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Hello AA, I'm a long time nano-reefer and am designing a larger tank. I used to frequent this forum a lot and am glad to see how well it is currently doing. My current tank is a 20L custom tank that has been successful largely due to things I learned on this forum LONG ago: I am planning a...

I was down at my mother's office and saw a fish in a somewhat small tank. It looked to be about a 10 gallon or so. I was told that the fish was some sort of shark so after some looking I think its a Columbian Shark. The lady who keeps the tank knows nothing about it and I figured I could give...

This will be my second time setting this tank up as a freshwater planted. It has been over a year since my other tank was set up, so I hope I have gained some knowledge since then. I now will be running a 32 watt powercompact over the tank, but half of that is an actinic which, if I remember...

I am moving in a few months, and as much as I would love another reef tank my parents cant take care of it, and ill be going to college in 2 years. So, answer me this. How big of a tank do I need to keep arowanas? I can most likely get a 125 for a decent price, and frankly I cant go any larger...

I tend to be good with water changes, and today is the first time i missed one in 4 months, the time my tank has been up. I know thats not a big problem since I can just do it tom. but I feel bad, and want to keep it from happening again. Is there software that can give me a pop up on Sun...

Ok, I spent about 2 hours today just staring at my new nudi, the thing is really cool! The thing is though, I really like them, and want to get different kinds for my 5.5. 3 species I want only eat flatworms, and I dont have any of those. I am wondering what the big problem with flatworms is...

Here he is, I ordered him 2 weeks ago, and he finally came in! Yipee! Check out my awesome shot, with my pepermint shrimp chilling in his nook in the background. This one might go into the next photo contest

I am having a bad week in the aquaria world! I noticed some green algae starting up on one of my rocks, and now there is black stringy algae jumping up everywhere! I ordered a lettuce nudibranch last night, will it eat the brownish/black string algae im getting? If not, what will?

Ok, last weekend I did a frag swap, and got two little trumpet frags. I put them in the sand, away from other rocks. Regardless of this there is still this brown stringy algae growing pretty rapidly. I am wondering what it is because my zooanthids are partially covered, and I dont know if I...

Pretty much the title says it, what eats hair algae. I thought I heard that a nudi eats it. Is that true?

Hello folks, here is my new frogspawn, this picture was taken yesterday morning. I got it in a trade sat. for the zoo rock. Right now its fighting with the hammer, but I think it will mello out a bit over the next week or so. Im hoping by halloween (random holiday) that it is filled in really...

I found some stringy brown jelly goo on my hammer coral today, I pulled it off and my hammer seemed a pit happier. Is this an infection? How do I fix it?

I will try and stay as calm as I can in this message. My overflow does not work anymore. How the hell is this? I mean its a drilled tank, and I can see nothing in the drain line. It drains a little, but barely anything. wtf is going on? All I did was replace the return tube, probably making the...

This is what I have been doing for the last 30 minutes. I want to know what wont work, what will work, and how I can make it better. I dont know which will take longer to write out :? but lets hope it looks fine. This is for my freind, and after he sets it up I might have a go at it as...

Ok, helping a freind design a reef tank. I am also wanting to know as well, since I might be upgrading sometime myself. Me and him both really like the idea of the SCWD (it changes the direction of water, from one input, into 2 tubes and alternates between them both) the only problem is, how...

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Yesterday, I got a nice ricordea rock, its farely large, but I made it fit...Anyways there is a small aiptasia on it, in a little hiding spot, I know how to kill it, but when it dies I dont think I can get to it... Could I just leave it if I can get it? Maybe I should feed it, let them grow...

Just wanted to say im at the beach.. Came here to see what all has been happening, and when I looked at the homepage...i saw there were 1742 new posts!!! Just to throw that into perspective June 6th I left for the beach, came back a week later and the post count was 1340 something....I left...

I was sitting at my computer today, looking around on nano-reef and here at pictures. I am always looking at the SPS tanks, and stuff like that. I know I already brought up the question about the 70 watt metal halide, and it was looked down upon, so I will try and not let that get into this...

Hello folks! I have been doing some serious thinking lately, and I want to make my new 5.5 a reef tank. The only thing is, lighting would be another 50 bux, but I found out how to make it even more. I have been talking to this one guy for a very long time, and he is gonna build me a hood. I...

I saw this awesome looking blenny in the LFS yesterday. It was almost 4 inches, and is like a purple blue black color. Any one know what kind it is and it I can get a small one for my 5.5?

I got a cleaner shrimp today, and my learners permit, so watch out drives in NC. I am gonna have pictures of both in about 2 hours, but in the meantime I am driving my parents to get some milkshakes. The cleaner is going into the 7 minibow, and boy is he tiny. I asked for the smallest one and...

I dont know about you guys, but man I love picking up a flashlight, and just gasping into my tank. At night so many things happen. I never see any copepods in the day, lights go out and they have a party. I saw a small snail last night, and the list goes on and on. What I am wondering...

Hello guys. I got a SPS frag, the manager said it was M. Digitata which I have been told is ok for my setup. The thing is, it does not look like it. Regardless, it has been in the tank for only 20 minutes and the polyps are extending. The bad news is it is kinda laying on a rock, how can I...

Ok, if you have been following my MTS (multiple tank syndrome) phenomenom (2 SW tanks in the past 2 months) you know I have it bad. And to make matters worse, the great people at All glass are coming out with a 16 gallon bowfront tank. Me, being the nano-lover/bowfronterist I am, have to get...