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ok so i got the FX5; I have had it running for two days now, I no longer have the 2 piggyback filters running. This unit is very quiet, you don't hear anything on this tank but the slight hum to the lights. The hang on filters made the sound of running water, not too annoying but quiet is...

Originally Posted by 05xrunner people overnight frags all the time..I highly doubt that is the issue..anyway he said the bag was warm...it wasnt cold then why ship a dead frag?

awesome good to hear, this is my outline for the new steps in my hobby; 55gallon reef tank -2 t5 48' lights -6 inch LS deep bed -50lbs LR 30gal refugium $70 -protein skimmer $ -2 t5 24' lights $160 -live rock - have already -live plants - cheap -300watt heater $30 After doing the research this...

Originally Posted by olingerjccj My tap water reads I know Tap water but my LFS said they use tap water and where I live its safe. So my Nitrate level out of the tap is 2 ppm. My LFS also uses tap water

interesting indeed, the LFS guy just told me to do the very same thing. I went in there asking questions and come out with 5lbs of purple liverock

that is exactly what i was thinking, a deep bed with the CC at the bottom

Originally Posted by SnakeBlitz33 Some people prefer only an inch and a half of sandbed, others prefer four inches or more. I personally prefer anything over 6. Really deep sand beds in any tank gives a wonderful opportunity for anaerobic bacteria to break down wastes. You just have to make...

my tank is 4x2x2 how many lbs of live sand would i need?

I have crushed coral and the problem is the CC is porous, if i mixed the livesand with the CC would this negate some of the negitives about CC?

damsels don't die, they just pretend to be dead VERY well.

ok so i have a few questions. I decided to take out half the crushed coral and add it to another tank that i will use as a hospital tank. Because i am going to do this i will take the hang on filters form the main tank and i am thinking about going with: HAGEN FLUVAL FX5 CANISTER FILTER to...

ok, at the moment i have been using tap water when i do my water changes, many people talk about a reverse osmosis system as being the desired way to treat water, does anyone out there have a RO unit, and if so what brands should i avoid and which brands should i look into? any links would also...

i like the looks of the CBBs but i am kinda worried about my green carpet anemone at the moment. It ate one of my sally lightfoot crabs i have in my tank, i was kinda bummed when i realized what happened. I had 3 in the tank, but this one must of got a little too close one night. I fear that...

Originally Posted by cracker4418 welcome. first off thats a great size tank to start with.second get rid of the crushed coral,it will only cause you trouble.third reef or fish only. interesting, the tank came with the crushed coral my nitrate level are around 15ppm at the moment. While i...

currently i am working on building some nice coraline algae. The T5 lights are about a week old and i just started adding trace elements to the water. It has been less then a week and i can see a huge difference. this animated photo shows the progress of just 5 days with the new lights and...

Hello i am new to saltwater, i have had FW tanks for years and after a few years out of the hobby (and deeper pockets) i decided to go with a saltwater tank. I purchased this tank from someone else who had it running for a little over 2 years. Here is what i have so far: 120gal tank 2x2x4...

maybe it just needs to be ringed out.

Originally Posted by sk8shorty01 Sponges are filter feeders and need good flow and a pretty decent tank size in order to sustain their filtering. . not likely that was the problem, being it was added the day before. Perhaps he got one of the very rare sponges that attack fish.... interesting.

I just bought a 4 rack of T5s lights and added some coral-vite, then top the tank off with some kalkwasser mix just like my LFS guru said and it took 3 days and now the crushed coral is caked bright red. I went to one of the many LFS in my area and (even though the rest of the store looked a bit...