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what if i took out like 30 lbs of the crushed coral and add about 30-40 lbs of live sand or non live sand and mixed it together? i wouldnt want to cover all the crushed coral i have now because whats the purpose of having it there, and also i would be afraid it would trap in harmful toxins under...

anyone with any experience or advice on this stuff? im thinking of adding a small clown fish and a little more live rock to the tank. i have tons of filtration on it now as i bought an additional canister filter to add to the already existing canister filter and HOB filter/protein skimmer but i...

yah im going with the aqua c remora pro. ive been reading on another question and answer website (which i will not post due to respect for this SWF) and everything i read says to try the acrp if looking for a lowend yet quality skimmer.

well i bought this stress zyme live bacteria that comes in a bottle, so far it seems to be working pretty good. the cycling has been going by lighting fast. its only week two and my parameters are all in check except maybe the pH which is at about 8.0. (BTW what can i do to raise the pH)? back...

so you at least got SOME kind of skim in your collection tray? cuz i cant seem to get even the slightest bit foam/water into mine. i took the advice of some other members on this forum and i now have a koralia powerhead in there, i also purchased a second canister filter today so now i have one...

well i decided to waste the money to go out and buy myself a skilter 400 for my 60 gallon FOWLR because it sounded like a solid investment and unique style of HOB filter/skimmer combo. well turns out i should have done some research AHEAD of time (which i will now do on everything i buy) because...

ok so i bought my gf a starfish to put in her 40 gallon aquarium and it died in 3 or so days. i dont remember the exact species but it was small and orange and had tiny tiny black spots almost not noticeable. the LFS we got him from was our first time visiting but had some amazing corals and all...

i like your black sand a lot. what kind is it? it makes your colors in your tank stand out a lot and just has an over all soothing look.

was planning on getting at least one powerhead this week. will take your advice and go with two though because i do plan on getting an anemone and i want it to do as good as the sebae i have in my 40 gallon bow front. he is doing great with the powerhead i have in there so i would suppose i...

Originally Posted by yank30265 I was wondering how my sand was getting piled up just to the side of a piece of live rock. my wife thought i had added more sand. when she said this i looked and saw what she was talking about. I thought i had some type of hitchiker because i got my rock from a...

ok so i am setting up a 60 gallon FOWLR which is almost into its second week of cycling. i have a rena xp2 canister filter and a HOB style filter/protein skimmer combo. the canister filter is rated at 300 GPH and the HOB is rated at 400 GPH so i have about 700 GPH of flow. is this enough...

ok i will check the phosphates tonight as soon as i get home. this IS a new tank and is only in its second week of cycling so could this be the reason for the outbreak? as far as flow goes i have a hangon filter/protein skimmer combo that pulls 400 gph and i also have a rena XP2 canister filter...

hi i am in the middle of cycling my tank right now so i am nowhere near getting any livestock yet but i am in the process of planning out what i want to get. i am using crushed coral/crushed aragonite combo for my substrate that looks approximately this size but a little rounder shaped pieces...

thats the same problem i have had with my mushrooms. i have had a 40 gallon tank setup for about a year now and i have purple mushrooms, red mushrooms, purple with blue outlining and purple with blue speckles that are doing amazing and have been dropping babies likes crazy. i went from one of...

ok thanks for the reply..i guess the LFS associate was trying to increase there sale cuz she told me buy a few damsels after the tank had been running for a few days guess i shouda posted on here first :-/ well whats done is done so i will keep an eye on the ammonia and nitrite levels. on...

hey i just started up a 60 gallon tank that was sitting in the garage of a friends for a few months but was a fully established saltwater tank for a couple years. the rock has been out of water for a few months so im assuming its "dead" rock for now. well its been set up now for a little over a...

i just today added a skilter 400http://www.pets-warehouse.com/pic-a/ASP01033.jpg hangon filter and protein skimmer combo to the tank. it is rated at tanks up to 125 gallons if used in combination with some other sort of mechanical filtration (ie a protein skimmer) which i currently have running...

holy bejesus thats a lot of coralline algae on that tank!! i hope it doesnt get THAT outta control. but i am excited that my new tank is already producing this. my 40 gallon that has been set up for about 8 months now barely has it spreading on rocks only because i bought a piece of live rock...

Ok so I took your advice and did the turkey baster technique and nothing came off. I tried rubbing it with my finger and had to actually scrape it with my nail to get pieces of it to break off. Hopefully the pieces I rubbed off will spread and grow on more rocks! ThAnks for your help guys!

ok so im not sure if this is the right forum to be posting this question in but i need a lil help. so i bought a 60 gallon tank with about 60 lbs dead "live rock". i also added a few pieces of fully cured live rock from another tank i have. the uncured/dead rock has been sitting in the guys...