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ive heard horror stories of water into reptile tanks, so how can you tell the difference? i got a free 55g tank and trying to figure out how to tell? just fill it with water and see what happens?

what light are you guys using for the chaeto? is it the submersible light thats available for like $6 and $6 shipping and looks like this?

I finally got the biocube I have always wanted. I got it in a local deal(along with a new digital camera ) so figured Id take a few pics and start a thread. I actually got the tank about 2 weeks ago and put in some dead sand I had from my friends old tank. The sand sat with the pump running...

i have 125+ lbs of dried LR(base rock) and i was thinking about cycling some of it in my new nano. but just curious is there anything i could do first to clean off as much as possible? i pulled all of it out of a 125g that had a small algae issue and threw it in buckets, where they have now...

i just got my hands on a 29g biocube and want to turn it into a reef tank. but id like to do all the modifications now if needed. of course i need the 150w MH, but what do you guys recommend doing for filtration? i keep hearing bad comments about the nano skimmers, how effective are they...

i have a 4 bulb 36" TEK t5 setup over my 25g. i got the light used and was told the fixture was 8 months old and ive now had it for about... 3 or 4 months. So ive been thinking that may be the cause of this little bit of brown algae i cant seem to get rid of. how often do t5's need to be...

im setting up a 30g sump for my 25g mini reef. my plans are to just run a skimmer and a return pump in the sump. but after thinking alittle more, i figured id need atleast one divider. i was hoping to keep it simple, but then i got to thinking when i lost water due to evap, itll drop the...

im in need of some sort of magnet cleaner for my acrylic tank. i have one for glass but worried itll scratch the acrylic all up. all offers/input appreciated

I got my hands on an asm g2 for my mini reef. but the stand itll be going in isnt that big. im hoping to fit the skimmer in a 20g long which is 30"x12"x12". is it possible to run the sump/skimmer at say... 8 inches of water? i hope to make it 3 chamber, sump in first, refugium with cheato in...

What do you guys run in your rena xp series filters? mechanical and biological filtration? i got my hands on a xp4 and its empty. i need to buy all new stuff for it, but not sure what to get. itll be going on a 25g mini reef with a 25g refugium, and a 25g sump full of LR. what do you guys...

Well guys, its time for me to leave this rental property and into another house. so i have to break down my 125g fowlr. luckily, i have a few acrylic tanks laying around that i am going to use. i had them for sale but now im thinking im going to need all of them, but check out this thread to get...

well guys, im getting ready to move so i have to break down the 125g. so im putting the few fish im keeping into a 25g acrylic thats only 14" deep. but i found a pretty good deal on a 250w mh with actinics and moonlights. but im worried that 250w may be to much for the shallow tank. what do...

hey guys, im about to move so i have to break down my 125g. luckily i still have a few of the 25g acrylic tanks i had for sale so im going to put everything in a few of those while i make the move. the tank is ready to go except for the lighting. i need a 30"-36" ish light, preferably a mh or...

im in need of a light for a mini reef. the tank is 36" long and only 14" tall. there wont be any hard corals, only softies and a few anemones hopefully. just let me know what you have. thanks SWF! Caleb

i have a clown fish that came in a mated pair, well about 3 years ago one of them passed away. ive been thinkin of removing the one so i can get another pair, but my girlfriend absolutely LOVES him. can i go get another small one or will it not work? if i can get another, ill need a quick...

since i cant afford to turn my 125g into a reef, im going to make one out of this bad ass little 25g acrylic i got my hands on. it has a built in overflow and everything. but i was at my LFS today and they have a used light setup that caught my eye. its a 175 halide and 2 65w 50/50's. would...

just curious if you guys leave your moonlights on all night or do you turn your tanks to total dark? i have a pc light fixture with 6 moonlights. i assumed they simulate the moonlight, and since theres always moonlight, i leave them on 24 hours a day. my other lights come on from 2 pm til...

a friend of mine ended up with 14 display tanks from a closing fish store. 7 are wide open and 7 have dividers in them. they are all 25g acrylic tanks with built in overflows, and are all 36*14*12. heres a few pics of one of the divided tanks. i think they will be like $75 each plus...

Hey guys i have a few things id like to get id'ed. right now all i have is my cell phone camera so im having a hard time. but im going to try to use my girls digital camera to get a few pics tonight. anyhow the first thing im wondering about looks like little white hairs. its only growing on...

just curious if the 2 are compatible. the eel is very docile and has never showed any aggression. the tank is a 125g FOWLR.