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The cycling thing, I tend to over think it. I have an established (over a year) 100 gallon setup. I'm setting up a much smaller tank (55 gallon) and have that full of 100lbs dry rock and aragonite sand. I put 20lbs of the cured live rock from the existing 100 gallon tank into this 55...no die...

Been a while since I've posted on here. The 100 gallon reef is doing great. I bought a BTA Anemone about 4 months ago and it was quite small...about the size of a golf ball. Weekly feeding of fresh shrimp and LED lighting and it grew very rapidly to about the size of a small softball. I came...

I did something stupid, I lifted up my external pump to put something under it so dampen some of the noise without disconnecting it and I now have a crack from the bulkhead up to the top of the sump. I got the water out before a huge mess was made but now want to know if I can fix it with...

I picked up a used 100 gallon RR tank, sump, pump recently. Owner said all operated just fine. The pump is an Iwaki MD-55. I'm setting up the tank as a reef and the flow of this pump is over 1000 GPH, from what I've read this should be enough turnover. I've only ever had submersible pumps and...

The setup is a 58 gallon with a 20 gallon refugium and 20 gallon sump. No corals, just fish, hermits, snails, LR and then macro in the fuge. Last week the AC unit in the room with the fish tank overheated and quit working while I was at work (window units). The door was closed to that room at...

I have a 58 gallon tank (36 x 18 x 24ish) Been waiting to get the money to buy a good MH and T5HO fixture and that looks to be put off another 6 months or so. Right now I have a PC fixture, 2 x 55w. Is this lighting adequate for zoas, green star polyps, or other softies if they are kept...

I'm 99.99% sure there's nothing wrong with doing this but wanted to ask. I have my own RODI unit and have been making batches of 20 gallons or so at a time and keeping it in my kitchen (so climate controlled) and then when I needed saltwater I would mix in 5 gallon buckets. Getting tired of...

I've had this algae for about 9 months now even with great maintenance, water parameters, scrubbing rocks, and on and on and on...I can't get rid of it. If I wouldn't kill my corals I'd simply keep the lights out for 2 weeks and see how it likes that! I asked my LFS as I saw some of the stuff...

Got this hitchhiker I believe from my Macro. I noticed it last weekend and it was about half this size. It pulls sand into it's "mouth" with it's tentacles and the sand seems to pass completely through it and out the other side, isn't this what cucumbers do? After seeing it double in size so...

Background: newer tank setup. Cycle completed 4 weeks ago. Put 2 clowns in, have done just fine. 10 days later put in CUC...no problems. I have all Marco Dry Rock with a little LR to seed and the marco rock is grown coraline algae on it already. 58 gallon tank, 90 pound of rock in this tank...

The search doesn't seem to be working but... I was intending on using a utility lamp for my 20 gallon refugium that I'll have mangroves, chaeto, and possibly some type of grass. What type of bulb would I need to provide adequate light? The lamp takes a "regular" light bulb up to 250 watts...

Mixed input from LFS and other sources about the size of a clean up crew. My 55 reef tank I've been fighting to some degree a red algae (some say it's cyano, other say it's red turf algae, it looks like green hair algae but is shorter and is red) for 6 months. If I pick it off as much as...

It's been 21 days and my fishless cycle appears to be complete now. I never saw an ammonia spike but I was out of town for 5 of the first 7 days of the cycle, I have seen a higher reading and it's been at 0 for a week or so now. The nitrites spiked at 3 and just last night dropped all the way...

I read several posts about these lights, mostly it was FW folks discussing the T5s. I'm setting up a 58 gallon reef tank (36" wide) and wanted to put a feeler out there on these lights 2 x 150W MHL with 2 x 2bulbs 3Ft Fixture to see if anyone has had more experience with these lights or this...

My tank is cycling now and am looking at what to stock it with. I have: 58 Gallon (previous posts I thought it was 65) with 90lbs of LR and 70 lbs of sand, reef tank That overflows into a 20 gallon refugium with 15lbs of LR and 40lbs of sand. Then a 20 gallon sump tank. Total water volume 90...

Picture below, but for the past week to 10 days my gorgonia (I think that's what it's called) hasn't opened up while all other corals were fine in the tank. I was beginning to get worried then today I saw this stringy stuff coming off of it, like all over it and now the coral is opening up. It's...

I think I read too much and from too many different opinions I've flat out confused myself. I read the article on here about fishless cycle and many other posts from people starting their tanks. New tank starting FINALLY (been waiting 6 months with an empty tank)! 65 gallon reef tank 20 gallon...

I built a stand for my 65 gallon out of 2x4s, roughly 36 inches x 18 inches. The stand is plenty sturdy but my question is I have the tank sitting on top of the 2x4s on top, and there is a very slight gap from the bottom of the tank to the 2x4 on 1 of the 3 corners. It's maybe 1mm gap on that...

Just got back in the office after the weekend my serpant star looks like this I have 2 striped eel catfish about 5 inches long each, a yellow tang, 2 clowns, and then my cleanup crew (shrimp, hermits, snails, sand sifting star, brittle star). A) Is the starfish going to make it with this...

I'm seriously considering a nano setup...a 20gallon or 10 gallon. My grand idea when it's all said and done would be a reef tank with either a sea horse and or a mandarin. Before you scream at me about pods...I understand that and would have a proven setup for cultivating pods first before...

Been meaning to post these for the past year and now with some new live rock and more to ID I thought now would be a good time! I bought the tank off someone a year ago which is where most of this originated. I searched but my skills are either lacking or they are too common that people don't...

I'm setting up a new 65 gallon tank, still trying to find the right lights/good price before I get it up and running. It'll be a reef tank. I found this website and was a little surprised by the price because most MH systems you see out there for aquariums are really pricey Sylvania 250 Watt...

I just purchased an RO/DI 5 stage unit from Bulk Reef Supply. There is nothing in the directions about needing to do anything when it's done running. I'll be using this to fill up buckets for water top off and PWC but it will sit not running 6 days a week. Is it ok to just let it sit or does it...

I got a 65 gallon RR tank from a buddy for free, complete with stand, sump, return pump, power heads, heaters...protein skimmer but no pump for it, lights but they are very poor so I will need to buy new ones. There is no live rock, sand, or any living critters. The LFS said they only sell...

I normally feed my anenome every 3 days but he went and hid behind some of my live rock to where I don't see him and can't get back there to feed him. He's been back here for nearly 3 weeks now. He came out last week for an hour or so and I tried feeding him but he wouldn't take it and went back...