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I use the Cyclone BAK-PAK 2 Protein Skimmer made by CPR and it has BioBale in it. I was wondering how often people clean theirs out? I don't do it very often, because my nitrates have never really been a problem (knock on wood), but it looks pretty dirty sometimes. I think most of it is...

Ok, I’ve got something new growing on my live rock that I can’t identify. Of course it is tucked away in the back corner, on a rock that is at the base of a pile, so I can’t get a picture of it and can’t move the rock to see it better without rearranging the whole tank. I will try to describe...

What are the ideal levels of Calcium, Alkalinity, pH for keeping soft corals? I have done a lot of searches, but have somehow confused myself in the process. I have had a 29G FOWLR tank set up for over a year now and was thinking about trying to do some soft corals. I have 130W PC lighting...

Does anyone know much about flash memory cards? I am getting a digital camera and it says the memory card type is SD/MMC. I am bit confused. Are SD cards and MMC the same thing just different brands or are they cards different all together? Does SD stand for Security Digital or SanDisk? I...

Anyone have any fun Halloween costume ideas for a couple going to a Party? Two years ago we went as Mr. And Mrs. Potato Head. Last year we were Care Bears (not my idea). She is in graduate school and her department has a big party every year. They get pretty into it. :joy: I want to go as...

Do you have to have anemones for a sexy shrimp to be happy? I don't have any corals/anemones in my 30G tank, but was looking into sexy shrimp. If they "must" have one then I would pass for now. Thanks so much!

I have had a successful 30 G FO tank for over a year and I am thinking about starting a 13G nano tank. :jumping: I know how to go about starting from scratch with the cycle, but I was wondering if I could use some of the water/live rock/sand from my established 30 G to help start the 13 G...

I am looking at Coralife T5 Actinic 03 Bulbs. It says that they are 100% blue actinic 03 phosphor that peaks at 420 nanometers. Does this mean that they are only moon lights or do you keep them on during the day? Are they daytime or night lights I guess is my question.

I need to drive from Pennsylvania to Dallas, TX this weekend. I will be driving through Tenn. and Arkansas. Do anyone think the roads will be filled with trucks/people/aid heading down to Gulf Coast? I could go through St. Louis and Oklahoma instead, but it would be a bit longer. Anyone have...

I am sad to say I have lost one of my false perc clowns to what I think was cold temperatures. My power went out yesterday morning from a storm that blew by. I went to work, thinking the power would come back on in an hour or so. I had to run to the store after work and ended up getting home...

I am going to hire a licenced bartender for my wedding reception and I am to supply the alcohol that she will serve. Does anyone have any idea how much liquor to buy and what type to provide a good variety of mixed drinks for about 200 people? :notsure: Both of our families will do their...

Does anyone have much knowledge of how buying mp3's online works? Are there services that you can buy songs and then burn as many copies as you want? I think Napster has something like this, but I am not sure. Anyway, if anyone has an experience with this could you help me out?

Does anyone know what the min. tank size is for a brittle star? Ophiura are you around? I have a FOLR 29G Tall tank, that has been up and running for about 9 months now. I have: ~55 lbs of live rock two percs a wheeler goby a bi-color blenny a pistol shrimp a cleaner shrimp a peppermint shrimp...

Ok, a week ago I got my first pistol shrimp and he immediately dug himself a couple tunnels under some of my LR. For the rest of the week he would pop in and out of those two tunnels every now and then, but was pretty inactive. Two days ago I got a wheeler watchman’s goby and they paired up...

I am getting marriend next summer and will be looking into where to go on a honeymoon soon. I thought I would see where other people have gone or would like to go and maybe get some ideas. :thinking: So lets here where you have been!

I just made myself a pair of moonlights out of blue LED's for my 29G tall. :jumping: Should I keep them on all night long? Is it true that this wavelength will allow the fish to sleep without stress at night? Thanks so much. -jacob

I am looking into adding a pistol shrimp to my tank and was doing some research when I found out that there are different kinds of pistol shrimp. I have a deep substrate (a good 6 in) of LS with a bit of CC mixed in and thought it would be nice for this type of shrimp. I was wondering if...

Ok, my tank has been set up for about 6 months now and everything is going well. All my water parameters are in check and nothing new has changed recently. I have a 30G tank with lots of live rock, two perc clowns, a 6-line wrasse, hermits, snails, a feather duster and 2 peppermint shrimp...

Ok, so this past week I got my first feather duster from the LFS. The tube is much larger than I thought, but then again I had only seen them in pictures before. Anyway, I have a couple questions about something I noticed about mine. 1. So feather dusters have a crown and then in the middle...

I have two quick questions: 1. Do feather dusters contribute much in terms of bio-load? 2. What should I do if I have coral line algee growing on top my sand in a corner of my tank? I think that is coral algee because it is pretty bright green and looks just the stuff that has grown in some...