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I just took my eheim canister wet/dry off of my 75g because of high nitrates. However, within the next few weeks I'm going to be setting up the 60g that I recently bought. I would like to be able to use the eheim to help cycle the tank(exactly what I did with my 75g). Is there anything I can do...

Yes, I read on the website that the prizm is 2.4 inches deep, but that is not really my concern. I have plenty of space behind the tank. It's just that I only have 1.5in of space on top of the aquarium. The canopy that I built fits almost the entire top access to the tank. There is only that gap...

Right now I'm trying to decide which skimmer to buy. I've searched a lot of past posts and certainly learned a few to stay away from. Currently, I don't have a sump. Do the in sump skimmers work any better than hang on skimmers? My other concern is that with the new lighting I built, I only have...

For the first several months, my tank had 4 40w NO bulbs. I DIY'd a 4 55w pc set up with an oak canopy and added on a 40w actinic NO that came with the tank. The 55w bulbs are 2 10K, 1 67K and 1 actinic. So I went from 160w NO to 220w pc and 40w NO. Other than an algae bloom, my anenome was...

My tank, about 9 months old has been forming dark green, lime green, brown and rust colored algae all over. Now, bubbles are forming on top of the algae. These bubbles are large compared to the tiny bubbles in the water itself. Every few seconds you see these large bubbles rise to the top. Can...

Other than the expense, is there anything wrong with using spring water or artesian well water? I have noticed that some makers perform reverse osmosis on their spring water. Does anyone have any opinion or knowledge of this? Thanks

Over the past two weeks my bubble tip anenome has been closing or half closing on a daily basis. It gets my tomato clown very upset and he takes it out on other fish. However, watching closer over the past few days I've noticed my largest emerald crab pinching a tentacle, waiting for it to close...

I have about 50lbs of live rock and 3in of live sand, both taken from that same mature tank. I would like to add more of both. How can I add more sand? Back to the point, if I use an overflow into the first chamber can I then use a power head feeding the skimmer inside that same chamber. And...

Right now I'm running my 75g with lr,ls,critters and an eheim biological canister. My nitrates are sky high. So I want to make a sump/refugium out of a 30g that I have (frog is going back to the creek). My question is what kind of filtration should I use in the middle chamber. I plan on adding...

If you make the canopy out of plywood, how do you have access to the tank? Do you build some kind of hinge? I'm working on building my own lights for my 75 also. Thanks for the help.

I just bought another complete setup and I was told it had VHO lighting. The sticker on the ballast is almost illegible. The bulbs, two of which are dead, are also illegible. The only thing I can read on the ballast is M2-40R and that it takes 40W T12 bulbs. Can anyone tell me what those are or...

I know the tank it came from and it did not have any treatments or contaminants. However, how do I clean it up? Can't it become live rock once again? Thanks

I have a 5gal bucket full of live rock and tank water 2/3 full that has been sitting on someone's porch for about a month. Can it be used? Thanks

Thanks for the help guys. I'm going to buy it tomorrow, but I have to measure the tank. It's 60gal, but I don't think it's 48in long and it's built into the custom hood. So I'll see, but the deal is too good to pass up.

I have about 4 inches of live sand and about 40 lbs of live rock, both taken from a mature tank. The wet/dry was also running that tank. The initial cycle only took about 7 days. I bought the market leader cleanup crew package from this website and I have a 9 inch goby that was also taken from...

Hello everyone, I'm fairly new to the hobby and have a lot of questions. I'll stick to one or two at a time. I've had a 75 gal with lr, ls, cleanup crew and 6 fish. It's been up for almost 6 months and looks beautiful. I bought the whole setup from an experienced hobbiest and he said my plans...