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The rocks are pretty much leaning up against the back. There are some spaces back there for swimming but most of my rock is pretty small and needed to be leaning against the back for extra stability. flip:jumping:

do a search on cyanobacteria and look for a post called "How to rid your tank of "Red-Slime! There is some good information on it there. It helped me to see what was causing it and how to get rid of it. HTH flip:jumping:

THedraven, Here is a side view of my tank

I used 'kick ick' in my display tank as I had no way of getting the fish out of there without removing 250 lbs of LR and I had lost a few fish already. My Tang survived the outbreak. So I would certainly use it again....though I would prefer never to encounter Ick in my display again. flip:jumping:

Thanks...it's a little like a horseshoe I guess...I wanted a 'beach' in the front and I wanted to hide the pumps and such around the back and ends. Mostly though it's in there in such a way that we don't have rock avalanches and we still have tunnels and caverns for the fish. flip:jumping:

Originally posted by boadyboom still tryin to figure out how to resize and post my pics--- try http://www.irfanview.com/ Its a free download....it worked for me, I can now resize my pics and post them.

My 120 Gallon...still pretty new but I am working on it all the time. flip:jumping:

Originally posted by Kip4130 just a warning.. .get your defenses up for having tangs in a 29g (its not a very good idea) no wait.. .is this the big tank or the small one? I am guessing big. No worries Kip, I wouldn't dream of keeping a tang in a 29 gal....though he is in there right now in...

Originally posted by Wakeskater flipper263 WANNA SHARE THE SECRET what secret are you asking for?

I am very pleased with how things are looking....it's still fairly new and I am sure it shows...but I love my marine aquariums!!!! and finally I figured out how to post a pic...WOOHOO!

My Tank

I finally figured out how to post a pic!!!:jumping:

A pic of my powder Blue Tang

These are great posts! Would it be possible to get them posted as Stickies in the Newbie section? I know that as a newbie, I rarely ventured out of the newbie section except when doing a search. This is very important information that could save a life or at the very least...a lot of pain...

Thanks for the reply Squidd, its a reef tank. I guess one of the things I was looking at was what kind of skimmer to get..an HOT or an in sump...thus the questions about the sump and refugium. I think I am going to get the HOT skimmer and hold off on the sump and refugium until I think I am more...

I am looking at purchasing a sump...but the more I read, the more I am confused. It sounds like a sump is a filter system...but I already have a canister filter that I am very happy with. I was hoping to have a sump/refugium though so I can put my heaters and a skimmer in it and of course grow...

I have a sea urchin in my FOWLR tank and it is doing great. I heard they are not reef safe so he will be staying in my smaller tank. Though at my lfs, I saw an urchin that was labelled 'reef urchin' so there may be some types that are reef safe. flipper:jumping:

Thanks...they are awesome shells so I want to put some of them in my tank...I will soak and test the water ..or boil them...before I put them in the tank. flip:jumping:

My mom brought me some absolutely beautiful sea shells from Mexico.....the thing is....she soaked them in bleach before transporting them to Canada so that they wouldn't smell. My question is...what (if anything) can I do to make them safe to put in my tank? I have them soaking in fresh water...

Thanks everyone...your advice is very helpful..I will look for some other type of fish to add to my tank when I am ready for another. Thanks flip:jumping: