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Thanks for the advise! I think I'm gonna stick to the flow through method though...this is my first time setting up a refugium and I want to keep it as simple as possible...another question though....from what I've seen, these in-sump refugiums generally have a number of baffles...like 3...

What is so bad about having all of the return flowing through the fuge??

I'm building a sump/fuge and I was wondering what are the costs and benefits to using a center return pump chamber, with a skimmer section on one side and the fuge on the other VS. a side return pump chamber where the water first flows through the skimmer section and then into the fuge then into...

I'm doing some more rading and i'm starting to think maybe i'll make part of the sump tank into a fuge...what are the benefits of this and is it hard to do??

Hey everyone...I just bought a new 75g tank and I'm starting to put everything together in my head...I currently have a 29g tank which I am planning on using as a sump for my new tank...I havent used a sump before so I have some questions...I already have an overflow box and a 500gph return pump...

I dont have a test kit for alkalinity...i use Aquarium Pharmaceuticals Saltwater Master Liquid test kit...i guess it is possible that it isnt completely accurate...also, i have a 270 GPH Powersweep wavemaker as a powerhead for circulation...and i try to change about 10-15% of water weekly....but...

Thanks for the suggestion....what about chemical additives? When i do water changes i usually put some Essential Elements, Coral-Vite, Liquid Calcium, and Iodine additives...could these be adding to the ammonia and nitrate levels or dropping my pH??

OK...My Salinity is 1.023...Ammonia is about .25....pH is about 7.8...Nitrite is 0...Nitrate is 40...Temperature is about 80 degrees.....any suggestions?

Yes misery does love company, but someone on this site has to know something...I look at all these pictures of tanks filled with beautiful corals....we just need a good reply from someone who knows what to do with these polyps...What kind of placement do they like in the tank....lots of current...

I have been having some trouble with my clove polyps...i got them a few weeks ago and they opened up for a week and now they closed up and dont open...i thought they may need more light so i moved them higher in the tank, but they still wont open...any suggestions??

I just got some clove polyps and i would like to know where these guys like to be placed. Do they like it at the top or bottom? Lots of current or not so much? Anyone with any experiance with these, please let me know..thanks!!

YAY!! He came out!! must have been in a deep sleep or something....so no worries!!

Is it possible for a fish to die because of the lights not going on for 3 days? I have timers for my lights but apparently they didn't work and the lights didn't go on all weekend (I was away). My clownfish and my damsel are ok....and although my mushrooms, leather, and zoos seem a little pissed...

Is 12 hours too short to keep a freshly made salt mixture that is mixing and being heated before i do a change?

my pink tip haitian anenome has been in the tank for a week now and yesturday it looked great. it has a tomato clown hosting in it and it was fine yesturday. but today i put the lights on and it is all deflated! it still has its bright orange foot down though, but its tenticles are small and...

ok, so the anenome is chillin on the bottom and is beginning to inflate itself a little ...my tomato clown comes over and its looking like he's hosting or trying to host in the half inflated/half limp anenome that has been in the tank for like 3 hours! i am very happy about this, but at the same...

thanks for the info,,,since i just put it in it is sort of deflated and just falls to the bottom and sits upside down...is this dangerous for it or should i just let it be for now?

hi, i just purchased a small pink tip haitian anemone and i have a few questions...first of all, does anyone have any suggestions about placement? i know they need strong light and current, but i mean do i try to wedge it between 2 rocks or does it move to where it wants to go? secondly, i read...

hello, i have a Visi Jet PS skimmer with Turbo-Venturi. I know this isn't the best skimmer but it was all I could get at the time. It has been working very well untill recently. Now, it pumps water, but the air bubbles aren't being pumped in anymore. I put my mouth on the air intake tube and...

hmmm,,also, I just noticed a dead hermit pretty close by. is it possible that it could be bothering the mushroom??