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For those of you who have followed my Tank Build in the DIY section over the past 14 months. It has been a long journey. Many setbacks, and frustrations with ranging from financial, mechanical, to just plain impatience. This will be my continuous Tank Diary with the changes that I make to the...

Thought I would showcase a little project I have been working on. I used 120 x 3W - CREE LEDS 10 - Meanwell Dimmable Drivers 1 - Apex Base Unit 2 - Apex VDM Expansion Modules 1 - MP3 Player 1 - Desktop Speaker Set with USB Power Adapter. With this and some programming of my Apex Controller I...

So I go to the LFS and they have this tank full of brine shrimp, Normally this wouldn't be anything exciting for me. However, these are WARM WATER brine shrimp. I look at the tank temp 78 degrees and all them are moving around like crazy. Sweet. They net me 4oz of them. They put them in a net...

So I purchased 2 koralia magnum 7 powerheads. Awesome powerheads! So I install them, check the flow and call it a night. I wake up in the morning and there is about 1/2 a cup of water on the floor around my tank!!!! The pumps are so strong that once they settled in they were actually creating...

So I bought a mated pair of Blue Star Leopard Wrasses, took them home, 2 hour acclimation, insert into the tank, they dive into the sand bed. Alright... lights off, check on you in the morning. Next day, no sign of he wrasse, that's normal, expecting a few days before seeing them regularly. So...

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I know ive done this in the past. However, the response was a mix. So im going to ask one final time. I am finally completing my 240 build and am about 2 months away from actually stocking it. Only things that I will be putting it in from my current setup is.... My Midas Blenny (Sapphire) My...

Looks like my refugium has about 30 bristle worms that I can count probably another 30 or more that I cant see. Its also running over with copepods, tiggerpods, & amphipods. Everything looks to be thriving as they are EVERYWHERE down there, tried to get a video you can see the worms and a few...

Is Smartpond Waterfall Foam Sealant reef safe? If not Ive seen Great Stuff used but would prefer this one as its black sealant? Any one know anything about these.

First off the inital design is not mine, however, since it was originally designed for a 125G of course I had to make weight and stability changes. I originally was going to just buy a stand from my LFS's contractor but since I want to do a DIY LED I thought I would save money on the stand and...

Heres my stocklist for a 240G 8' Reef Tank. Any suggestions or comments? 2 x False Percula Clownfish 1 x Red Firefish 1 x Purple Firefish 1 x Pink Square Anthias (Male) 2 x Pink Square Anthias (Female) 1 x Green Anthias 1 x Dispar Anthias 1 x Powder Blue Tang 1 x Blond Naso Tang 1 x Achilles...

Can Anthias males that are not the same survive. I like there colors however, I have a pink square anthias' and I am looking into buying a few more but of different types. These fish run a good amount and I don't want to order fish that may end up fighting and killing each other. This a a 240G...

Alright, I need some advice lads and gents. Im currently in a little rut, I need advice on a lighting system for my 8" 240 Gallon Reef tank. If I understand correctly it needs to be at least 250 Watt MHs in order to reach the bottom, so I am thinking of 48" dual 250 watt MH system supplemented...

The plate won, i watched as the dragon hovered over it and the plate reached out and grabbed it and almost swallowed it whole. Was amazing but scary at the same time. By the time I was able to get to it the damage had been done. Now hes crab food. :s. Similar situation happened about 3 weeks ago...

Its free and easy to install, affects nothing to do with the actual board. Just allows iPhone and Android phone users to browse the site in a more smartphone friendly format. Can be found here: http://tapatalk.com/

I stated in a post about 2 weeks ago that I had purchased a 240G. Now im trying to come up with a list of inhabitants. It will run a 40 Gallon Refugium and a 40 Gallon Sump. Haven't exactly decided how I want that to run but that's the plan. So are I know I want A few tangs A Blue Jaw Trigger...

I just purchased: Lee Mar Diamond Edge 240 Gallon Tank (94" x 23.5" x 22.5") Tank Stand 84 Gallon Sump Hammerhead Gold Pump (5600 GPH) For the low low price of 700$ Retail Pricing Tank: $1200 Stand: $700 Pump: $500 Sump Tank: $400 So basically im getting the entire setup for the price of the...

Currently I have approx 10 gallon Refugium on an 80 Gallon. Its only sand, rocks, and chaeto. I was thinking of removing Xenia from my tank for two reasons, it grows like crazy and I want to insert SPS where it is. There are a few questions... 1. I just recently (2 mos.) started dumping tigger...

Was able to locate some Orange Tipped Cloves. For those who don't know they sell for 10-35$ a head. Usually on the upperside of that bracket. Heres a pic of them under actinics to show off their colors. I got 4 heads for 30$ although babies, you can see the colors on them already. They spread...