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These people generally do not specialize in just fish so it is pretty much impossible for them to know EVERYTHING about all the animals they sell. When compared to a salt water enthusiast who spends all their spare time experimenting, researching, observing and designing different systems you...

Don't rely your salt mix to provide the proper balance of trace elements. I spent months trying to get my parameters set before deciding to test my makeup water. Low and behold the parameters were not what my tank required. I ended up having to add calcium and magnesium to each batch of make up...

I am just starting a new 230 gallon reef. I should be picking up the tank in 2 weeks. I am just working on the stand now. Say goodbye to the China cabinet (YES! :mrgreen:) Figuring out the footprint. Checking the wall for hidden obstacles. The wife's fears realized! She knows there is no...

I recently purchased 45lbs of live rock from a guy with two tanks. One tank was over grown with red hair algae, the other was very healthy with coraline and a little bubble algae. 90% of the rock I took was from the healthy tank. I currently have 75 lbs of LR in my display tank so I only put...

From the 1st day of setting up my aquarium I toyed with the idea of having a automated way to lift the hood straight up off my tank with the push of a button. This would allow me to use my large tongs, scrapers, etc. without having to take my heavy oak hood off everytime or struggle to work...

Not sure what kind of coral this is (couldn't understand the salesman)

Anybody tried one yet? I am looking at the 9015 http://www.tunze.com/149.html?&L=1&C..._tunzeprod_pi1[predid]=-infoxunter028

I have hundreds of little white sacks/cocoon looking things throughout my entire sump, in my skimmer and my phosphate reactor. They stand straight out off the glass, they don't move and appear to have nothing in them. Along with them I have hundreds of white dots too, they seem to have circular...

Now that my tank is a few months old and I have learned the hard way not to listen to my LFS I have decided to rid my tank of all predators that I have placed in my tank. I have lost numerous fish and arrow crabs in the past month (4 in the last week!) and it's time to clean house. I am going to...

Does anybody else have small bubbles on the surface of the water in their sump? I have them along the glass and some build up in the corners. The bubbles are probably 1/8 in dia. The surface of the water in my sump is also very still. Is this normal?

I just purchased some 2x250watt metal halide lights w/2-T5 Actinics and I am curious to see the average height most reef keepers end up placing thier lights off the surface of the water.

I am currently running two coralife 65 watt 10,000K and two 65 watt True Actinic 03 on my 55 gal reef tank. It's 18" tall, I have a few soft corals and two anemones. Is this enough light to support this system?

I tried to e-mail but you have elected to not allow e-mails so I decided to start a thread, hope you don't mind. I would like to ask you a couple of questions regarding my new refugium. I started with a 20 gal tank, 3" of reef sand, 15 lbs of LR rubble and a small handful of caulpera (sp?) I...

I am adding a 20gal refugium this weekend. I am going to be putting in 3" of reef sand along with 20lbs of cured LR. Do I need to let this tank cycle before allowing the water to transfer to my sump tank?

I am considering adding a refugium to my system. I am thinking of using a 20gal tank placed above my sump so it can gravity feed back to the sump. I am reading anything and everything I can find on refugiums but the one thing that I can't seem to find a answer to is if it is even worth having a...

I have had this web like substance floating around in my tank in the morning for the past 2 days, any ideas what it might be?

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I purchased a large filter sock and holder today that takes up a fair amount space in the first chamber in my sump tank. If I put the pick up pump for my skimmer in between the first and second baffle (bubble trap) will it cause any problems? I still have the return pipe that exits my skimmer...

This is a pic of my anemone this morning B4 the lights come on. He looked like this B4 bed last night too. A couple hours prior he was open, waving around. I bought him just over a week ago. I have 2 -Coralife 65watt 10,000k lights and 2 - 65watt actinic lights. When I originally put him in...

I finally got my UV sterilizer today, it's a Coralife Turbo-Twist 6x, 18 Watt. I am not clear on how read the flow rate chart they included. I purchased a Quiet One 1200 pump to run the UV sterilizer. It is rated for 300gph @ 0' Head. I have my sterilizer about 1' above the pump which should put...