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Tanks at 5 years old.

I have purchased the 175 watt SE type bulbs from trustdeals and they are awesome. Have not had any problems. I wish they were around when I had to pay the $70 a bulb. Everyone has their own opinion, but for the money, these are great to me.

They are fighting for domain. This is ordinary behavior with damsels. Just like Devilishturtles explained, they are aggressive. Does this mean you have to get rid of them? No, but just be prepared for them to fight to the death or at least until one of them decides back off. They will also...

It plain out sucks that is happening, but in the great words of Paul McCartney,

You can trim, trim, trim.... Just like you prune bushes and plants.... Then you can either attach the excess to little pieces of rock and give them away or sell them, whichever... You can also throw away the excess and just be done with it. Pruning is needed with Xenia and it will also grow...

If you store it, make sure it is in a somewhat sterile container and preferably light resistant. You should be able to keep it for a few weeks to a month. Just make sure nothing comes in contact with the water such as oganic matter that would change the composition.

Good to know

I agree with lando. A sebae anemone gets its nutrients from light and requires no direct feeding. I only give my anemones a treat maybe once a month or so.

Happy Fathers Day as well...

Sorry for your loss. It is never easy to say goodbye to our fish.

Good looking setup!

The button polyps are palythoa. A very common hitchhiker and if the parameters are right, they will spread quickly. The hairy mushroom is cool. what am I saying, this hobby is cool.... Isn't it nice to get new things popping up out of nowhere? Cheers

I have moved my tank several times and if you plan well, you will have little to no cycle at all... Purchase good rubbermaid or equivalent storage bins and transfer the rockwork and water into them making sure to cover the rock completely. Then, place a powerhead in the bins and turn them on to...

There have been many awesome advances in lighting technology since VHO was introduced. While T-5 has smaller tubes, they also have smaller wattages and many would argue that the lighting is better. VHO in 4ft lengths are 110 watt and IMO has better light output. Again, that poses a debate on...

Good choice. Beautiful

I would agree as well about not using the silica (not silicate) sand. Most regular playsands are silica sand and will do ok, however, it will not buffer the water and can, not definitely, but can leach silicates into the tank after long periods of time. Aragonite is more expensive, yes, but...

Free is always good!

Yes, what MT79 said. Mine does this periodically and then after a day or two, it is back to normal....After 2 days it should be ok, if not, I would look into other possibilities such as ddescribed above.

Do they swim? :lol:

Keep up the good work!

This doesn't give the plans per say for a 10 gallon, but if you are serious about making one, it will definitely show you how one is made... http://www.angelfire.com/ok/dog1/sumps.html

I would have to say that is a unique colored one.. Never seen one either... good pick...

Question about the airstones... Forgetting about micro bubbles, that is going to create a heck of a lot of salt creep isn't it? Another question. Why not create a hood for the tank instead of trying to mod the plastic one? Just questions. I think what you've done so far is very cool... I...