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I'm wondering if anyone has a sump/fuge in a stand like this. I have this type of stand with the two doors and a 3.5" spacer(support?) between the doors. I have been trying to figure out the size of a sump I could put in there and it seems like I'll have to do a few smaller sumps linked together...

I noticed this black snail/slug that crawled off a polyp frag I picked up today. I grabbed it before it could get far and put it in a separate container just in case it's bad. It's all black, about a 1/4" in size, doesn't really seem to have a shell. I don't think a picture would do much good...

I've been reading some reasons why you shouldn't use a canister filter (build up in it) and I plan to move to a sump/ref in the next month or so but until then I'm wondering should I a) turn off the canister and remove it from the picture (I have 10x the flow from the two powerheads) b) take out...

wondering if these are anything I should worry about.

1. State the problem as you see it and provide details. One of my skunk cleaner shrimps is developing black spots on the sides and back of the tail. Nobody seems to be picking on the shrimp at least with lights on that I can tell. 2. List symptoms...white spots, not eating, labored breathing...

When I get overwhelmed with info.. I ask questions I have a 65g that I want to upgrade the lighting on so I can house a BTA and/or other types of anemones, Zoa's, mushrooms and possible LPS at some point. I know I know.. It's an addiction and I'm sure I'll want it all at some point There seems...

My PH sits at 8.6 pretty much all the time, every once in a while it will dip to 8.4 (I think.. hard for me to tell, some color blindness) but I hear that 8.2 - 8.3 is where I want to be. What can I do to get PH into that range?

I'm using the Red Sea drops to test my nitrates but I have a problem in that I have some colorblindness and can't see the difference between 5, 10, and 20. Is there another test kit that I could use or am I stuck until I can buy a digital($$$$) tester? I know the ideal is to get it to zero but...

My tank has been up and running for 3 months now and as I read about adding things to the tank I keep seeing the "established tank" phrase. So I'm wondering, how do you really know when your tank is "established"? Is it that you have a regular maintenance schedule? That nobody has died for a...

Howdy once again! The first thing I'm trying to ID is two of my hermit crabs. I picked up a dozen of them when I started my tank and most are bluelegs but these two are different. They are bigger than the bluelegs and I thought they might be scarlets but they don't have the solid red or yellow...

This tank was cracked when I over tightened a skimmer (I believe that was the cause). So I upgraded but I want to find out if it's possible to repair a crack like this so I can use the tank again. If I can or even should repair it what is the best material to actually use to do it? This is a...

This looks like a hitchhiker in the live rock From what I read those little arms in the center look like mini brittle star? They are coming out of the holes in the live rock. Just a guess on my part really.

In the beginners area I gave a quick run down on why I went form a 46g to 65g very very quickly My current list is2 blue devil damsel fish 1 O. Clownfish 12-13 small blue legged hermit crabs (though a few have some nice red) 6 tongan nassarius snails 40lbs of live rock 60lbs of live sand I know...

First let me say, Hey everyone! Thanks for all the posts and information on the site. I've very new to the hobby in general and have been reading everything I could get my hands on. BUT that is also part of my problem.. I'm getting a bit confused :) And now, the background of me and my tanks...