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I have a toad stool leather that is attached to a small rock. Every time I place this thing somewhere secure, the next morning the leather has totally relocated to a hidden location. Should I use some epoxie of glue to secure the rock the coral is attached to in place to other live rock? If...

So I changed the filter in my RO/DI filter and I used a 5 micron, a 1 micron carbon and a 1 micron before the RO unit. The filters were made by Kent. After doing this My tank had a massive outbreak in cyano. Since I have not had this problem before I was not prepared to test for phosphates...

I would like to get a porcupine puffer but I also have coral and inverts in my tank. Has anyone had success with this combo or is a guaranteed recipe for disaster

I have a 6 stage RO DI filter with relitively new filter cartrages on the first 3 stages. A few weeks ago I thought that the output was slowing down so I changed the membrane. I am still having the same output as before Is it possible for the RO canister to be broken? Is there a way I can...

Does anyone here use Kents Sea Salt and if so have you found that it remains cloudy post mixing. This recient batch I have made from RODI water is still cloudy after 24hours of mixing. The temp of the water is at 74F and the SG is at 1.025

Does anyone have a good picture of a mantis shrimp?

This morning my whole tank shut down. It seemed I popped a breaker. I rest the breaker and the tank fired back up. After about an hour I noticed a strange smell and my fish swimming funny. I looked in the sump and found my visitherm heater arcing electricity. I unplugged it and pulled it...

So I have had my clown trigger for a few years and about 6 weeks ago he stopped eating. I have been feeding my tank the same as always, jumbo shrimp, and everyone else eats like normal. He bolts to the food, then halts and doesn't eat it. Is this behavior normal for a fish that is old and...

I might as well go all the way and thin out my Chaeto crop which has filled the tank. I am selling 10x11 bags of Chaeto stuffed with critters for $15. If interested send me an email(dan.olsen@(nospam)medfordscientific.com).

so I have had my system up and running for a few years and I have never even though of inspecting my venturi for my protein skimmer. I had been having issues with the skimmer producing huge amounts of scum and filling up my bucket with clear water(not scum) This morning I caught it in action...

how long do you leave the light on for your fuge? I have set up a 10 gallon Fuge for my 90. I put cheato in it and have 2 2watt halogens lighting it. Should I cycle the light or leave them on 24/7

So I bought a few bags of Colorscape play sand made by OldCastle from Home Depot for my daughters sand box. I did a vinegar test on it, and the results were mediocre. The test produced some fizzing and bubbles, but nothing like the old SouthDown. Also, the sand seems to have a slight shine to...

How often do you replace your RO/DI cartridges? Mine are a year old and I make 5 gallons a week is it time to replace. Also a few weeks back I by accident hooked the RO up backwards, would this damage the membrane?

I have this mated pair. I dont know what type of fish they are. The pics I attached give a good example of what they look like part of the time. When they are excited, black vertical stripes are on their sides. These two lay eggs twice a week, and are very active. I am looking to trade them...

Well I finally had to post something about this issue my 90g reef has been having. There seems to be a constant outbreak of cyno(Red hair algae) in my tank and I am getting fed up with it. First let’s start with the tank stats: Ammonia 0 trate 0 trite 0 ph 8.2 Calcium 450 alk 11dkh Phosphate...

I am setting up a 15g tanks and have built my own MH setup. I am trying to decide what spectrum lighting I should use. I am leaning towards a 12k bulb, so that I get a nice mix of blue with white. What do you think?

After much investigation and getting no real answer as to if the bottom of my 15g Top Fin tank from petsmart was tempered or not. I decided to find out once and for all, and try to drill a hole. I was seriously contemplating replacing the bottom with plate glass, but in order to do that I...

So I bought this 15 gallon from petsmat with the intentions of drilling it. I decided to call the manufacturer to double check is the tank was tempered or not (since the tank said nothing on it). Well I called three times, and got 3 answers. 1: The bottom is tempered but not the sides, 2...

I am planning a DIY MH set up and was investigating Ballast manufactures. Any recomendations? Has anyone used Universal Magnetek or Advanced? I found kits containing both these brands online for $68.00.

Well I have always run 2 MH 175w 6500K with 2 VHO110 Actinic. I have considered changing the MH to 10000k, and one day I bought a Blueline 175W MH 10000k. Well needless to say it wasn’t very bright and it was mega blue and was very disappointed. I knew that it was time to upgrade the MH...