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Thanks. Thats what I was thinking but I wasn't sure if there are better tricks. My tank sat empty for about six weeks because I had back surgery. I have set up the tank and just filled it and began to cycle the water. I found a 40" tall tree that is going to be the center piece. I'm getting...

Unfortunately for those who know me I stripped my reef down and transformed the tank into a freshwater planted tank. I have four pumps that have been out of the water for a month or two now and I decided to use two of them. Whats the best way to clean all the coraline and junk off knowing that...

Thanks. I plan on buying top of the line CO2 dispenser. I have a RO/DO unit so I trust in my quality of water. I have three 175 watt metal halides and four 96 watt blue light flouresents and moon lights in my lighting unit so I did plan on high light plants. I'm studying it up and have bought...

Thanks meowzer. I'll always watch in because I may buy a bio cube or something smallto have a saltwater tank still. I just want to try the planted route. I won't be satisfied until I find a home for my babies though. The Blue Tang is a prize fish for me. I recently went to the Atlanta Aquarium...

Originally Posted by IbanEz Good luck with that, I have done that for years before saltwater and it is way harder. I now have a 29 gallon planted tank in a good balance but it it was not easy. I hope you like algae. It grows way easier than plants. I'm sure I'll have fun with algea. Especially...

Well its been great but it's time for a change. Due to recently loosing all my corals I have made the decision to try my hand at a planted fresh water aqaurium. I have all of the top line equipment already and I'm doing all the studying needed now. The only problem is I have about 290 lbs. of...

I had a lot of claulerpa ( not sure if I'm spelling that right ) in my refugium when it happened. it always had a deep green color. It was the last thing I pulled out of my tank and about all of it was a clear almost see through color. Hopefully when I add my new shipment in the next couple of...

I've tested my water several times since this has all begun. My ammonia was high at first but several water changes later its in the normal range. I never thought of it before but during the day before I saw that reaction my father had used a cloth and endust to clean the wood on the outside of...

I just went through every tank owners worst nightmare ! Tank crash ! I have no idea what happened and am having a weird experience getting it going again. Parents were in town on vacation and loved watching my tank, especially my 14" in diameter carpet anenome taking in a large shrimp that I fed...

Originally Posted by DrTITO i saw this today on you tube hope it helps http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qltXI0l3M9E and another http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkeltpTc9SY I just ordered a threadfin butterfly fish after watching that first video. I hope mine will be as hungry. I don't have any...

My problem is alot more than six pepermint shrimps could handle. I don't think 60 could handle the problem. I have 390 lbs. live rock covered and the more i fight the stronger it comes back. I purchased a copper banded butterfly fish but my yellow tang beat him up. alot of them in my cave...

I have been fighting these for awhile. I have used injections of lime water, kalk m ix, stop aiptasia-x and nothing works. It kills the ones I inject but within days every square inch of rock is covered again. The problem I can't solve is that I have large cave systems where large aiptasias have...

Can a copperbanded butterfly fish and a yellow tang be kept in a 125 together ? My tank is currently is very peacefull but contains a 5" yellow tang and a 6" blue tang. I'm a little concerned because the butterfly has a similar shape as the yellow tang in my opinion.

I'm interested in putting one in my tank because I have a huge aptasia problem. I needle kalkwasser them once and week and seem to have the same ones back + 50 in a week. I have nothing that will bother the butterfly but a couple of concerns from him. I have a feathduster that may be at risk. I...

doesn't anyone have advice on brand names, or whatrs worked well for them ?

I want to purchase a calcium reactor for my tank. I've always had trouble with this tank keeping my calcium levels up and haven't had much purple coraline growth. My last tank which was smaller I had too much growth. This tank is three years old 125 DT, 35 refugium, 35 sump, octo 200 ( with a...

I've come to realize that my slicce PSK 2500 pump on my Octopus 200 is a piece of sh.. and would love to throw it off a building. I have had a problem with it since a few months after its purchase. If I shut the power on and off then the pump doesn't come on right. I almost always have to take...

Hi Meomzer ! I have the same cuc fpr a long time. It consists of several nassarius and cerith snails as well as two diamond gobies. I'm woundering if this could all stem from the high alkinity - maybe causeing a break down in my calcium. My test for calcium didn't work but maybe thats because...

My sand has started getting a rust colored top to it. Any ideas how to solve it ? The tank; 3 years old, nitrites, nitrtates, ammonia and phosphates test as close to 0 as you can get. Alkalinity tests high and for some reason my calcium test wouldn't work. I can stir it up and it will be rust...

Originally Posted by small triggers I like canopies, but i am to lazy to build one, seeing as how we are probably going to build a new house (okay in 3-7 years ,,, but still thats alot of efford to build one, my stand was enough work for 3 years, if it goes 7 i may just build one at 4)OR if...