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ok thinking about getting a fuge started and my LFS is trying to push the biggest fanciest they have (money driven) my question is what is a general guideline to go on when choosing the size of your fuge or is biggest the best?

I saw this little guy and had to have him so now I am showing off a little. My daughter named him Patrick I think I let her see too much spongebob

Ok while thinking about my aquascapeing and knowing how I like to change things I didn't want to cement my rock together (when it comes in) I decided to build two shelves that will act as structual support let me know what you think. Was going to use plexiglass but thought about water flow and...

ok if you have a solution or a story to tell please share it but this is my story. I was out about to buy a new motorcycle (aginst my wifes protest) when she called me from the pet store saying she found just the thing for me. knowing that since childhood I wanted a SW tank but I am a go big or...

ok guys we have seen the local x-perts lets see the rookies show a little and sound off post pics of your new or stater tanks. here is my 130g at 1.5 months old. please don't say how lacking it is I know working on it I promise

Is it cost effective or even possible to culture and produce your own phytoplankton? and if so where/how would you start this proccess. also what is needed to breed brine shrimp. Sorry was going through my LFS reciepts and not trying to be cheap but dollar-wise and if I can produce Some of my...

ok I got some live rock and it brought along some hydroids was not a prob looked kinda cool until they starter crowding my zoos I need a way to control them is there an invert or fish that eats these as I am liking the whole circle of life /nature thing I have going got rid of some aipstsa(sp?)...

Any of you starfish owners have an opinion of starfish and CC beds? I noticed that many of you have sand beds but under the advice of LFS I have a CC bed and all the cleaner crew packages seem to include starfish so they must have some benefit to them and would like to know more or less for FYI...

ok two things I know it is not a snail it move too quickly and really big for a crab. I noticed it because it was sending up what looked like white smoke and my fish were going crazy for it like they were crack addicts getting a fix. not sure but I am finding new hitchhikers from some LR I got...

I know it is still early but tried my first fragging. had 10 heads of I think polys on a plug that would fit nowhere so I tried to relocate them on a rock here are pics tell me how they look to you and special thanks to reefkprz thanks for the vids and info you gave me the heart to attempt...

Why did no one tell me that Damsels although good hardy fish are devils in disguise I now have out of 4 damsels and 2 false percula 1 bully damsel and the hard part is he only picks on my cleaning crew and is very appealing to the eye. so do I give him time as he used to pick on all the fish...

Bought some LR and it had plenty of life on it like the look good zoos and a few mini dusters the question is are hydroids ok or nuience (sp?) I like the look of the mini forest on the rock but if they are going to hinder the zoos I would like to culture some down and away from them any advice...

Bought some live rock and found a few surprises some good my first zoos and some I am not sure of please help me out. The last are my first zoos and they seem to be doing well. BTW all this is on only one rock about 5in tall and 4 -6in wide.

Just got some more live rock and BOY it was amazing found 2 mini feather dusters and about 8 zoos that hitched a ride to my tank the zoos have opened fully and the feather dusters (at least that is what they look and act like) are extending and contracting their feathers or hairs. my question is...

I want an anemone in the future I see them in quite a few reef tanks but now reading through it says they are not reef safe. what is the deal?? I know they move around and wage war but alot of tanks I see even on here have some gorgous corals and anemones in the pics that seem to co-exist...

drum roll please....... and the question is ......... How can you tell when your tank is cycled?? Please answer I really would like to know

I was wondering while looking through live rock at a LFS has anyone used eggcrate to help form their aquascapeing?? the thought behind this is you can't control the shape of your LR so what about using eggcrate to help sure up some of the caves and ledges?? I mean you would hide the eggcrate so...

I have looked at pics of reef tanks and was up in the air at what I wanted to do with my 130g tank.I am really leaning towards a reef setup or at least partially I have noticed that most reef tanks have rocks almost all the way to the top is this preferance or necessity?? my tanks is 24in deep I...

In my tank this is kind of weird but I want a FOWLR tank BUT.. (this it the weird part) I want an anoneme and a few clams will they be ok without corals and what would be a decent light setup for a 130g tank? (72in long, 24in deep and 18in wide) MH are wayyy to expensive for me at this point and...

I think we should have a forum just for tanks diraies I like watching the progress of all my saltwater.com peers (just hate looking all over for them) well nuff said.. on to my Diary Well I am trying to play it smart set up my 130g on 5/24/07 the tank includes ATM. 10lbs of LR 50lbs of Crused...