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I appreciate your responses to this thread. I would like to clarify that I am selling the tank as one COMPLETE item. In other words, I do not want to break up the tank and sell parts separately. Also, the person that buys it has to pick it up in Panama City, FL (2 hours from Pensacola). Thanks...

I am selling a completely stocked, 1 year old 90 gallon saltwater aquarium that is very well maintained. I do not want to get rid of the tank, but fear a move overseas in the near future and would like to sell to someone who is serious about the saltwater tank hobby and who will enjoy having a...

Complete 75 gallon aquarium for sale for someone living in the Panama City, FL area (I don't want to have to ship it). The set-up is about 1 year old and I am getting rid of it because I upgraded to a larger tank. Included: 1) 75 gallon glass rectagular tank with a mirror for a background 2)...

Well, what if the water is just across the street and you can get it any time you want so long as it is not full of debris? I'm wondering if the cycling time would be speeded up just a bit since valuable bacteria already exists.

Has anyone ever tired setting up a tank using saltwater from the sea? I am curious is this has been done and if so was it successful. :notsure:

I have changed the water once per week, per month, bi-weekly, etc.. The phosphates are testing normal. No high levels of phosphates or nitrates. That is what makes this problem so strange to me.

I have this brown slime looking stuff in my tank. I have cleaned it off my rocks and the sand but it comes back and seems to ooze from under the sand. It is all over the place and if left alone it seems to develop into green algae that is sort of stringy and continues to grow until it covers...

What is the acceptable amount of water evaporation in a 75 gal. tank? I lose about 2 qts. every other day. I don't have a glass cover because I heard toxix gases can't escape and they seem to get dirty real fast. I have noticed many set-ups without the galss tops. I have two fans that keep the...

I have a 75 gal tank and I put in idione, calcium, and strombium on a weekly basis. I use R/O water and have a wet/dry filter with skimmer. The chemistry levels of the water are as recommended. I have mainly corals and very few fish.

I have heard and many people state that they rarely do water changes. I am wondering how you keep the appropriate water parameters considering that phosphates are not taken out of the water on a regular basis thereby increasing the nitrates in the tank that cause problems such as red slime or...

Due to an upcoming move, I am considering selling my beloved saltwater tank. I live in Warner Robins, GA and will only sell to a nearby buyer to preserve and minimize shock to the livestock in the tank. The tank comes as a COMPLETE PACKAGE and parting IS NOT an option. The aquarium itself is...

Does anyone know the life expectancy of a cleaner shrimp?

By sponges I mean the one that is a tube that goes in the back of the tank itself, then the flat square one that fits on top of the wet/dry filter that drips to the bio-balls, and the rectangular one that sits on the bottom of the wet/dry filter. Should those be rinsed off or not? I heard doing...

I haver another question, if live rock is used in place of bio-balls, should that setup be supported by lights to keep the live rock LIVE. My wet/dry is one that fits under my cabinet and it's dark under there.

In regards to cleaning the bio-balls, how do you guys go about cleaning them? Do you take out all the balls, clean only half and put the clean balls on the bottom and the other dirty half on top? Any advice on how and when to clean the sponge on the top, bottom and back filter? I heard those...

Here is another controversial topic, but I am curious to hear the responses. What is the best way of maintaining a wet/dry filter for optimal efficiency? Bio balls/no bio balls? :happyfish

My lights are brand new, I feed every other day and use frozen cubes and pellet foods for the scavengers, and I use R/O water for top off. What are the part one and two you are talking about Rizzo? I'm not farmiliar with how those are used.

I was always told to use calcium, strombium, iodine, trace elements, and a buffer. It's hard to know what to use or not to use because there is such a variety of opinions out there. Do you think the high alkalinity is causing brown algae to explode?

I am so confused about the meaning of dKH, KH, PH, ALK, and others. Once and for all, what does it all mean and why is this so confusing? My brain is about explode. :scared:

PH is 8.3, but I don't know how to test for ALK. I don't think I have a test for that is my huge kit. The KH is 250 but I don't know if that is a factor, I know it's quite high. How do I lower the KH?