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Just did a water change this afternoon, and I found all these little whit fuzzy things growing on the cheato in the fuge, then looked at the tank and saw a couple growing on my rocks. Ate the sponges? Something else? Is it bad? Please help!

Picked up a few frags from aqua ad a while ago and the other day I noticed a white tube on the outside of one. Inside there's something moving but never comes all the way out, and from the top strands a long string. Never seen anything like it before, any one have any ideas?

All softies and frogspawn right now, but would like to get into some sps and I really want to get a clam.

Hey guys, Looking to upgrade my pc setup with t5s. Will a quad 24" 24 w setup be good on a 20" deep 50 gallon? I'm looking for a light that will make my corals grow more. Thanks.

hi all, i have a 50g sea clear system 2 with filter chambers in back, im thinking of ditching the bio balls and prefilter and going for a lr ls combo. anybody have any ideas on the best way to do it. my main goal is to get down to zero nitrates, and be able to keep pods for my scooter. if...

Any ideas on eradication mr x?

Can Anybody tell me what these are, they both appeared out of no where upon return from a long weekend.

Is it small enough to hang on back of a system 2 chamber? The problem I'm having us that I only have 3.5" of tank rim to hang a skimmer, the smallest I've found is 4.25, and it was a nano style; only rated for 30g and under.

I've seen allot of videos on making DIY live rock. Looks really cool, I'll probly try it soon, after we move to a bigger place I wanna get a bigger tank. For this tank I bought two pieces at my lfs, and I picked up 30# from craigslist. Really sweet deal. I saw the guys tank and it all looked...

Check my thread; my first reef tank. It has all the progress shots on my DIY light hood, I used led rope light coiled at the top for moonlights, the effect is awesome and only cost me 16 bucks! There are plenty of plans online for stands and hoods. I basically used them as a starting point, but...

Here Is the stand and canopy, the doors were repurposed from a microwave cart at a yardsale. The frame is basic 2x4 with 3/4" sanded plywood. I stained it all in a weekend and it turned out pretty good. I especially like that it us the exact size for my tank and I was able to build the inside to...

I recently set up a 50g sea clear system 2, I only have a 3.5" chamber available for a skimmer, I've heard bad reviews on the sea clear proprietary skimmer, ( doesn't work, under powered, etc.) any body have one of these running in a system 2 that likes them? anyone have any ideas on a DIY...

I looked into it, I only have a 3.5" chamber for a skimmer, anyone have any ideas on a DIY version?

All I have is a 12v circular saw with a 5 inch blade. I bought all my lumber at Lowes and they cut it all to size for me. There only supposed to do 6 cuts for you, but I slipped the guy a ten and he cut everything for me. Even the trim in a miter box. Saved me allot of headache and mess in my...

Consider building your own stand too, it's cheaper, allot more sturdy and you can get the size, finish, and shape exactly how you want.

Its acrylic and there on the outside. The tank has a proprietary filter chamber system built in, I tried to make a hob prizm skimmer work but it wouldn't fit.

I just used 5 gallon buckets and moved the Rick out with the crabs and snails. Then another for the fish. With the tank water obviously. Then scooped the sand into bags. Siphoned the rest of the water from the 36 into the 50. Then I put the bags of sand on the bottom under water and cut them...

Just got a new 50 gal upgrade switched from a 36 bf. Two problems- 1.the second hand tank has a few scratches. Any ideas or tricks on how to get rid of these? Besides sanding. 2. My old seaclone protien skimmer will nit fit in the little 4 inch skimmer chamber that the seaclear system two...

I just upgraded to a 50 from a 36g bowfront. The way I did it was I took about 10 pounds of sand and maybe 5 pounds( 1 good sized piece) of lr from my established tank. I bought real ocean water at my lfs in sandiego and ran it with a sponge filter for two weeks with 20 gallons of ocean water...

Check my post, everything I had was second hand or made my self and I think it turned out great. Just be carefull with lr from another tank it may come with pests.

Thanks, any ideas on my skimmer dilemma?

The hood is finished, and for a first try I'd say it's preety nice. No points for neatness inside, but closed it looks great. Total cost- 80$ I used an led rope light coiled in the top of the hood. Was only 16 $ at walmart. The fans are repurposed from a thrift store, I think they were...

Yea she try's to catch the scooter, I'm afraid she's gonna scratch the acrylic eventually. Speaking of which the used tank has a long, but thin scratch, any one have ideas or tricks to get rid of it besides sanding?

This is the DIY trickle filter tray.

Guy with the corals frags super cheap* is what that should have said.