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Joe i appreciate all of your answers, forgive me for a stupid question: If i bleach the LRR and do not qt the rock wont it not have any beneficial bacteria on it to further filter my tank? It will all die off and i will need to start the process over correct?

Ok thanks, so qt the LRR it is. After qt'ing the lrr, without a light in my sump will it be a suitable place for pods? This is part of the reason i am switching over. I have many pods in my tank now but just introduced a Mandarin and my pods will be gone shortly i assume. I really wanted a...

Thanks for the replies, so in the greater minds opinions is it even worth it to switch out? Ive had bio balls for more then a year working fine with this tank but just wanted a more natural approach. I don't think i can do a sand bed as the baffles are open at the bottom ( bought a pre made...

Hey guys, i have a 60 gallon FOWLR tank and a 20 gallon sump with 2 sections. Half of the sump is bio balls and the other half is baffled for carbon and my return pumps plus skimmer. I recently bought 15 lbs of live rock rubble and bio rock mud in hopes of switching out my bio balls. Will this...

Is this something i should be worried about? I was thinking about stocking it with a few larger tangs, my Emperor Angel, a decent Trigger, maybe some schooling fish. Other then that i am open for suggestions please.

I just picked up a used 135 gallon tank stand and canopy for $250 bucks. I just got it out of my truck and i want to start cleaning it out and prepping it for my living room. I'v had a FOWLR 60 gallon tank w/ 20 gallon sump for about a year and a half so i'm fairly experienced but i've never had...

Hey guys, i just purchased a coralife super skimmer 65 for my 60 gallon tank. I have it in my sump right now and just got everything plugged in and working. ( i know a bigger skimmer is better) i didn't want to break the bank for a good one atm. my question is should i see bubbles right off the...

Sorry about the t.v. in the backround! this is my pair of maroon clown fish. The bigger one has so much personality. Its super protective and will drag food over to the smaller one that is shy and only comes out to eat. My anemone is now gone but i loved the bubble tip i had. I think the 2 make...

Well guys and gals, he didn't make it. I am almost positive it was due to stress and think i was to quick to jump to something beyond me capacity. I watched him go in my makeshift qt tank. now i need to figure out what i can safely put in my tank that will survive. thanks for all of your help...

I do regular water changes bi weekly, the only thing that i have changed is my drain pipe which i doubt is the culprit here. Do you think a larger pre-mature water change will lower nitrate levels enough? The shark for now is the center point of the tank so getting rid of the emperor will more...

It's hard to get a picture of him because i have a cave going upwards that he likes to hide in. the best picture i have of him is the 2nd one where he is pale in complexion. It isn't in just one spot, it covers his whole body. There doesn't appear to be spots of ick. I guess we could relate what...

I have had this guy for a bout a week now and everything was normal (eating shrimp krill mysis, brine and spectrum pellets) until this morning. I made a durso stand pipe and took the glass top out and replaced it with egg crate last night so i know he was a little stressed out before i went to...

Well, thanks again! i built a stand pipe and it worked pretty good, i still get the tank filling up then shooting out but the noise is hardly there at all now. I think it has something to do with my hole at the top or how high it sits out of the water. I did buy another set of pvc pipes to make...

Sorry for the silly questions, Will this work with the bigger size pvc pipe?? I know i can get all of the fittings and am about to go out and get them to try it but all of the stand pipes i have looked at on the internet are with the smaller size piping i am worried that it will be much to large...

Thank you all for your help and advice, after reading a bunch of articles on how to make a stand pipe, my question is: can i drain water and add the pvs from the t up??? I dont think i am going to be able to remove my drain pipe and start over as i have about a 3 inch sand bed and water to the...

I have tried to make the hose straight but unfortunately there is to much of it, so when i let it just free fall it creates a loop and makes a swishing sound as it goes down. I needed to make a big loop and use more of the line i guess for sound reasons.

I have a 60 gal dt and a 20 gal sump with a very noisy return pipe. It is drilled at the bottom and has a single flex line that dumps water into the plexi-glass drain then into bio balls. The noise sounds like a faucet running and water gargling at the same time. I cant get water from the dt to...

Thanks for the quick replies, as far as my bio load, i think i can get by without one for now with my 2 fish, I looked into the ASM G1 online (only place i would be able to get it) because the 3 around me don't carry them. I am worried about it fitting in my sump. The dimensions that i saw worry...

So i have been looking into getting a protein skimmer for a while now and have been checking a couple out at my local lfs. Does anyone have opinions on the in sump RED SEA, Aqua medic, or Cora Life skimmer?? i have a 60 gal FOWLR and a 20 gallon sump. I have 2 fish, and am looking to get more...

Sorry to hijack this, (prepare for a stupid question...) can i put a few large turbos in my sump to clean up a bit?