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I have a 90g tank with 4 maxijet 900 powerheads. I was told to buy 4. I am beginning to think that this may be overkill, since it seems like everything is kinda whipping around. Including my sand. I have read that you can never have to much water circulation, but am concerned. I have a pair...

I was wondering what everyones thoughts were on T5 lighting. I recently bought Sun Systems Tek Light T5 4x54watt fixture for my 90g. The quality is awesome. However, I have concerns of the lighting not being able to penetrate deep enough for my tank, since its 24" deep. I dont plan on keep...

Hey everyone, I am having trouble keeping my specific gravity stable. I try to keep it around 1.025 - 1.027. My water seems to evaporate at an incredible rate also. I have not been able to find out why either. But for some reason, my specific gravity increases towards 1.029. When I do...

I am really pissed. I purchased a glass thermometer that sticks on the inside of the tank a while ago. I got the temp up to 78degrees, and out of curiosity today i double checked my water temp with another thermometer only to realize that my water temp read 88 on this thermometer. Now I dont...

I store my RO water in rubbermaid tubs. I recently had a bad dieoff from my liverocks, and poured the foul water in a rubbermaid. I rinsed it thoroughly but am afraid to add ro water in it since perhaps some of the nasty water bacteria lingers on the sides of it. I was wondering if there is a...

I purchased a CPR Hang on back refugium. However I have decided to make it hang on back of my sump. My question is this. The water from the fuge will be siphoned from the sump, thru the fuge, then back into my sump, and finally pumped back up into the tank. I have a skimmer in my sump also...

Hey after a tremendous dieoff on my liverock. I am finally starting to see something grow on my rock. Its been about 3 days since dieoff. It kinda looks like dried glue. Its clear with a tint of white to it. Kinda starting to blanket the rock in sections. What is it? And is it a good...

threw in 160lbs of live rock and 50lbs of live sand from Liverocks.com into my new tank on wed. Within 24hrs, every shrimp, snail, worm,crab, anything living on my rock and sand crawled to the front of the tank and died. Water turned brown. Whitish cotton substance rose to the surface ...

I just added 160lb of LR into my tank and 50lbs of live sand. My water is cloudy as hell. Should I just let it settle on its own, or turn on my canister filter? The water looks very thick and milky sorta. Is this something to worry about? Also when should i do my first water change. And...

Just got my southdown sand into the tank. It caused some serious cloudy water conditions. Whats the best and fastest way to make the sand settle back down? Should I run my canister filter? I know this is pretty much a waiting game, but I plan on receiving my Liverock in a few days. Is it ok...

Hey just picked up 200lbs of Southdown sand. I was wondering if you should rinse the sand before I throw it into the tank. I currently have 40lbs of live sand in the tank now. I plan on adding 200lbs of the southdown and then another 50lbs of live sand on top of everything. This should give...

Hey Everyone, What are your thought about adding liverock to a tank started up with tap water. My tank has been up and running for over 2 weeks. The initial tank filling was filled with tap water. I plan on using RO water for my water changes in the future. I was looking at keys rock from...

What are your impressions of this unit. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2375045072&category=20756 I have a 90g tank. Should i go with something else? Anthony

Hey people, Newbie here just got a few questions. Ive always admired saltwater aquariums. I finally decided to take the plunge and pursue it as a hobby. I just started a Fish only 90g saltwater tank. As far as filtration goes, ive decided to run an Eheim 2217 canister filter with a Aqua 15...