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How far from top and sides should I drill my 37 gals? 1 drain, 1 return, 1" holes Many thanks

I'm going to purchase a 10/15 gal tank to be used as a sump for my 37 gal DT using a HOB overflow. Would a Maxi Jet 1200 work as a return pump? I read somewhere the return pump should move water at least at a rate of 5x the main tank volume. The Maxi Jet 1200 is rated 295 gph but I can't find...

I would like to add a cheapo rubbermaid sump to my 37 gal to increase total volume and to hide skimmer, filter and heater. How do I determine the right size of the pump? Same gph of the overflow?

Can a Clown Goby and a Diamond Goby peacefully coexist in a 37 gal?

How do you acclimate and introduce in your tank corals and inverts that should never be exposed to air without pouring water from the bag in the tank?

Not looking to promote a discussion with the tang police but……… This morning I went to pick up my boss from the local Mercedes dealer and while I was browsing around I noticed 2 nano cubes in a booth of a sales guy, he was very friendly and we started a conversation about his aquariums. The 2...

I just bought a Yellow Gorgonian and I have the following questions about feeding: 1) Is Kent Micro Vert the right food? 2) How many times per week should I feed? 3) Should the protein skimmer be turned off when I feed? What about powerheads?

I just received and installed a retrofit 24” Current USA Sunpaq 2x65 watt (daylight and actinic) and I would like a timer that allows the following 1 PM Actinic on 2 PM Daylight on 11 PM Daylight off 12 PM Actinic off 12 PM Moon light on 3 AM Moon light off I’m looking at the Coralife Single...

What's the difference between a Maroon Clownfish and a Yellowstripe Maroon Clownfish? Is it just the color of the stripe or more? I'm mainly interested in the behavior of them.

I'm about to make a closed loop for my 37 gal and I have one question, can the system be hung on the back of the tank or the pump should "sit" on a sort of base? Below is a photo (not mine and can't remember the author) of the system I'm thinking about

I typically make my purchases from a store 10 minutes away from my house on weekends or afterwork so this is typically not a concern but there is a place close to work that I want to check out. They have a great website and good selection/prices. If I make a purchase during my lunch hour can I...

Yesterday I heard a conversation at the LFS about brooklynella, the guy who works there told a customer that once an infected clownfish dies you should wait a month or so before introducing a new one. This of course is assuming no other fish is infected but the guy said that typically only...

Yesterday I went to the usual LFS to buy my weekly 5 gals of water and, as a good novice, got home with a new fish, a beautiful, entertaining Diamond Goby. The guy told me it’s a very easy fish and my 37 gal would be perfect for him. As soon as I got home I made some research and learned that a...

I understand my 37 gal tank is way too small for a grown up tang but would be possible to purchase a small tang (either a yellow or a blue) and keep it until he reaches size X and trade it in for another small one? Do they need 5 feet of tank also when they are small? If an 8” fish needs a 5...

I started my 37 gal about 3 months ago and since then I lost 5 Ocellaris Clownfish and 2 Royal Grammas. In my mind I always blamed the water but all my tests are fine, I religiously change 5 gals every Tuesday and I recently purchased a refractometer so I know also my salinity is fine (1.025)...

I have a Remora Aqua C skimmer with a Rio 800 from about 2 months. I read wonderful reviews about this product but I do not find it as efficient as I thought it would be. Should I consider replacing the Rio 800 with the Maxi Jet 1200? Would that be an improvement? Also please take a look at the...

Is my Feather Duster dying/dead? The worm discarded the crown the following day I got him, that was 4 days ago, today I found the worm completely out of the tube, see photo

Can I have a sea star in my 2 months old 37 gal with 40 lbs of live sand and 50 of live rock? If so which one? Stock list: 2 Ocellaris clown fish 1 Royal gramma 1 Coral Beauty 1 Cleaner shrimp 1 Sally lightfoot crab Various snails and hermit crabs

I introduced yesterday my 2nd feather duster in my 37 gal, this morning I saw the crown on the sand bed, does this mean the worm is dead?

Can I use my Remora hang-on-tank as a hang-on-sump replacing the tube between the pump and the skimmer with a longer one? I bought this skimmer last month and really don't want to replace it already but I will probably build a small sump/fuge for my 37 g.