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Originally Posted by evasquez have any of you ever rewired the lighting so that the timer could turn off/on mainlights and on/off moonlights as opposed to both lights turning off with the one switch? Yes, there is a site that sells a kit that allows you to rewire the moons and/or fans to run...

Originally Posted by bimm3rb0y my downspout from my fuge to my tank makes too much noise and causes too much air bubbles as well as splashing. any ideas as to how i can either slow down the water flow? would extending the downspout pipe work as far as reducing the amount of air bubbles? Is...

Originally Posted by bimm3rb0y will 6 led lights work for the fuge because i want to be able to use it for the HOB fuge as well as the Display tank Depends on the emitter wattage and its primary wavelength of light. if its a "cool white" of say 3/4-1 watt per emitter, that would be enough for...

I second what SCSInet said, a 2nd heater adds a little insurance in case one fails you still have some heating capacity, and if one gets stuck on, its less likely to overheat the tank (because of the lower wattage per heater as opposed to a single high wattage unit) before you notice and take it...

a good way to stop a crack in its tracks, and it DOES work, although sounds seriously weird, is to take the smallest possible bit you can, and drill a hole at the very tip of the crack opposite where it started. The hole will relieve the stress at the end of the crack and will stop it from...

Does your skimmer draw in its water from the surface? The stuff floating atop the water is pollutants, I may be wrong here, but the air-water interface on the top of the tank is sort of like the surface of one huge bubble, that stuff is more or less the same sort of stuff your skimmer is...

Don't have any links for you, but skimmers are known to strip iodine out of the water at the very least.

Red Sea brand? Probably, mix it up and test it for everything before you use it just to be safe. But if it was sealed in a tupperware container, contaminants from the air should have been unable to get at it, as long as you burped the Tupperware. lol

Originally Posted by brad4racer my tank has been going for about a year. and now im fighting hair algae. its over everything. i was not uses ro water. so yeasterday i went and got some and did a 2o gal water change. how often should i do water changes now i do them about every two months? is...

Originally Posted by bowfish I wouldnt ,just asking.Ive noticed that alot of people use Damsels during their cycle ,then complain how difficult they are and usually have to remove them. Im using a piece of shrimp to start my cycle even if I get one.Im starting out with cured live rock and live...

Originally Posted by SCSInet They can almost certainly be used on aquariums - with the right lamp. I'm not sure I'd sell them as aquarium fixtures though.. The voltage is significant also... many times commercial fixtures are set up for 277 or 480 volt, which homes don't have. Often times...

Originally Posted by brad4racer one more question how do you adj it Thats the 635 million dollar question. Many different options, mostly depending on your budget, and whether you want to dose with a measuring spoon or eyedropper each day. https://www.saltwaterfish.com/site_11...ot_parent_id=6...

I've considered getting one of these devices for my tank, and was wondering how to clean it. Would it be safe to soak it in a big bowl of vinegar with the devices top top cover removed to dissolve calcium deposits? Since I only have a single return right now (my tank is a 65), I would probably...

Acrylic is easy to drill. Just don't go TOO slowly or it'll bind up the bit, conversely too fast will melt the plastic and bind it up, but otherwise its almost as easy to drill as wood. As for making an overflow, you can probably get some 1/4"-3/8" acrylic from a home supply store, cut it so it...

Originally Posted by brad4racer how would i measure that Excellent Alk test kit

Originally Posted by js1976 I know that many water parameter factors contribute to Red Slime algae, but do UV filters aid in removal and prevention? Probably not, the UV sterilizer only gets stuff thats circulating through the water column. It certainly can't hurt things, but I've read/heard...

Originally Posted by Dive Girl Lovely! My husband will be of no help, he'd freak out! Last night I talked to my close friend but he's going out of town this weekend. So, I've got a call into my son to see what his plans are for this weekend. This tank is only a 29G, I have a lot of live rock...

Originally Posted by asharp13 How important is my sand bed??? Can I take out the majority of it and still have my tank be ok??? Also, if my LR holds the majority of the nutrients my tank needs, what affect does the algae growing on it have??? Will the algae kill those nutrients?? Therefore do...

Originally Posted by Dive Girl Should it just be a quick dunk or should I leave it submerged for any amount of time? Thanks for the reply. I think I'm going to need some welder's gloves! When I saw that thing 6 months ago it was big; if it is still alive I hate to think of what size it is...

Originally Posted by NigerBang Quite the reverse.. Even at 10" the MH is still going to push more PAR into the water.. You have light shocked the tank.... Ooops, disregard what I said about lowering the MH closer then, I hope the rest of what I said still applies though.