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Ok, I am in the process of setting up a 110 gallon tank at work with a 29 gallon planned to be used as a sump for macro algae and Rock/Sand and a separate acrylic sump (roughly 25-30 gallons max filled) for filtration/skimmer. My initial thought was to have water from the overflow come into...

I'm trying to understand how to use this protein skimmer. It came with the sump (see pics). What sort of equipment do I need to get this working? Also, the collection cup doesn't seem to fit on top. Am I missing a piece? Thoughts? Thanks!

I'm setting up an 110 gallon tank at work and would like to know how many yellow tangs can be kept in this tank. I have read that they need at least a 50 gallon tank and have also read that if you plan to keep more than 1 tang, you must introduce them at the same time. So, when the tank is...

Ok, I have been reading about calcium reactors and realize that now is not the time for implementing one of these, but since I have the space, it could be something to add once the tank is set up and we buy SPS corals (if we do). As for now, I do not see the need to be CO2 set up when it may...

I am looking for an RO/DI unit and see several on ----. WaterGeneral has a 6-stage 110/gpd (7745643643). Has anyone bought one of these? Comments? If this topic has been discussed, I missed it in a search of the forums. Please provide link if it has. Thanks!

We just bought a used tank, stand, canopy, rock, etc... and it came with a sump/filtration I am not familiar with. It's an acrylic sump, but has 4 cylindar units on one end that the previous owner had phospate (sp??) sponge in one of the units. One of the 4 cylindar units is a protein skimmer...

I currently have two Flourescent strip on my tank. The bulbs I believe are 40 (??) watt bulbs - Marine glo and Power glo (or something like that). I have been talking with the wife about upgrading to PC lights. I have seen a 4x55watt PC strip on ---- that I can afford (possibly). I would...

Both my cleaner and coral banded shrimp have lost most of their antenea (sp??). What used to be long antenea are now probably not even an inch long. The cleaner shrimp used to be very active during the day (i.e out and about). Now he hides under a rock during the day and I saw him out and...

Does anybody know much about these? Found this on ----. Curious if it is good or not. I am looking at upgrading my lights on my 80 gallon tank and don't want to spend too much initially. Thanks! JEBO 48" 220W(55wx4) Power Compact lighting. SIZE: 48"L x 6.5"W x 2.25"H FEATURES: Sleek Aluminum...

Does anybody know much about these? Found this on ----. Curious if it is good or not. I am looking at upgrading my lights on my 80 gallon tank and don't want to spend too much initially. Thanks! JEBO 48" 220W(55wx4) Power Compact lighting. SIZE: 48"L x 6.5"W x 2.25"H FEATURES: Sleek Aluminum...

Power Compact Anyone use these power compacts strip lights? I have an 80 gallon tank with about 90 lbs of live rock with 2 fluorescent light strips (with a 50/50 and PowerGlo (??) bulbs). From what I can tell, it will fit under my canopy (48x6x4). Would I need to get a "cooling" fan? What...

Power compacts Anyone use these power compacts strip lights? I have an 80 gallon tank with about 90 lbs of live rock with 2 fluorescent light strips (with a 50/50 and PowerGlo (??) bulbs). From what I can tell, it should fit under my canopy (48x6x4). Would I need to get a "cooling" fan...

Ok. I have an 80 gallon fish tank with about 90 lbs of live rock. For quite a while now, there have been these pink to white circles on the back of the tank. Now I am having these pink circles on the sides on front of the tank. They are not realy easy to remove. Is this a calcium issue? I...

Ok, last night's rainstorm knocked out the power around 4:30 AM or so. When my wife woke me up around 5AM and said the power was out, I went and turned off the UPS to my computer (computer already had lost power - if only the wife would have been awake earlier and woke me too!) and went back to...

Ok, last week I got a invert package and one of the items was a coral banded shrimp. I drip acclimated him for 1 1/2 hours and he appears to be fine. He has been under the rocks all the time. Day one he was hiding where my blue regal tang usually hangs out (when shy), but he moved to the...

Ok, it looks like I have 3, maybe 4, really long bristle worms. Long as in 4 to 6+ inches each. They are grey in color. Should I worry about these? If so, why and what should I do?

I recently acquired a purple tip anemone. I acclimated him with the drip method for 1 hr (bought from local LFS). He is doing fine. When I first added it, he moved a little bit to the left and stayed there until I went to bed. The next morning, he was "hiding" under a ledge in a rock (it...

Can both of these reside in a tank together? A friend is offering the brittle and I already have a chip. Just want to make sure that both will be okay. Thanks!

How often do you change your carbon and rinse/replace the foam sponges? What other equipment do you have in your tank? How much live rock and live sand? Reason I am asking this question is I am thinking about pulling the carbon out and go carbonless. I have an 80 gallon tank with about 80...

Do I need to worry about capatability with inverts? Scarlet Hermits Blue Legs Turbo Snails Peppermint Shrimp Brittle Star Serpent Star Emerald Crabs Cleaner shrimps etc.. Your thoughts?