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My tank is at home, and my mom is taking care of it. She keeps calling me saying that the tank is overflowing. Turns out we keep losing syphon in our overflow box, I have her fix it and things are good for a while - and then it happens again. She is about to just unplug everything and forget...

What is going on here? What is it secreting, and what are the little white things on the rock? Thanks!

What is this thing?

Is there any way to rejuvinate the suction cups that stick your powerheads to the glass? mine just arent holding anymore and are pretty hard.

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How much of my "essential elements" does a skimmer pull out, and what should I do to replace that which is lost?

Anyone use, or know anything about the WON Brother's protein skimmers? They are called "Clean-up" skimmers. Here is a pic of them:

Here are pics of my tank! The cam has auto focus, and i cant change shutter speed or anything - but here ya go!

My in-tank powerhead randomly shoots out micro-bubbles. What causes this and how do i stop it? Thanks!

I dont have any coral yet, and was hoping mushrooms would be an easy addition. I have a 29 gallon tank with 3x55 watt PC lights. I was wondering what extra steps i should do to ensure that the mushrooms would be happy. How much actinic supplemenation do they need? What additives? etc ...

I am going to setup a refugium about a foot above my sump, and I just cant figure out how to get it to drain back to the sump. Any ideas/pictures? Do I have to drill? or is their an easier way?

What skimmer would you suggest for a 29 gallon reef? I really havent found any good ones for a tank smaller than 75 gallons. Whaddya think?

How do you make sure that your hermit crabs are getting enough food? What exactly will they eat? 2 of my hermies are getting huge! just want to make sure they get enough to eat!

I just put some rocks in my tank which had greap pink and red coraline on them. But not the green from the rest of my rock is starting to grow on the rocks i was trying to seed the tank with. =( Would a change in lighting/current/anything stop the spread of the green? ie: they use different...

Ive found companies that make a 12k, and a 20k PC bulbs. I have 3 x 55 watt bulbs, and I am trying to decide on which combo to pick. What do you think? 20k, 10k, Actinic 12k, 10k, Actinic 20k, 12k, Actinic 20k, 10k, 10k (other) Any suggestions?

What do you guys think about the 5 gallon mini bow? This is all i know about the tank Creating an underwater world is even more fun when you do it one of these brightly colored aquariums! Acrylic aquariums have sleek, bow-front styling, which creates a dramatic presentation and offers a better...

As far as daylight is concerned I've seen 6700K, 8800K, 10000K, 12000K, and heard of a 20000K. I currently have 3 55 watt bulbs over my tank and I have a 03 Actinic, 10000K, and a 50/50. But it still seems a bit yellow. Does anyone know where I can go to see the color of light emitted by...

And I got a slight rise in the Nitrate/Nitrite. I'm assuming this is normal, but I was tempted to put the balls back in - will it equalize?

I just bought a filterpad that filters down to 50 microns, will this filter out anything beneficial? ie: plankton and/or bacteria?

What exactly does a reading of 9 KH mean?