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i have some sort of film on the top of my water in my tank. i'm not sure what it is. if i put my finger in the water, i can tell the currents of the water because the film breaks apart around my finger. i have two aquaclear 50's on opposite sides of my tank. also, i can see the current...

here are some pics of both of my tanks before i get my t5 lights. the new lights are on the way, for my saltwater tank. i also want to turn my freshwater tank into a planted one, but that's a different project.

hey everybody, it's been a while since i've been on here, got busy with school and everything, but i have a new question. i want to get into some corals here soon. i am getting ready to go to the desert, so it's going to be a project i start when i come back, but i wanted to ask now. i...

i just ordered my refugium yesterday, it's a medium aquafuge HOB, and i would like to use it for a pod farm to feed my fish. my question is how do i get it all started? will the pods just start growing, or is there something that i can get to help the process begin?

i am ordering a UV sterlizer here soon, and i was just curious if anybody had any suggestions on what i should look for. i have a price limit of about $120 give or take a little, but i don't know what kind to look for. any suggestions are appreciated.

alright everybody, it's crunch time for me. just filed federal taxes, so i'm going to be ordering my stuff within the next two weeks. i need to get... refugium, found one refugium lights, found some metal halide lights, still looking uv sterilizer, found one i am still confused about which...

quick question, would it be a bad idea in any way to have a UV sterilizer in a reef tank? i heard that it may be bad for a reef, but i'm not sure how it would be. i would think that it could only benefit a tank no matter what's in it.

Sorry guys, I couldn't find this guy on the web, I was told he was a wrasse, but I'm not sure. If somebody can tell me the name, then I can do some more research. Thanks

I have a HOB berlin skimmer, but it seems like the pump isn't producing enough bubbles to go into the mixing chamber. I was wondering if there are any cleaning suggestions that anybody has. I'm open to any kind of ideas, so please share all of them.

hey, where can i order some of the egg crate to place on top of my tank? right now i have the glass tops, but they keep getting dirty. anyways, i don't have anywhere to just go and look, so i was wondering if anybody had a link on some at homedepot or lowes or something.

i wanted to get this fish, but i wanted to see what you all thought about it. i see that it's semi-agressive, but that it is reef safe. i have also read that it needs to have a lot of hiding places, which i have plenty of in my tank. anyways, anything i should know before buying...

what seems to be some of the "beginner" corals to get started with? i don't have my lights yet, but i plan to get these with income tax return money. http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=12779&N=2004+113352 like i said, i don't have them yet, but those are what i...

i just wanted to let everybody see what kind of rock you can get from marcorocks.com. here is an overall pic of my tank now, and then there is also a pic of my CBS that i thought was neat. what do you all think?

i know that when i premix my water, i am supposed to leave it uncovered for proper gas exchange, but there is a problem. i have a great dane, and he likes to drink anything that he can stick his fat head in. lol. my question is would it be okay to drill a bunch of holes in the lid of a...

i was just doing some reading, and i started looking at refugiums. i was curious how beneficial pods are to a tank? the reason is i was thinking that if they are beneficial enough, then i could possibly look into getting a HOB fuge for raising pods. i read that to raise pods, an extra light...

alright, i was just checking in on my fish and all of the sudden i see one actually laying eggs!!!!! she was putting them on the glass, but the ones that weren't sticking, they were eating. what do i need to do?? i thought that if there was a breeding pair then they would attack the others...

when i get some new base rock, what exactly do i need to do before i put it into my tank? is there any kind of cycle that it needs to go through before hand? would be okay to just let it soak for a couple days in saltwater and a powerhead and temp, basically just to double check for any...

alright, i got my substrate changed over to sand just recently, within the last month or so, and right now i have been noticing that the brown stuff that was always covering my cc is now covering my sand. my clean up crew has been dying off, not so much recently, but in the past, and i have...

alright, i got my canister filter opened up, and this is what is in it. can somebody help me out and let me know what i should remove? http://aquariumguys.com/eheimaktiv.html http://aquariumguys.com/ehfimech1.html http://aquariumguys.com/fluvalfoam10.html now, none of these brands are what...

fluff, i know that you told me that this mysterious shell i have is a carnivorous shell, but he finally came out and i got some really good pics of him. what can you tell me about this guy now?

finally, i found a different place to buy some fish from. they are about an hour away from here, but they have a better selection of livestock than the place i normally shop at. they have more expensive stuff too, like the rock is pretty close to double of what it is right here off base...

i plan to get a lighting upgrade at the beginning of the year with my tax return money, but i would like to do some research now while i can. i want to get an anenome, and i have been told that i should try to get 6 wpg for my tank. my tank is 40 gallons, so i would need about 260 watts...

i currently have both a saltwater and a freshwater tank set up, but i have been thinking a lot about getting a pond in the spring time coming up. i have a few questions before i make up my mind about it though. what is mandatory for a new pond? what kind of equipment? i live in northern...

i just wanted to let you guys know that i had been having some problems with my starfish, he wasn't moving around a lot and was looking pretty bad. finally, today i went and bought some cocktail shrimp - i had been told that he would eat it - and put a small chunk on the bottom of the tank...

i just wanted to ask really quick if anybody has been involved with the other forums linked to this site? especially the reptile forum? my wife had got into a reptile forum and they all treated her rude, and also gave advice that i personally know is bad advice. i did some research and found...