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That sucks...plus with summer coming, that's going to be hard to keep cool w/o a temp-controlled room. Ice will melt too fast and you'd have to keep putting it, and if you miss putting it in, you'll risk lots of temp swings, which is worse. Maybe buy a chiller? It's expensive though. I don't...

Just sayin', you shouldn't take the word of your LFS necessarily. You should look at it carefully.

You don't need lighting until you start getting corals. In fact, my 125 didn't have any lights at all the first several months, even after I got fish LOL But if you plan on having corals, you do need lights. You can kick off a cycle by tossing in a cube of frozen mysis (which was how I...

They are indeed schooling fish. The problem is that you can easily confuse the Heniochus diphreutes and the acuminatus -- one is reef safe, the other is not. There's this post on the RC about telling them apart: Heniochus diphreutes vs. acuminatus??? - Reef Central Online Community

Ok, why don't you wear your link hat, and I'll wear my Zelda ears...I'll pick off the nuts and give them to you ;)

Is the sump leaking into another compartment or is it leaking out of the sump completely? If it's leaking out of the sump completely, I'd just change out the sump (or take it out, drain it, find the leak, and resilicone it if it's a glass tank. It won't give you issues -- it's like doing a...

Damn straight!

I might have to set up the couch for you for this comment. :shock:

Preach! Nuts have no business being in a cookie. Methinks this is Homer's video and he just wanted us to click on it :P If that's the case, it's kinda sad that you have to resort to shock tactics to get people to watch your video. :P

Looks like a tumor of some sort. Is he eating? If he is, I'd leave it alone....hopefully it IS a tumor, and not a parasite that could lay eggs :shock:

:shock: I don't get your title

+1 kbuser.......welcome to the site! II'd ditch the biowheel, too. Those work best for freshwater. You can use them for saltwater, but they are more trouble than what it's worth. The live rock and sand are all the biological filter that you need. I'd get a couple of poweorheads, as well. You...

Everyone's got you covered, and it seems like you've made your newbie mistake, and that you're at least trying to learn from it. You'll do fine in the hobby if, like Erin said, take everything you learn with a grain of salt until you do more research. We don't have anything to gain from you by...

+1 kbuser....I'd put my money on the substrate. Could also be a bad test kit (I once bought a brand new dropper kit....wouldn't test below 20ppm....did a side-by-side with an LFS kit, and mine was off. The new one I bought was spot on. And just to be sure, are you using tap or rodi/distilled?

Yea, Chromis are also called "Highlander Fish" -- There can be only one! LOL They literally beat each other up until there's only one left in most cases. Some are lucky to maintain their schools. I was not. I started off with 3 4 years ago...now I have 1. Ironically, the largest one was the...

Gorgeous!!!!!! Nice buy!

This article's always useful ;) https://www.livingreefs.com/oh-no-have-ich-do-do-t30950.html

Typical ;) LFS's, no matter how good/friendly, are businesses. It's about money. The more fish they push on you that you kill off, the more you come back to spend. I love my LFS's, but doesn't mean they won't try to sell me stuff I don't need :mrgreen:

Read that link civic posted. Prettu much, your tank will always have ich unless you leave it fallow/fishless for a few months. but if yoy keep your parameters healthy, your fish can easily fight it off. Side note, your tank is overcrowded, if your signature is accurate. in a 29 g tank, you...

If you just setup your tank, even with live sand, your tank can still cycle. It probably didn't help with your fish' survival. Wait a bit longer before adding another one--let your tank settle first. How did you acclimate? The fish probably got stressed. Usually slime is a defense...