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I posted this in the nano forum but maybe the beginner is a better forum for this. I have removed all of the bio-ball bags from the rear middle chamber of my Solana. I did this over the course of a few water changes. I only have 2 fish and a good amount of LR so I am not worried that...

I have removed all of the bio-ball bags from the rear middle chamber of my Solana. I did this over the course of a few water changes. I only have 2 fish and a good amount of LR so I am not worried that removing them will remove a large percentage of my biological filtration. I placed a...

Doesn't he know I'm the guy who feeds him? Without me, no food, water or light. These clowns have no respect! My clownfish started this type of behavior about a month ago. I did the same thing that the OP did, splashed a bunch of water of the floor. Of course I was trying to just get the WC...

Thanks for the info on flake food.

Thanks for the replies. So assuming I practice good habits, i.e. weekly 10% WC, don't overfeed, use chemi-pure elite, use skimmer, etc. Plus not go fish crazy. Then I can have just chemi-pure elite in my rear center chamber? I know some people use chaeto, but with chemi-pure elite it sounds...

I have a 34 gal. Solana. I use Chemi-Pure Elite. I am slowly remove the bio-media bags. I have 2 fish for now, some corals and a small CUC ( too small, I am going to lfs to pick up more this week ). I use the stock skimmer, which has a small amount of bio-balls in it, but will be replacing that...

I seem to always have one or 2 aiptasia. One keeps re-apearing in the same spot, but it's a tough spot to hit with aiptasia-x. I kill it and then another one appears a week or 2 later. I asked my lfs about peppermint shrimp and they said that they will eat certain types of corals.

Thanks, it sounds like the one to get.

I make about 5 to 10 gal. of RO/DI water a week with a Coralife Pure-Flo II 4 stage unit. I would like to test to make sure it is working effectively and to know when it is time to get new cartridges. Any advice on a tds meter? Thanks!

I just bought a refractometer. I feel so accurate!

This is good info. Thanks!

What is the easiest way to remove the coral from the plug? Obviously I want to be gentle with the coral. But I probably need some force to break the plug.

I had read that royal grammas will jump and I had the egg crate top. But he just got unlucky and jumped through a hole. He would sometimes hang out by the rear corner. My guess is he got startled by something. Thanks for the kind words all.

I have a Solana with an egg crate cover. Tonight I installed an Aqua Chef because I am planning on going on vacation and wanted to test it for the next few days. I only say this to present any changes in my tank. Tonight I went out for dinner and drinks and when I came home I saw a reddish...

Solana Stock Skimmer Update: I looked into what I was doing with the height of the cup. I had it way too high. I think I know why I had it too high. A few weeks ago I had a lot of wet skim, so much that I could not get the cup low enough to put my Azoo fans in place. Well that turned out to be...

I also had the skimmer break on the sides. When I get the sapphire I'm going to fully clean the stock skimmer, soak it in vinegar and fix the side. I will admit that I probably do not have the height adjusted correctly.

I think I need reef 101. I have bought a few corals and they seem to be doing great, which is good. But all I've done to place them is mix up a glob of epoxy and glue the frag to the epoxy and then put the epoxy glob on LR in my tank. This works but looks like I put a piece of rock on my...

I am a relative newbie and a Solana owner. I can't comment on how loud the skimmer is because it is my first tank, although it does seem loud, but I find that it is a pain to adjust and I have to re-adjust it frequently. Just this week it started producing a lot of micro-bubbles so I have to...

What's the best way to adjust pH of your new SW to match the tank's water?

I have a 34 gal. Solana. I have the stock pump, 2 Koralia nanos and a Koralia 1. In the case of an emergency could I survive for a day on just the pump? I would think so based on the size of the tank.