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Hey everyone, I am back! I don't know if any of the old members would remember me, or if they still use this forum, but back in 2006 I was on this forum every day. I set up a 150 gallon tank back then. In 2008, I went out of the country for 2 years, and then I was away from my home while at...

As some of you may remember, we started this tank about 4 years ago. We have had much success, along with disappointments. Since I recently got back from my 2 year mission in Argentina, we have been trying to get the tank back up into pristine conditions, and have decided to start placing some...

hello again to all of you. my 2 year mission is over, and im back in the states. I look forward to getting involved in the hobby again best of wishes to all of you Eric

Hello everyone, im not sure if many of you will remember me but i am back! i got home from argentina in feb, and i look forward to keeping in touch with many of you who have helped me so much with this hobby. Eric

Hi Everyone, I picked up this Fowleri Tang from a LFS. It was in very good condition and had been at this place for over a month without any problems. The LFS had the fish in Copper water for treatment. The fish was in QT for 2-3 weeks and no signs of problems. Once put in the display tank, the...

Hello All, Current Lights: 2 36" 2X96 PC Aqualight Double Linear Strip Retrofit Kit. 1 set is broken and needs to be replaced. 1 set's bulbs need to be replaced; hence, the new lighting system. We are looking to upgrade our lighting to T5's. We were hoping to get some input on a few good...

Hello All, 4 1/2 weeks ago I began cycling a 30gal tank. I added the LR/LS, had a koralia 3, 50gal HOB filter, 10k light running 6 hrs and added shrimp/clam twice. During the whole process, I did not see any algae. Sadly, for the first 3 weeks I did not test the water. On Oct 5, we turned off...

Hello All. I have a few questions pertaining to our sump tank. In the picture, you will notice the red line to the left and the blue water lines. Which line should I be using for the water level? If it is line 3, there is only about 2-3" of room before the outflow pump will start sucking air...

Hello, Currently, I have been using an RO/DI unit to create sw and for top-offs. I wanted to know what is the highest ppm allowance after it has been through the unit. Currently, my tap is 480ppm (I know, really high; and it is barely legal too California is 500ppm max for tap) Anyway, I am...

Hello, Recently, my refractometer broke. The clear plastic piece which is placed on top of the water broke off. I was curious if anyone knew where to find a replacement part for that. I know you can't discuss other businesses on the board so PM me if you know. Thanks.

Hello All, Currently I am running a 33gal QT. I have an Aquaclear 50 running at 75%. Also, I have an 100gal Aerator pump running 40-50% through air stones. There is no other water movement in the QT. Is there too much oxygen in the tank? I didn't think you could have too much oxygen, except...

Hello all, I am concerned with the amount of algae accumulating in my tank and I believe it is due to over feeding. I wanted to get a feel for what people have and their feeding schedules/amount of food fed. Also, if you have an extra moment, take a guess as to how often and how much my fish...

Hey everyone its GNorman- Eric. I started this thread because I am currently in Ohio visiting my sister for a week before I leave for my Mission for 2 years. We have been thinking of things to do and one idea was to go to the Aquarium in Kentucky. I am wondering if anyone knows anything...

well on Friday we went ahead and took the plung of ordering some live goods online. my dad was kinda nervous about doing it but naggin for a year did the trick. anyways, we ordered the following 2 green rics 1 orange ric 3 feather dusters 1 yellow gorgonian i cant wait for our order to get in...

hey everyone well, im bumbed to say this but my tank hasnt been having the best success with fish, so now instead of adding new fish im starting to add some corals i was looking at anyother thread and i read that u are able to keep some SPS under PC lighting... if so, can u please let me know on...

Hey Everyone, First off I just want to thank everyone on this site that helped me during my year of research and then also with the set up/care for my tank... now to the point of this thread.. Coming February 13, 2008 i will now longer be on these boards. I got my mission call for my church, and...

i was reading the thread about the forward email. i thought it was very cleaver and made me think of a video a once saw awhile ago. just want to post it to show how teenagers can be clever at times http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUsABNp7kU8

hey everyone, just wanted to update some pics of our tank and its inhabitants. everyone is doing very well. everyones eating our homemade fish food and they are all getting along with each other. the only aggression is when the queen shows the raccoon whos boss of the tank. A little chasing here...

ok so i have a really dumb question but i feel its kinda important for the well being of my tank so, we have a few fish that need clam in their diet. one of the fish is a queen angel and we feed it clam every other day to help keep it heatly and also just for a nice lil snack for being a good...

I have a 150g 5x2x2 Lee Mar Tank. We have a 40 gallon sump with a filter sock, Fuge with Cheato and LR Rubble, 14 watt UV, and a Euro-Reef RS250 Skimmer which is rated for 250 gallons. I'm trying to decide on a trigger for my tank, my current stocking list in chronological order as follows. 3...