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I have a 72 bow front that is about done cycling so now I have to figure out what to put in it. It has about 80 pounds of live rock, a 30 gallon sump, and approximately 10 gallons of refugium. It will be a soft coral tank and has around 220 watts of PCs on it. Anyways my thoughts: 1 royal...

Currently I have a 55g tank with a 30g refugum, 10g sump. Stocked in it is: 2 False percula 1 Foxface 1 firefish 1 lawnmower blenny 1 flame angel. I bought the foxface under some incorrect information (this is a first saltwater tank) Anyways, I'm about ready to write the check on a 135g and...

I just got back from a trip to Las Vegas and I must say the aquariums there were amazing! I'm really inspired. I saw a pretty kickass display in Ceasars Palace, the Mirage, and then Shark Reef in Mandalay Bay was even more awesome. According to the concierge in the Bellagio, starting this...

About two weeks ago I broke my cheapy seaclone and replaced it with an asm mini-G. The ASM skims more in a day than the seaclone did in a week. The ASM was only slightly more expensive than the seaclone was too. I just figured I'd throw that out there.

Tonight as I was staring at my tank I noticed the larger of my two clownfish looked extremely bloated. Then I got to wondering if it could actually be pregnant? I tried to get some pictures for you guys but still haven't figured out how to take an aquarium shot with my camera. Any thoughts...

Don't ask why, but for some reason I had the idea to put an old 10 gallon setup I had to use as a freshwater setup. I had the perfect place for it, was planning on doing a nano, but then didn't want to put that much time and money into it. Anyways, it's been a long time since I've done a...

last week Wednesday I got a cleaner shrimp in my 55 gallon. The next day I found that he molted and left his old skeleton sitting out. I haven't seen the shrimp since. From my reading I read that they will hide while their new shell hardens. How long does this ususally take? Shouldn't I be...

After keeping freshwater fish for years I decided it was time to try saltwater. If I knew how addicting it would be I don't know if I would have made the jump. here's some pics... Shortly after I got the tank, purchased it used from a guy, then added some ***** special live rock. Oh yeah, and...

Right now I have a 55 gallon tank, 30 gallon refugium, and 10 gallon sump setup with: 2 false perc clownfish 1 lawnmower blenny I'm wanting to finish up stocking it and am thinking I'll finish it with 1 flame angel 1 manderin goby 1 foxface Will this be overstocking it for right now? In the...

I got a false percula from a fellow aquarist who was getting out of the hobby and decided that she needed a new mate (her partner died a while before I got her). So, I went to a lfs and got one thinking they would get along. The new one I got turns out to be slightly bigger (I was looking for...

As the title says, i'm looking for a return pump and some live sand. I'm setting up a refugium and need both. I'm hoping for a return pump that is around 500gph, and enough live sand to put a good bed down in a 30g tank. Please post or send an e-mail to johnchargo at msn dot com if you have...

I put a lawnmower blenny in my tank last weekend. The petshop gave me some frozen herbivore mix that they said he'd eat, and so far he's shown no interest. I've seen him spending time, however, chomping at the tank glass. I have a very slight amount of green algea on the glass, and also have a...

I'm a university student and live in some university owned apartments. I've got a 55 gallon tank. A 55g tank has been setup in this apartment the last 3 years. Anyways, the RA came today and told me that there was a report that I had a 100+ gallon tank in my apartment and apparently 40g is...

A continuation of this thread: https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/t/231932/my-first-saltwater-fish-ever Long story short: I bought a pair of clowns, they came with a slight amount of ich I didn't notice when I bought them. I transferred them to a 10g qt tank where I'm treating them with a product...

Earlier this week my cycling finally ended and all the parameters balanced out. Don't mind the crappy picture, For some reason if I turn the flash on it leaves glare, but if I turn it off everything is all blurry..... But anyways, they are super energetic and I've already spent a huge amount...

I'm looking to setup a refugium for my 55g tank. Right now I have a 29g that I could use, but really would like a 36" tank. Anyone in central IA have one they want to get rid of? Because it'll just be a fuge it doesn't have to be that good looking. Thanks! John

I'm planning on setting up a refuge for my 55g tank using an old 29 gallon I have sitting around, but had a few simple questions a search didn't seem to yield an answer to. First of all, what are the benefits of making a sapate compartment in the fuge for my skimmer (seaclone 150) instead of...

I'm waiting for the tank to cycle, but I figured I'd post some pics online anyways. I'm looking at setting up a refuguim out of my old 29 gallon tank pretty quickly, and the eventual stock list I'm thinking of is: 2 purcula clowns 1 flame angel 1 manderin goby 1 firefish goby 1 clown goby 1...

While my tank (55g) is still getting ready for fish I have been kicking around plans to use my old 29g tank for a fuge. I figure I'll keep algea in it to help control the nitrates and use it to help keep the copepod population up in the tank. (I'm thinking about keeping a manderin in the...

Hello! I'm new to the board and new to saltwater aquariums. There is a local pet shop going out of business so a week ago I bought a used 55 gallon saltwater setup he had. It included the tank, filter, lights, stand, crushed coral, and a few pieces of live rock. When I picked the tank up I...