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My tank crashed last July (Out of town) due to power outage. I had an overflow that did not regain it's siphon, which did not circulate the water through the chiller, and the timer never cut off the halides. All of my 90 gal tank of corals were melted. My fish survived the event. I imediately...

I recently added a Reef Octopus dnw-110 to my new sump. Obviously these guys are notorious for their crappy instructions. How high should I get the bubbles in the skimmer? I have been impressed with the build quality - except for the metric sized pvc parts.......**** China.

So........I have had a Copperband Butterfly come up missing in my tank. I don't know if he died and was eaten by my clean-up crew or what. He didn't jump out of my tank. What are your experiences with "missing" fish? btw - I also had a Coral Beauty come up missing about 6 months ago.

I am building a fuge which will house a chamber (post fuge chamber) for a recirculating pump for a protein skimmer, uv, and a phosban reactor... to recirculate back to the supoply chamber in the sump. My return pump back to the tank is 1000 gph. What flow rate should my recirc pump be at?

Looking to add a new protein skimmer to sump. What barnds have you guys had success with?

I have been wanting to build a new canopy for a few months now. After looking at plans for ever, I ran across a thread on this board by neilanh http://www.aquariumadvice.com/forums/f14/its-so-on-now-72g-reef-build-104774.html of his 72 gal build. I imediately saw how I wanted to build my canopy...

It is on the rock to the right of the Zoas. It is like a mushroom with bubble-like protrusions.

I am trying to get a Coral Beauty out of my tank. I want to replace him with a Flame Angel. The CB is VERY shy and just hides behind rocks. I cannot get him with a net, even at feeding time. The rest of my fish will eat out of my hand. Short of removing 200lbs of rock and corals, is there...

I have a 90 gal that I want to add a fuge to. It will be mounted under the tank in the cabinet. I have an old 10 gal that I wiould like to use. This will be in addition to a wet/dry that I am currently running. This fuge will operate independantly of my wet/dry. The purpose for this is to house...

I went to the LFS yesterday because they get their new shipments in every Tuesday. Their loads of new stock and lack of tank space landed me this Acro for a whopping $30 :D It is about 6" in diameter.

I have a 90 gal sw reef. I have had it up for 3 months now. Thaks to alot of you it has been a successful 3 months....save 1 Blue Tang. Current Livestock: Corals: Frogspawn Torch Brown and Pink Colts Hairy Shrooms Yellow Brain GSP Mixed Zoas Blue Pumping Xenia Pearl Bubble White Candy Misc...

Anyone have experience with the Heniochus diphreutes? I have read where they are usually reef safe, as opposed to the H. acuminatus - which is not reef safe.

I have two clownfish who hang out on one side of my tank. They spend 99% of the time swimming up and down the side facing their reflections. Would it be a good idea to place a blue or black background on the sides so they cannot see their reflections.....hopefully causing them to swim in...

My wife thought I was crazy for atempting a sw/reef tank. And now that it is up and she can see it.....she LOVES it. So I took her to the lfs to just browse because she was interested. I left with "Her" new Blue Linka. After being all over the tank all weekend, he has settled into a crevice in...

I have a new 90 gal Reef tank with 2 clown fish. I am planing ahead before I decide what other fish I want to put in the tank over the next year or so. I am looking at possibly a Blue or Yellow Tang, and a Copperband Butterfly. I really like the Moorish Idol but have no intention on...

Can anyone tell me what this green stuff is?

I got this rock from a friend and I noticed this green plant/polypy thing growing on it the other day. I have no idea what it is. Help please?

These are my first ever SW fish. I am very excited. They buddied up as soon as I put them in the tank. They rarely are more than 6" apart. I have been researching and learning about sw tanks for six months now and I was very nervous about getting things right. Now, about tham darn...

I have started my 1st salt water aquarium. It is 90 gal w/110 lbs of cured lr(relocated from a 5 yr old aquarium) and live sand. I monitored my chems for a few weeks before adding anything and my water did not cycle. My lfs said it might not due to amount and maturity of my lr. I have since...