA.
Hannah has a super duper phosphate meter that does cost around $300 and then they came out with the pocket checkers not too long ago. The pocket checkers have become much more popular for obvious reasons.