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I have read that sponges should be kept in a low light/shady area of the tank, because bright light will cause algae to grow on it, so I placed mines part ways into a cave, but I have notice on this forum that some of the experts have their sponges out in the open with no shade. Should I leave...

Congrats, you seem to have that magic touch with your blue hornets^, I hope to find some soon, maybe I venture out to the motor city a see if I get lucky there

SURPRISE sub are a good thing but now you have to research and find out what it actually is spanko maybe right, let us know what you come across I pretty sure someone will chime in with the correct 411

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Still learning how to take marine pictures so over look the blurriness. My collection comes from SWF,TPP and LFS. They are interesting to watch and only come out during feed time and mines to climb the tank glass but not the rocks, enjoy

Give it a couple weeks to acclimate before raising the foam because of now it appears to be at the right height. Did it com with a lid for your skimmer cup?

more than sure they are not feather dusters but they do resemble some type of clove coral IMO.

I say PRICELESS when you find what you been looking for. Excellent choice on the shrooms

I run my 2X 250 W MHs' from 11a.m. to 7p.m. and my X dual compact antics from 2p.m. to 12a.m. and the moon lights from 12a.m. to 1a.m. I over lap the antics with the MH for 5 hrs.

Originally Posted by dankbardy31 Hey everyone, I have a 6 week old 24g jbj nano cube. My phosphates have been between 1.0 and 2.0 for the last couple of weeks. I was wondering what is out there and recommended to lower these to zero. There are no corals in the tank yet just a blue damsel...

Originally Posted by meowzer What do you plan on keeping in there? I bought a $7 clip on lamp from Walmart, and put in a compact fluorescent bulb...I have chaeto, LR rubble, a peppermint shrimp, a monkey shrimp, some various snails....and all is well....oh yeah...and 2 pencil urchins...

Just to get this thing up and going, and producing pods, I will begin with Red Algae & Shaving Hair Brush Plant which will be planted in DMB Substrate.

OK hobbyist which light should I purchase for my 30g sump/refuge Perch-Light Compact Fluorescent Aquarium Lighting Fixtures Tom Aquarium Powerful lighting solution for confined spaces with Perch-Light Compact Fluorescent Aquarium Lighting Fixtured. These compact fluorescent fixtured come with...

Originally Posted by ZmyDust Could I trouble you to outline how you do this and what equipment is used to set up the self siphon? Thanks. The lid to my skimmer cup had holes in it, so I took some air line tubing and stuck it in there until it reached the bottom of the cup when the lid is...

Welcome to the hobby, Doc. is leading you down the right road with you lighting so stick with him he's good and as for your nitrites&trates when using fully cured LR once the ammonia hits oppm the rest sometimes happens very fast and you miss it. But to be on the safe side let the tank remain...

Originally Posted by meowzer LOL...I'm a wife, and I am the one with the sw hobby...which is turning out to be more expensive then my husbands hunting hobby....so after the last few things I bought I told him we need to look for a new turkey gun for him(I am the finance manager at home..LOL)...

Originally Posted by dschwartz I was scheduled to do my weekly 10-15% water change today and checked my parameters but everything was right where it should be. Should I bother changing water to remove solids, etc and restore other essentials or just let it go since all is measuring fine...

Originally Posted by T316 My wife blows me out for leaving pee in the toilet even one time

Originally Posted by NigerBang Its a modded Reef Octopus 150nw how many gallons is it rated up to and what size is your tank?

IMO your skimmer is functioning properly, it's pulling out what you have. Meaning that since you don't have a large bio-load you won't have a large amount of skim gue. One of the expert will chime in soon and give you some tips and tricks, but in the mean time please post more info so that the...