Recent content by Matman1110

Just got a new 33 gallon long (48"x13"x13"). I bought 20 lbs of crushed coral and already layed it down. There is probably about .5-1" of depth of the crushed coral. Right now I am just using this tank for a cichlid but I may change it into a small reef. Would u recommend me removing the crushed...

Just bought a new 33 gallon long (48"Lx13"Wx13"Tall). I wanted to probably start it off as a fowlr but still want to have the opportunity to quickly change into a small beginners reef at any time. My questions are, what would you recommend for this tank?: 1. What kind of filter and or protein...

Ok thank you. Would the nova extreme slr t5 fixture work?

Thank you for the timely response mr_X. I've never done a reef so I intend to just stick to the basic corals that will be easier to maintain. Although I do like some anemones too.

Just bought a new 33 gallon tank (48"L x 13"W x 13"Tall). What kind of light would you recommend if I wanted to build a reef for it? Like dual or single bulb, T5 or T8, metal halide, etc. I don't want to spend that much either. Thanks in advance

I would really like to build my own 33G Long tank (48"x13"x12") but had a few questions beforehand. 1. Would I be better off purchasing the already built tank at my LFS for $79 or could I save money with this project? 2. Where is a good place to buy cheap glass that will also cut it to size...

Hi, I have a 125 gallon African cichlid tank with a fluval fx5 running. I set it up 2 months ago with fresh new filter media and it has run great. The last couple days, however I've noticed that the fx5 will release white dusty particles from the output nozzle. There are lots of these white...

I found my ice blue zebra cichlid with its tail stuck in the side of the filter where it vaccums water in. I turned off the filter immediatley and the cichlid was released. Immediatley after that he started swimming very awkwardly, as if he had just had 18 shots of tequila. He was...

How long can a 2" cichlid survive in a 47G tank without a filter or substrate. Right now he is the only fish in the tank and ive been feeding him very small amounts every other day. I also test the water everyday for ammonia and so far 0 ppm. I isolated the fish 3 days ago from my main tank...

Yes im definetly considering turning my old 47G tall tank into a saltwater reef. I know alot of you are probly saying "avoid the tall tanks!, stick with a bigger footprint!", but the thing is i just spent alot of money on a 125G freshwater tank for my African cichlids that were in the 47G tall...

Hey, Im highly considering turning my old 47 gallon tall fish tank into a reef tank. In terms of items all I have is the actual tank, stand and light. So my question is what would be the minimum items i would need to successfully keep a reef tank out of this. Obviously heaters and live rock/live...

This is my glass canopy cover for my tank. Can i use something to piece this back together?

At the time of the spike i was running 2 heaters, a 200w and 400w theo hydor heater. Both were set to 79-80. I first unplugged the the 200w. Then about 30 or 45 minutes later i grabbed my old heater from my old tank (200w stealth), which has never failed on me for 2 years, and replaced the 400w...

Yesterday I transported my fish from my old tank to my new tank and everything was under control. The temp had been stable for 24 hours at 79 when i moved the fish over. I woke up this morning and the temp spiked to 85 and i fear it could get worse. I also installed and plugged in a cannister...

I recently bought a used 125 gallon tank with some used heaters (theo hydor 200w & 400w). I have filled the tank about 3/4 full and wanted to test the heaters. I put them in on opposite ends of the tank and plugged them in about 45 minutes ago. The temp of the tank was 72 degrees and it has not...