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I am selling an assorted lot of reef stuff. While I was in Afghanistan, my wife had to take down my tank, and since I am going back in a few months, I will not be putting it back up anytime soon. So . . . here is what I have to offer. 150 watt MH ballast and pendant, HOB overflow box...

Okay, I am returning home in the next few weeks, and I am going to completely redo my 75gal tank. (It is already down in the garage, so I have nowhere to go but up). I was going to get my tank drilled and had a couple questions regarding tank drilling: 1 - How can I tell if the glass is...

Okay, I am not really a newbie, but since I have been deployed to Afghanistan in support of OEF, my wife has had problems with my tank and disassembled it. Therefore, when I get back (hopefully real soon) I will be starting over. The main thing I want to redo is my filtration setup. I have...

Okay, here is my new problem. My AC went out yesterday, and it will not be fixed until monday. (It is supposed to be in the 90's today and tomorrow, then it is going into the 70's). Anyway, my tank is now around 80 degrees. And it may get warmer yet. This morning I unplugged my MH to cut out...

I currently have a 40w actentic bulb and a 175w (10,000k) MH on my 75 gal tank. I just got some new corals that look really good under blue light, but I am afraid that my light is not blue enough to see the flouresent colors on my polyps and stag coral. How can I add more blue light with...

Hello All, I have a problem and hopefully ya'll can help. I tend to have a light coating of my sand all over everything in my tank (rocks, corals, etc.). Whenever I blow the sand off my rocks (using a turkey baster), it seems that the sand goes right back to where it came from. A friend of...

I am interested in buying a powder blue. I found one from a guy who is moving. It is approximately 6" long, and he want $50. I have a 75gal reef setup with a couple of corals, a yellow tang (4" long), a cardinal, and crabs. Is this fish too big for my tank, and will it hurt my reef? Any and...

I keep having my sand turn different shades of maron and brown. All of my levels are acceptable, and I use RO water for changes and top offs. It kind of looks like a diatom bloom but I am not sure. What could be the problem? A little bit about my tank - 75 gal, 4"dsb, 85lb lr, a couple of...

I have only been in this hobby for about 6 months. I have made lots of mistakes, but I am learning all the time. I have a 75gal tank, 85lbs lr, 4"dsb, sump/refugium (protein skimmer is down right now), cleanup crew (snails, crabs, etc), snowflake eel, yellow tang, encrusting gorgonian, and...

I knew that if I put a catchy title, I would get more hits. :) My wife is wanting me to get another arrow crab, and a purple lobster. So, I was wondering if anyone has any experiece with the purple lobsters? What is it like, and what are its habbits? Also, can I keep more than one arrow...

I have a 75gal, reef, with a 20 gal sump. Yesterday I noticed that there were a lot of air bubbles coming in through the return. I topped off the sump, but they are still coming. I am not sure of my pump type. Is this okay, or do I need to do something quick?

I have a new growth on my dsb. It is a black and brown algee type of stuff. And it seems to be letting off some type of small air bubble. It has only developed in the last couple of days. I have done a couple of things differently this week and I was wondering if this could cause it. At the...

I have started dosing my tank with a pH buffer because I have a real low pH. I use an IV/feeding bag to drip the buffer/iodine into the sump. What is the drip rate you use? I have been doing 1 drip every 40 seconds. Is this too slow, too fast, etc. Please let me know.

I just did a water change, I use tap water, and I forgot to dechlorinate first. I changed about 12 gallons in my 75 gallon tank. I have a sump refugium system (20 gal), 85 lbs lr, 4" dsb, 1 eel, yellow tang, and some inverts. As soon as I realized I did this, I added about 12 ounces of Amquel...