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The logic for species that end up on list like this is certainly sound. The only problem I have is in years gone by some of the species that are commonly kept by even novice tank owners with success would have shown up on list like these. List like these use to include most all corals and...

IMO mandarins need to be food trained for long term success. To date I have food trained five prior to gifting/selling out to fellow hobbyist who I knew did not have the time and patients to do this but were dead set on having one in various size tanks. First off make sure to purchase the...

I plan to just cut it to fit up against the walls of the plywood. Maybe a dab of silicone for the vertical pieces to hold them in place. Hopefully silicone wont melt Styrofoam. Once the liner is in and full of water they wont be going anywhere. The Styrofoam should serve to insulate somewhat...

Carbon and water changes. It is also extremely important that you connect all tank electronics to a GFI. These can be in line or the outlets in the room can be replaced with GFI outlets. These will trip like a circuit breaker and cut of electric to the system when they detect voltage...

Might want to look into setting up a small sump for the system if for no other reason than to house the skimmer. Any skimmer you buy is going to work more efficiently set up in this manner any way. There are many other benefits to having a sump other than just a place for the skimmer. Whole...

The store I buy my corals from has them all displayed in lagoon systems like this. IMO the effect is something different and most likely provides a more natural environment for the inhabitants. I have also been doing research on a diy tank build as of late and now am leaning toward one of these...

Once you have alk calcium and PH where you want them they can most likely be maintained with a nightly kalk drip. Go to health food type stores and look for MRS. Sages Pickling Lime. Same thing as more expensive LFS kalk powders. Google "kalkwasser" for more info.

Sounds fair to me. Its probably just my area (south west coast of fl). Things are totally out of control around here. Common retail mark up on everything starts at a hundred percent. Home Insurance has become almost impossible to afford if you can get it at all. It also appears that...

Originally Posted by psusocr1 just eurobrace it,, it really wont have to be that bad if instead of one thick piece ogig through the middle you used two or three thinner peices across the width Sounds reasonable. My existing glass tank has a two inch center brace which does not noticeably...

Best price if found on line was Delvies plastic inc. They will make precision cuts for 20 per order and shipping is around 50. It may not be true of your neck of the woods but most likely retail will be a 100 percent mark up or more. I could not help but laugh out loud at some of the sales...

Bump. wondering if anyone had done this or had opinions on it. Tank plans are pretty much finalized at 50Lx18Hx30w and construction will hopefully get started this weekend. Thinking 3 or 4 3/8 or even 1/2 stainless steel threaded rods for middle spaced a few inches apart and one on each end. I...

As suspected getting the material locally means getting ripped off. All suppliers want a 100 percent mark up. A half inch 4x8 sheet Internet $115. Local retail $229. I honestly don't know how they expect to sell raw materials like this at that kind of mark up. If they do sucker someone into...

Thanks again guys. If nothing else these past couple weeks of researching the project have been enlightening. The whole point of it is to end up with a shorter wider tank. Shorter to make lighting needs easier to provide and wider to provide more floor space for a wider assortment of corals...

Thanks much for the advice guys. I have not ordered the pieces yet so I will just go ahead and make sure I get cell cast for my overflows so that issue is solved. As for the bowing I certainly don't want this so what are my options other than moving up to 1/2 inch which will significantly add $...

It could; many non reef style salt mixs take into consideration a PH value of tap water to mix in. Switch to a reef style mix for RO water and do your large water change as you would for any newly cycled tank and you most likely will be fine. Might also consider a nightly/everyother night kalk...

Still hemming and hawing around about my tank build project. After finding a good price on cut pieces of cell cast acrylic I am pretty sure the new tank will be acrylic. Acrylic project by my calculations actually comes in at or slightly below cost for plywood build. Only problem is the...

You might want to go to your county's web site where you should find a breakdown on what exactly is in your tap water. You might find that your tap water is vary pure. Something that does not get mentioned a lot is that government standards for tap water are higher than that of bottled water...

When installing a sump/fuge (and all new hobbyist eventually do) have it behind the tank not crammed under the stand. This is especially true if hang on overflows are to be used. Then any drips/leaks in return line or drains from overflow will fall harmlessly back into sump and not on floor. If...

Still exploring ways to center brace my potential plywood tank without restricting light from entering tank. Tank will be 54 inches long and have 48 inch fixtures so the 3 inch plywood braces on the ends will not restrict light. For middle bracing however I am considering 3/4 stainless steel...

Yikes 400 bucks should be more than enough to get started if you already have the tank and until you get a feel for whether or not you want to be in the hobby long term you should probably try not to spend even that much. First off purchase your supplies on line for a substantial saving over...