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What would be the biggest draw back of having my tank (56G) against my closet wall with the plumming ran through the wall to the closet area for the sump and fuge and Surg device? I am concerned with the following Would the evaporation of the water cause a problem with the closet walls?Thanks in...

A galvanized Metal sheet as a reflector for a metal halide bulb? I was wondering and any response would really help thanks

What are the pros and cons of keeping one of these. I have seen one in a friends tank a while back before he moved and was wondering if they are hard to keep. The research I have found seems to be widespread from easy to moderate to hard so I thought I would check here for some advice . Thanks

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(1) 75 gallon tank (2) DIY stand (3) 2x55w Power compact lights (4) 80w Normal output Light strip (5) 80lbs Crush Coral (4) 200w Visi Therm Heater [SP?] (5) 3 Damsels (4) Glass Canopy Any information would be appreciated. Thanks in advance:D

Hey I am looking for 4 vho bulbs, 48 inches 110 w. Email me with prices bim09@hotmail.com. Thanks

What should I used to paint the inside of the canopy when it is done. I want to paint it white but are there any consequences from doing so if not what type of paint and I looking for? Thanks for your help

Can anyone tell me how to build a wooden stand around a metal frame? Maybe I should explain better. I may be given a metal stand for a tank and I have seen some tank stands that have the metal stand as the frams and then wood encasing that frame and it looks pretty good and I wanted to give it a...

Question? I did a DIY refugium a couple of months ago, and last night my wife and I looked at the substrate only to see tons of clear see through type (ghost shrimp) looking creatures. I was wondering is this a good sign or is there something out of balance as these critters are not in the...

Hey I am thinking of selling my tank and stand and lights (NO). I am upgrading and was checking out the offers for this setup. the tank has a few scratches but nothing I consider to be serious the stand has a viewing area for another tank or you can use it to house your refugium. I am in...

How much LS would I need to make a 5 inch sand bed in a 150 gal tank? The tank dimesions will probably be Material = Glass Tank Height = 18" Tank Width = 20" Tank Length = 96 " Glass Thickness = 1/4" Approximate Gallons = 150 thanks I was just wondering since the wife gave the ok for a...

I got a used overfloe box and I hooked everything last night to the refugium. However there is an unbearable noise coming from the overflow. I thought that it was the height of the tube in the overflow so I changed it, firstly it was very short and I changed it to a higher height. The noise got...

hey I posted this in the reef section but no help has arrived yet so I will post here and see if I can get some here. I did a DIY refugium last night and well I used PVC to create a spray bar and I used primer and glue for PVC but some of it trickled out of the seams and ran down the side of...

I have just begun a DIY refugium and well I inlisted the help of my LFS and they sent me to home depot to get all this material not expensive at all I got some primer and glue for the pvc my question is this when I glued the pvc together some of the primer ran onto the outside of the pvc and...

I was just given a tank to use as a sump refugium. It is 36 inches long just what I was looking for. However the tank was used in a weird fashion and there is some duct tape left in the tank itself I tried to remove it but the sticky part of the duct tape is still adhering to the tank's glass...

I have a blue hippo tang in a 70 gal will this be ok? I also have an lawn mower blenny and a royal gramma and a orange spot goby. Can I add anything else to this reef tank to add more color or what?? Thanks for your help.

I just recently added a 110 w power compact to my set up giving me 330 over a 70g what can I do with this light setup? Is it possible to even do any hard corals if they were clase up I have softies in there right now and they are thriving is there anything else I can do or do I need to step up...

I know this is a saltwater board but I just had a baby on Feb 21st and she was so quiet and docile until today and when she started crying I picked her up and walked around and everytime I came close to the reef tank she opened her little eyes so big and wide and calmed down. Needless to say I...

I hope you guys can help me id this with just my description until I get to work tommorow and can post a picture of this thing. I have in my reef tank several cocoon like white things popping up all over the place. They have the look of Cotton wool but the are cylindrical in shape and have a...

I was wondering if : (1) Did I spell the name right? :D (2) Do these corals need regular feeding? (3) If they need regular feeding, what? (4) What are the light and Water movement requirements? (5) Do they turn color eg. from White to brown? (6) If they do turn color, is it normal or do they...