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I do not plan to have a sump so that is why I was considering the one my LFS makes. It is like one that some company sells but they changed it so they can sell it. How is the Aquaticlife 115 working for you? Are there any other in tank skimmers that you know of?

After some thinking today I decided that I would rather get a 4 bulb t5 and avoid any problems in the future if I want harder corals. I guess ill drop the penguin unless I use carbon then I will take eveything out of it and put some carbon in for a while. By a small flow pump I did mean a...

I plan to have a 20g. I am thinking of getting 20lbs LR, 25lbs LS, a penguin 125 filter, a small flow pump, and either 65 watt PC or (2) 24 watt T-5. The PC has more watts but the T5 has 2 bulbs so one can be actinic. Which would be better. I have heard people say that LR is enough filtration...

Before you add your next fish, check the fish in the tank for signs of ick. Your story sounds like what happened to me when ick got my tank. The biciolor should be pretty easy to feed. I have one and the only problem was that he was too small and couldnt fit the larger pellets in his mouth. He...

I have read Saltwater for Dummies and I will try to get ahold of The Conscientious Marine Aquarist. Besides fishlore.com what are other good sites?

I was looking through a list of extremely helpful tips in the beginners area and started reading the sum and wet dry filter tips. I am having trouble with these two so I liked these threads alot. Then i started to think about if I should get a book for some info. Assuming that all of the...

I am thinking of getting a goby and after some reading I think I want the Orange Spotted Diamond Goby. I want this fish mainly because he digs and sifts. Some people say the digging make your water dirty, but I welcome all diggers. First, what exactly does sand sifting do, what doues it "sift"...

As you can tell from the thread name, I'm new. I understand most of the filters except for one and what I think is another. The first is a cartridge filter. I kinda understand how it filters, but what are pros compared to a power filter like the bio wheel. The other filter is a sump. I read up...