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I'm starting my build thread now and documenting the growth of my 125g planted tank. I gave the thread the name "no salt needed" because I'm coming from a reef tank. I got the tank cleaned up and placed back in my den. In the pic is how my filtration will be setup, the black box in the bottom...

I'm tearing down my reef setup and going to do a planted tank. My tank has gotten to the point it takes care of itself, besides water changes obviously, but we had a power outage and my check valve stuck, plus my siphon break became clogged with something during the day and flooded the den...

After 10 months of service, my sea hare finally passed on. I will miss the little guy. He was plain looking, but was so cool and wasn't really a picky eater to boot. So, now I am on the hunt for a new hare. Are there any suggestions besides stay away from them? I am mainly looking for size...

Now before anyone crucifies me, just hear me out. I had a decent spell with hair,turf, and cyano and have gotten it all killed of with my ats. Now the rock looks bare and boring. I had a few corals and ditched them for some cool inverts instead. I would like to grow some hair back in the...

I have a royal gramma and pink spot goby on hold to pick up sunday. I would like to get a butterfly of some kind(auriga, or pearlscale), I have some concerns as to whether they are safe with shrimp(2 skunk cleaners). I can't really find a straight answer and I have looked for the past 2 weeks...

Guys, time to tread new waters. I am thinking about going to the store and adopting a peacock mantis. From what I have read, a 40 breeder or 55g should do the trick. Will just be the mantis by itself, so no possible fights or anything. I really want a dog in a tank, truth be told. My fish are...

Guys, I ran across a 5'' foxface of some sorts, it looks like a two-barred but has red spines. Anyway, would it be compatible with a powder brown tang, oc. clown, 2 lyretail anthias, and a mandarin dragonette? It will be the biggest fish by 2 inches, but the newest. The tank is 125g with...

Yesterday while at the fish store, my wife and me seen an awsome tomini tang. $20 and it was silver and atomic orange(very vivid bright orange) She said let's get him and the thought of him and leroy(powder brown tang) having a tiff stopped that dead in its tracks. The tomini was about 3'' in...

This is probably gonna start a forum war, but what is the big thing with SPS corals lately. Alot I have talked too at some coral shows laughs at me for liking shrooms and zoa's more than acro's and montis. I think they look like colored sticks. Is the coolness associated with just keeping them...

Her are my new gold maxima, blue maxima, finger leather, and candy cane. All from craigslist.

I was wondering, why can no one manufacturer make a salt mix with the ideal element levels. I hear about people mixing salts to obtain ideal elemnt levels. I'm sure this is an age old question, but just had to ask. Wonder if they do that to try and keep each other in buisness?

My male anthia has developed a bump between his eyes. He is in qt under hypo at the moment. The bump is about 3mm across and looks like a zit. It is under the skin and white in color. He is eating fine and swims fine. Any ideas?

guys the 125 has settled in, the scrubber is doing it's thing and a few of my corals are as well. I found a deal on craigslist, a guy was selling some things. I picked up a torch, trumpet, and a zoa cluster. I also got a gold maxima clam($10) couldn't pass him up. The fixture is a nova extreme...

I am finally able to start the 125 that has been sitting in my basement for 2 months. It has a nova extreme t5ho light 468w. I have ordered my base rock(100 lbs) to add to the 85lbs of live rock I have already, plus a 4'' deep sand bed. Under this light, would only medium and low light corals...

My glass hydrometer broke and I would like to get a refractometer. I hear a bunch of you guys like the ebay one's and I'll go that way. I don't have a clue what to look for as far as features and what not. Is there a certain seller I should buy from or a certain set of features to look for...

Guys, the mts has got me. I am fixing to start up a 125g. I am going with two islands and was wondering if I could use two 24'' 250w Mh fixtures instead of one full length fixture? The tank has a brace and a sheet of glass in the middle of it. This area will be only sand and each end will be a...

I got one of these the other day. My old skimmer quit. It has the bubble blaster 1000 pump on it. It is on day 3 right now of running and is already making skimmate, however the pump is very loud. I have tried looking around and can't really find anything out. It is coming from the motor block...

The pumps went out on my friends 300f skimmer and was wondering if anyone knew of a replacement besides the resun king 225f. They work good but were very loud from the get go. I have looked and cannot find anything.

Last wednesday, we went on a 3 day trip, came home and my hose from the return pump had come off and the pump was sloshing water around the sump. In the DT, the ph's and skimmer were still running. Got everything fixed and this morning, some of the coralline algae has turned white. It's on one...

Went to the lfs today and they had just got 5 mandarins in. Of course, the wife says, (oh they are so cute, let's get one) First thing I think of is, $20 down the drain cuz it won't eat. I have read and read about trying to get them to eat. Are there any tips or tricks to get them to eat, or is...

The boss of the house(wife) wants a small tank in the living room. My 180 is in my den(second floor can't hold 2000lbs). I have a 10g tank and heater. I am going to assume the rules are the same as bigger tanks except more frequent top offs are needed. It is planned as a reef tank, so what would...

How are bulbs determined to be too old. Is it from the date of manufacture or the first time electricity goes through them? Are one of these two ideas how to determine when to replace your bulbs?

After debating and going one way, then the other. i finally got a few corals. This happened because a lady my wife works with fired up a tank and I made her a deal on the red knob star, and the 2 cowries I had. She cycled the tank and these were the first guys in it. It is a FO tank and she uses...

I have found 3 of these things in my sump, pulled them out when I trimed the chaeto(they are intertwined in the chaeto) I haven't seen any in the dt. Will they hurt anything in the sump? I know they are bad news, but since there is nothing but some rock and macro there, I didn't figure they...

My buddy has 2 cleaner shrimp in his 75g, he would like to have a blood red fire shrimp as well. In this size tank, will there be any problems. I read the thread another person put up and it was only for 1 each. I have 2 cleaners and 1 fire shrimp now in my 180 and do not have any problems. Just...