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Im 21 now, but have been in the hobby since i was 14. Looking back i have no idea how i afforded it. Everyone would trip out on why i was spending 6 dollars a pound on rocks, actually they still do :). I remember at one point i saved lunch money for a month to buy a 60 dollar queen trigger lol...

Does anyone run purigen in a poly reactor? I have a 75 gal tank with a 20 gal sump, asm g1 skimmer, and would like to add some chemical media. I have heard power filters and canister filters are nitrate factories. I was wondering if it would be beneficial for me to run a emperor 400 with...

How long does it usually take fish and inverts to die from temperature fluctuation alone. I have lost several fish and a couple shrimp and snails the last 3 week. They seem to be fine one day and the next there dead, no signs of ick or anything they just one day disapear. I test my water often...

Yesterday morning i put in a small choclate chip star to feed to my newly purchased harlequin shrimp. The shrimp didnt eat him and has not come out of hiding yet but this is only day number 3. My question is i took the chip star out tonight as i dont want him eating my reef, but after taking him...

I have a 75 gallon that has been set up for about 2 months now. In it now i have sugar sand which i cant seem to keep clean any suggestions.Also the sand is there any way to stop the sand from blowing around? If i added a bigger grain white sand on the top would it help?. I have noticed i have...

Over this past week there has been two rather perculiar things that have happened. On monday i went to the lfs and bought a black and white clown along wth a perc clown. I brought them home to my 75 gallon reef and they seemed to be happy as larks, both ate great and where constantly swimming...

i believe the majority of the noise is coming from the waterfall effect. What is the best way to reduce the noise it has completly ran us out of our living room.

The sound is all the water rushing from the top of the overflow falling to the bottom holes.The pump is 1145gph and is some what loud but not nearly as lound as the waterfall effect.

I just purchased a 75 gallon tank with built in overflow and refugium sump. After setting everything up and switching on the pump the noise was immediatly unbearable.Im not sure if i made a huge mistake. It sound like im living under niagra falls. Is there anyway i can calm the noise down would...

I bought the carib sea refugium mud and it says add "cap"1/2in to 1in live sand, what does that mean a capfull of 1in ?. Is this unneccesary? Also i bought fiji mud 2 weeks ago i put it in my sump but then started having big problems and had to stop the filter, the mud is still in there but has...

Im starting a fuge for my new 75 gal. What will be the best things to keep in it to keep nitrates low? will cleaner clams live in a mixture of fuge mud and live sand? Also what will be the best plants that dont need an extreme amount of light and are LEGAL in california? Lastly if i kept a...

Ok i found that the skimmers strainer part is breaking so i will keep that i dont want to send anyone damage goods. I will sell the filter and the tank for 225. Also the filter is in the tank now i found out that it can fit in the back way but i found this out after buying a 75 gal yesterday...

Eshopps wet dry model 100 18x12x16 with rio hyperflow 10hf $140.00 I bought this unit less that 2 weeks ago it was up an running for 2 days. The lights i bought with it online didnt fit my tank and the sump didnt fit under my tank i tried running it outside the stand but my wife wasnt having it...

thanks alot dude your a lifesaver

I just purchased a tub of red sea salt that contains enough to make 80 gallons. The problem is i need to make 50 gallons and the instructions say use 1.4 pounds per 5 gallons how can i measure that is there away to transfer it into cups.

Does anyone know anything about these skimmers? They have an insane price tag but i need a good skimmer and dont have room in my stand to add a sump that really limits you as far as skimmers go.Is it true you dont need to use a sump with it how would you do that just stand it up on the bottom of...

i can spend up to 400 and as far as room i havent built the sump yet so thats still open.

My first question is im interested in purchasing a Outer Orbits Metal halide system i have a 55 gal and the one im interested in is 560 watts 2 150 hqi 2 130 and 6 lunar lights will this be to intense lighting for 55 gallons? Im interested in keeping clams but also want zoas and soft corals. My...

can i hang a coral life super skimmer on the back of a wet dry?

I recently purchesed a Eshopps sump with the dimensions of 18*12* 16 i went to put it under my tank and much to my dissapointment it didnt fit. Im going to have a custom stand built but also want to add a refugium. The refugium im eyeballing has the dimensions of 24*12*16 and is also and...