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What kind of algae does the UV sterilizer get rid of? I live in a townhouse and unfortunately, the only place where i could setup my tank is across the room from a window. There is always a curtain over it, but i'm sure it's still getting direct sunlight. I know this fosters algae growth, but...

I have a 55g, and i was thinking of getting the Aqua C EV-120. Would that be overkill for my tank? If it is, can you guys recommend something that would be more suitable? I was thinking that you can't really overskim, but if the benefits of a bigger skimmer after a certain point isn't that...

So i finally finished my DIY sump, got it all hooked up to the return piping, and did a test run. Roughly 20gal sump, in to a 55 gal main, with a mag 7 return pump. The problem is that my mag is pumping the water so fast that it drains the return section, causing it to suck up air and fill the...

Alright, i have done 2 things to my tank recently. About 2 weeks ago, i replaced a 20w NO light (which was a temporary light for longer than i planned) with a coralife T5 fixture. The other thing i have done is remove a HOB filter about a week ago. The filter pads were filthy and when i took...

Does anybody have these? Does it have that parabolic reflector which makes T5 so efficient? I was gonna get a 48" lunar aqualight for my FOWLR 55g, but i'm thinking about the aqualight T5 fixture now. I figure for a FOWLR, this should be enough. It's a dual 28w fixture. Would one be enough...

Preliminary plans for my sump. Critique away! http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid200/p595329bf30df26b75f2c765dedc1e1d9/f0578ae7.jpg http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid200/p0e60fb391d6dd2912cc0097dd7db3cca/f0578a1d.jpg First link is top view. 1. Should i just throw the skimmer in...

So i'm DIY'ing my sump out of acrylic, and i'm going through previous posts with plans, finished projects, etc. I noticed that pretty much everybody just drops their pump in the return area. Is this just because it's the easiest way to get it done? I am thinking about drilling a bulkhead...

55 gal main tank, the overflow i'm looking at says 300gph, in to a 20gal sump, with a mag 5 return pump going up 4', in to 2...maybe 3 returns. Do you guys see any problems in this setup with either the overflow or the return pump? Will i be losing too much flow and should be looking at a mag...

Well, this past week I went on a trip to Sin City, and at the suggestion of a fellow member checked out a fish store in the area. They had a large variety of fish to choose from, and a beautiful coral tank, which is the first time i got to see corals up close (besides aquariums). There were...

Sorry guys, didn't know where else to put this...seems like the regional forums are all but dead. Anyways, i'm heading up to Sin City next thursday, and would like input from any locals on good fish stores to check out. Livestock selection doesn't matter to me, as i'm looking to bring back...

I just upgraded my 20g to a 55g. I'm stuck on the lighting. This is a FOWLR tank, and i'm unsure what to get. I was originally thinking about the coralife 4x65w pc, the one with the moon lights in it, but thats gonna be pushing 5wpg for a tank that doesn't have corals. The main thing to me...

I currently run a FOWLR 20L, home to 2 small clownfish and a small flame angel, with about 15-20lbs LR, 2" LS, a millennium 3000 filter, and 2 MJ 600's. This weekend i'm picking up a 55 gal and upgrading to that. First of all, what are my options concering the filtering for now? Not sure...

Couple nights ago i decided to check out my tank when it was all dark to see what goes on. I got my flashlight and started peeking around. Saw some stuff i don't see during the day, and one of them was some kind of anemone looking thing in the sand. There was about 10-12 arm-looking things...

I wanna know if maxijets can somehow be used as external pumps in a closed loop system. My tank is fairly small, only a 20L...with probably about 25lbs live rock. With my rock set up, there isn't really much room for me to adjust the ph's how i want without hitting rocks or whatnot, and i'm...

My set up is a 20L, with 2 maxijet 600's. I have about 20-25 lbs live rock, pretty much set up in a wall going left to right in my tank. The problem with this is that it separates my tank in to a front and rear section. I originally had my ph set up with one in the back left...aiming towards...

Right now my tank is cycling, with only LR. The water in my tank is staying at a high temp and i can't seem to get it down. It stays between 84-86 degrees all the time, including nighttime. During the day i don't even leave the lights on and it stays that high. I tried blowing a fan across...

I set up my tank on 8/19, and on 8/20 the LR went in. I did a water test today (8/23) and my readings were: Ammonia = 0.25 mg/l Nitrite = <0.3 mg/l Nitrate = 0 mg/l Specific Gravity = 1.022 The ammonia test color actually looked closer to 0 than to .25, likewise for the nitrite. But i figure...

So yesterday i put some LR in to my newly setup tank. Before i put them in i did some small cleaning to the rock, but nothing major. A visual inspection didn't really reveal any life. Once i put the rocks in the water, almost immediately i started seeing signs of life. Little shrimp/worm...

I tried searching past posts on the kind of light to use, and i don't think i've seen what i'm asking. This tank used to be FW, so i have a Perfecto 30" hood with flourescent light...i think it's 22w...over my 20L (If anybody else has this can they double check because i'm not 100% sure). I...

Today i went to one of the more secluded beaches (i live in Hawaii) and swam out about 40-50 yards and dove down for some live rock. I put those in a bucket with some ocean water and drove home. This is my first SW tank, starting out with just a small 20L. When i got home and i put the LR in...

Over the past couple of days I noticed the female Blue Ram getting a really pink belly. Tonight when I went to feed them, I noticed all the fish went to eat except the male ram. He just hid behind a piece of driftwood and never left. I was wondering what was up with him...so I looked from the...

Ok, rather than make lots of threads, i'll just condense it all in to one. here we go... 1) I just started to go planted with some java fern, cabomba and anubias nana...and i'm leaving my light on (20w flourescent over a 20L tank) about 8-10, maybe even 12 hours a day, depending how late i...

i've recently decided to do real plants after 17ish years of using fake plants. this is in a 20L with a 20w flourescent light. so far i got 2 anubias nana (i think that's what it's called), some java fern tied to two pieces of driftwood, and 1 cabomba plant. they have been in my tank for...

Hi, new guy here. Some background on me...23yrs old and been keeping freshwater fish off and on since i was about 5. Anyways, i recently set up a new 20L tank. i let it cycle for about 5 days, and now have 3 panda cory's, 2 angel rams and 4 blue rams living in it for the past month or so...