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I am looking at switching my substrate to aragonite white sand or something of similar buffering quality. Where do you buy it from? I really would like to avoid paying an arm or leg in shipping costs? And do you know of anything with similar buffering attributes? Post Script: I want to avoid...

So the other night I was having dinner with my parents and some of their friends. One of the people there is a rock collector who polishes rocks etc. Well about ten years ago he stumbled upon this piece of coral at a garage sale for fifty cents. I showed him my tank and he offered me this coral...

First off I know I am using the terminology incorrectly but I am usings it as the broad term(the standaard misnomer use). I have done some research and everything I read said macro algae and detirus(spelling?) Are the primary food source. I have a fifty five gallon, with six fish and a twenty...

I am pretty sure I know the answer but before I tear my piping apart I shouldnt have any metal in the piping for a sw sump should I? And secondly should I put a valve on my piping into the sump for ease of cleaning?

I found this guy today I don't have a clue where he came from besides hitchhiking on my live rock.

I recently purchased a quiet one. My problem is the pump pushes too much water to much my overflow so I am goiglng to throttle it back using a gate valve. Will increasing the size of the return nozzle to a one inch PVC female from the stock part effect the floe rate as the back pressure will be...

Hey folksy I have a snail problem. When I was starting my tank I got these little black snails from a local aquarist. These little guys have taking over. I have upwards of three hundred of these little guies in my tank. Would you identify them for me

Do you do it? and how? I have done some research on this and see mixed results across the bored, some do, some don't, and just set up the tank as needed using activated carbon and such, and others just don't use one at all. :confused: I was just thinking about it tonight and the thought having...

This is my fifty five gallon fowlr. Stocklist: 2 B&W Percula Clownfish 1 Blue Yellow Tailed Damselfish 1 Black Lyretail Mollie 2 Neon Gobies Tank Specs: 55 gallon fowlr 2 Powerheads Seaclone 100 :( Eheim canister filter Two tenth gallon light fixtures with t8 coralsun bulbs Fifty three pounds...

What do u recommend for a fifty five gallon fowlr potentially a reef later? Its on a college students budget. I am looking for a flow rate as well. My set up is a fifty five gallon fowlr fifty three pounds of live rock with a 20 gallon long for the sump. No overflow or sump set up yet...

My questions basically revolve around the water quality . I converted to mollies to saltwater and they decided to have children. I don't really want to go to extra lengths to keep the babies alive. I am going to let them fend for themselves. I am more concerned as to keeping my forty dollar...

I got a clown about a week ago. He is very active, and his colors are great. But he doesn't eat unless its animate, so I'm assuming he wasn't tank raised. How would you suggest I train him to eat flakes and dead bloodworms?

Here is my current set up: 55 Gallon Fowlr SeaClown 100, Soon to be exchanged with another Skimmer 2 Maxijet 400s Ecco 2234 Filter, soon to be exchanged for a refugium( CheatoMorpha, live sand and liverock rubble) 53 Pound Of Live Rock Natures Ocean Premium Rock Stubstrate, soon to be replaced...

What are the light requirements for this? I keep finding mixed results, some people swwear by t5, and other's just give it a house bulb and call it good.

I recently purchased 50 pounds of mined LimeStone. Then proceeded to purchase three pounds of Manado Live Rock to seed with. How long with it take to seed my rock and get some nice growth on it? I'm just looking for a general time frame.

Where do you go for you fish and supplies, locally besides petco? Also any good established tanks, I could get something to seed my bacteria lvls with?

How much is enough? I have 2 MaxiJet400s on opposite sides of the tank, each about an 2 inches below the surface agitating the water do you think that this is enough agitation for oxygen or do I need more? I can return to the micro bubbles from my protein skimmer is required but I would...

A kid in my english class dropped this in my ear, it seems very feasible yet expensive, except for one problem, the tank would heat up with the hot water being run for the shower. Any ideas on how to insulate against this and still be able to set the tank?

Would you suggest me buying this live rock or for going it and making a trip to where a petco doesn't exist or atleast has competition. This would be for seeding purposes

50 POUNDS OF DRY BASE CORAL REEF LIVE ROCK - eBay (item 140527046002 end time Apr-22-11 10:45:39 PDT) This is mined calcite at 80 dollars us free shipping, from a non-water environment. The seller offers to included a half pound of live rock to see the base rock. Do you suggest this taking this...

1. a)How long have you had the fish? about 2 weeks B)Do you know if it was wild caught, or tank raised? tank raised 2. How long has the fish been in the tank? 2 weeks What are the tank mates? 4 mollies, 2 yellow tailed blue damsels Any aggression? not towards the clowns, they...

I have a Marble Mollie in a saltwater tank. The hardiest fish out off all mine from what I've seen. He has a white spot on his dorsal fin. I have looked up Ich(ICK) but it really doesn't look like that. The fin has a brown trim to it as well. Could you help me identify it?

So, I have the sump overflowing issue figured out, but my problem now lies in the return of pump powering back on after a power outage and overflowing my main tank. how is this rectified. Also any suggests as what to do with the extra portion of my tank?

I know I'm new, but lets make this one into a sticky if it get informative enough, cause for a newbie finding this info on the internet is overwhelming. First The Basics Name of Skimmer and Model: Style(IE: Hang On Back, In Sump, or IN Tank): Type(IE: Venturi): Three Pros: Three Cons...