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Right, I used to dink with the height of the cup all the time. Just recently, I've had it bottomed out to get any skimmate. I just don't know if this is normal.

I can't seem to adjust the cup so that I get a consistent pull. Sometimes, the skimmate is dry foam, sometimes it is wet and sometimes days go by without getting much in the cup. Anybody out there have any advice?

Can someone please advise on this type of equipment. H20cooled said there might be issues, anyone out there have any opinions...good or bad? Also, right now I'm using a Whisper30 for mechanical filtration (it came with the tank). Does anyone know if the charcoal in the Biobags that are sold for this unit leach phosphates? If that's true, I'm even considering taking out this piece of equipment. I've read that my protein skimmer (an AquaC remora) would be good enough. Any comments are welcome! Thanks!

Wow, thanks for the quick responses and advice. It's good to know that this organization is active. So, I went and met with Jason at Coral Reef in Salem yesterday. He sold me some nice xenia and green star polyps. But I was really there to give him back one of the false clowns. This poor little guy has been getting beat up pretty bad for 2 weeks now by the bigger clown and hasn't eaten in 3 days. I figured I better act when I saw him swimming funny. The good news is he looks better and perked up in Jason's tank. Anyway, my 26g tank only has 2 fish in it now. The clown and the purple firefish. I've heard differing opinions on whether a purple firefish and six line wrasse can coexist peacefully. But does anyone else have any actual experience with these two fishes in the same tank? Thanks!

Hi Guys, My name is Vince and I live in West Salem. I started a my first saltwater tank 3 months ago. It is a little reef in my 26g bow tank. I've got 110w of 50/50 light via a compact flourescent hood, an AquaC skimmer, a Whisper 30 hang on filter and a maxi jet 900 for pushing water around. Current inhabitants are 2 false clowns, a purple firefish, assorted little hermit crabs, a bumblebee snail, etc. I've got beginner type stuff for corals like galaxea and mushrooms. I've got a couple questions for you guys. 1. I've been considering buying a six line wrasse. I've noticed a couple little bristleworms come out from some live rock I bought recently. I know that they have a bad rap and may actually be beneficial, but I figure I'd still like to have a fish to keep that kind of worm population in check. Do you think my purple firefish would get scared of this kind of wrasse? I would also like this wrasse to leave my little featherdusters and baby brittlestarfish alone. Any tips? 2. Should I treat new live rock from the LFS? If so, how? I've read online about someone giving his new rock a freshwater dip. I would like to add more rock to my tank but how do I do that with minimal impact on my current livestock. I've heard that adding new rock can start a mini-cycle of the tank. Thanks for listening! Vince