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ahh I just read that you are in Texas....I am sorry...move back to AZ while the gettin is good...thats the only state with insurance problems worse than MI...at least here the car insurance is the only thing messed up. and never enter into deals with family members...someone in the family...

I am not sure what state you are in, but as a general rule if you are only renting, purchasing a renters insurance policy is often a cheap way to cover the loss of any of your items. So long as you declare a value to the insurance provider. My setup is insured for 1,500 if anything should...

In the nearly 2 years I had my 29g I never checked the ph once...I only checked the kh, which from what I have read determines the ph balance in the tank. I never had a single problem in those 2 years... I did a 5% water change every 2 weeks and it all worked out fine...the only things I ever...

The Kh of the tank is at about 14 right now...the ph I never bother to check so long as the kh stays above 12... I got the tank to start cycling fast...right now I have 50lbs of fully cured live rock in the tank...a total of 7 large pieces some fiji, some marshal island, and some branch thats...

I really like those true percs... I decided to forget the flameangel and go with the pair of percs and the purple tang...maybe a mandarin way down the road...don't want to overstock, but I want some really colorful specimens... Thanks for the advice

whats the diff between queens and fighting conchs??? should I get one of each? Can you even tell the difference between em?

A new LFS in the area is stocking true percs...I saw them the other day and they were beautiful...does anyone have any info on these guys??? They are obviously not tank raised...Do they require anything special? Are they a hardy fish? The colors on them do not match the false perc in my...

thanks for the info...how many conchs would do well in a 60g tank??? its 48" long 12" wide 24" high??? I really want to get some of these. the sand bed is 3" deep. Do conchs actually bury themselves in the sand???

Ya I totally forgot about the refugium...you could even turn your sump into a refugium....I would use a 30g tank....they even have small hang on the back refugiums called ecosystems...I am not sure how well they work since I never tried it.... I would get a skimmer though...I thought they were...

I really do not think that LR by itself with the powerheads are enough....there is nothing pulling out the crap... You should invest in a good skimmer...You can certainly get by with the LR and the skimmer with the powerheads... Are you running a sump??? I think that on tanks over 90g you almost...

ya you can take the rock out for a few minutes as a general rule...if there are any sensative creatures like sponges they will likely die though...you can put some of your tank water in a bucket and place the rock in there too. I would be carefull about messing with the sand bed if its...

for Live Rock and Live sand go to this website if you want....or you can go to you local store where they charge about $6 a lbs...I would put 150lbs of southdown play sand or old castle play sand and then put in 50lbs of live sand...that will get you a real good start...

For that size reef tank you would definetly need metal halides...I would get 2 250 watters with 10k bulbs....there are all kinds of options with metal halides...once you get them you will probably want to get actinic lighting as well...your best bet is to get the icecap 660 ballast with 2...

I had a awesome 29g reef tank...but you said no reef's... I had a pair of clowns, 2 chromis, and lots of inverts... I had more rock than I had fish...but then again I had a lot of corals packed into a 29g tank If I was starting all over which I am ... I would definetly use sand and not crushed...

I do keep a glass top on one side of my 60g to slow down the water evaporation process. As it sits now it still loses between a half gallon and a gallon per day...The other side I leave topless for gas exchange...

Good question...I would say that you could, but something small thats not demanding on the system...how is your bio filtration??? any live rock, live sand, skimmer???? Thats what it depends on... I have a 60 thats 48" long and plan on getting a purple tang and a flame angel...those will be the...

I am interested in this because I want to get a few shaving brushes myself... Are shaving brushes macroalgea like calurpa??? do they perform the same function?

I guess my goal is to have 1lbs of rock for every gallon of actual water in the tank, that seems to strike a nice balance. I want enough room for the fish to swim, unlike my old 29g with about 40lbs of rock and no space. I went and got more rock today and now have 35lbs of cured fiji LR...

I couldn't take it anymore...I went to the LFS and bought 25lbs of cured LR for $$$125....its real nice stuff, too bad most of it will die off now in the cycle!!! oh well... I was ordering some on ----...40lbs for $150 but the guy called and said it would take 2 more weeks...forget it!!! Now my...

I do not have any LR in the tank yet...and I used a raw shrimp to start the cycle...there are no damsels in the tank...