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Ok...easy questions for most of you guys! I alwasy worry that I dont have a suitable pod population as I dont see them, and to be honest I have yet to do a night watch of my tank to confirm either way. I have added a couple of large pod cultures to my tank so presume I have. My questions...

Im sure this has been covered many times but the posts I have found dont answer exactly what I need to hear :) Ive just set up a 6ftx2ftx2ft with 40g sump. Works out abot 18g in total. I cannot fully open my Aqua medic OR 6500 return pump as the overflow cannot cope and the level rises...

Im setting up a new 200g and Im in the process of gathering equipment from assorted sources. I was discussing Alkalinity with a guy at my LFS and he said that your Alk is a much more important perameter to ensure stability in than your PH. To this end I am attempting to get an MV...

Does anyone have a simple equation to work out the volume of bowfront tanks? Dont say fill it up and measure it either 8O

The last couple of days I have been finding the front ends of my Scarlet legged Hermits lying about the tank. 3 so far. I even found one hermit out of his shell looking a little stunned! I got his shell back over to him and he got back in. He may well now be one of the gonners. I recovered...

Sounds a bit strange to me but I have a large Turbo snail (about 1.5" across) and it has a small (about 7mm across) turbo snail shaped hitchhicker attached to its shell. Every now and then the hitchhiking shell angles up and a long necked jet black snail protrudes and has a munch on some nearby...

I currently have a 30 gallon reef tank that is running quite nicley and have developed acute Galonitis! I want to make the move to a 120g as I have the perfect Hardwood sideboard just over 6 foot long with 2 big cupboards underneath. Ideal as a cabinet as I dont mind drilling into it and...

Yesterday I fitted a 250w MH with 2 29w T5 blues over my tank. WOW, what a difference it has made! Everything, and I mean everything has improved! Polyp extension on all long polyp corals. My BTA looks liek its gonna explode its tips are so inflated. The live rocks are showing more life and...

I took the plunge last week and added a bta to my tank. A beautiful green tipped pink based specimin (captive bred). In the hope that my young pair of Common Clowns may take an interest as I have read that both animals benifit from the relationship (but it is not required). For the last few...

I posted recently about my Peppermint shrimp taking a liking to a pulsing Xenia in my tank. The Xenia in question has now taken to remaining completley withdrawn. It slightly extends some of its polyps about 3/4 of an inch and they dont look particularly healthy. It used to be big and bushy...

My pair of Peppermint shrimp ovbviousley appreciate my tank as they have been getting busy! The larger of the pair is carrying round a huge clutch of eggs on her underside. I understand that in a while they will be released into the tank but dont really know what to expect as I am quite new to...

My little (30g) tank just finished cycle and me and the family went off to aquire our first residents. I had ordered a bonded pair of clowns a few weeks back from our LFS and they had got me a beautiful couple, vibrantly coloured and great together although still quite small. I was very happy...

Hi all, great forum btw. I have recently started a new SW tank. its my second attempt, but the last one was 5-6 years ago and was shutdown when I had to move house, but was never restarted. There has been a boom of stockists near where I live recently and the temptation prooved too great :D...