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Hello All- Due to a move in the very near future, I must sell my 40G Fish Only set-up. All equipment is less than 1 year old. -40 Gallon (long) tank with 2 24 inch flourescent (sp?) lights. - 2-24 inch covers -1 over the back 330 Penguin Filter - will include all unsed filters. At least six new...

Originally Posted by 2000vert I purchased the same unit off ---- for $150.00 shipped. The company is aquauniverse.com. Who are you trying to fool. sold it for $215... how do you like them apples? also note that it was Best offer. wasnt trying to fool anyone... did you read the whole thread...

Originally Posted by craig7220 What type of filtration are you using.. Canisters that haven't had the filters cleaned can raise your nitrates. Also wet/dry filters with bio balls that haven't been cleaned can be nitrate factorys. A good protein skimmer is an important piece of equipment.. It...

Originally Posted by FireRescue do you have a skimmer? If not then you need to get one. i do not have one... recommend a good brand for a 40G?

Originally Posted by Ibew I didn't mean they don't work I meant they didn't work for your tank being not long enough sorry if I might have affended you but just check the big [hr] site under the coralife fixture that is close to the same as yours you will see that they sell for 195.00 plus...

Originally Posted by 1journeyman No, probably not. You're going to need to either vaccuum it like CC and lose the sand, or take it all out and just put sand. its a very fine crushed coral... almost as fine as sand. matter much?

Originally Posted by 1journeyman Your pet store did do a number on you... First off, your substrate is a bad combination. CC requires vaccuuming, but you can't do that with sand. So you're sand/cc mix is creating a nitrate farm. Your fish list is baaaad... get those Tangs out of there. Read up a...

Originally Posted by freejury how long have you had this tank setup? nitrites are a bit high, should be zero, but not surprising for the fish load in a 40G. Everything else is well within norms. You should probably not have the two tangs in a tank that small, but other than that I dont see a...

what is the best way to reduce my nitrates? i have heard that there a plants I can buy, or removing my crushed coral and replacing with sand. I mixed 20lbs live sand and 20lbs crushed coral when I started my setup a year ago. I have a sneaking suspision my LFS has not been forthright with me...

Originally Posted by seasalt101 add ls and lr and some plants and even a cleaner clam and you have too many fish jmo tobin what kind of plants? how much/many?

If anyone is interested make me an offer....

Originally Posted by Ibew if its compared to the corallife and has feet they should be adjustble from the pic it does look that why if so if your tank is bigger or smaller shouldn't matter you should just send them back if they don't work and get your money back in full or sell them at half the...

Originally Posted by sea n life whats the name of the (coralife competitor)? it looks IDENTICAL to the picture I posed above. It looks exactly like the Coralife. Name on the box is Catalina Ultralight.

tlubinski, sorry for hijaking your thread, but I have been having a similar problem, and have a 40G long. I have 1/2 crushed coral and half live sand, but 50 lbs of LR as well. can i mix in more LS... i do not have a second tank to move my fish to. not looking for an easy way out, but have...

Brand New 48" "Coralife Competitor", looks and built EXACTLY like Coralife. 4 X 65W Power Compact Fixture for sale. Bulbs are brand new as well. (2) 65W 7200K white bulbs and (2) 65W Blue 450nm bulbs. Fixture also has LED lunarlights. Fixture arrived today, and does not fit my tank. I have a...

Originally Posted by craig7220 I have a bunch of those.. Called forams. little protozoan that secretes a calcium shell.. I only scrape them off the front of the DT. They look like little white dots on the glass.. I have them also on the powerheads and rock.. They are harmless thanks craig!

my nitrates and nitrites have spiked suddenly. Nitrates are 12.5 and nitrites are .05 to .1 are water changes over the next few days the best way to reduce them? tank has been running for 9 months with no prior issues. I only feed once/day, all other levels are within the "green" area... PH...

Originally Posted by teeithigh16 hello- what are the white little "things" that grow on the inside glass of my tank? look like litte white heads... i know, gross description, but that is what they look like. I scrape them off when I clean my tank, but they always come back... should I NOT...

hello- what are the white little "things" that grow on the inside glass of my tank? look like litte white heads... i know, gross description, but that is what they look like. I scrape them off when I clean my tank, but they always come back...

Do all anemones, or Condi's specifically, split? Or is it limited to a few select species? Thanks!