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Ok so other then water changes and backing off on the feeding what is another way to reduce and/or remove phosphates? Should I use chemicals or a phosphate reactor?

So I found this add for a shop in California that has Red Hornet Zoas for sale, I asked if they were the real or the next gen zoas and if they had a way way to show they where which ever one they claimed it to be. I get an answer saying they are the shop that named them and a voucher from them...

Ok so I am building an overflow box and to help keep it going in case of power outage I am adding a power head. Now the question I have is this, in the readings on how to make it start the cifen process I believe I am supposed to connect the in flow of the powerhead to the cifen part of the...

So I started a 5 gallon up a few months back and got on here and since I was new alot of people who were looking out for me highly suggested I not push this 5 gallon. I got me a 55 and am piecing it together now and was going to hold off on life in the 5 gallon, well as you all know that doesn't...

Ok so I am new to the whole Salt Water and Reef thing, still getting all my stuff together for my set up (I have a 5 gallon not knowing any better but seems to be doing fine so far at 4 or 5 weeks) and asking tones of questions on here. Anyway I was wondering if there was a club or if there...

Ok so I am aquiring a 55 gal tank it looks like from one of my co workers who has it in his basement with no intention of setting it back up. Now for my delima/questions. As some of you know I have a 5 gallon that I was originally going to try to set up, until some people on here helped me see...

I am working on building my own tank custom shape (think of a superman emblem) and I was looking at some T-5 fixtures at Lowe's (yeah I said Lowe's) and was wondering if those would work for a reef tank? The tank will be 5 sided 2' x 2' x 1' x 17" x1'. I have read for a 18" tank front to back...

Ok so I am a little ahead of myself asking on the lights, but I am looking to do a reef tank (custom build) and I am curious as to what the deal is with the different colored lights? Since I am looking to do Coral I wantthe colors to pop and glow. I have seen the different colors on line, but...

So This is my tank at 12 days (I added water and a thermometer after this picture). It is a 5 Gal. tank and looking to set it up as a reef tank. I have a few people who are helping me figure out how to go about setting this up. I have decided 2 snails and a shrimp, no fish yet. Also I have had...

So I had someone send me a link in another Thread telling me a site to check out for nano tanks and stuff and while reading through some of the beginner stuff I read you should not do a water change until after the ammonia and nitrites equal 0. It also said to do the lights on and off in 12 hr...

So I am guessing I am doing a Nano reef tank. I have a 5 gallon tank and am being told I need at least 5 lbs of live rock. The LFS sells it for about $9 a lb and every place I have looked online sells large quantities of it. I had someone ask if Lava rock would work so I am wondering if...

So I go into a LFS (Local Fish Shop LFS seems to be the general acronym on these sites) and this place is super knowlegable on salt tanks. So I go in and ask a few questions, granted I am asking way ahead of me needing it since I am building my aquarium. I am close to being able to water leak...

So I am new to the whole salt water aquarium thing and I am building my own as much as possible (I like to build stuff :cool:) and I found these plans for a DIY Protein Skimmer Reef Workshop - DIY Protien Skimmer. For the most part the construction is self explanitory of the main skimmer, but I...

Hi new to the site and to Salt Water aquariums. I am in the process of building a tank, I have the wood part together and need to seal it and so forth. I am on here and another site for insites, info, and help. As I build up on it I'll post questions as needed and I'll also try and post pics...