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Hi All, So i bought a Red Sea wave Master Pro off of Craigslist a few weeks back (risky i know) and it does not seem to be working. The thing is i'm not quite sure if the unit is broken or its just user error..... When i plug it in, all the lights on the front panel flash and go through the...

I searched for a while and cannot find the thread i am looking for, i was hoping someone might have it bookmarked... Its a fairly detailed DIY Metal Halide HQI write up about you can use halogen light sockets and wire up your own HQI ballasts/sockets/bulbs. It also covers which halogen sockets...

I always run cold water through my R/O unit, but the other day i was short on water so i adjusted my sink temp to run room temp water through my R/O unit. After making up about 5 gallons i turned off the cold water feed like normal and went to sleep (completely forgetting about the hot water...

There is a 350 gallon acrylic tank on CL for $125. The top support piece has 2 hair-line cracks but they have been patched/repaired in by a reputable LFS in the Chicago area. i know you are not allowed to post competitor ads, but i am not sure if craigslist classifieds count as a competitor so i...

I have only been a member of this forum durring the Obama Administration... But i have to ask, were there as many anti Bush threads durring the previous administration as there are anti Obama threads now?? I'm not speaking for or against anyone or any thread, i am just curious...

So there is a 50% off sale at a LFS here in Chicago tommorrow. I went and did some reconnaissance this evening and spotted a fair sized starry blenny that caught my eye. It is black speckled in white spots/stars (no its not covered in ick) It looks a lot like this image...

So i picked up a firefish today, through him in my QT tank with the lights off. After about half an hour i flip the lights on to find him caught in the tiniest of powerheads. Now he is struggling on the bottom and will almost certainly not survive.

I have a purple sea fan, probably about 12'' on its tallest stalk. For the past week or two there has been algae growing (or maybe getting caught) on the sea fan. I keep blowing it off with a turkey baster, but it is always back the next day. What should i do?

I went to a LFS' annual sidewalk sale this weekend and picked up a used acrylic sump ($25) and a couple of brand new Dual Actinic Power compacts ($12 each). The sump is going to be elevated between the level of my 30G Reef and the refugium that is sitting on the floor. I plan on running the...

Ok so ever after i added a second sump my tank has been in limbo between sucking air at the drain or blowing bubbles from the pumps... (amongst other issues) I have tried everything i can think of. The problem is, if there is just the slightest change in one of the tanks it has a domino effect...

I recently read that you need to let newly mixed saltwater stir and airate for a full 24 hours before doing a water change? For the past year this has been my water change routine. 1.) pour desired level of salt mix into empty bucket. 2.) Fill bucket 1/4 way with r/o water 3.) vigorously mix...

Everyone should be sure to recalibrate their refractometer every month or so.... i had not calibrated my refractometer (put some R/O on it and make sure it reads 0) in several months... my anemone has not been doing so great the past couple weeks and i couldnt figure out why... so it randomly...

Ok.... so i am going to try to describe this as well as possible... i recently added two more sump tanks to my system... as it stands i have a 20 galllon fuge to the right of my display tank, a 10 gallon frag tank underneath my display tank, and a 30 gallon refugium to the left of my tank.... (...