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Hi, I have a 60 gallon reef ready tank with 10 gallon refugium. When I feed the fishes, I turn off the return pump from the refugium (basically cut off the connection between the main tank and refugium) to avoid the foods from flowing into the refugium, but when I turn off the pump, the water...

Before I ask my questions, I just want to explain my situation so that I won't get flamed for feeding only brine shrimp to mandarin (no offense to some of you who tried to educate beginners, I do appreciate your advices). I realize that brine shrimps should not be the primary food for mandarin...

Hi, My sump/refugium is very small and the compartment for the skimmer is only 5.5" x 10". I am currently using coralife super skimmer and I hate that skimmer, overflow for no reason in the middle of the night, doesn't matter how I adjust it. Could you guys suggest the best in-sump skimmer that...

Do you guys know what copepod eat to thrive? is that just algae? Do I need to feed phytoplankton to my refugium if I want the copepod population to thrive? (live rock and chaeto in my refug) I actually see a lot more copepods in my DT than my refugium and wondering why the copepod population is...

Do I need to buffer pH for the top off water I put in? Since I am using the RO/DI water, ph of the top off water is 7.0. Do I need to buffer pH to 8.3 before topping off? I have been topping off water without buffering pH. Thanks.

I have 60 gallon tank with about 100 lbs of LR, is that big enough to keep those two together happily without fighting and kiling? Thanks.

One guy is breaking down his reef tank and currently have a flame angel in that tank and he said he has no issue with it for about a year and a half. He has softies, LPS and SPS corals in his tank. What are the chances of that angel fish eating my corals, if I take the fish from him? In other...

I am tired of going to pure water store to buy water and thinking about setting up an RO/DI or just RO units. Could you guys give me suggestion on what brand to look at? Also should I get RO or RO/DI units? I am looking for something which is easy to set up. I have a 60 gallon tankwith 10 gallon...

What is the ideal refugium water turn over rate? I got lots of help from you guys here about what the DT turn over rate (about 15 to 30 times water volume) should be, but I think my return pump from the refugium might be too strong, since water are splashing into my refugium from my overflow...

I have a couple of questions that I have a hard time finding answers. I would really really really appreciate it if you guys can share your knowledge. - For those of you who use filter socks, how do you deal with issue that filter sock removing Phytoplankton and zooplankton that you feed to your...

I have a couple of questions that I have a hard time finding answers. I would really appreciate it if you guys can share your knowledge. - For those of you who use filter socks, how do you deal with issue that filter sock removing Phytoplankton and zooplankton that you feed to your corals? Is...

I am thinking about buying this coral from another hobbylist and just want to know what it is. Is it Green Alveopora? Also I will appreicate it if you can tell me the diffculty to keep Alveopora. I have read articles saying it is moderate, some saying it is very hard to keep it alive. Thanks in...

I am looking to add a star fish into my reef tank (60 gallon, 100lbs of rocks). What is the bright color star fish that is easy (easier compare to other star fishes) to take care of and reef safe? I don't want to get those sand burying star fishes, only the bright color one that will not bury...

Hi everyone, This might not be the right forum, but I had very helpful responds in the past from this newbie forum, so I will try to get help here. I have 60 gallon tank with 260 Watt of PC lights, and I am trying to add extra actinic lights. I am looking for a SINGLE T5 actinic light...

Hi everyone, pretty new to the hobby. I have 60 gallon tank with 260 Watt of PC lights, and I am trying to add extra actinic lights. I am looking for a single T5 actinic light strip/fixture (need to be very slim though since I don't have much extra space on my canopy). Does anyone knows where I...

Hi, Does any of you guys have DIY auto top off system? I would appreciate it if you can share the info about how to do it and where to get the equipments. I have a 60 gallon DT with 10 gallon sump and need to top off water everyday and would like to set up a top off system/unit. Thanks in advance.

Is there any Do-it-yourself guide for making water top off device? Or is there any commerical device that are not too expensive? Thanks in advance.

I just bought a chili coral, and been reading/researching about it. Do I need to feed it regularly or feeding foods to fishes (I feed mysis shrimp, formula one, Rod's frozen food, algae sheets) enough for the coral to get the food it needs. If I do need to feed them seperately, how do I feed...

Hi, If you have refugium with chaeto and mangroves running, what is the gallons per inch rule in reef tank set up? I guess it all depends on other factors, I guess I am asking in general since I have no idea what the load should be in my tank. I started out with FOWLR, then got a couple of...

Hi everyone, Choosing the right skimmer/setup is really giving me a headache. I have a 60 gallon tank with overflow and 10 gallon refugium/sump. Even though I have a sump, I cannot use in sump skimmer since I want a refugium. So I look at all the HOB skimmer. But I don't want to put it in the...