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So I have decided to pick up a protein skimmer and place it in my sump. How does this model look? Reefwarehouse.com | For The Serious Aquarium Enthusiast I have a 75 gallon tank with a 20 gallon sump/fuge. The only inhabitants I have currently are a yellow tang, a coral beauty, and a purple...

I noticed these little guys on my rock about a week ago they have since almost trippled their colony size. Anyone know what they are? Type of coral maybe? Someone told me they were green star polyps.

I learned the hard way that tap water just creates problems as I now have a huge diatom bloom all over everything. The problem is that the nearest LFS is about an hour away so I can't go there very often to buy RO water. So does anyone know if the Culligan water machines at walmart are any...

I am having some diatoms growing all over my sandbed and rocks. What would be a good clean up crew for them? I was thinking of getting about 35 dwarf ceriths and about 10 large nerites. Does this sound OK for eating diatoms? Also what other ways can I get rid of these diatoms?

So I recently got an established 75 gallon tank with 20 gallon sump/fuge from a guy on Craigslist. It came with a purple pseudochromis he's doing really well and he is constantly hunting for pods. I have been testing the water and everything looks good. 0 ammonia, 0 nitrites, 5 nitrates, and 8.0...

Hello everyone, I recently setup a 75 gallon tank that I purchased from Craigslist. It came with a purple dottyback, a brittle star, and basically everything I needed to get started exept a skimmer. Is it OK if I don't have a skimmer running on this tank for a few weeks since it has such a small...

Alright I will soon be setting up my 55 gallon tank and I have a few questions. Is it OK to start with mostly base rock? I plan on buying about 70lbs of base rock and maybe like 3-5lbs of LR. Another thing, I really like tangs and was wondering if there is ANY tang that would be OK to live in a...

Hello everyone, I'm brand new to the world of saltwater and I'm wanting to start a setup. I don't really understand exactly everything that is needed to get started. I know you need a tank, stand, live rock, live sand, power heads(not really sure what they do), water, and salt, but filtration is...