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I am removing my coral and placing all of it (about 50 pieces) into huge storage totes (the totes will have the tank water, powerheads and heaters). I cannot put the coral in my new tank for atleast 24 hours because the two 500w heaters have not arrived and the new tank is too cold (I assume)...

I'm about to begin cycling a huge 250g with Start Smart. My questions are: 1) what do I use for ammonia (a raw piece of shrimp I have heard before but will a single shrimp be enough)? 2) when do i put the ammonia source in the tank (beginning, middle, end?)? 3) how do I know when the cycle is...

Hello everyone, I just finished sanding and polishing my new acrylic tank. I used the standard water and dish soap method to do the sanding, I then clean wiped it with dry Terry cloth towels, I then used Maguires ScratchX to polish. Now, undeniably there is old soapy/polish residue all...

Only have room in the hood for 10 bulbs. 6 are connected (4 acitinic and 2 blue), therefore I will be using them. But then I have 6 more bulbs, in sets of 2 (thus, 3 sets of 2). One set is 2 blue bulbs, the other two sets are acitinic (I can certainly interchange them). So, what do I do: 1)...

Hey all, I'm going to be upgrading tanks and had a question about my sand. I've had this present tank up and running for one year. I want to use the sand in this tank in the new tank. But will transferring it be harmful to the inhanbitants in the new tank because the sand is not fresh and clean...

Hey all, Setting up a 250g reef tank. The bulbs I have are (4) 54w T5 acitinics, and (2) 54w T5 aquablues. Will these 6 bulbs be sufficient to grow my various coral? Thank you!

Hey gang, I'm upgrading my 125g to a 250g. I plan on transferring the 125 gallons of cycled water to the new tank and then want to add the remaining 125g with mixed saltwater with RODI. My question is this, when I'm mixing the new 125 gallons I intend to add to the tank, can I add the instant...

Here is the deal. I look in my tank and notice my naso tang is nowhere to be found. I look and look then finally spot him in a corner under some rock fluttering against the rock and back wall UPSIDE DOWN! I immediately get him into my QT tank. I notice he has a large gash/chunk of his forehead...

Ok, I recently bought a small hippo tang last week. He has been so skiddish. He literally lodges himself in between the back wall and a rock. Just lies there, out of view. Then when he does come out, he stays in one little area. He also has white coloring and cuts on him from all the scraping he...

So, I have this absolute demon-spawn-of-a-damsel. This little piece of hatred molests my other fish and picks at my coral. I tried to capture the little hellion with a net (to no success), but in the process I tipped over about a third of my 10 oz bottle of flake food into the tank! It was like...

I am receiving a snowflake eel on Friday. Will he be able to/will he swim through the little slits on my overflow? I have sealed the lid, but got to thinking about the overflow... Any known instances of this?

Hey gang. I have had a beautiful large hammer coral for about 3 months. It has been incredible until about 2 weeks ago. It started losing it's hammers, they would shrivel up green and then drop off. Now, the coral is about 60% alive, 30% skeleton and 10% shriveled up. My tests are all good...

Gang, Quick question. I'm thinking about getting a chiller for my 125g sw tank. I have had crazy fluctuations with temps: 72 to 86 degree swings sometimes. So, in order to stabilize temps at around 78 I've decided to go with a 1/4 HP chiller. My question is this: will the chiller INCREASE the...

How often do I change my phosphate media in my phosban reactor? The Kent Marine phosphate sponge I'm thinking of using says after a maximum of 2 days, phosphates can be re-released back into the water... Does this aforementioned re-release of phosphates happen in a reactor or only when you use...

Hey gang, I'm looking to make a major purchase of corals. I'm talking huge. I have a 125g. My question: Is adding a lot of corals at one time dangerous like adding a lot of fish at one time? Or are the rules different? Please advise.

Can I clip on cooling fans onto my sump, or must I do it on the top of my tank where the lights are? Thank you!

Hello all, I recently discovered my 125g acrylic tank has a constant temperature reading of 86-87F. I have the lights on 9 hours a day. My heater is set at 80F. I only have 4 damsels and a couple starfish. I want to add more fish but am concerned this temp might harm them... 1) how do I lower...

Any secrets to decreasing phosphate levels?

Hello all, attorney stevedpepper here. I am starting a small refugium for copepod breeding and need some clarity. I am intending to do the following, so please let me know if this works or if I need to change anything: I am installing in my sump a small refugium with built in pump for water...