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I am very old school as well , please excuse some of my questions I have always done what worked best for me . im just trying to check out some of the latest ideas out there so bare with me . there is some stuff on this forum I read I never even heard of how old school is that lol .

Id like to ask a question maybe some 1 here can answer it a few years ago a friend dismantled his tank and stored it . all the live rock he just let dry out in the tank sitting on his back porch . for months then he just boxed it all up and stored it . now he is asking me if I want it . is any...

I must say that's a killer build , sad to say in florida that would be termite food quick . on my 90gal when I got it I cut all the guts out of the base and set it on cinder blocks just as a precaution .

hey silver you just gave me a cool idea about something I can do with an old 30gal, plexiglass tank I got in storage , maybe I will make a big wet dry out of it hummmmmmm , im watchin this

just a suggestion , loose the predators unless you really like them and then you have plenty of room for a small community tank do a water change lower that salinity to .023-.025 I bet you will be a lot happier with a community with say 6-8 fish swimming around then a tank with a few predators

2 things I caught here , im not exactly sure I would of used sand from the beach either here . with all the pollution the cities pump into the local water ways . just food for thought . plus I agree with hawkfish salinity level at 1.030 is like really high , many of the clown fish family for...

I was always partial to a wet/dry system and never had any issues with it works very well on my fish only 90 gal . anyone else have an opinion on wet/dry systems and their maint care etc . that I don't know always looking for new helpful info here

I would honestly stay away from the dwarfs unless you have some experience with lions in general . having kept them in the past IMO the dwarf species of the Lion is a touch more sensitive then its larger counterpart .plus they can be picky eaters , as far as the light use , in my experience I...

could someone explain this hole cycling with raw shrimp thing . and its concept . sorry for the silly questions its just that I have always done my tanks the old school ways and im trying to learn about all the new ways , thanks

was never really big on life rock use but I have heard and read a lot about the use of live rock and I may add some . the local shop has loads of it at a reasonable price per pound . would anyone know if the use of UV sterilizers will cause problems with live rock or would they be ok ? I am...

well once I deal with getting my water supply cleaned up at my residence today and get the filters in , and I know its clean , through testing I will work on getting the tank cleaned up . as for the damsel use for cycling . I am sure that over the years new and improved stuff has come along but...

silver hit it right on the head . thanks I spoke to city this morn and apparently they are indeed using new stuff with higher phosphate levels in our water supply stations .as of july so that explains what and where this came from certainly would of been nice if they informed the residents . I...

hello all , im new here but not new to the hobby . i have been keeping tank for years and have never honestly ever experienced anything like this . now right up front i want to say i been keeping salt water fish the old school way , strict weekly water changes , not alot of chemical additions...