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Why do some LFS use airstones in their tanks when bubbles are supposedly harmful to SWF?

I purchased a used tank that has a cloudy film on the glass. It does not appear to come off. Any recommendations? Thanks

I am referring to some book covering the diameter and location of drain/return holes. How big to make the compartments. How to determine the gph rate of your drain. Type of in sump skimmer. Size of return pump. Placement of baffles. Durso standpipes for quiet operation, etc. For someone never...

Will a fighting conch, an emerald crab and a skunk cleaner shrimp live peacefully together?

Today (Sunday) at 4:00PM is the inaugural meeting of the TCFRAG (Treasure Coast Florida Reef Aquarium Group). The initial meeting will be at Chilli's in Jensen Beach, FL. The meeting has been setup on another site. I figured I would also post it here. Hope anyone that can make it, does

Will Emerald Crabs Eat Snails? I won't purchase anymore hermits when they die. I have too many snail shells that once were snails

Is there a surefire method to test if your glass is tempered or not. I don't want to drill the back glass if it is tempered.

Are any of you using Oolite or Oolitic substrate? If so, what do you think of it?

Will removing the biowheels from my emperor 400 help reduce nitrates? Is anybody doing it?

I plan on using 2 maxijet 1200 powerheads in my 50. I will modify them with the sure flow upgrade kit. This will give me 2100 gph from each powerhead. Is this way too much, or will the fact that they are more like wavemakers make them suitable and not cause such direct straight ahead flow?

I have a 29 gal which I want to convert to a sump/fuge for a 50 I just bought. I know that the tank is not big but I would like to know what type of filter I should get. Canister filters seem to be viewed unfavorably on here and I guess power filters are too small. Is a wet/dry the way to go? It...

How long will fresh food from the LFS keep in a refrigerator?

Is a filter needed for say a 10 gal frag tank or will a powerhead do?

Any info on fragging a GSP?

1) Mushrooms. Geez the one I have is the diameter of a soda can and has dropped off 3 more heads around my tank. 2) Kenya Tree. All I wanted was one stinkin tree not Sherwood Forest. Anyone care to add to the list?

Anyone have any green candy canes for sale?

As stated above I would like to know what classification Leather's fall into. TIA

Do Candy Canes require lots of lighting I really want to get a green one Tks in advance.

What's the corelation between SG and Salinity? Does temperature affect both? My refractometer measures SG on one side and Salinity on the other. I have read that temp affects SG. Well then it has to also affect Salinity, right? My Sybon refractometer shows that 1.025 of SG is equal to about 34...

Does this product lower nitrates? I don't know about their claims to cycle a tank in one day but if it does lower nitrates I am all for it. Anyone using this stuff?