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Just wondering if there is anything out there like distilled water or vinegar that you can use to get your ph monitor calibrated or close to calibrated?

I got a little live rock rubble to put into my canister filter awhile about a month ago. I noticed about 2 weeks ago I had this hitchhiker, but am unsure what it is. I have left it in my canister filter and it seems to be surviving just fine. I dont know if it is reef safe, or should I put...

I have a 46 gallon tank, and would like to add a refugium to it. Right now I am running a canister filter, and I have room under my tank for a 20 gallon(tall) tank which I currently have. I have a couple questions on what I should do though. 1) Would the 20 gallon be big enough to put my...

Im planning on building a sump for my 46 gallon tank. I will probably be posting a lot for help on this project. The first thing I need to know is how much flow rate should my overflow be. Also I need to know how to pick out a water pump that will get the water back up at decent flow rate. I...

1- Would a 5 gallon tank be big enough for a Peacock Mantis? (Only fish in tank) 2- If so I am planning on putting 2-3" of live sand and about 4-5 lbs of live rock. Could I grow any kind of small coral like mushrooms or polyps on the rock, or would the mantis destroy it? 3- Would I be able to...

I have an snowflake eel I would like to remove from my reef tank. Does anybody have any good ideas besides starting to take rock out. The only one I have is lining my tank with buckets 1/4 full of water, leaving the lid open, and hope he makes a successful landing in one. :notsure:

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I started out with a fish only tank and had that set-up for about 1 year before turning it into a reef tank. It is a 46 gal tank. When I had my fish only I was able to keep the nitrates around 0 ppm. My tank has been set up for reef now for over a year, during the majority of this time my...

Well it was hard to do. Last summer I bought a baby volitan lionfish thinking this summer I would have a bigger tank (46 gal is my current tank size). However it didnt work out. My lionfish grew to be about 9" long in one year. I decided it would be best to trade him in which was pretty...

I found that you need to go into the UserCP and change your email to one you are currently using. Then Saltwaterfish.com will instantly send you a email. Check your email and verify the address by clicking on the link. You will then be able to post and reply to threads again. Hope this helps

Ive had my lionfish for 8 months now. He will eat about anything I put on the end of a feeding stick. Three days ago I fed him a silverside, now he isnt accepting any food not even a molly? I checked my water and all tests good. Anyone have this problem before, and did the lionfish start...

I have a star that Ive been having problems with for the last couple months. I had to amputate one of its arms, and it looked like he was recovering. After a couple weeks though he started to lose some color on his arms in little spots. I couldnt figure out what the problem was, but last...

I have a fowlr tank, and have a couple urchins in it. Im trying to get the coraline algae to grow good for them. Just wondering in its best to use a normal salt, or use one of the reef salts out there?

I have a 46 gal tank with a chocolate and red africian star in it right now. Im wanting a red general star (I think thats the name). Is it possible to house this many stars in a 46 gal?

I tried posting this in the reef forum, but only one person responded about one pic. You would think they could answer this seeming all reefs need live rock. I hate that forum every post you put on there is on page 3 within a couple hours with no answers. Ok Im done whinning. I just added...

Ive recently made my first purchase of live rock. Just curious on what some of the stuff on it is. Also when do you start to notice worms of any sort, or other life besides the coraline algae. Ive only had my live rock for 3 days now. If you could refer to the pic and tell me what it is, and...

I have a Valentini Puffer thats beak is starting to grow pretty large. I feed him unpeeled shrimp often, but it doesnt help. I have also tried clams and mussels barely cracked hoping he would eat some of the shell, but he wont take a bite unless he can get to the meat. Ive also tried it with...

I have live sand in my 46 gal. tank, but am wanting to add just a little live rock right now approx. 10lbs to get some extra algae, and a little more life for now. Ive never delt with live rock before. I know if theres die-off on it you can get an ammonia spike. If I bought it from the lfs...

It seems like hes coming around. Heres a pic of him with his amputated leg. Hes been eating well Ive been putting a small clam or mussel in the tank every couple days and he goes right after it. Its pretty amazing I can put the meat on the opposite side of the tank, and he knows theres food...

Ive been looking into nanos now for a couple months, and hopefully by this time next month I will have set it up. Im planning on getting a 10gal hex tank. For filtration a Fluval 204 or a FilStar Canister XP1. For lighting I am planning on a Current Satellite 12" (2) 18 watt. I want to put a...