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I was at that same point years ago and finally after about a year it started to bounce back. My issue was an awful brownish algae outbreak (even growing on glass), no nitrates or phosphates in the readings (but as we know they were just being eaten by the algae). Water changes, GFO, nothign...

If no generator, maybe stock up with a few more battery air pumps. DFS sells them for like $5 & they work really good.

That's good news. I finally got a generator a few years ago & have used it a couple times. Money well spent for me. I also haves bunch of the battery powered air pumps, can never be too careful.

My female BT trigger doesn't bother any hermits or snails. She's still only about 4", but I've had her a while & she's very docile. Very nice trigger.

Sorry to hear of your losses. I recently tried them and didn't have much luck, so I'm just sticking with local. Their service is good, but their suppliers don't seem to be. I ordered two medium fish & got two small fish (one with lympho) and a few snails & hermits (hermits were almost...

It's all good, just doing the same on my end. There's plenty of LFS in Jersey to shop, so shop where you feel most comfortable. Keep in mind, I'm only talking about fish as I switched to FOWLR. I've shopped at a few other soutern LFS & had bad luck.

I'm guessing you hit them on a bad day, maybe even after they emptied their weekly shipment. Possibly. They're 5 minutes from me & when they first moved over to the new location I saw these issues, but assume that was caused by the quick move they were forced to do. It took them a little...

If your tank is running successfully and just looking to stock in a different direction, then just sell/trade off the bigger fish and use the cycled tank. If you were possibly planning on starting over, why not just remove rock (into buckets with tank water) making it easier to catch fish...

+1, I've had good luck with them too. I've currently got a 200w & 150w in my 180 gallon. I had a single 150w in my 90 gallon, so you'd be somewhere between. Probably 2 - 150w would be good.

I always have just made them from old tanks & glass cut at local glass shop. I just couldn't justify they large cost of the premade sumps. The biggest issue I had was the height of the tank. Custom would give you the option to make it whatever height fits best. As far as skimmer water level...

He specializes in rarer fish & corals, so yes you can expect to pay more than you would at your typical LFS.

I've had them multiple times with different tank mates. I kind of forget exactly when they were added, i think somewhere in the middle of the order. They hide in the rocks in the beginning, but adjusted fine afterwards.

I haven't had those exact fish, but a similar ones. Flame angel, striped bristle tooth tang, midas blenny, flame hawk & others with a royal gramma, which I think is similar in behavior to the fridmani. None of them bothered it, just the occasional greeting in the beginning. You should...

I had the same thing happen over the summer, except the fish I added was QT'd at the LFS for a month, but still brought ich. Watched it disappear, then reappear, go away, then reappear in my DT over many weeks. Each time more fish were infected. I wound up pulling all fish out & treating with...

Here are a few I've had over the years that had nice color and personality and should be good for your size tank: a longnose hawk, flame hawk, a midas blenny or royal gramma.

South Jersey here, Aquarium Center.

When I set up my 90 gallon years ago, I used dry base rock and added some live rock here and there to build up the diversity. Over time it all became live. I recently shifted this setup over to a new 180 gallon. I got some more dry base rock and added my live rock from the 90 gallon. The dry...

I used a thin layer of Carib Sea Special Grade for my 180 with a combination of dry rock (reefcleaners) and live rock from my previous tank. The sand was the perfect grade and the dry rock was nice and porous. Very happy with my selection.

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Avast K1 Kalk stirrer, purchased in January, so about 6 months old. Broke down my reef tank, so no need for it. $100 pickup or buyer pays shipping.