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Alright most of you and all of my friends who are in the hobby, disgree that you can run a successful tank without a skimmer. And I'm not talking sps, I'm talking most about softies/lps tanks. I have myself, personally ran a 55 with no skimmer for almost three years. Did I lose corals over the...

i am going to get a single light retro kit from hellolights, it comes with two T-5's for actinics to put over a 40 breeder. I planned on getting the 150W, but I want it as blue as possible, and definitally want 20k. I know the bluer, you go, the less par you have. But I do not want to run my...

i went to home depot, was gonna get the poly, then seen spira urathane, and then the guy told me to get the following because its the same thing and cheaper in price.... Behr - water proofing wood protector - natural no. 300 is this ok to use on the inside of my stand? it says on the side...

does anyone know where to order black eggcrate from? i only need a piece, like 17x17 thanks. and i dont want to spray paint white eggcrate, i just want the already made black stuff.

i was looking for a sleek black modern look and i think black acrylic will give me what im looking for with very minimal effort. im going to build the inside frame out of 2x4's, how can i attach the sheets of acrylic to the wood? just something like liquid nails? i would also like to make a hood...

what kind of fish can i put in a 24" long tank? i know im going to do a orange spotted shrimp goby to sift the sand, im going to do a clownfish, i have a neon citron goby now, so hell go in there. but what else can i put in there that swims around alot like pygmy angels? thanks.

what kind of starfish is this... its the most amazing one i have ever seen.... Please do not post links to other competitor's. Just post the picture directly.

what do you guys think? this is my design and idea... im basically going to build a 40 breeder out of acrylic... 36Lx18Wx12H i want to keep LPS and SPS. im going to do the lighting as so... on the LPS side i want to put 24" T5 10k (do T5's have the same kelvin rating as Metal Halides? also, do...

1) is it possible to do both kinds of corals in a tank? lps and sps successfully? i think my plans are to do a 40 breeder. i will either do that, or its twin in acylic. i would like an overflow with two bulkheads and two return pipes on each end of the tank. 2) what is the purpose of using...

are there any small reef safe starfish that could fair well in a nano tank around 10 gallons? im also going to have a 10 gallon fuge dedicated to the nano. ive seen that marble star fish stay small and are reef safe, but i want a starfish that will eat prepared foods also.

my buddy is trying to set up a 30 gallon and wants a HOB skimmer... what do you guys reccomend?

i want to add a hood to my tank, so i might as well DIY my own lighting system and save myself a bunch of money. is it better to totally diy the lights by buying the end caps and ballasts separate... or does this seem like a pretty good deal... http://www.hellolights.com/482xhqimeha2.html thats...

you know the wood they use to build decks, is that better to use than regular wood? i was thinking of using 4x4's for the outer corners... is this overkill? im doing a 75 gallon

can clams be kept with t5? if so, what kind of t5? (i think theres several kind now isnt there? im not too familar with t5 lighting at all, so if anyone had a good link that explains them in detail i would appreciate it. thanks!

ive been conversing with walt smith, the owner of the fiji mud. we have come to the conclusion, that it might be best to still get a skimmer, but to underate it for the size of the tank, to not kill and remove the beneficial things like phytoplankton and microalgaes. i am looking to get a...

does it make a difference in the material of the baffles? acrylic or glass? its going to be a standard 29 gallon glass tank, im pretty sure. im thinking acrylic so i can cut "teeth" at the tops for the water to flow through. thoughts?

which one is better? or do you guys hate all muds equally as much? has one been around longer than the other? does one have better reviews? i havent really seen much info on fiji mud, is this a newer product? it does say it is 100% natural, and does come "wet" so that is a big difference in the...

ive been reading an article in my CORAL magazine, and it was talking about using miracle mud in the fuge/sump instead of a skimmer. now everyone has to admit that the skimmer undoubtably takes out beneficial organisms, bacteria and phytoplankton. i have always known about this problem, and have...

i want to DIY my own calcium reactor for a few reasons. a) its only going to be a 75 or 90 gallon tank, so its going to be smaller than normal. b) i have to fit it under my DT with a sump/fuge and a power panel like on melevsreef. does anyone have plans for a easy to make calcium reactor and a...