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Well I moved all my stuff over to the new aquarium. Looks much better with all that rock. About 2 to 2.5 lbs per gallon in there... Here are some pics. Now the stand was made from wood I had lying around at the house and stain and poly laying around from my kitchen remodel. Only cost was...

then he saw that I found him and fled for cover!

Hi. I have a 125 gallon tank with plenty of circulation and about 80 lbs of live rock. Fish list: 1 yellow tang 1 bicolor blenny 1 diamondback goby 2 bar gobies 1 sixline wrasse 2 percula clowns Inverts: 20 red leg hermit crabs 10-20 snails - astrea or nass mix 1 skunk cleaner shrimp Tank...

I have two Metal Halide Coralvue Ballasts - 250w Electronic. Come with spider reflector, mogul sockets and everything needed to run MH. The bulbs are old and probably need to be replaced. About 10 months of use on the bulbs. I can ship them if you want or not if you don't. They are...

http://www.aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=72119&highlight= Thats my old thread about my 125 gallon tank. Well a few updates: I've been remodelling my house so I haven't spent a ton of time on my aquarium. I need to polyurethane my stand but that won't be possible as for it is in use...

I've read that you can feed scooter blennies some fine frozen meats.. but they generally live off the live rock - off the pods. Could a scooter blenny successfully thrive off of flake/shrimp pellets/seaweed? I do have 100 lbs of LR but my sand bed is going to be replaced in a few days since I...

I'm moving 340 miles south next Monday and need to overview what I have done to prep. 5 - 32 gallon trash cans available. 2 - styrofoam minnow buckets with battery powered aerator 1 - styrofoam rectangular box - gonna use for snails and coral This is for my 125 gallon reef I'm moving. I'm...

Hello! Just a question about my tank. I have a 125 gallon tank that you have probably seen pics on my 125 log post. Recently there have been white strands of something that looks like 'thick hair'. I have no idea what this is but it is all over ALL of my live rock. Only on the rock. Any...

Would using two pumps on a single SCWD squid? I'm thinking it would be more effective if I put them to both feed out of my sump into a PVC Y section. Using a Mag7 and a Rio HF12 - Connect to 1" pipe. One outlet on each side of the tank. Will This work effective to produce a wavemotion with a...

Hey! I do have an overflow laying around that is the cpr type. It does 600 GPH drain. Looking for soft corals.. things of that nature. All I have are shrooms. Green Star Polp... Xenia... They can spread fast so should be uber cheap.. you can even donate if you like :) Other corals you may...

Well I'm going to be changing up my pump arrangement soon. I'm recieving another overflow.. u tube and another pump. Let me list all my pumps first THEN post the picture and explain. Pumps: Three Powerheads -150-200 GPH each Via Aqua 305- 315GPH Rio HF12 - 700 GPH Mag 7 - 700 GPH Mag 5 - 500...

I found something the other day on a rock of mine. There is only one bloom that comes out when the lights are on. It closes occasionally and does close when anything gets close to it. It looks like a poly that extends 1/3 to 1/2" diameter circle.. with white tenticle edges. There is only...

Looking for a good skimmer to trade for... I'll ship you three canister filters. Cascade 700, Fluval 304 - Both working complete Fluval 204 - Missing hoses I was thinking of Aqua C Remora or Urchin. ... Other brands will be considered.

Need some help.. one of my vho bulbs has faded bad.. Just the best option.. I have about 70 to spend on lighting improvement. I have two t8 bulbs on the back and my 4' 220w vho setup on my 125. I would like to remove these two bulbs that are a warm yellow color and go with something...

Well.... this morning I woke up and found my choco chip starfish munching on my HUGE mushrooms. I pulled him off and saved about half of them. I set the shrooms on the other side of the tank up on some rocks. Normally i feed my cc starfish frozen food.... calmari stuff... brine...

Hola! I'm not using these filters or box so I'm gonna ship them off. I have a cpr like overflow box rated for 600 gph. It has been used about two months. You will need something like an aqualuft pump for 10 bucks at bigalsonline. This pump will prime it if you lose power. I never had an...

Hello, I recently moved to a 125 gallon tank and need some ideas on fish. I really like tangs and clowns and curious what you guys would recommend. The tank is 6' long and 18" wide. Current occupants 75 snails 1 sixline wrasse 1 yellow tang 1 maroon clown 1 bar goby I lost the following...

Just wanted to update you guys so you don't have to go out there and test all of them. I tested three sands from Home Depot and here is my bubble report :) Pool Filter Sand - No Fizz - Pure Silica Quikcrete All Purpose Play Sand - Fizzes - Mixture of Silica and Argonite General Play Sand -...

I'm setting up a 120 gallon tank right now. I've painted the background and trim, stained the stand and canopy and will transfer my lights to a new fixture for the bigger canopy sometime this week. I need any tips or suggestions to minimize a cycle reoccurance. I currently have a 55 gallon...

I have looked in home depots everwhere. I stopped at four home depots today and couldn't find anything. At my local home depot I asked them to look up the number but they could not find it. Here is the info I have: Model Number 420100, SKU# 578-819 and UPC Code 0-90604-20100-2 These...

I have been looking for southdown or any other aragonite sand from the carribean but have not been able to find any. Other people have told me you should have no problem with silica based sands in an aquarium. If this is true I want something with a white color that is safe for all my...

In the first three photos you can see my new addition I picked up... 16 hours of driving round trip. The measurements are 72x18x21 but this thing is built like a tank. Two men struggle moving the tank. Also there is a picture of my DIY stand made out of 2x6's, screws, and skinned with oak...

I'm not sure if the urchin will fit where I can remove the cartridge in my sump so I might have to go with a remora. I dont really have a ton to spend on one. New ones on ebay with maxijet1200 go for 165 shipped. I think I might be able to purchase one that is around 100. If we could do a...

Hola! I added a sixline wrasse and a goby to my tank yesterday afternoon. The wrasse has come out and eaten then went back into hiding but the goby is another story. I have NO idea where this fish is in my tank. After acclimation both fish went into the rocks right when they were put in the...

Hello! Well I need some ideas on stocking suggestions. I want fish that are reef safe as I will go with corals down the road. Tank Info: 55 gallon with 60lbs lr and 40 lb ls 10 gallon sump with a rio hf12 pump going to main tank - 600 gph overflow. DIY 5' tall countercurrent venturi skimmer...