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Thanks for the ideas. The bike lift just might work.

I have a 90 gallon tank with a large wooden canopy. The canopy has a retrofit lighting kit installed in it. The canopy is heavy and takes 2 people to remove. I was wondering if anyone has seen or has any ideas for some type of lift I could make that I could hook up when needed to lift the canopy...

I see on Kent's Garlic Extreme it says it can be added directly to the tank, can Seachem Garlic Guard also be added directly to the tank? If so how much per gallon? Thanks for the info...

What is the best way to feed a clownfish. I ask because I'm feeding a pellet that they seem to like, but when I feed it, the current in the tank sends the food all over. They stay on one side of the tank and if they don't see the food go by, it goes uneaten. Does anyone turn off some or all...

I was thinking of ditching my glass lids as alot of people suggest on this site but I was wondering if my lighting kit which is a retro kit in my canopy would be allright? The end caps are said to be "water resistant". Would the evaporation ruin the inside of my wood canopy? Thanks for the help!

I was going to order a Reef Package and had a question about acclimation. Do I need to acclimate the crabs, snail, and shrimp in seperate buckets or can I do them all in the same bucket at the same time? Thanks for the help.

Thanks for the good advise. I love this message board! Excellent tool for beginners.

This may be a dumb question but I live near the Gulf of Mexico and I was wondering if it would be ok to use beach sand as the bed of my aquarium? It very clean and bright white just wanted to make sure there was not some reason not to use it before I planned on hauling some to the house. Thanks...

Originally Posted by sign guy just get a good clean up crew and do water changes imo 10% a week. What would be a good list for a "good cleanup crew" for 90gls?

Originally Posted by engineer Plus see you are new here!!! Welcome aboard!!!!! Thanks for the welcome! If you have a sand bed you do not vacuum the sand, just do water changes?

I see lots of responses and post were people say they wish they would have used sand instead of cc but no one really says why. What is the advantage to having sand vs cc? Is easier to keep clean? I was trying to decide what to use in my new 90 gallon tank. Seems like cc would be easier to...