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It's actually up and running now. However, the fuge only contains aragonite sand and water. I'll be adding the lighting, LR, macroalgae and other assorted lifeforms in the near future. It was almost up and running last night until I realized that I miscalculated the depth of my cabinet and I...

I'm converting my 29 gallon tank into a sump/fuge for my 75 gallon setup. I've just completed buidling a new acrylic drip tray as I've decided to stay with the bio balls (moving them over from my current wet/dry). My plan is to run the flow through the bio balls (left side) into a center area...

I built my stand/cabinet and my cover and rigged up my lighting. The top is basically a box that stands about 8" with a hinged top. "Under the hood" is two VHO ballasts connected to 4 95W VHO bulbs (two actinic and two 10,000K). The lighting is for the one BTA I have and other(s) I plan to...

I just completed a main tank upgrade last night. I relocated all of my LR, my wet/dry, some sand, fish, snails, hermits, anenome, etc.... I was using a RIO 1700 (around 650 gph) as a return pump in the sump for the former setup (29 gallon) but I tried to convert that pump to a hard plumbed...

I plan on getting a goby or some other type of bottom dwelling fish. I like the mandarin but am not going to go that way because I don't feel I have enough LR to keep one right now. I'm looking for a goby with lots of character. Yellow watchman? Any other suggesions?...

To replace the need for submerged powerheads, I'd like to do a closed loop for flow in addition to my return from my sump. The tank is a 75 gallon and is not drilled. My questions: Does anyone have a link to a good diy diagram? Since the tank is not drilled, what type of "outlet" should I...

I have a 75 gallon tank with a wet/dry below. It's going to be a FOWLR. I was going to use a submersible pump and split the return. But, I already have a RIO 1700 (642 gph) and a CAP 1800 (650 gph). From the top of the tank to the bottom of the sump is just over 4'. And the tank is not...

I have a 29 gallon FOWLR with about 30 lbs. of LR, 2 in. deep sandbed which currently houses a yellow tang, a false perc, a royal gramma, a bunch of hermit crabs and nassarius snails, and a BTA. The tank has been up and running for almost a year. My wet/dry is rated for a 90 gallon tank...

I'm in the process of starting a new setup. I'm still unsure (due to space requirements) what size the main tank will be. At the smallest it will be a 75 and if my wife can be swayed it could be up to a 125. What is the advantage to drilling a return as opposed to a hang on back with...

I bought a BTA a few months ago. It was sold to me as a Maroon BTA. The base was a pale rust red and the tentacles were pale white with maybe a slight green tint to them. When I first brought it home it kept its tentacles rather compact and bulblike. The first night it wandered under a ledge...

Yesterday I purchased a maroon BTA. After acclimating, I placed it on a great spot on the LR (yeah, I knew it wouldn't last). Anyway I just want to relay it's behavior so maybe some of you can tell me that everything's alright. I turned off the lighting (Actinic blue 75 watt VHO and 10,000K...

My tank's (29 gallon FOWLR) been cycled for about 6 months now. I recently built my own hood to match the cabinet below the tank and I'm about to upgrade the lighting. I'm installing a VHO ballast with a 10,000K and a actinic blue which will give me 150 watts or over 5 watts per gallon. I'm...

I came home today and couldn't find one of my false percs. The other was off just hanging in his/her spot near the return. I did a little searching around in and out of the tank and unfortunately found it behind the LR with a hermit on it. I'm sure that the scarlet didn't do the job as it's...

I've tried good size water changes and nothing seems to be helping. My ammonia numbers are climbing every day. Here's a synopsis of what went wrong: Tank was cycled with 6 damsels, I brought them back to the LFS, bought a pair of false percs, waited a week and a half, bought a royal gramma, a...

Thanks to my overcleaning my filters, I've started a mini cycle in my 30 gallon tank. (See my earlier thread on this fiasco). My ammonia spiked only to about 1.0 and I've done some water changes to keep it in check. Two days ago my nitrites jumped a little .25. Now this morning the water...

Okay first off, my 29 gallon tank with wet/dry filter has been cycled for about 3 weeks now. I slowly introduced fish starting with a pair of false percs and a royal gramma a week and a half later. Additionally I have a few hermit crabs and turbo snails and I also have a decent amount of LR...

Is there an good looking and functional fake anemone out there? The ones I have seen in the stores look like crap, atleast out of the water. I have a pair of false percs that are inseparable and my tank is too new to think about adding a real anemone for them. Any suggestions for a good clown...

Zero nitrites for 3 days so I brought back the 6 damsels that had been polluting my tank for me. It was kind of sad to see them go. Especially because I had to remove every piece of LR in the tank to catch the speedy bastahds. Had I read this board prior to purchasing the damsels, I probably...

Okay so my tank is about done with its cycle. I'm close to adding two percs to the tank. How hard is it to keep an anenome? All I'm running now is a 50/50 with no protein skimmer in my 29 gallon tank. How much more work/money am I looking at to successfully keep an anenome? What kind of...

I'm almost finished cycling my 29 gallon. I have a wet/dry big enough for a 75 gallon with a rio pump that's more than adequate for this size tank. But, I don't seem to be getting enough movement through the live rock. And too much debris is sitting on the sand below where the water is...

I currently have 5 damsels in my tank and I'm nearing the end of my cycle. I plan on bringing back the damsels to the LFS. I'd like to add two clowns (percs) and a yellow tang to the tank once the tank is cycled. Should I start out with only the clowns and wait a week or would it be alright...

Ammonia has been at zero for over a week. Meanwhile my nitrites were off the chart but three days ago dropped to .5. How close, in general, would anyone guess that I am to being fully cycled. This is my first saltwater tank so I'm just curious. Does it usually hold at a similiar low reading...

I would have done a hell of a lot of research first. OK, here's the problem: I started a 29 gal. tank with the intent on doing a freshwater tank. But I got ambitious and switched over to a SW tank shortly after filling the tank with water. I was using a trickle filter (purchased for the fw...

Okay so I intended to do a freshwater tank but ambition got the best of me at the last minute. I've already purchased a 29 gallon (18" high) tank and a Penguin 170 bio wheel filter. I've been told that I need to get a wet dry filter. My question is, if it were you and you only wanted a 29...