I do not feed mine. They get the leftovers that fall near them, algae and detritus. That’s it.

@@mr.reefsafe9186 I thought that they were detritivorores aswell as carnivores? Do they not necessarily need meat in their diet?😯

I absolutely love mine!

Thank you

Hi. I’m happy to give my opinion on this matter. First I’ll say it is a difficult issue as tangs in any aquarium is a “hot button” topic. IMIO (in my inflated opinion) a 50 gallon aio is too small. Keep in mind that 50 is the overall volume. You need to subtract the sand, rock, filtration area and a small amount for the top of the tank (where the water is under the lip). Also many tank manufacturers will say “50 gallons”, or __ gallons when it is really less. I’m my cast I have a 180 gallon waterbox, HOWEVER, the Maine display is only 130 gallons and I have to account for sand rock coral and an overflow box… it’s likely 115 gallons when all of that is calculated in… 🫤 1. How many hiding places they have. The more the better!!! 2. How much free swimming area is there? The next thing is how many fish you have and what kinds of other fish you have. 1. Having similar fish can cause more aggression. 2. Having only 2 tangs in a, let’s face it, small tank, will definitively cause more aggression as they grow!! 3. The sex of the tangs. 2 males. A LOT of aggression!! 1 male 1 female. A lot of aggression towards the female. 2 females, best case scenario but still aggression. As to how long you can safely, well cared for, keep them there. Less than 6 months. Yes they could be there for life BUT remember Sea World keeping Orcas for life… not good for anyone especially the orca. No matter what you choose I will not get on your case BUT I would urge you to consider giving them up if you cannot provide a much bigger habit for them.

It’s difficult to say for sure without seeing it but it SEEMS like it maybe phyto that has settled. Try increasing the bubbles/circulation. It should be like a steady boiling pot.

I’ll work on that one

Could you just top off?

In theory you “can” but you are very likely to crash the culture doing it that way

@@mr.reefsafe9186 thanks good to know hope to start one soon

Hi. I’m not following what you are asking. I want to help can you give more information on what you are wanting please

I am sorry I only had a few minutes. I would like to do a more in depth interview and video sometime.

I honestly couldn’t tell you

Thank you. I clean it about once a year

It is a glass Voss water bottle. 900 ml.

I will agree to disagree with you. I would argue they are not doing perfect even in such a large tank. It is just not possible to provide them what they need in a home aquarium. “We” were able to keep Orca’s in captivity for decades. That doesn’t mean they had what they needed. Not even close. I am glad that yours are adaptable to their habit.

@@mr.reefsafe9186 what do I need to give them that I am not?

Sorry. I just saw this. When engineer “gobies” reach maturity they start to dig tunnels. These tunnels go 20’ deep in a 20-30 radius. This is not something most public aquariums could even mimic. On top of they the ones that could likely wouldn’t want to as the fish becomes reclusive at that point and hardly ventures out of its tunnel system

What do you want to know

They can be gotten on Amazon

Turns out it was low manganese and iron. One I upped the dosage it was “happy” again

You’re welcome

Well, you can only test one at a time, the amount of time takes the exact same. For me that is not a reason enough to get the other ones. However, if you only want to test a few of the parameters, then the other ones make more sense because you can spend less money to get them. I do recommend this because I really do it and the convenience of having it all together. It is personal preference and I’m good either way.

My point is, if you have the individual tests, you don't need to wait for one test to complete before you can start the next. We don't all have a spare day each week to test. Testing needs to be quick and easy

The power source is AC. Just plug it into the wall outlet

I admit, I had to look this item up. Great option to make it easy to change out for sure. 👍🏻

I believe they are seasonal, however you can get captive breed ones from Biota

Good question, I think you could but it would be in such a small scale it wouldn’t really make a difference. It would also probably be messy BUT it’s an interesting idea.

@@mr.reefsafe9186 good point. I wonder how big it'd have to be elon might buy it 🤣

I am not sure what you mean. Sorry if I’m missing the obvious

I had to do some deep digging on this. You are RIGHT! I stand corrected. Thank you for pointing that out. Like the Catilina Goby this fish is from cooler waters.

When I would harvest then I would reset the system from scratch

Thank you. However I don’t make it anymore. The place I was renting lost the ac too many times and cost me way too much. I learned a lot and it’s easier that you may think.

@@mr.reefsafe9186 ok thank you for the videos!

Thank you

I like mine. I like mine a lot. The only issue I’ve ever had with them is when I broke the impeller while cleaning it. I dropped it and it was 100% my fault.

Great store. We have a lot of great stores here in Tampa and more in Orlando. In fact all across the state. I’ve lived in NY, OH, PA, TX and IL, and Florida by far has the best stores I have been too.

To be honest, I don’t know. I have not been in the fresh water side since the 80s. I am too far out of the loop to say for sure

IMIO (in my inflated opinion, lol) that the problem the hobby faces today is we keep our tanks too clean. This is why I had the issues arise in my tank.

Dang man. I am sorry to hear that. Have you reached out to Hanna? Mine has worked like a champ

I bought mine on Amazon: amzn.to/49yehLM

Hi. Thank you for messaging me. So I used this for a while however I stopped using it in favor of actual quarantining the fish. That being said, it’s better than using nothing at all. I will say a 125 is not suitable for and Achilles tang. It’s not large enough for most tangs but Achilles are fast swimmers and need very high flow. More flow than a tank that size could likely provide. Reach out to me via email and we can talk more. [email protected]

I don't think this is very effective against ich. To my understanding ich is inside the fish and thus protected by the skin. The formalin is good for bacterial and fungal infections and the methalyn blue offers temporary relief for the fish.

Hi. Thank you for the comment. I agree they should offer it in black, it also helps hide the dirt that eventually covers what is submerged. I am confused by what you would need an air pump for. This ats does not need one.

Yes. It comes with 2 inserts. One pleated and one “canister”.

Hi. To be honest I don’t know if it is or not I don’t have ozone but have been interested in that for a while. Maybe it’s time to do some research

According to what I have learned, the best thing would be to insert a "T" as close as possible to the venturi and for one side of the "T" to go to the skimmer silencer (as standard) and on the other side of the "T" to Connect directly to the ozonizer. The only consideration would be to choose a "T" compatible with ozone, for example the one sold by Deltec. In any case, I will continue investigating. @@mr.reefsafe9186

First I really appreciate you reaching out to me. Yes. I did get dinos and a coral bacterial infection in the tank AND my good bacteria had a massive die off. It’s been painful and I have been quite down over it. However, I am working up the strength to do a video about it and I am not giving up. I just need to do this in my time. My wife is upset about it too and I need her to be at a point she is okay too

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Already done my friend

It was pretty good. When I can re-set up the system I will definitely use them again

lol. It is a lot of work but so worth it

Agreed. Marc is a great resource with a lot of knowledge. Although I have never met him personally, he seems approachable.

Thank you. The tube was 24” but I cut it to 21” to fit in mi cabinet. The length has more to do with the amount of media you can put into. Longer equals more media. The key is thin so channeling doesn’t occur