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Hey guys. I did a search and couldn't really nail down an answer to my question. Here in Cali. I can't locate any southdown sand. I found some play sand that has been washed and sterilized but was wondering what should i look out for in the sand that could be harmful in my aquarium. Better...

how long ago did you put your sand in the tank?? did you just dump it in with the tank full or put it in before you added water?? Also did you rinse it first?? Depending on the circumstances it can take a week or more for the cloud to settle. Brian

for some reason my sketch didn't not post how i had drawn it. well just picture the long line in the center and the shorter ones equal distance from each other. sorry about that. Brian

Broomer.....I saw a reef tank at a lfs in houston where he had basically what you are talking about. the only difference was that his pvc pipe entered the tank in the back but exactly in the center. at the bottom it T'd off and ran the lenght of the tank behind the live rock. then on both...

hey rick thanks for the reply. i checked the boot caps and they are both snug, so i'll try replacing the impeller. the pump itself is probably only about 4 maybe 5 months old. you know i have another rio 1700 that started doing the same thing and it was only about 1 month old. anyway i'll...

hey guys...i have a rio 1700 pump that runs my skimmer. the other day after dumping the collection cup the pump started making a buzzing sound. i took it off and rinsed it out and tightned the housing and when i put it back on it was louder than before. anyone had this problem before or know...

I searched around and haven't found this problem yet? I bought a sebae anemone and a clown fish about 3 weeks ago. My problem is that i know that you are supposed to feed the anemone a small piece of shrimp or silver sides a couple of times a week. However whenever I put a meal in his...

hey vince. since you have a sump, i would suggest mounting a small fan inside your stand that would blow directly over the water in your sump. it's a smaller area than trying to evaporate the entire top of the tank and seems to work really well for me in the summer time to keep my temp down...

well this is just my experience, I had a clown trigger a baby humu humu, a tomato clown, a naso tang, powder brown tang, and a yellow tang, and two damsels in the same tank and never had any problems, I started to convert my tank to a reef so i got rid of the triggers. but as far as just the...

Does anyone have a ballpark figure or rule of thumb for amount of water displacement per pound of live rock??? Thanks

well i'm assuming that this is a new tank that just finished a cycle. if this is the case the nitrates are the end result of the cycle and water changes are the mostlikely remedy until your tank is fully matured. the rise in amonia is from your new live rock that is having some die off and may...

i wouldn't suggest a green chromis as they don't do well by themselves. you usually need a shoal of 6 or more for them to thrive. however a damsel of some kind would probably make a good addition. they don't bother inverts or coral and most are very colorful. also a fire fish may be worth...

i have about 2 and a half inches of reef sand and #5 crushed coral mix. it has been up for about 2 months now, however i just moved here and had to restart my tank with the same substrate.

one way i have found to help cool water is to have a fan blow directly over the water in your sump. works off the idea of evaporation cooling. like sweating does for you. i've heard that this can actually lower temps up to 10 degrees, so you will probably have to turn you heaters back on...

I'm having trouble keeping my ph up. any ideas on fixes for this.

you may have some luck if you do get new live rock and create a different looking environment than the one that they are used to. also make sure you get a fish that is not shy or smaller than your current fish and will stick up for himself. just be sure that if you decide to change the...

i have a 46 bow fish only and on it i just have a HOT Magnum 30 with a bio-wheel and carbon. and a cheap airstone driven skimmer. I've never had lr or ls in this particular tank and haven't had any problems. (once it matured of course) good luck brian

I just purchased a radiatta lion yesterday...the guy said that he had him in the store for about 3 weeks and was doing fine. Now only twenty four hours later he won't move or eat and his eyes seem to be clouding up. my other fish are fine. does anyone think this is part of the acclimating...

thanks playtime when you say fish haven are you talking about tropical haven?? I've been there number of times but only bought fish from them once. there selection in my opinion is very limited and their fish don't normally look so hot. i bought six damsels from them and 3 of them died within...

I saw that you live in Merced, Ca. I just recently moved to Modesto and I'm have a hard time finding a decent fish store in the area. ***** in Modesto oddly enough, usually seems to have the best selection and the healthiest looking fish. But no where in the immediate area can I find a place...