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I have read and read how you must have individual reflectors for these lamps or they are useless. Well I just set up a 20 gal with the current T5 fixture. I think it is better than what people say. With this said I am going to put this fixture to the test. Tomorrow I am going to get a clam...

Does anyone have this test kit and is it the same as a Salifert for the readings? Is it the same because the test kit says Calcium Hardness test kit. First of all you have to have good lighting to see the color. I am getting a 800+ reading which is totally wrong.

Does anyone have Two Little Fishies Phosban Reactor 150? I am looking to get one and not sure what kind of pump to use. They say the flow should be 30 gals a hour. I have a rio 600 sitting around and I am wondering if this would be too big of a pump. Any input would be great.

Can anybody help me decide in which brand of HQI lamp to buy. I have a Current Outer Orbit fixture with 2 150 watt 10k bulbs that I want to replace with a 14k to 15k lamp. There is Ushio, XM, Hamilton and Phoenix all about the same price. There are also the Aqualine and Giesemann lamps but...

Has anyone used a Pan World 100x? I'm converting my fish only to a reef and this is my first external pump. I'm kind of upset that this pump is loud. Not too loud but I can hear it though out the house. Is this normal or is this just a loud pump. The lfs uses the coralife pumps and the...

I can't decide which brand to go with. I'm looking to get a new pump for my 125g. Should I get a Mag 9.5 or a Quiet One 4000. I'm looking for a pump that isn't too loud. Any suggestion with be great.

I just set-up my new tank. Everything is new except the heater, pump, LR and the lighting. What do you think of my filtration system. Picked up for $290. Skimmer included. I thought it was a pretty good deal. All I need is some lights for the refugium that is in the back of the sump and...

I have a sump that has refugium area. My question is where to start. What is the proper method of using one. Do I use mircle mud, sand or both. Then do I put some live rock in it? What kind of plants do I use? Lighting-Is 18 watt PC enough? This is what it looks like.

I just got my new 125 project. I still waiting to get my stand in because the wrong one came in. But this is what it looks like now. I had a 55 gal. tank but I always wanted to get aggesive fish but the old 55 wasn't big enough.

Well I have decided on two tanks. Should I get a 110 that is 4 feet long. This is a tall tank. Or should I get a 120 that is 5 feet long but not that tall. I want to get a built on over flow which is costing a arm and big toe. Any suggestion on where I should put it. I want to get one in...

I got a spotted hawk fish a few weeks ago and noticed that I am missing most of my snails and all but two of my hermit crabs. All the fish are doing great and my water test are fine but where did they go. Are hawks known to go after them? I have read that they will go after shrimp but noting...

I have had my tank set up for about 8 months now and decided to get my first coral yesterday. Some pink and green zoo's. If this goes good I will try to stock my tank up. I only have PC so I'll just keep with the lower lighting corals.

This is my 55 gal for the start. Fill free to coment on how it is doing. It started looking like this.

My algae is growing thick. I don't have any snails and I don't plan on getting them because I just don't want any. My over flow box is covered with this suff and it is starting to grow long. Atleast my Yellow Tang always look like he has a full stomach and has something to graze on all day...

Anyone out there haveing sucess with PC on a 20 gal. I'm not looking for other types of lighting but PC. Well my question is should I get a single strip 65 watt 50/50 light or 2 65 watt PC. I also was thinking about getting a 17in 96 watt PowerQuad. It seem pretty cool.

I just noticed some little bugs crawling on my LR. They look tiny and move pritty fast in and out of hole. What are they? Are they good or bad? Is there anything that eats them?

What the heck is this pink tip doing? I know they move around until they find a nice home but it just keeps on moving around. I'm new with anemone so any suggestions will help.

Mated pairs? Ok I not sure about the true and false clown. Can you just get two and make them a pair or do they pair up in the ocean? I've read about it in some website and still not sure what to get. I've heard that the false perc's are more hardy than the true perc's but they are not sold...

Why can't you disturb the sand bed? What will happen? This is for LS.

I have about 50-60# of Fiji Lr and It look great when I first bought it. Then It started to grow brown alge. Now I have brown alge LR. Is this something It goes through or is it becuse I do not use RO water.