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I realize that the SPS may not work because of the lighting and haven't made up my mind yet one way or the other. I'd like to get a sand-sifting, algae-eating goby like Hector's or Rainsford's if I can find one but my LFS would have to order one.
Congratulations on your purchase. I've been looking for sources online of some gold occies but can't find any right now. Did you get yours locally or order them from someone?
After keeping freshwater tanks for over 10 years I finally decided to jump into saltwater. A few weeks ago I picked up a used BioCube 8 off of Craigslist and just finished setting it up last night. It has the standard lighting (2 blue moon-glow LEDs, 1 18W 10K daylight CFL and 1 18W Actinic 03...
Champaign Area Fish Exchange (aka CAFE - the fish club for Champaign, Urbana and surrounding region in East central Illinois) will have its next auction at the Urbana Civic Center on Saturday, July 10th. Both admission and parking are free.
The Urbana Civic Center is located at 108 E Water...
Personally I'd go with the Penguin 200 or even the 350. It depends on how heavily stocked your tank is going to be. It is always better to have too much filtration than too little. The BIO-Wheel increases the oxygen contact for aerobic bacteria that contributes to the nitrogen cycle. The...
Sometimes LFS will keep Brazilian swords fully submersed in the tanks with other plants so you think that they are completely aquatic when they aren't. Check to make sure that you didn't get Brazilian swords and if you did take them back and exchange them for Amazon swords. Most fish stores...