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I've got a 75 gallon FOWLR setup. I don't have any powerheads, so I went out and bought 2 from my lfs . One is a Powersweep 228 (270/gph) and the other was a Powersweep 214 (160/gph). I placed them in the back corners of the tank pointing towards the center front of the glass. There was barely...

My 75G FOWLR tank is in the process of cycling. I have mixed up about 4 gal of water in a bucket, added a thermometer, and a Rio 800 pump to circulate the water. The slainity of the spare water is the same as the tank. Can I just top off my main tank with this water when the level becomes low...

I have a new tank finially set up and beginning the cycling process. I have no live rock (planning on adding in the near future) wet/dry filter with protein skimmer, 2 sponge filter media, and bio balls. I have 80lbs of aragonite sand substrate. Measurements are 7.8 Ph, 80*F (will drop this...

Do I need any sort of chemicals when setting up my tank? I have the water conditioner to remove chlorine, chloramines, etc. (even though I have run my water through a purifier, mini R/O)? My PH is around 8.2. Do I need to condition the water in any other way? Thanks. -Bryan

Do I need any other type of media other than my wet/dry? I have a sponge filter in the overflow for my sump, then the water goes through the protein skimmer and falls onto a tray with small holes that drains over the bio balls and then thru one large block sponge before it is returned to the...

I'm setting up my 75G tank tonight. I have a few final questions that I would like advice on please. *Wet/Dry filter: my tank will not have any live rock in it yet during setup and cycling. I will not have the $ to add a the correct ammount of LR right now, it will be added periodically. I...

I visited Lowes to look for some tropical sand as a substrate for my new saltwater setup. All they had was toybox sand, cleaned, bleached, and strained. There was no marking as to what size the partiles were, but they were very fine. Is this what I want to look for in using sand as a...

I'm seting up a tank for a banded bamboo shark and am trying to figure out weather to go with CC or sand for the substrate? Any suggestions? The shark is pretty low key and shouldn't eat other fish as long as they can't fit in it's mouth. I am not plannin on having a lot of fish besides the...