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Originally Posted by cyclops But right now they all swim together and once in awhile I will see the two biggest together doing their love shake for each other. it is really fun to watch. Love shake. I like that. We saw three percs at the LFS. The two larger ones were picking on the smaller...

I purchased the Nova Extreme T5 that is 4' long and has four 54W T5-HO bulbs for my 110g FOWLR. I'm new to this, but I have been pleased so far with this purchase. Each of the 4'/54W bulbs is rated at 5000 lumens. From the wetwebmedia site, they recommend 50-100 lumens per gallon (sight...

Without knowing about this method of cycling a tank, I basically did my 110g tank the same way. I added some new sand and seeded it with a little sand from a 20g established tank. I took about 15 lbs of live rock from the 20g tank as well. I then swapped 25% of my bioballs with the LFS that I...

I run biodiesel in my car. I didn't have to modify my car a bit. My car didn't cost any more because it has a diesel engine. However, that being said, I wouldn't dump french fry oil in my gas tank (or spend $1500 to "retrofit" it). I go to a reputable biodiesel maker who tests all their...

I'm very happy with my Maxxima Hi-S by Kent Marine (60gpd model for my 110g tank).

Originally Posted by Squidd Yes, for a large volume, main tank with a medium to high bio load, LR/LS IS your best filtration...But a QT is generally a smaller volume system (but not too small to invoke stressors) and the bio load is limited to ONE fish at a time...So filtration needs are less...

A week or so ago I was doing a water change in my tank and when I broke siphon a large volume of water gushed back into my tank making a massive wave right on top of my feather duster. He broke off the rock he was attached to. I placed him back on the rock and a day later he was pointing...

My cleaner shrimp just molted. Apparently my sea urchin thinks his old exoskeleton is tasty! Is it OK to leave the shrimps old skin in the tank? (it isn't like leaving a dead fish in the tank. ie. it won't decompose and create amonia, will it?) If it is alright to leave the old skin in the...

I just built a 60x18 with a center leg (my first attempt). I used 2x4's and 4x4's (for the outside legs) in constructing mine. The long width's have a center leg (2x4) on both the front and back. My stand seems really stable (and heavy) with mostly 2x4 construction. However, if I was going...

I took the CBS back to the LFS. No blood in getting him out of the tank, but I did have to take out half of the LR to get a him. We will buy a cleaner shrimp when one of the LFS has one in stock.

temp: 81 deg F (ranges from 79-82) salinity: 54.8 mS (1.027 Specific Gravity) ph: 8.2 amonia: 0 nitrates: 0 It's a 20 gallon tank that I purchased. It's been running for over a year (but I'm new to this). It has a DSB and a bunch of LR. The other fish is some sort of blue...

I think our Coral Banded Shrimp just killed our Green Chromis! We didn't actually see him do it, but we don't think the Chromis just up and died (and therefore we caught the Shrimp grabbing a bite to eat on the already dead fish). Has anyone else seen this behavior from a Coral Banded Shrimp...

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Bummer. What an a**!

I guess my question is more "how long CAN you keep LR in a holding tank?". I want to clear out some space in the old tank, but I'm not ready yet to setup the new tank. What would I need to do to keep the LR "alive" for 2-3 weeks?

What is a typical DIY setup for making a temporary holding tank for some LR? And how long would you keep the LR in the temporary holding tank (coming out of an existing reef tank and eventually going into a new tank)?

I purchased crushed oyster shells at a local feed store. I think I heard that it is a supplement they feed to chickens. I got 25lbs for about $4.

I believe what Krazy302 said is correct. I heard it was bad to restrict the flow of your pump (shortens the life of your pump). A better idea is to add a T in your return line from your sump to your DT. Off of this T you add a valve and the output returns to your sump. If you want less water...

How much LR and LS should I take out of the 20 to seed the 120? all? some? Do I run the risk of disrupting the 20 when I remove some of the LR and LS? Will I potentially release some nitrates from the DSB? (can I just compensate for that with some water changes?) I'd really like to not kill...

We purchased a used 120 gallon tank and have not set it up yet. I'm still building the stand and we want to paint our living room before we start this tank. The 120 gallon tank has some bioballs (it's a "uniquarium" brand acrylic tank), and I'm also creating my own DIY base rock (portland...