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Hello Guys, Have a new setup with plenty of live (well actually dead) rock and whole lot of sand. Started the cycle and it's been over a month but ammonia would not dip below 1.0. I know the setup is big but does big automatically equate to long cycle? If so, how long? I know typical times are...

Hi Guys, I had started on this forum in 2000 and had a 30 gallon reef tank then. Needless to say, after couple of moves, I had to rid my tank but I am getting a custom home built in Dallas area. I am going to have a 560 gallon tank in there which will be visible from two opposite sides. I had...

Does anyone knows about any sites that can give me pointers for making a sump at home. I have an empty 20 gal tank that I want to use for this purpose. Thanks Bobby

I have a 29 gal reef tank and a 15 gal sump. I want to decrease water temp no more than four degrees during summer. Does anyone know of any chillers that cost less than arm and a leg and can do the job ?

Has anyone done this or knows the pros and cons. I found a good article on the net http://www.garf.org/news15p1.html It got me excited to the ponint of actually doing it myself when I upgrade my tank Bobby

I use a regular algae scraper which works great on brown algae, but does not work on green algae on the glass. The green algae is increasing day by day and I want to know the best way to get rid of it. Bobby

I spent two days in the long weekend trying to gather stuff for sump. When finally I put everything together (thanks to home depot)I am unable to achieve a perfect balance between water coming down and going up. My RIO 1400 that pushes the water up does it much faster than syphon process that...

I have lot of equipment hanging on the back of my tank and finally found some courage to get a sump or make one myself. To what extent will I disturb my bio process ? In other words what's the right way to do it ? Thanx

Has anyone installed this for their tank ? Are they installed in the tank or behind ?

Can anyone give me an insight as to what kind should I buy ? I have a 30 gal tank with 40 lb live rock,three inch thick substrate and an inch of live sand on top. A seaclone skimmer, a 8 watt UV sterilizer, fluidized bed filter and mechanical filter with bio wheel (all hang behind the tank. I...

Can anyone give me an insight as to what kind should I buy ? I have a 30 gal tank with 40 lb live rock,three inch thick substrate and an inch of live sand on top. A seaclone skimmer, a 8 watt UV sterilizer, fluidized bed filter and mechanical filter with bio wheel (all hang behind the tank. I...

I don't know if I spelled it right but ever since I got it, I have seen no signs of white spot on my fish. This creature will take care of all of it and goes around the tank like crazy. My only concern is what to feed it. I feed mostly shrimp and flakes to other fish but even though, she seems a...

I have a 30 gal tank. Have 40 lb live rock, 10 lb live sand. Cyclone skimmer, 8 watt UV sterilizer, mechanical filter with bio wheel and fluidized bed filter. I plan to have a small (1 sq inch) yellow tang and a same size blue tang and a very small clown (you can see thru it). How many corals...

I have a 30 gal tank. Have 40 lb live rock, 10 lb live sand. Cyclone skimmer, 8 watt UV sterilizer, mechanical filter with bio wheel and fluidized bed filter. I plan to have a small (1 sq inch) yellow tang and a same size blue tang and a very small clown (you can see thru it). How many corals...

What's the best diet for fish ? I have four damsels and one yellow tang. I feed them flakes in the morning and brine shrimp in the evening. Is that good enough ? Do these fish eat veggies ? if yes, what kind ?