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Interesting thoughts. Will take all into consideration. Thank you.

Cool. Thanks.

Is 28 fish too many for a 265 gal tank? I already have these fish in there... Yellow tang Purple tang Blue tang Bartlett’s anthias 4-line wrasse Blue sided wrasse 3 Vanderbilt chromis 2 diamond sleeper gobies Cleaner shrimp And over time would like to add these... 2 Black White clowns Blonde naso tang Powder brown tang Bi-color angel Flame angel 3 Bartlett’s 6 blue/green chromis 2 diamond sleeper gobies Blood red fire shrimp I used to have 19 in the tank and did not seem crowded at all. Learned the hard way to quarantine fish. I am slowly restocking the tank w fish and is mostly LPS and softs now but adding some SPS since I got new Radions. Curious to hear others' opinions on whether that is a good amount or overcrowded. Thanks.

Good info. Thanks a lot. I ordered this a few weeks ago and is on a slow boat from China. It’s for the iPhone and will send some examples.... 1 Set Aquarium Fish Tank Coral Reef Lens Phone Camera Filters Lens + 1 Macro Lens Fish Aquatic Terrarium Accessories Supplies https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079YSDZ18/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_tai_1UPtBbVBV0979

Thanks a lot. I will ask them this but I thought to compensate for all the blue light in aquariums you need an orange filter. Is that correct or is it red?

Anyone know a good filter for putting my GoPro 5 in the tank? There are several for the iPhone but trying to find one to take coral pics from my tank.

Would using Instant Ocean Reef Crystals cause a spike in my calcium? Was using the normal version before. Have been dosing calcium and alkalinity but were only raising my Ca by about 5-10 pts a week. Then went from 395 to 440 after a 10% water change with the Reef Crystals.

Is de-ionized water better than natural spring water like deer park? Maybe try that. I use DrinkMore water sometimes

Is the same one jumping it both of them? Do they pair up or hang out at all? Maybe they don't like each other and you should sell one or both.

I went a few weeks ago when it was slow here at work. I agree that the presentation is sketchy but the fish all looked pretty nice. No one came out to help me and no prices anywhere so no comment on that.

Thanks. One more fish died. My little clown. And it's bigger partner looks really sick too now have not been able to set up the QT yet. Don't even know how. Is there anything I should dose the whole tank with or just let this run its course? Same thing is happening to me as you. Fish look fine and then in less than a day are dead. Any advice on what to do without a QT would be much appreciated.

Looks like it is working. DT was ticking up through 77 degrees so I set the temp down to there and will see where it is tomorrow am.

So I got the ViaAqua 300 watt titanium heater in the mail. Tested it in my bathtub yesterday and just put it in my sump. DT temp is 74.3 so I set the heater in the sump to 80. Will see what it takes to get tank up to 76. If no results from the heater in sump, will keep it in DT I guess. It doesn't look that bad.

For what it is worth, I had 3 fish die since Dec 30. A yellow eyed kole, blonde naso, and a coral beauty. It all started about 3 weeks ago when I got a diamond sleeper goby from an LFS. RG1 (zygote2k) helps me with my tank and said he thought the kole tang had ich. Thinks maybe it came from the goby but who knows. I could not see anything so watched it carefully ever since then. It was eating a lot and looked fine to me even up until the morning of the day it died. When that died then I went to observe all the others and noticed the blonde naso and coral beauty were missing. Couple people including RG1 have told me there is a lot of ich and velvet coming out of several wholesalers in LA. I don't QT so I guess this is all my fault but it sucks. I got a QT yesterday and am setting it up this weekend. More to learn for me.

OK. I ordered the 300 watt. Will report back on what happens.

Got it. Thanks. Sump may be bigger than 20. I eyeballed it.

http://www.amazon.com/ViaAqua-Titanium-Aquarium-Heater-300-Watt/dp/B005345YLI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1356748701&sr=8-1&keywords=viaaqua+titanium Does anyone know if this heater (300 watts for 80 gal) is the right size for my setup? This will go in my sump (20 gal) that feeds into a 265 gal display. I only have 14 inches to work with in the sump.

Really nice. Was curious where you got the chalices from and what type of camera/lens you used for the pics?

If it is the brown crud on the sand, there are a couple things people told me that worked.... - Dont use a light on the fuge if you have one. Grows it in the fuge and transfers up to display tank. - Lighten up or don't use phytoplankton supplements. - Buy a diamond sleeper goby and it will keep the whole sand bed clean. I just got a 2-3 inch one and keeps whole sand bed clean an 85-inch long 265 gal display. I actually did all of these but If I had to start with one would probably say get the sleeper goby.

I have a sun coral too and it does ok without target feeding. Opens up when I feed cyclopeeze or any other coral food. Should I feel bad about not target feeding them? Also, it will hold onto and eat a leaf of seaweed if you drape one over it. But then a fish comes and steals it. Gues you don't have to worry about that.

What are people's thoughts on good upper level schooling fish? Other than chromises and anthiases that need to be fed 4x a day.

Will also of course come for a nice Thai feast. I hope you have a high chair for the world's messiest munchkin...

If I am free when you do all this, would love to help. Just out of curiosity, why are you abandoning the LED setup? Do you think the bryopsis could have been avoided with MH or new setup?

DDiver, That 3-side layout is awesome and very similar to mine. You could consider hanging panels from the ceiling or top part of cabinet frame. They would swing out and give you clearance to work and get in on the 3 open sides of the tank. And looks cleaner with no doors or handles. Looks more like a wall than a cabinet. I did the same thing in my house. I will take some pics and send of the inside framing when I get home later. Also u r free to come see it anytime u r in dc. This is all I have on my iPad now.....

I say you franchise a Pacific West in DC! Really cool stuff. Coming to beach for New Years and will be by Saturday before.