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Hello, I am enjoying all of the advice provided here and I have some questions about starting a 20 gallon SW tank. To keep things simpler, I was going to go with FOLW and then maybe get some reef creatures later as I get the hang of things. Originally I had planned on a 75 gallon tank w/sump...

Well today I hit the lottery. I was driving around my town when I noticed a large florecent aquarium hood that was thrown out in the bulk pickup trash. I got out to look at it and behind a bunch of trash bags was a proclear wet dry filter, it looked brand new. I almost had a stroke. After...

Thank you for the reply--I thought for a while I was left for dead! Anyway I have removed all of the interior silicone, which as you confirmed for me is more of a safe guard anyway. Between the panes of glass there is still silicone, though In large areas it is only attached to one of the two...

Thanks for all the replies so far. Sorry for the delay but I have been busy as of late--trying to find a job among other things! I just bit the bullet and bought a 75 gallon drilled tank with overflow box/plumbing for 230 dollars (which is more than the non drilled of course but I am limited...

Hello, I want to start by thanking everyone who replied to my last post some time ago with advice--i have been busy as of late but now I have a new situation I just recived a 55 gallon tank for free from someone who was getting rid of it--it sat in his wall for 16 years. In the time he owned it...

Thanks for the live rock clarification. I also wanted to get an idea of how most people set up their filters. The sump has already been mentioned, and I plan to go this route, but I would like to know what other people use and the success/failure that you have had. In regards to the bioballs I...

The LFS didn't say to put fish in during the cycle, perhaps I was not clear. What I ment was after the cycle will there be enough bacteria on the new bare rock plus the small amount of live rock to cover the 1.5 pound per gallon live rock rule. The concern with the bioballs is that the balls...

i dont think that I was being bamboozled at the LFS because his concern was not that the rock would not become live but if it would get enough bacterial growth fast enough to allow for fish--during the cycle process would the rock get enough bacterial growth to allow for fish with out an ammonia...

I went over to house of Fins in greenwich conn. Today and took a look around to get some ideas. The staff was very helpful, and according to them the wet sump is the way to go, rather than a wet- dry filter with bioballs which is really only good for fish. He said that the bioball bacteria would...

Glad to hear that that is a good price How much is the regular going rate for just a 75 gallon tank sans anything else? In regards to filtration, initally I was planning on using my aquaclear hang on the back filters, but it seems in speaking to people that they would be inadequate. That leaves...

Hello, I have recently joined this forum but have had freshwater fish for many years. I have wanted to set up a saltwater tank for a long time. I have had a double decker iron stand with two 20 gallon tanks, and I was originally going to use one of these for saltwater when the fish inside died...

Can anyone help me?

My misfortune followed me to my cichlid tank. It is 20 gallons and only has two fish an electric yellow and a pleco. The electric yellow developed these white sores with the scales ripped off on its body and I was not sure if it was fungal or if it was the pleco attacking it as they have been...

I justed typed a huge message and then it got deleted when I pushed back by mistake furthering my frustration. Long short of it is I have two tanks a goldfish and a cichlid the goldfish for 10 years at least the cichlid 4. This has been the worst week for human caused death for me ever. The...