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Depends on the capacity of your overflow box. IMO, the high flow rate of 300 gpd up is suitable for your tank or you can go to the max as long as your overflow box can handle it. I recommend to have the return flow near the top water level for good surface agitation. Reuben.

YOu definately can but be carefull on the putting too much calcium. The last thing you wanted in your tank is those hard calcium deposits on your pump or powerhead. And your substrate too. I remembered I hauled what seem to look like a piece of aragonite brick in my tank when I moved. Reuben.

I forgot, If its a coraline algae and doens't bother anything, leave it. Its a good sign. You might want to scrape it off the glass if it gone that far. Reuben.

I've been using this product by Kent Marine called Poly Ox. It is an organic material oxidizer. It assists in preventing growth of various cyanobacteria (commonly called red or blue-green slime algae) by simply removing their food source. The label says that "it will oxidize leftover food, and...

Javajoe, this is shooo sweetha ! Nice specimens you have. Reuben.

<== hey whipple, this is cool can I use it ? Reuben.

Bring it out of the container and place it in a 1/4 pail of saltwater from your tank, or just enought to make it afloat, and begin cleaning your balls by rubbing it gently a couple of times (you don't want to kill the bacteria here) just enough to remove trapped particles. Do this every 6 months...

I'm planning of changing my 30 gal with ARAGONITE substrate with DSB. How do I replace those without putting too much stress on my fish or worst water spilage ? Any recommendation what sand to buy ? I heard that southdown is good. thanks guys. I currently have in there the ff: 1 yellow tang 10...

Originally posted by anthem: <strong>Mantis shrimps are actually very cool creatures to look at. Try putting one in a small species tank and watch. Absolutely cool and amazing. yes, you probably don't want them in a community tank, but there are people who actually go out and buy those things...

Originally posted by broomer5: <strong>Reuben I deleted a ******* word in your title of this post. We know you can't believe it, and neither do the rest of us ... But, we all need to watch the ******* words we use here - there are children in classrooms that read these posts. Thanks for...

you know my hunch (spelling ?)is that somebody sold them to them and not knowing that these critters' a pest. I feel sorry for the hobbists who would go and buy one of these. I wish I could stand there and tell everybody not to buy those. Reuben. -

Catera, and what brand is that ? Reuben -

I went to visit my LFS today during lunch and found out that they are selling mantis shrimp for 15 bucks each. The shrimp are contained inside the aquarium in a small containers ... I guess just to separate them. My question is, who in the sane world would buy such specimen ? The next thing I...

Originally posted by Bluto: <strong>For the record... There ARE beneficial microfauna INSIDE the stomachs of certain fish (tangs for instance). I'm not saying these are affected by UV (although longterm copper use will kill them off from what I understand), but I think it's important to point...

Yup, I do argee with Lordofthereef. Reuben -

Hey Lordofthereef, you're in NJ right ? Have you been in the NJ State Aquarium (camden, nj) ? If yes, is it good ? worth the trip ? Reuben -

Its a good product but the price is way too much. you might want to check out AHSupply.com and see if they have the same specs that you're looking for. Reuben ==========

I posted this on the other post and I just thought of putting it here... Sterilization is the safest method of preventing and eliminating problems in an aquarium, or pond. UV will not kill a parasite on the fish, but parasites go through a free floating stage, at which point they are eliminated...

Sterilization is the safest method of preventing and eliminating problems in an aquarium, or pond. UV will not kill a parasite on the fish, but parasites go through a free floating stage, at which point they are eliminated. Many of us reefers thought of avoiding UV, to keep plankton alive...

Are you sure it ate it alive ? Or is it already dead and the CBS just doing its duty to clean-up ? Reuben.