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I have always ran my skimmer round the clock. I have a CRP AeroForce running on a 30 Breeder with LPS, SPS, mushrooms... Bio load is 2 clowns, green chromis & a green clown goby. Various inverts.. Nitrates and Phosphates just tested at 0. I do weekly 15% water changes with Reef Crystals...

Just got a MP10W. Tank is LPS/SPS.. What's your favorite mode?

Have a 30 Breeder with 4 fish. Feed frozen mysis cubes, prime reef cubes. that in tank water. My question is that the amount of food in a cube is way too much for a few fish each day. Does anyone keep thawed in fridge to use next day or always start fresh??

currently have a 20H and 30breeder. Possibly breaking down 20H to elleviate time dedicated to maintenance. 2 young kids at home require a lot of attention. Have an anthias, green chromis and cardinal in 30B. Can I move 2 clowns from 20H to 30B? running a skimmer, moded AC110 fuge, and 30...

30 Gallon Breeder CRP AquaForce skimmer AC 110 fuge Coralife 4x T5

Just got a Coralife RO/DI unit. Flow from waste tube seems moderate but blue output hose is extremely slow. All chambers filled when unit was turned on and its connected to an outdoor hose faucet which has strong pressure. It takes almost an hour to fill a 5 gal bucket!! Is this normal?

Anyone have this lighting system? Torn between these LED and a 4x T5 system. Keeping softies and LPS only. Currently have a 2x T5 and feel a few of my corals would benefit from more light. Will also open option to add a few more LPS that may need more light than just 1x10,000 bulb and 1x...

please confirm. thought ammonia level increased then turned into nitrite which then drops and leaves nitrate which also eventually drops. correct? added uncured live rock on 5/21. todays levels are.. ammonia: .50 nitrite: 0 nitrate: 20 a test done on 6/2.. ammonia read .25 and nitrite was...

Starting a new tank and totally forgot to rinse the sand. Don't know what I was thinking. Starting a 30 breeder and used about 30 lbs of fine reef sand and a bag of live to seed. Water has been super cloudy for 24 hrs. been replacing floss in HOB filter every few hours as it fills with...

Starting a 30 breeder with mainly SPS so Ill need some good flow. Im torn between an MP10 or placing (2) Koralia 1 power heads in tank. As you know the MP10 is almost twice the cost. Whats your opinion???

Original plan was to keep my established 20H running and start a 30 Breeder. Now im thinking of upgrading the 20 to the 30. How do most affectively pull this off. I would think you would need to fill new tank with live sand, use most of the water from the 20 and live rock. Will I get a mini...

Im going to preface this post buy saying my safest bet is to not use the tank but am stil looking for some input based on experience.... I have a 20L with a small crack on the outside corner of the tank. It has never been used for fish, only reptiles. The crack does not penetrate inside the...

I have an established 20 gallon high nano reef tank that has been running very well. Im thinking of starting a second tank with a south pacific feel. The look I have in my head is simple but might be cool. I have a 20 gallon long or a 15 gallon to choose from. Im thinking of a tank with fine...

can someone take a look at my townships water report and let me know if a RO/DI unit is a must. I currently have an under mount sink filter. link to water report http://www.wtmua.com/MUA%20Forms/2009%20Water%20Quality%20Report%20v1.pdf link to water filter...

I have a 20G and have converted an Aquaclear Filter 50 filter into a fuge. I created a narrow baffle between the intake tube and the filter media housing area that hold floss. I have cheato in the large housing area, no live rock. Plenty of live rock in the display and was advised that LR in...

I am new to the hobby and have yet to purchase an RO filter unit. I have been using distilled for changes and top off. I just moved into a new home and there is an undersink filter mounted inside my sink base cabinet. I need to advice on the product and would liek to know if its safe to use...

Would like to get into some SPS in the future. Currently have a Coralife 10,000K 24W T5 HO and a 24W T5 HO Actinic. Also have an additional 24W T8 Actinic. Would prefer not to go the MH route. Have heard that water quality is typically more important when housing SPS than lighting. Let me...

Have a 20 gal nano with nitrates always hovering around 20-30. Want to add some corals and need to get this number way down. Planning a small fuge build that Im hoping will help pull some nitrates out of the tank. Changed out about 8 gallons a few weeks ago and now my weekly 3 gal water...

Im running a 20 gallon, 10 month old tank with 15-20 lbs of live rock, hang on skimmer (with nitrate reducer in media canister), 50 gallon aquaclear with purigen, chemical media, and a small cluster of LR bagged above the purigen. I really want to add a refugium to reduce my nitrates and grow...

Im looking for advice on the correct trace elements and additives needed to properly maintain a reef tank. Im reluctant to take suggestions from my fish store assuming they are just trying to high priced items. I have a 7 month old 20g nano tank with a few "easy" specimens. Im currently...