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Anyone know of any good articles for builting the frame for a stand on a large aquarium (200+ gallons)? I am looking for some good solid ideas for reinforcement. THX!

What is the rule of thumb for LED lighting? How many of those puppies would you need to equal a 250 MH? I am looking at some that come 4 on a strip, they are linkable for a real good price. Does anyone know what equals what? TIA

I have a million little pepeermint shrimp in my tank and they keep getting bigger. What predator can I buy for them in a reef tank, besides lionfish? I was going to get a copperbanded butterfly later on, but if they also eat the shrimp I'd rather get one today.

I have a question. The post might belong in equipment, not sure. I have a 150g now. All I run for filtration is a monster skimmer and a fuge with lots of rock. The fuge is 36L x 12W x 18H. It seems to really do the job. Ever since I started using tropic marin water quality has been...

I want to have 4-3/4 returns, two for each overflow. What size of a hole and bulk head will I need for the drain? Thanks!

If you had a choice between a glass cages 180 and an All Glass 180 which would you go with? I need it custom in relation to the overflows (placement and 4 returns instead of 2), but I was told once by a LFS that you can custom order from All Glass (don't know how true that is). Glass cages is...

My husband brought up starfire glass to me again and so I need to ask as I think he really wants me to go with something new this time...how durable is starfire glass? I know it is less durable than regular glass but at what thickness would it need to be for a 180g tank for just the front and...

I am graduating college in July of 2008. I just told my husband that for a graduation gift I want to go to one in 2008. We usually go on cruises, but this year I want to go to a nice hotel and check out what I has been missing with these events. He thinks it's a great idea if there is one...

I have an overload of corals. All started out as frags and now they are taking over my tank. It is 150 gallons and I barely see my rocks! They are 4 types of mushrooms, bright green GPS, yellow and blue/green zoo's (those I'm not sure I want to part with, not completely anyway), brown and...

What are the most energy effeciant halides? Does anyone know or have opinions? We are looking to purchase them in January for the new house. Setting up a new tank in wall and I want to upgrade the lights since the tank is deeper. Also, with 14k bulbs will I need atinics? I have VHO's now...

Where can I get quality dry base rock? I ordered from Hirocks before to mix with my liverock and was satisfied wit that. I just have too many corals and I need to trade out some of my coral rock for base rock. TIA

I have an overload of soft corals. My tank has been doing awesome but I want my rock back :D . I have two kinds of GPS (EXTRA bright green and regular GPS), 4 or 5 kinds of mushrooms, button polyps, and dark yellow zoos (will brighten to florecent yellow under halides). I have large rocks...

Does anyone use this salt? I remember reading a salt comparasion on it and it was sopposed to be a pretty balanced salt. But I can't find it now.

Does anyone know how a Berlin Turbo skimmer skims? Any good cost effective suggestions? What about the ASM?

My clown has a very distended belly (right where she well...poops). She is a very large maroon clown. She dosen't seem sick but she has been less active and stays in one area. My LFS suggested she was probabally ready to lay eggs or constipated since no scales were sticking out. Thought I'd...

Hey guys, i need help fast. My Maroon clownfish has a huge bump underneath him where he poops. It's a big around as a dime or maybe even a nickel and quite distended. Does he have something stuck in his belly? Is there something I can do to help him get it out? Please help I have had this...

Hey does anyone know what a carribean harequin star is? I ordered from a company and they put it in free, it's sopposed to be pretty rare. I can't find anything on the net. Anyone know if it's reef safe? It will be here this morning sometime and I don't know if I should put it in my tank or...

My anthia died yesterday. It was breathing very heavily before it did. Now my clowfish is breathing heavily and is not coming out to eat!!! All other fish appear to be ok. My water parameters are as follows: Nitrite: 0 ammonia: 0 Nitrate: 10 ppm ph: (waiting for lights to come on, but 2...

Can someone explain this to me? I looked it up online and I backed off when I saw 4 holes drilled in the middle of the tank. I remember seeing a pic of spickets shooting out also. I am looking for an effective way to distribute a rather high flow rate evenly across the tank. For plumping I...

Does anyone have a Red Sea sailfin tang? I was just wondering how fast they grow.

My husband is passing by an idea to me, but i am not sure how it would work, so opinions are needed. My husband wants to combine our tanks. He wants to get a 265 and just have one tank. My tank inhabitants are listed in my signature. His are: 4 chromis, koran Angel, snowflake eel, and a...

In my gallery I have pics of my new Angel and Dwarf Angel. For those of you who asked to see the Emporer, the pics should be up in my gallery shortly, they are pending approval right now. Sorry it took so long, I've been so busy with school...you know how it goes. They've been doing great...

I want to get one but I am worried about them spitting out there guts. How often does that REALLY happen? Is it something I should be worried about?

How often should the bulbs be changed? Live Aquaria says they should last 18 months...but does this mean ALL VHO bulbs. I ask because I have no phosphates 5 on nitrates (think I need to adjust my nitrate filter) good flow and yet i have algae. I have a patch of cyano and some hair algae. Is...

I sold most of my corals and got some angelfish, see my list below. I want to get one more fish. Once I get the angels and goby out of QT, I going to order more fish (for my husbands tank). Anyways, I wanted to add in that order either a longnose butterfly or a copperbanded butterfly. I...