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Unfortunately, due to unforseen circumstances, I am forced to sell my equipment. the 40 gal all glass has coralife 2 X 96w cf lights cs90 overflow aqua c remora skimmer 30 gal sump mag 700 return pump The 75 is an oceanic with a drilled bottom a home made sump with a mag 9 return pump a n...

When plumbing an overflow, should the outlet of the drain be above water, or below?

just got a digital camera. i am having trouble reducing the size of the pic. AA says max of 250 and pics are .92 mb :? Any hints?

I purchased some shrooms. about 6 or 7 grouped on a "rock" Then the rock moved. I watched quietly for a while and the rock opened up. I got a clam of some sort. About 2 1/2 in by 1 1/2 by 1 1/2. I don't have a camera or I'd post a pic. Is there some where that I might be able to ID it...

my tank has been up for 2 months. 80 lb lr 150 lb base rock. The only thing spreading to base rock so far is hair algae. ph 8.2 nitrate 0 phosphate 0 calcium 405 4 65 w pc Does corraline just take longer to spread? Will the hair algae deter coraline growth? Thanks

Every evening, for some reason my narsarius snails all come out of the sand, climb the glass or lr for a couple of minutes, at the same time, and go back to the sand, at the same time. :? Are they looking for a good place to have a party? Or is this normal behavior?

Live rock came yesterday. There was a noter on the box saying careful of the curlycue anenome, they are sharp! I have looked in my books and can't find info on them. Where should I put him in the tank? Check sig for lighting etc. Thanks

my 75 gal has just finished cycling. I added some snails and 2 peppermint shrimp. In a month I am going out of town for 4 days, and was planning not to add any more livestock till I got back. How much and how often should I feed the tank to keep it going?

does anyone know the difference between the aquac skimmers and their urchin line? I was looking for an in sump model.

My tank came with a tidepool II trickle style filter with a bio wheel. I would say that it holds about 20 gal. I want to add space so I can create a fuge. 8) I got a rubbermaid tub and some 2" pvc fittings to connect them. I am trying to figure out what order to put things in. :? My...

I didn't get many hitchhikers with my lr. I don't see any evidince of pods. How fast do they reproduce? or should I just buy some detrivores to seed the sand?

I want to remove my ugf in my 30 gal fo. It used to be a fowler, but due to a bad addition, it got pecked clean. I assume that when I do this, I am going to create a mini cycle. How much water is safe to change wo hurting the system?

I am cycling a 75 gal tank. I have 150 lb of base rock, and 20 lb of cultured lr. I have tried to stack the rock to create open spaces between the rock for water flow. Is there an easy way to test the flow in my tank to make sure there are no dead spots?

I am cycling a 75 gal tank for a reef system. I am trying to research reef safe inhabitants, and need a little help. It is going to take time to build all of this up, but I'm only 36, and have the rest of my life to work on it, and want to start out right. :D 1. Clean up crew? nassirus...

About every 15 min the overflow into my gurggles. I thought I had it set up properly, it wasnt doint it last week. I have tried to adjust it, but I am new to sumps. :oops: Thanks

This is my first time cycling wo damsels, so pls help me out I set up a 75 gal tank 10 days ago. Added some atlantic salmon from grocery store ( it was the only uncooked, un frozen stuff there). Yesterday I was trying to get the base rock in the tank set up and noticed that the water in the...

I just purchased a coralife ro filter and set it up. I let it run for the 2 hours to clean it, and started to collect clean water. The output of the filter is 24 gpd. I collected 1/2 gal of clean water and have 3 gal of waste water. Is this normal to have that much waste? What can I do with...

I have heard conflicting advice on what subtrate to use. I just set up a 75 gal tank, 1-2 in of sand (60 lbs aragamax) 50 lbs of boxed dry reef rock and a tide pool sump filter with a bio wheel. I am going to add some live rock from my established tank when the water clears. What depth of...