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Here are my thoughts on visiting the Baltimore Aquarium. The good - It's really well done, especially areas like the rain forest. It's at a very senic location in Baltimore, and close other things to see and do. It's well worth the trip. The bad - Parking is expensive. It only takes a few...

When you use hyposalinity you want to take the SG from a typical 1.025 down to about 1.011. If possible use a refractometer to measure this since you don't want to go too far. A SG of 1.02 would not be an effective dose. QT tanks have almost 0 biological filtration when you medicate. Feed very...

Personally, I never found cleaner shrimp, or other cleaners to be effective in control of SW ich, but they are not going to hurt anything. Ditto for most other treatment methods, except the ones I previously mentioned hyposalinity and copper. You only need to tret the fish, all of your...

There are a couple of other areas to check. Assuming you have a more or less standard 215 gal reef ready tank, the pump you have may be far too large. Usually you can figure a single overflow can process about 600 GPH, and since a 215 gal tank usually has two, you can process about 1200 GPH...

Powder Brown Tangs and related species are sometimes refered to as Ich magnets. They easily acquire this disease. If this is a new fish, and it's only a couple of spots, and you have a healthy, well established reef, then the fish might recover on it's own. However, since you mention ich on...

This is an excellent point. In addition, you can use silicone in place of Teflon tape. Apply a thin layer to both sets of threads, and screw them together. You'll need to then wait 24 hours for the silicone to set. The results almost always don't leak, and you can take them apart by using two...

It's been my experience that leaks from bulkhead fittings are usually from the threaded fittings connected to it. Since the bulkhead itself usually uses a wide, flat washer to form it's seal, it's usually good if you installed it correctly. Usually you want to make it hand tight plus about 1/8...

I have a 90 gal tank that is over 20 years old, and it never leaked. I'm sure others have had similar experiences. Over the typical live of a tank, I doubt if you would ever have a problem, provided you installed the tank correctly. The greater danger is if you place the tank on a surface that...

I usually like Steven Pro, but the study linked to strikes me as completely bogus. First, he only tested Xenia. I would consider this a questionable choice, because it sometimes fails for reasons that are not clear. Second, and more importantly, see the final paragraph, and I quote...

I will admit that I have never tried this product, so the claims they make may be true. However, the skeptic in me sees a lot of red flags, making me thing the product is "very questionable". 1) This is a very expensive product. 2) They claim it is "Reef Safe". In my opinion, there is no...

You have two possible options. One is to leave the coral alone and hope what is left of it recovers. The other is to frag off the good parts and hope they live. Yea, I know, bad choices all around. I'm sorry this happened to you.

If you are using RO/DI water to start with, it is not really necessary to buffer top off water. Since there is nothing extra in it, there is nothing that can effect the pH of your system. If you doubt this, take a large volume of RO/DI water, about 50 gal, and add about a teaspoon of baking...

Generally, I think the list is excellent, especially for people new to the hobby, and have no idea of the special requirements of many of the fish commonly offered for sale. For an experienced reef keeper, I'd consider the list a guide, rather than hard fast rules. If you plan to keep the fish...

In my opinion, if money is no object, the LaMote test kits are excellent. They are very expensive. Sailfert are generally an ok "hobby grade" test kit. Elos test kits are similar to the Sailfert, but use glass test tubes, rather than plastic cups. Elos can be difficult to find. Some of the...

Actually, you are not too bad off. Halmedia is rather easily removed. Some people even like a little bit of it in their tank. Before Chaetomorphia became the "in macro algae" for refugiums, Halmedia was considered desirable.

If you are going to go from a 20gal tank, to something larger, go with something that has a greater front to back dimension. A 29 is still only about 12 inches wide, and trying to aquascape a tall tank like that is very difficult. Consider a true 30, or 40gal breeder or 50 gal tank. Of course...

Of the skimmers you listed, I'd go with the Turboflotor 1000. I would also consider the AquaC remora skimmer. The Berlin Turbo Classic is a fair skimmer, but you can do better. Keep in mind that Drs Foster/Smith, while a good company to deal with, tends to sell low end to medium level...

Control of cyano requires control of nutrients. Mostly this means control of nitrates and phosphates. Do not think that because your test kits read low that you do not have a problem with nitrates and phosphates. These can be taken up by a lot of thigns in a reef system. Put simply, this means...

I suspect your calculation is a little off. I use about 100 lbs or aragonite sand in my 30 gal reef and get a 4" DSB. I suspect you could do your 45 gal tank with about 150 lbs. My advice would be to shop around locally, and buy your sand from a good LFS. With a 45 gal tank, it's not going to...