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Okay... I just finished building a skimmer today however, It's not working properly. I get bubbles but not a whole ton of bubbles. I have attached pictures to view. #1: this is showing the skimming. There are bubbles on the top of the water in the skimmer but they aren't going up and out...

I bought my 90g tank about 2 or 3 months ago now. It was infested with bubble algae when the other guy owned it so I was advised to put the LR in a Rubbermaid container and put the lid on it to stop the light. I did that. I have a heater maintaining 80 degress. Salt is right. 2 powerheads...

PLUMBING LEAK!!! Help... I fired up my tank today and everything works like a charm. I tested the siphon break 3 or 4 times and worked without fail! There is one 90 degree elbow under the tank (the drain line) that has a slow leak. One drip every 6 or 7 seconds. Everything else seems to be bone...

I finally got my new 90g setup this weekend. I put the sand in it today and filled it with water. I finished all the plumbing on it yesterday. I didn't rinse the sand first because it is so fine. It is dead sand. I put it in the bottom of the DT and in the bottom of the sump/fuge. I have not...

Hi There, Here is a picture of my tank setup. I was going to put a check valve on the line bringing the water. I have been advised to do the following instead as check valves can apparently fail and they are supposedly noisey. Can someone please look at the diagram and tell me if taking the...

I am building a protein skimmer and I am trying to connect a PVC 4" > 3" coupler to the top of a PET jar. PVC/ABS glue won't adhear the two materials. I have a tube of Black Silicon (door & window) from HD around and I was wondering if it would be okay to use? I heard ideally, that I should...

Are there certain types of silicone that I must use when doing a DIY project, or can I just get any silicone from HD??

I bought a tank from someone about 3 wks ago and it was infested with algae. I was told to put the LR into a rubbermaid container and cover to make it so no light got in. It has now been like that for 3 wks - will that hurt the organisms on the LR?? I have 2 powerheads and a heater in the...

Okay, I'm building a canopy for my 48x18 90g tank. It will contain 2xMH 250W bulbs and 2 fluorescents. I'm getting mixed reviews on the types of fluorescents to get. What so it be? T5's or VHO?? I have order 4x4.75" cooling fans rated at 77 cfm each. I'm planning on spacing them evenly along...

In the attached image can someone please explain to me how exactly the water is pumped out of the skimmer? I understand the concept that the water is pumped in through a venturi valve which creates the air bubbles. Then the air/water mixture travels down to the bottom of an internal reaction...

I was wondering if venturi style skimmers are better than airstone skimmers? I've done a little searching around and it seems as though venturi are better but one draw back is the air bubbles have less contact time with the water. I was thinking of making a venturi skimmer but instead of having...

I went to a lfs to get my tank drilled today. They said that they would do it but when examining the tank they notice that there were air bubbles in the seems of the corners. The air bubbles were in the "butt" of the glass where the two pieces actually met. It was about 1 inch long and about 1...

I'm going to build a canopy for my tank (I don't like lights hanging over the tank). Here's what I planned: 2 - MH bulbs - 250W each 2 - flourescent bulbs (but I don't know which ones) I'm planning on building the canopy out of wood and putting the MH bulbs right in it, with one flourescent tube...

If I get a reverse osmosis system with the water system that I installed in my house for drinking... Is that the same as the units that are used for aquarium purposes?

I just picked up a 90g. I was thinking of taking it to the LFS to get it drilled instead of using an overflow box as I really don't like the look of them. Is this suggested? Is it something that I should get the LFS to do, or is it something that I should do myself - I have never drilled glass...

Okay, I just picked up the tank that i have been posting about over the last few days. I have attached 5 pictures of the live rock that the guy gave me. As mentioned before he didn't take care of the tank at all and that was one of the reasons that he decided to sell it. It is a 90g tank but I...

I'm just starting up a tank again after 10+ years. 10 years ago I had a FO tank for under 1 year and then I moved and had to get rid of it. Back then, I just had a 4 ft - 2 bulb florecent lighting hood. This time around I am going to get a bunch of LR and inverts. I would like to get some...

I'm about to subscribe to an aquarium magazine... Which is better? Aquarium or FAMA

As mentioned before I just bought a tank and will be picking it up on Monday. Currently it is using an overflow box but I really don't like the look of things hanging off the back/side of the tank. I was going to take the tank to my lfs and have them drill it instead (unless this is something...

I just bought a 90g tank with a trickle filter for $300. I was wondering if a trickle filter is considered a sump or refugium. Also, I'm under the impression that plant life helps to break eliminate nitrates - is this correct? I was thinking of adding live rock and plant life of some kind to the...