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I set up a fraf tank a few months ago. Some points to remember. Make sure you have your racks exactly where you want them allowing room for your algae scraper to get between the rack and the glass. Keep an eye out for cyano,its a common problem with new tanks,even if you tie it into an existing...

Get some fans,I use 30mm computer fans,make sure to get good air over your sump where a lot of water is moving through. In addition I fill a lot of small empty water bottles and freeze them. When the temp starts to climb I will place a couple in my sump pulling them out and replacing once they...

You can keep corals alive with actinics,at least some softies and shrooms but the idea is for your corals to grow and thrive and this simply cannot be accomplished with only actinics. If you are just dying for actinics you could use some ATI 12,000k blueplus or something similar. As you stated...

You say this just started after 3 years,I have to ask if you have bio-balls and or a great big round wad of filter media in your sump? There must be a cause for the nitrates to keep rising,water changes will not cure it they will keep your inhabitants alive but only postpone the inevitable. You...

Ive been dripping kalk for about a month now through my ATO. You control the amount of kalk by adjusting your solution. For instance I use Mrs.Wages pickling lime,available at Kroger,other stores and online. 2 Tsp. in one gallon of water will give you a saturated solution. So if you put in 3...

I live on the southside of Indy,I have a few frags,some kenya tree,xenia,a couple of palys and some zoas,I sell to LFS cheap so I could make you some pretty good deals,have a couple of shrooms too,you can email me at sh00tist@comcast.net I could send some pics.

Hi I live on the southside of indy looking for nice colored zoos,interesting mushrooms and/or ricordeas,you got anything left? Maybe looking for a small clam too...

Its your water source for sure. never use tap no matter what other chemicals they say will 'conditon' your water,chemicals equal death. Walmart sells RO water for 29 cents a gallon til you get the RO going. And why such a huge water change if everything was going good? Slow is the key word huge...

be careful what sort of epoxy you are using. I use loctite superglue gel,sets up very quickly try not to get it on the corals themselves just the rocks. The crabs arent to blame they are simply doing their job. In the wild the corals would be firmly attached to the rock and there wouldnt be any...

Damsels are a no no for cycling,has this not been settled yet? If for no other reason than you have to tear your tank apart to get them out of there afterwards,and you cant leave them in unless you are thinking fish only. I wouldnt worry about an ammonia source,if you just put 150 lbs. of true...

If you want to plug the thing in and dump a container of the nastiest skimmate you have ever seen Id go with a Euroreef. I got an rs5-3 used from a buy/sell board for 170.00 shipped and I wouldnt trade it for any other brand short of a Bubbleking. No fuss,no dialing it in plug it in and forget...

I would not use anything from a freshwater setup in your salt tank. Its great that you are planning ahead this will save you countless heartaches and save you tons of money. I would start looking at buy/sell boards on different forums. People are always tearing down tanks and selling rock well...

I would do a search for aquarium clubs in your area. If you post on a decent one Im sure someone would come over and help you get your tank going. Im with the above poster,I dont believe that pump is really broken,by the look of the sump(the tank under the tank) Id say it just needs a good...

Wanted to chime in here. I actually just helped a buddy a couple of weeks ago change over a 75 to a 180. Since you seem to have some time before the big change one thing I would suggest that would save a lot of stress on your animals is to buy a 20 gallon tote and as you do regular water changes...