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Have some baby BN plecos. If anyone wants one let me know. In chicago or area.

Hi all, I am starting a 72 gallon reef tank and I do not have room for a sump, therefore I have to get a HOB skimmer. Does anyone have any recommendations? Thanks

I am thinking about the CPR SR3 and I have a biocube 29 reef. Can I use the stock bio balls from the biocube in the skimmer? I saw that there was something in the photos I saw.

After about two months my Blue Spotted Watchman and Tiger Pistol finally paired up!

Are emerald crabs reef safe?

I have a 29g Biocube reef tank for sale, I bought it and have been running it for a few months now. I am going to stick with freshwater for now so I am selling the system as a whole. The tank/stand is about a year old, the lights are two 36w 50/50 pc bulbs and they are about 2.5 months old. It...

Does anyone have any thoughts on the Sicce Whale canister filter?

Hi, my friend knew I was looking at pistol shrimp and bought me one. Really nice but there may be a problem. The shrimp is pretty large, maybe an inch to an inch and a half. Do pistol shrimp kill hermit crabs? I have three zebra hermits but can only find one.

I have two plecos in my planted tank. One is an albino BN and one standard BN. I have noticed large areas under my driftwood that were dug out and the male had disappeared. I was doing a water change this morning and saw a little pleco on the glass! I thought if anyone would appreciate it you...

I have been having a hard time trying to find info on this. I have a newer 29g biocube and want to get the tunze 9002 skimmer for it. I saw that InTank makes a square collection cup for this skimmer. Will the skimmer fit and allow the lid to close with the stock (round) collection cup?

I have a 29g biocube with no fish but I do have a cleaner and pepp shrimp some hermits and snails. A couple of weeks ago I saw my pepp shrimp eating a yellow, worm looking thing. It was tubular in shape and looked like it had legs on its side, almost like a centipede. I just saw that in the...

I have a 29g Biocube reef system that is running with no fish. It is about 7 months old. There are a couple frags, 3 zebra hermit crabs, 1 pepp and 1 cleaner shrimp and some snails. There is about 25 lbs of live rock and live sand. It is running with two brand new 36w 50/50 CF bulbs and has 15...

I am thinking of getting a RO/DI but there are a lot of different types out there. I've seen 4, 5 and 6 stage units, chloramine units ect. Can anyone tell me the difference between these and offer a suggestion?

Hi all, About two weeks ago I purchased an established biocube. It came with roughly 25 lbs of live rock and sand. I used the water that was in the tank and it has been running that way ever since. I am running 2 36w cf bulbs and it has three royal blue LED light bars. The person also gave me a...

I just received the refractometer they sell at Bulk Reef Supply and attempted to calibrate it as per the instructions and I cannot get the blue and white to line up at zero. Can anyone help me with this?

I have a 29g Biocube that is new and will be unstocked for a while during stabilization and setup. The center chamber in back is filled with bioballs and I think I am going to place LRR in there. My question is, should I completely fill the center chamber with LRR? Should I fill it only half way...

I found this on one piece of rock. This is a new 29g biocube and only has 3 zebra hermits, a peppermint shrimp and some snails. I saw a ton o little snot bubbles on this piece of rock. I have only found it on one rock. What are some remedies I can pursue?

I have had my tank set up for about a week. The only stock I have in it are three zebra hermits, a peppermint shrimp and a couple of snails. I am starting to see more long, white strands of something. They also appear to be webbed or tangled together. I am assuming its some type of hair algae...

I'm getting my biocube reef ready for stocking so I tested my water. I bought a Red Sea pro foundation kit (I overpaid, $65) :(. Is the Red Sea kit accurate? Can someone tell me if my results are within an acceptable range for a reef tank? MG - 1560 - 1600 KH - 4.0 Meq/l dKh - 11.2 Ca - 380 -...

Hi all, I purchased a 29g biocube and will be bringing it home tomorrow. The tank is up and running but with no livestock. The tank has water, about 25 lbs of live rock and sand. The tank as it sits now is cycled and ready for live stock. The place I am picking it up from is about 10 min from my...

I just bought a 29g biocube and it will be ready to stock in approx. 2 weeks. I am wondering what suggestions you all might have for a stock list. It is reef with half and half 36w CF at 14k. I like little guys so I am hoping to stock about 4 fish with shrimp and other critters. I appreciate...

Over the last couple of weeks I've noticed that large spaces have appeared underneath driftwood in my tank. These spaces are large enough for my full grown cories and BN plecos to hang out in. I have two thermometers in there , the bases are buried in the gravel, and they have been displaced...

Since AFI is no longer printing I was thinking about subscribing to Tropical Fish Hobbyist magazine. Does anyone have experience with this magazine? If I do subscribe I'm hoping that they'll be around.

I have an AN that I planted about a year ago as a small plant with a few leaves on it. It now has many leaves and has grown quite a bit. The plant has grown straight up and the roots growing down trying to reach the substrate. I have recently seen several pictures of this plant growing...

I was looking at co2 diffusers and came across an in-line model. The rep from the company told me it would be best to remove the spray bar from the outflow of my canister filter to increase flow and improve filter performance. I was wondering if anyone here has done that and if they had any...