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ammonia is about 0.2 on my nutrifin test kit. usually it reads around 0.1

just hooked up a sump to my 120 gallon. seems to evaporate almost half a gallon per day! is this normal? room is around 70 degrees.

added 10 lbs yesterday,lfs said it was pretty much cured.

I have had my reef tank going for a month now. I added a sump a couple days ago with an in sump skimmer and now we notice a fairly strong odor from the water in the room!! Is this due to aeration of the water? will it go away after awhile?

I have a 1 inch return hose but the nozzle in tank is smaller,could this cause pump to hum?

what do you consider the quietest submersible return pump for my sump that pumps 350-500 gph? have a resun that pumps 550-1000gph now but way too loud.

I just got a sump for my 120 gallon. It has 3 sections,water enters middle,pumped thru skimmer,thru drip tray with some bio balls,back to middle and thru coarse foam baffles to return area. other than coarse baffles and pad on drip tray,how can I remove crap floating in water to make it nice and...

had a sump running 2 days and soaked carpet twice! first time drip filter tray over bio area got clogged or just slowed down and overflowed on carpet. second time skimmer overflowed. regardless of reasons I can`t have floods in 4th floor apartment! think I will go back to my fluval fx5 and...

I just got my sump going on my 120 gallon and my tank has a corner over flow with bottom drilled bulkhead. I am using a durso standpipe and wonder if the weir will become a refugium because the chamber stays full of water? If so would this be of much benefit on such a large tank?

I have a 120 gallon (48x24x24) with 2x56 watt actinic and 2x56 watt 10,000k t5`s with separate reflectors. for flow I have a seio 820 and an aquaclear 50. just addes a sump so that should give me at least 600 gph more.

It looks like clumps of fine hair or cotton and blows back and forth with the currents.

the live rock in my 120 gallon tank has clumps of green algae spreading all over it. clumps break off and float around in the water. when you grab it it feels slimy. what is this from and any ideas how to get rid of it? thanks

I just hooked up a new sump for my 120 gallon reef tank It has a built in skimmer which drains over a few bio balls then thru sponge baffles and into return chamber. I have a corner weir with a durso standpipe. when I cut power,how high in the sump should water level reach in the sump? do I...

I finally got a sump for my 120 gallon reef tank and can`t find a drain hose anywhere to fit! tried home depot,rona and a few other places. the tank is bottom drilled and the outside diameter of the bulkhead is 1 and 3/4 inches which is too big. I finally lost it and ripped the bulkhead out...

would a mix of aragonite and crushed coral about 1.5-2 inches deep be a good choice for a 120 gallon reef? just worried about algae and detrius buildup on the coral. what animals would be good to keep it stirred up?

I am setting up my 120 gallon tank and was quoted over $200.00 canadian for 6 20lb bags of aragonite! are there any cheaper alternatives to aragonite? home depot up here does not have play sand but they have something called bomix filtration sand for $6.00 for a 50 lb bag.

hi, my fish guy insists that I have to put new fish in a quarantine tank for a couple of weeks before going in the main tank. do most of you agree with this?

I am upgrading my 75 gallon reef to 120 gallon when I move. would just a sump for equipment be ok or should I do a wet/dry or fuge? right now I have 70 lbs live rock and only 8 small fish but plan to have as many as possible eventually.

hi, I am moving soon and want to upgrade from my 75 gallon reef to a 120. the problem is I can get a 120 made with half inch glass with drilled bottom but no black frame for a good price. or an all glass with tempered bottom and frame but will have to drill side or back instead. the all glass...

hi, I want to build a fuge from a 36 inch tank for my 75 gallon reef. If I make 3 sections should the skimmer go before or after the fuge area? also,should flow rate be slower than a sump/wet dry?