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just wondering what type of rock most people are using these days? SWF still sells traditional rock harvested from the oceans, other sites are heavily pushing the eco-friendly types. Personally I like the look of the traditional rock but i'm not a fan of the hitchhikers that I've experienced on...

Hi all, My last tank was a 180 with MH lighting, I stepped away for a few years and have now been given a 125 Gal tank, 6' x 18.5" x 23 D. I'd like to do LED lights or a mix of LED and something else, trying to keep power consumption down. What would you recommend? I typically keep LPS, but...

Hi all, I m starting to develop an aiptasia problem in my tank, it is a 55G hex front, about 2' wide, 2' deep and maybe 18" or so front to back. I was thinking about peppermint shrimp to help with the Aiptasia but I already have a blood red fire shrimp who has established his territory. I was...

As I stated in another thread, I have been out of the hobby since around 2005 and am starting again but with a smaller tank. My last tank was 180g and I built a custom sump to fit under the stand I made, the sump had a protein skimmer chamber a return chamber and a refuge. My new tank is a 55...

So, I've been out of the hobby for about 6 years and today I bought a used 55gal acrylic hex tank. I want to do a reef setup, probably LPS and some fish, but I can't figure out the best way to do the plumbing. the tank is predrilled in the bottom with 2) 1 1/4 baffles installed and then the top...

I am moving and looking to sell my 180 acrylic tank, predrilled with dual overflows, and closed loop. I paid about $1000 for it new, it is in pretty good condition (minimal scratches) and was thinking around $500...I am in Palm beach county, FL. Thanks and sorry if this is not in the right forum...

I am re-doing my 180Gal ACRYLIC tank, but before i start it, I am considering drilling the back to add a closed loop system. This obviously means i need to invest in bulkheads, tubing and an external pump (i am looking at a Turbo-Sea 1090 External Pump, 80 Watts power) as well as drill the tank...

I am keeping the tank, but selling the current contents and dry equip: Fish: Yellow Tang Red-lipped blennie 3 Perc Clowns Yellow head fairy wrasse Pseudochromis Coral: Frogspawn Green metalic brain various mushrooms/ricordia also have a few hundred ponds of Deep water Tonga LR (hair algaie -...

I need a new skimmer for my 180G, currently looking at the Aqua C EV series, Euroreef, and now my LFS is recomending the CoralReef Super skimmer? What is everyone recomending these days? Thanks

I am wiring up my 660 with 2 6' VHOs, and the ballast keeps blowing the fuse. Could I be wiring it wrong, could the bulbs or end caps be bad? I have the Red and yellow pairs going to one bulb, and the blue and orange going to the other (as specified on the Icecap site). With just the wiring, the...

I'm building my canopy for my 180g acrylic, it will have 3 - 250W HQI fixtures, and 2 - 72" VHO actinics. How far from the Acrylic tank top do I need to have the HQI fixtures? I don't want to melt or warp anything, but also don't want to sacrifice too much of the HQI power. Thanks

What types are recommended, and Where do you get it?

Euroreef lists the recommended tank size for this skimmer to be 125G, While ASM G3 (Virtually the same skimmer) is rated for up to 225G. I already own the Euroreef CS6-2+ from my 90Gal, will it be able to handle the 180Gal?

OK, I've read the 101 thread, and some others, and have a few plumbing questions. First: My tank is a 72x24x24 180g, overflows(2) are built in, pre-drilled 1" drain, 3/4 returns. How do I know what flow rating these holes/overflows are? Second: My Sump box is being made for me, I will put...

I built my stand, and polyurethaned all the wood (including the plywood the tank will sit on). Will the chemicals (solvents) in the polyurethane have any long-term effect on the bottom of the acrylic tank?

I built my stand for my tank, it currently has 5/8 plywood for the top. Do I need a sheet of foamboard between the acrylic (180g) tank and the stand?

I have a typhoon unit from AWI, I used it for about 6 months then moved out of my house. The filters have been closed, in the unit for about 8 months, and I will be setting up my new tank shortly. Do I need to replace the filters if they have just been sitting, or should I be able to just set it...

Just thought I'd post some pics of my weekend project, the stand for my 180g tank. The tank is on order, and should be shipped around the end of june, just in time for the closing on our new house. I built the top and bottom frame out of 2x4s and used 2x4s to join the top and bottom together...

Since most of the old attachments were lost when the site was upgraded, I can't find any real usefull Stand pics. Most of What I've seen is smaller stands. I'm looking for pics of larger stands, 180g or larger. I will be building my stand for my 180, and could use some ideas. Also will 2x4 with...

In tanks with the return holes drilled in the bottom, how do you prevent flooding in a power outage? Can you put a check valve in the line or will a check valve restrict flow when the pump is on?