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yello tang - definitly go glass. And of the two I like Oceanic. On a side note, acrylic is not that hard to deal with, it is much lighter than glass, therefore easier to move, and it looks really good. But it attracts coraline in vast quantities (a good thing on the back and maybe the sides...

A GFI installed in the circuit (a wall outlet) should not trip when the power blips off for a little while. I have had numerous small outages and lots of 2 second on/offs of the power during wind storms. Never once has the GFI tripped. Have an electrician install an outlet with a built in GFI...

Dont worry about it!!! As for next time (hopefully never): dead anemones look like jello bits floating around your tank :( Anemones can move to where they are happy. Leav the tank alone a bit more and keep it on a regular cycle (ie lights, currents, feedings) and it will do fine. If it is...

I personnally think royal grammas can be finiky at first. I would suggest clowns (perculas included). If you get tank raised (readily available) then they are tuff as nails. Luke

Please don't try and keep clams in 32 watts of light. They are living things that have requirements (that 32w does NOT meet) Luke

Because you are still runing a small amount of light in perspective... if you want to recreate the envirnment that most corals you can keep come from, then go with blue light. Most things that survive in small light are deeper creatures so the blue is the most natural (and effcient). But most...

The epoxy is perfect for that kind of thing. Just mix about a marbles worth and stick it between the two rocks, when it hardens it will be a lot harder to knock over. Luke

If you can deal with the heat (find a way :) ) then that would be great, there is no such thing as an insane amount of light. (I realize that there is but you are not close) Luke

I WIN :D 17.5 watts per gallon! and moving to 35 in a matter of weeks. Of coarse I have an advantage of having to only devide by 10 gallons (1 175w over a 10, but going to a second when I can afford another lamp, have the ballast in my garage) Luke

Watts per gallon rules do NOT hold up in nanos. 55 watts of light is 55 watts of light!! It is not enough to keep anything healthy! I run a 175 MH on my 10 gallon and am getting ready to put a second on. I am keeping hard corals and high light items so this is excesive if you want shrooms...

Underwater epoxy is great. So is cyanocryalite (sp?)(super glue, look for the real name on the back and it will work well) for that matter. Don't think of Underwater epoxy as glue, so much as a good locking device. It is like playdogh that hardens into a rock like consistancy. It basically...

DSB in a Nano is not as easily exacuted as it is in a larger tank. Not in terms of the denitrafacation, but rather the creature care. It is difficult to find creatures to sift it. A small goby would be alright, also small cucumbers (large ones can be toxic especially in such a small...

I personnaly use Kent. But They all work!! Instant Ocean, Reef Crystals, Kent marine, others (I can't think of) work. Unless you do weekly waterchanges or have no stock, the elements will be depleated. So with any of these you will need supplements. The Magnesium info is correct, some salts...

You are dealing with a bad product here. Something is not working in the chain ;) Here is a number of **more** things to try :) The test kits could be bad (unlikely that all your kits are reading funny) The salt very well could be "bad" How old is it. Has it ever gotten wet, either from...

Like I said I have always used PVC (with zero problems). But the part I need uses a coarse thread count and PVC comes in a fairly fine thread (comparitivly speaking). The ABS part fits, but will it cause me problems? Broomer5 - I read the links. Thanks for the info. Can;t say it makes me...

If the secretion was brown, then they released some or all their zooxanthellea. Which is the algea that lives in corals tissues. If it is not brown it could be a number of other things. Assuming you put the rock in a tank with good SW and the right temp you did just fine. Wheather or not the...

In the past when I plumb things on my tank, I have always used PVC or food grade vinyl. But I was at home depot today and found the part I needed in ABS plastic. Has anyone used or heard of anyone using ABS as plumbing material??? Will it leach anything into the water?? Thanks Luke

I think there are a number of things to consider: 1. Do you have an overflow, or other surface skimmer to sweep dust off the surface? If not it will inhibat O2 exchange (more than the top) and look bad. 2. Do you need to add more CA? If your corals are needing 1 gallon of CA a day and you...

It will certainly be easier. My 10 has nobady in it :) But you will still have every other problem such a small environment can have. Evaporation, chemistry, temp swings... etc. The key to such a small reef is to have way to much time on your hands!! Luke

jack the reefer - sounds great. But as MichaelAR said you have to add elements (which you are probably doing :) ). Especially iodine for the xenia and CA for everything. Properly set up tanks don't need water changes all that often. But when your elements dry up, the tank can crash in a...