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I had the best experience with live aquaria.com I ordered my Red Mandrian from them. Yes it was expensive but it arrived in a Foam box with packing around it. The fish was in a bag with a black rubber boot around it. to help reduce the light and stress. It also came with a thermal bag to keep...

I want to chage from Instant Ocean Regular Salt to Instant Ocean Reef Crystals any thoughts on what I should do?

It Looks similar to a coralife skimmer to me pump goes in the sump along with the skimmer. Using the green dial, You adjust the bubble level so that its just inside of the neck of the collection cup it may take up to a week or more to start gettting this nasty green foam to collect in your cup...

Thx guys my mind is at ease now

Thx for the reply, My concern is that the clam never opens fully they way it looks in the pictures is the way it looks you never get to see the mouth is that normal?

Hi stats are as follows. PH 8.0 Nitrate 0 Nitrite 0 Calc 400 Sg. 1.023 Alk 300 Tank has been up for 1 year Lighting Marineland 2 150 MH with 4 52 watt T5's Live rock 150-200 lbs Live rock. 2 inches Live sand in a 120 system Temp 80 degrees I have had the clam for 30+ days When I bought it...

For washing my frozen cube food. I use a tea strainer ball that you can buy at wal-mart(the evil empire), it has a really fine mesh and comes in under the $5 mark.

I use glass tops like the manufacture of the light suggests will the fan help with that even though I am not flowing directly over the water just cooling the tops off ? I have a canopy with a fan on it i just need to get it on need to modify the brackets to get the light in I am gonna watch...

Well I have only had the light a couple of days I would like to know what an upperlimit that I should be to be concerned with I am thinking 85 but that sounds too hot ?? Its not even summer yet so I want to be sure that it doesnt get to hot...

Hi guys I recently purchased a new lighting system for my 90 gallon Metal Halide Lighting: Marineland Marine Series Pro Lighting at Foster & Smith Aquatics now I am seeing a rise in my water temp at what temp should I be concerned. I had my temp at the 78-79 range now its up to 83... where...

Well I dont have a LFS in my area that carry's MH bulbs anyway so if i have a Blown bulb unexpectedly I would either have to order one off line or dirve 1 hour 30 mins to get one. Are G12's new to the field ? Do you think Long term I might have a problem getting replacement g12's ? they seem...

Stats 90 gallon 48 inch reef tank with some polyps and xanthia in it. I want to be able to grow what ever i want. I am currently looking at upgrading my lighting system when taxes come back. I could use some informed opinions on the following lights or I will listen to your alternatives. My...

How large ? and i love my fluval I have a 305 I love the ease of maintenance. I also have a marineland magnum 350 I like the fluval better when it comes to maitenance. No experience with other canisters though

no you will probably halve to email it to me, and yes I am intrested in it. I will PM my email to you

Does anyone here have seahorses? If so can you post your care guide for them I am doing some research on them now. I do know things like you need to put them by themselves or with other slow eaters like pipefish. Lower flow than reef tanks not sure about lighting. Any help would be great.