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I would say that that the limitation is not the size of the tank as much as it is that angels don't tend to like each other, especially when it's the same species. Mixing angels is always something of a risk, but it can be done. Usually you are better off if they are different species, and one...

Yes, I have had this problem with anthias myself. I suspect that it's caused by the fish being of poor quality to start with, possibly because of collection by the use of cyanide. It could also be because of poor handling from the collector to your tank. I will admit that this is some...

To get the fish eating, I'd try live adult brine shrimp. Yes, by itself, it is a lousy food, as far as food value goes, but it is a food a non-feeding fish may take. I would also make a large partial water change, maybe 20 - 25%, since it can't hurt. Anthais are sometimes tricky to get...

Rather than make a list of fish to pick and choose from, let me give you a few guidelines. Decide what sort of fish you want. Aggressive, docile, large, small, personality, color and so on. Consider what else will be in the tank, such as corals and inverts. Chose each fish carefully, in that...

Keep in mind that you do not necessarily need to discard the waste water. You can use in to water the garden or lawn, wash the car, etc. Also consider the other water that gets "wasted" around the house. Also, if you are going to recharge the cati-ani units, you'll need to clean up some really...

Zoas are usually very tough. If they will not open, it's usually due to water quality issues or the livestock in the system is bothering them. Retest all your water parameters. Any reading of ammonia, other than 0.0, indicates a problem. The nitrate reading of 10 is moer than I'd like to see...

Over the years I have used both diatom filters and ozone. I have found diatom filters to be useful from time to time, more as a supplemental filter to be used when you want to really "muck out" the tank. I've had several over the years, but only use it about once or twice a year. I'd rate the...

I looked into these Kati-Ani units years ago. If your interested here are a few links. Here is a link with some general information. Note that I consider some of the comments suspect and questionable, so read it with a "grain of salt" (no pun intended) -...

I'd be really surprised if that were the case, but you could try a SPS frag. I do agree with KillGoby on putting leathers in an SPS tank.

That is a tough call, because there are people that swear by UV, and others that find it useless and do not use it. After having tried UV, I did not see any real benefits, and no longer use it. I say save your money. But, you will also see many others that use UV and think the world of it, and...

I'm assuming you used the reef devil deluxe in your sump rather than externally. In this application, it would be very sensitive. These skimmers are easily effected by the water level in the sump, so unless you use a auto top off system, they can be tricky. In my own system I use the ETSS 600...

Ok, but how do you know the new test kit is good and the old one bad? It could easily be the other way around, or like the old proverb says "A man with two watches never knows what time it is, use one or three". In other words, get yourself a lab grade test kit like LaMotte or Hatch, and compare.

I think any quality skimmer would work just fine for you. The trick is simply to avoid the low cost junk out there, and to size the skimmer correctly. Manufactures tend to be "very optimistic" when rating skimmers, choose one that is rated for a tank about double your size. In your case this...

Not to put too fine a point on it, but you are having problems with some corals that are considered easy to not too difficult. Until you resolve these problems, and can keep soft corals, I recommend you avoid SPS corals. Most of them require just about perfect water conditions. Try a few...

Hatching out brine shrimp is not that hard, but it's a lot of work for a food with little nutrient value. Adult brine shrimp have very little. Newly hatched brine shrimp only have food value for a short period of time after hatching. Shortly, they use up all their food value by growing. Unless...

The royal gramma might be viewing the pygmy angel as another royal gramma, both fish have yellow heads and purple bodies. I think one of them will need to go, but keep in mind pygmy angles can be nasty also.

This would likely be a poor choice, since they have similar feeding requirements to mandarin gobies. However, it might work, if you can get the fish feeding on a lot of different, generally available frozen foods.

The bulbs you have in your fixture are double ended. Usually fixtures using such bulbs also have a decent reflector behind them. In effect, the effective light you get out of them is usually a lot more than you would get out of a similar fixture with single ended bulbs. You could purchase the...

When you say that "one may be pinkish in color", do you mean that the bulb starts off that way and then goes to it's normal color, or does the bulb stay that color once warmed up? Also, what brand of bulbs are you using? Perhaps that brand has "know problems". It's not too unusual for MH bulbs...

Most likely the ballast has a short in it. I have had this happen before. As pointed out by mfisher2112, it could be in the other wiring, so check that also. Just to make sure it's not the bulb, swap the bulbs and see if the problem follows the bulb. If it does it's the bulb. If not it's the...