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Ok. J tubes to put water from the refugium to the display. The power head would probably work best. I can't make the aquaclear pull from one and dump into the other. What rate gph should I have on the powerhead?

I want to get the Fuge system set up in the next couple of weeks and add a mandarin around Christmas. That should be plenty of time for me to have an established, self sustaining population of pods with replenishment once each month. Right now the plan is to set up the 10 gallon fuge tank so the...

My skimmer is very cheap. It has no output, just a collection cup. It's the Red Sea Berlin airlift model. Pretty much traps stuff in tiny air bubbles that create a foam and collect in the cup. I got it for $20 on amazon.com...

If I can get it built then the top can be level with the top of the display. How would I connect them? Just a symphony between the two tanks?

I have a battery backup on my tank so there's no possibility for an outage. The battery turns on immediately after the power is cut. It's like a little baby generator. It saved my freshwater dwarf puffer tank during an 18 hour outage from a storm. I might be able to convince my boyfriend to...

I want to add a mandarin to my 29 gallon tank. Right now I have a black perc clown, 3 firefish, 1 red hermit crab, and 8 turbo snails. I'm adding 2-3 small corals at the end of March. I won't be adding a mandarin for an absolute minimum of 6 months. He'll probably be my Christmas present to...

Yesterday I upgraded my 12 gallon FOWLR to a 29 gallon. I have 25+ pounds of live rock and another 8 of base rock. The only livestock in the tank is my black percula clownfish, a scarlet hermit crab, and 8 turbo snails from the 12 gallon. This next week I want to start adding the other fish...

My Royal Gramma hasn't been eating for the past 3 days. At first I thought he just wasn't hungry. But today when I went to feed them this morning, I didn't even see him. He usually comes out shortly after the lights turn on. I put the food in the tank and he still didn't come out of hiding which...

The LFS told me that power compact lights will do just fine for te types of corals I'd start with. He said Zoabthas and mushrooms are great for beginners as well as some of their polyps. He also said that when they get to be too big I can trade them out for store credit. The one that I was...

I want to add 2 or 3 small corals to my 12 gallon FOWLR tank. I am just doing research at this point and will likely add the corals when I get back from Christmas break. I don't want to have them die while I'm out of town for a week and a half. I have 15-20 lbs of live rock, a small royal...

I saw a few listings for tank service places when I was searching for a saltwater shop. I live about 30 minutes outside Tallahassee and almost 45 minutes from the closest fish place. I'm hesitant to put an add on craigslist, but I might if the service companies can't help me out. I think for the...

So, this is a little early, but I need to find a way to keep my tank alive while I'm out of town. I'm currently in Tallahassee for school, but I'll be going home for the week of Christmas. I'll also be going home for 3 weeks in May for a tonsillectomy. Definitely NOT looking forward to that...

I'll be moving 350 miles away, about 7 hours drive, on Thursday. I'll be taking my 10 gallon saltwater tank with me. In the process I'll be upgrading to a 12 gallon tank. This tank has 5 pieces of live rock, 1 small ocellaris clownfish, 1 red hermit crab, and 10 turbo snails. I have an aquaclear...

I didn't get another fish. He's been alone for over 2 months now. He seems ok.

I have an ac car adapter that plugs a wall outlet into the cigarette lighter. I'm going to plug in a heater and a few air pumps. The heater will go in the livestock bucket with an air driven sponge filter and the other air pulp will go into the water only bucket.

I wanted to get a black clown but my lfs has them for $45 and I don't have that kind o money to spend on a fish. Plus I don't want to have to deal with them decoding who is male and who is female. I also looked at firefish but read that they are jumpers. I'll go to the store this afternoon and...

I had 2 occelaris clowns in a 10 gallon FOWLR tank. They were not a mated pair and only lived together for 3 weeks. The female was 2 inches and the male is 1 inch. The male would follow the female everywhere. So adorable. A week ago the female got sick and died (don't know what from). I have...

I don't think I need an ATO system. I only top off about a quart every 2-3 days. But the Refugium would be nice to have. Where would I get the stuff for that?

So the ATO is about $70. How much would it cost to set up a Refugium? I won't set it up until I move so I have a month and a half to figure it out and save the money.

Where would I find all of the equipment for an ATO system? And what is a Refugim?