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I am building a rack for a 55 and 2 20H tanks, the 55 is on top of the 2 20's, what kind of wood can support this weight? Pine?

How do I do it? Is it a certain type of bulb? Incandescent? What?

I am setting up some fish racks, I am going to have 2 20H's below a 55gal, all flowing into a 55gal sump, so ill have more than 100gals in the system, I wanted to keep cardinals in one 20H and maybe firefish in the other, but lionfish in the top 55gal, the sump will be mostly a refugium for...

I have a condy and it eats alot and is allways looking nice, for a condy, but the only time he shrivels up is when the temp goes above 80, I would try lowering it....

I am going to have 3 20gal tanks, one acts as a refugium/sump and the others are for some small fish, if I wanted to add a 55gal to this setup, and maybe have lionfish in it, will they be allright in a 55gal, I guess as long as there is not too much LR, I was just curious though, do they reguire...

I just finished my 3ft skimmer and it works GREAT, hardly cost me anything and I had fun making it, I think everyone should make as much as they can themselves, it gives a real sense of satisfaction, my next project is a stand/lighting, and overflow unit, I can't wait!

Well, I was thinking maybe 3 small fish, but nice ones, herbivores that don't look alike, wouldn't that cut down on disputes a bit? I am setting up another 20gal as we.. type?... but I think it will be dedicated to seahorses, I made a rack to stack the two up and have a 10gal sump at the bottom...

Thanks for the advice, I'm still not sure of what to go with, but I guess I'll do some research and let you guys know!

Yeah that's what I'm going for, my girlfriend says Lemonpeel angels, but they'll get too big, I could allways move it to a bigger tank, but, I think chromises would be cool, blue or green, something small, don't they stay small? and what about small fish, a bleenie on the bottom, chromises in...

So, what you mean by surface area, is that there isn't enough oxygen in the water? If I aerate it more could there be, it does get alot of aeration, there is a Biowheel 125 and skilter 250 on it, which run 375gph through the bio and chem filters, and I have a 3ft counter current skimmer on it...

I have a 20H tank with LR and alot of filtration and I need some inhabitants, what kind of fish do you think would do well, how long could a dwaf lion be ok in it? I am going to set up a 55 or 75, or 90... money permitting, so I could move him later, but I don't know, if anyone could think of...

Is it ok to feed frozen brine shrimp alot, because, it seems to get stuck on stuff and I'm afraid it will raise ammo and such, but it EVERYTHING in the tank's favorite food, EVERYTHING in the tank runs out of hiding as soon as I put it in, and I would like to feed it whenever I can, but is it...

Well, I am about to make a sump, stand, skimmer, hood w/ lighting, overflow and a refugium all myself, I wonder how it will turn out, I am using acrylite for the sump, it's not very thick, but the sump isn't too big so I think it'll work... I am excited/worried about all of it... what kind of...

Thanks for the info guys, is it that miracle mud stuff you speak of? i want to put a DSB in the refugium I am making, I think it might be too hard to redo my whole tank, but I might! Who knows... any ideas on how to redo the bottom? should I remove all LR and just add onto my existing LSB (2.5"...

How deep does it have to be to house anerobic bacteria to help get rid of nitrates?