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Note to acrylic51 - Thanks for the advice - I ordered the frogspawn and hammer/anchor and they shipped fine but came in tan instead of green. I went ahead and purchased a lovely piece of pipe organ and it is doing fine also. the last spot in my tank to place I decided to go with the flowerpot...

Okay calm down I can honestly say "Been there and done that"! First off my suggestion is to do water changes slowly raising SG to 1.024. At the same time you need to increase your tanks turnover rare. Clean the drives (impellers) on all your pumps and powerheads. Dirty drives rob flow! Now...

Don't move him, let him go where he needs to go! Since it's a photosythetic creature it will move to light. If it is hiding then something made it hide! Too much current, a sore foot already, or something. Hopefully you have the right lighting and excellent water conditions so when it is...

Okay first let me say I have a 210 g reef with a 45 g sump system. As for your first question - DON'T RUN BIOBALLS IN A WET/DRY FILTER. In a tank this size you will be hopefully be running live sand(not crushed coral) and live rock. This type of system will complete the nitrogen cycle...

Tank parameters are good? Check and post them, also if skimmer is in a sump the actual water level can increase and decrease the micro bubbles? If return can be made to drop thru a sponge before entering sump then try that!

Very nice job! Would be interested to know what parameters you maintain?

The Yellow ones are Yellow colony polyps The others look to be both button polyps and zoo's. I have always been told that polyps are individuals speading out on a rhyzome like vein and have a taller stem. Zoo's spread out on a mat like structure and have short stems giving them the matt or...

First off if you use a 55 you will only be holding 25 to 30 gallons in it. Plexi off say 12" on the left side leaving bottom 1/2 to 1" open then skip over1/2" and run another sheet from bottom to spill over level. Now on the small compartment you just built wall off back 5" with 2 holes...

As big as you need. Are you going to run an overflow into it? Are you going to move heat sources and filtration into it? How large a skimmer are you going to put in it? What size return pump will you use? And do you want a refugium area in your sump? All these questions need to be addressed...

Okay thanks for replies - hammer & frogspawn will be ordered Leaves me looking for one other addition wanted something "flowery" (actually my wife and duaghter) They had planned the pipe organ for front dead center! So help me out here - is there something flowery that the girls will like that...

Okay 210 gallon system been up and running just over a year. I have a few zoo's and mushrooms so far. I want to add something other than more zoo's and shrooms. Reading everything I can I find hammers, frogspawn, and pipe organ corals are all supposed to be relatively hardy and easy. BUT I...

Go to Warehouse Market - Fills faster than anywhere else in town. And I am in the phone book - D. Cook or business Cook's Painting! Looking to possibly start a Salt water Club. I know of 8 to 10 reef tanks here in town. Call - stop by - love to trade stuff!

Personally and IMO I reaaly like the look of 10000K MH lighting but I also run 160 (2) watt VHO actinic whites the combination looks like what I see when snorkeling! Oh yeah I am now frgging and selling to my local lfs this way!

Instant Ocean $33.00 for pail that really does make about 150 gallons. RO water here is .39 cents / gal. Works out to about 61 cents per gallon and as stated earlier YOU mix it yourself and hopefully TEST it your self and then you KNOW what you are using. If you have a grocery store that has...

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Things you may want to consider - 84" light fixture for sure, A CHILLER, Seio Super flow pumps for power heads in the diplay. Four of them - one left, one middle left, one middle right, and one on the right. Hook them to timers. the lefts run midnight to six am, then the rights from 6 am...

Hair algae removal - the voice of experience talking here! Your algae is growing becuase there are excess nutrients in the water. Feed your tank only a fraction of what you are currently feeding!!!!!!!!!!!!! Better skimming and more carbon filtration. Get a large rubber made tub, take out enough...

When I started I was told to figure $40.00 - $45.00 per gallon in equipment set up and livestock! That doesn't even come close - TRUST ME. A 210 gal reef, sump assembly, MH lights, VHO lights, nite lights, plumping, gadgets gadgets and more gadgets, test kits, power strips, timiers, live sand...

OK - I have had my 210 gal reef set up for 1 year now. The ARTICA "titanium Chiller" 1/3 HP in line works great. I set it for 78'F and my temps have been 77.5 to 78.5 steady. I am about to increase to 79 or 79.5 since I will be adding more corals and anemones soon. Stay a little cooler and...

Well FYI my tank stays at 78'F with heaters and chiller working to prevent temp swings. Everything seems great.