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During acclimation, how do you keep the temp in the container the same as in the tank? Just because warm water from the tank is dripping in the container, it's still not enough to keep the temperature in the container stable. When i'm acclimating I always put the container propped up setting i'm...

Where exactly are the holes located? If they are in the corners you can put standpipes and returns on them and use it... 10 - 1¼ PVC end-cap with vent hole. 9 - Connector made of 1¼ PVC. Glue to Tee, teflon taped top for snug fit with End-Cap. 8 - 1¼ PVC Street-Ell. Trim the connector for a...

It's all fun and games to the diabetic until he/she looses a limb.

I've moved my rock hundreds of times and mixed up all kinds of gunk. I never got an ammonia spike, I believe that's a forum rumor. Your tang may be sick or dying. Yes, my tang has a spot he wedges himself in to sleep but as soon as my actinics come on, hes out and about. So if your tang is still...

Dude, just bring something shiny or cash. All women love money and shiny stuff.

I don't understand this practice either. Their is so many other sources of ammonia... Urine, ammonia for cleaning, and rancid seafood. I usually seed my new tanks from one of my established systems otherwise I use a rancid shrimp or some portion of seafood.

Originally Posted by tank a holic how deep should the sand be on top of the CC? 2-3 inches?? also are there different sizes of skimmers? Well, you will add it to the top of the cc but eventually it will all settle. If you're looking for a sandy bottom look, add as much sand as their is coral...

Don't throw it out. Just add sand to the cc... It's all the same.

Originally Posted by tank a holic First of all THANK YOU all for the help Now... jswan 10, I don't know yet what all I want but I'm thinking LPS, anemone's and MAYBE softies. I do know that with experience I'll want to keep more and harder to keep species eventually so I want to have capable...

Originally Posted by Stanlalee mogul based 175w single ended lamp double ended 150w lamp Well, it looks like I'll be sticking to my hqi bulbs.... From what I've read the 150w hqi bulbs are comparable to/or put out as much or more light that 250 mogul base bulbs?

I think you did a great job of trying to keep the fry happy. They probably had a better chance of surviving in your hands rather than in the wild.

Originally Posted by MrReef Hmm... i never thought of keeping an eel... r they social or will i never see it? i really like the sound of that stock list. I already have all my live rock in my 55, and its already cycled. Right now, for filtration, i have a superskimmer 65 and one of those...

Originally Posted by Stanlalee 150w have double ended sockets (unless you have a seldom used s.c.r.e.w. in medium based bulb), 175w have mogul based s.c.r.e.w. in sockets. moderaters. its rediculous you cant type the word s.c.r.e.w. , even if it were used negatively its still the cleaner way to...

Both my ballast state they run both 150w and 175w bulbs. I am currently running 150w bulbs. Its about time to replace them so I was going to replace them with 175w bulbs... The bases I have are hqi.... do the 150w and 175w bulbs use the same size base?

I'd get the aqua-c if i was you. I picked up a coralife super skimmer 65 for 30.00 just to have around. I sold it three days later because it sucked. The only thing that skimmer had going for it was the fact it had a decent pump to harvest for another project. I'll never buy another coralife...

Originally Posted by MrReef what about the niger trigger? and its not going to be in a 55 permanatly, im upgrading to a 100+gallon in a year or so Niger triggers are awesome and I think it may be a good selection for you as long as you plan to upgrade to a 100+ gallon system in the near...

Originally Posted by woody189 See, but being as though you have MH's, it's probably safe to assume you have corals or something, which means you're ALK, CA, MAG levels are probably where they should. That's step 1, THEN the lighting comes in. IDK if that's how it is, just what I would think...

I tried boiling water with 22g syringe. Shriveled up then was fine the next day. Take the rock out and use a hammer and flat head [hr] driver to chip a little of the rock off with the stalk so no part is left behind to re-grow.

Very carefully. Lots of plastic 55 gal drums, heaters and power heads.

My coralline did not start growing until I got my magnesium near 1350.... Coralline needs proper mag, cal, and alk to calcify from my understanding. Also one you get your mag up, you will notice you have to dose less calcium to maintain proper calc level. Proper mag= stable calcium level. This...