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I found a system I wanted on the net, its a typhoon 2 from airwaterandice.com. The unit looks good but I have never hooked one of these things up. I have seen alot of post that say its easy, but really how easy is it. What is thew waste water I keep hearing about and also its a 100 gpd I do not...

I am getting these little green stems on my live rock that keeps growing and extending. On the light green stems are tiny little mushrooms(at least that is what they look like). These stems are extending to my other live rock that house some star polyps. While I do not thing these things are...

I have had my tank for a year, and I have been filterless for months now, yet I cannot keep my tank clear for the past week. I added some powerful power heads to a system that just had one. I thought that may be it, but my tank will be clear one minute and cloudy as hell the other. I have an emp...

I want to know what these things are, I know they go at the bottom of your tank or hang off the back, but what benifits do they serve other than hiding your skimmer and heater? Are they worth the hassle and money? What do I need specifically to start them? Everybody happy with theres? Thanks

I have a 55 for about a year now with only 12 punds of live rock, however I have avout 30 lbs of dead rock that I added when I first strated the tank. I has produced some coraline on it but not enough since it only has 12 punds of live rock to aquire coraline from. I was going to order about...

I bought a colony of star polyps last thursday, and I moved then 3 times in one day. Thanks to the help on here I have left them alone in a spot for about 4 days now. Well I have noticed that some polyps come out and then some haven't come out at all, are they just getting used to their new...

I am wanting to buy a Ro/DI unit, mainly because phosphate is killing me. I want a wuality unit that will work efficiently for my 55 gallon, I do not have a refugium or sump, so I just need the water for water changes and top offs, please help me find a efficent and good quality unit, for a good...

Well I got an easy one after having my tank established for a year now. It is a colony of star polyps. Well I cannot get them to come out. I see the tips of them but they will not come out of there columns. I piad 50 dollars for them and there rock and they won't get out. I have moved them 3...

I have nusiance phosphate in my tank. This is present from the Distilled water I have been using. I am seriously considering a RO unit for my tank. What do I need to look for and how hard is instillation. I need help on this and I want to be able to put it together too.? Thanks

I just added two new powerheads to my 55 gallon, I had one exsiting pw in there already and it is 160 gph, well I just added two rio 1100 that are 300gph a piece. Well, if you have done the math that is about 760 gph in my 55 right now. I also have an emp400 I just use for circulation as well...

I have no new coralline show up, how long does it take, I leave the lights on about 10 hours a day. I try to turn the blues on more but I usuall just run them about 11 hours. The lights are helios 220w, 55w apeice, for a 55

I have had my 55 tank, and I have had it as well as all the sand bed for 9 months. I am and have been displeased with my DSB. I know it probably hasn't matured completely, but I think I am mostly disgusted with the size of my sand grains. Some of the grains of sand are sugar sized and thats how...

I just got new lights for my tank. They are helios 4 55w fixture. I have had my tank for about 9 months now and my parameters are good. My nitrates are around 20, but I do not think that is my problem. Since i have got those lights I have had a huge algae growth. I mean brownish, redish...

I have this spot on my maroon goldbar clown on his first gold bar. IT is like a birth mark that he has just got. It is a flesh/brown color and is about as big as a a qtip end. My parameters are fine except for my nitrates, they are a lil high. What could this be? Also i have alot of bubbles...

I was wanting to get a RO system but I think it may be a little hard to hook up. I was wondering if Distilled water would be just as good. Can you guys tell me the positve and the negatives. Thanks

I am getting these creatures and I have no clue what they are. They have long string-like tentacles and they look like they have a crumby center. I have seen them sprout up all around my tank lately and I was curious to what they are. They are brownish yellow in color and they do not seem to...

wattage for a reef tank, i just mainly want softies and maybe clams. I saw this lighting system by helios that was 200 dollars. I would like something like that. What do you guys think, I have a 55 by the way.

I saw him when I came home this afternoon I saw him at the bottom of the tank, Breathing very heavy and when I stuck my turkey baster towards him he would not move, he was dying. He eventually passed after having him for about 7 months. I think he may have starved to death, but is that possible...

I saw this light fixture at the local fish store that I have never seen before. It looked like 4 bulbs that fit into this half sphere looking fixture. It had clear plastic brackets that held it about the tank about 3 inches. The man tald me he found this fixture for 200 dollars shipped. I was...

I have had a reading of 20 on my nitrates for the past 2 months. I have done my water changes(15 gallons every two to three weeks), I have cleaned my filters, I have a dsb of 3 1/2 inches. I have a 55 that has been established for about 9 months now. I run an emp 400 and a protien skimmer. I...