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Hi all, I haven't posted on the website for a while as I have been keeping freshwater tanks, but I have recently started a new SW tank and have a couple of questions, my tank is one one of those plug & play style nano's (15 gallons), the built in skimmer is useless though so i'm not using it...

can you wire two fluorescent tubes to one starter unit? for example could I wire two 18" (15w each) actinic tubes to one 30w (or above) starter unit, only it would be easier to manage and cheaper than buying another starter unit and would mean less wires to plug in, cheers. :D

lighting a 20" cube tank? I want to use halide lighting on the 20" cube tank I plan to build, would 400w be too much? I mainly want to keep soft coral and an anemone or 2, although a couple of SPS corals would be great, (If there are any SPS corals that would get by without added calcium?), or...

let me point out that I do not have an algae problem, in fact my current tank is the only one that hasn't had one, can I just ask why it is recommended that you do lots of PWC's to fix an algae problem? surely this is just going to replenish whatever it is that is feeding it, wouldn't it be...

I was wondering if anyone has tried fixing glass together with aquarium grade silicone to build a tank, I know it can be done but I was wondering how difficult it is, only I'm not happy with the 15" height of my current tank, I was thinking of building a 20" cube tank (20x20x22H) as I can get...

haven't posted here for a while, but after spending alot of money on halides, LR, etc. for my 85 gallon only to have the tank wiped out by ich from a powder blue, I gave up for a while and sold everything. I have decided to give it another go with an empty 45 gallon tank, but I'm looking to...

I have just stripped down my 85 gallon marine reef to house my discus, I would like to try planting the tank, I understand I need fertilizer ... can anyone tell me which fertilizer to use and when etc. My lighting shouldn't be a problem for many plants (2x 150 watt halides), would I need to...

I have a question on algae, I have green hair algae all over my tank now, I think probably due to phosphates... If algae affects areas where there is no water flow, then how come this green hair algae started on rocks where my ph's are pumping water and these are now the worst areas in the...

Does reverse osmosis alone remove any phosphate from the water at all? or will only DI remove phosphate? if so would this work? TIA http://www.ro-man.com/shop/product_info.php/cPath/33/products_id/110?osCsid=02b4ac9522a7b71b24eb477b6446735c

I currently have an 85g marine tank, but I also have a 45g tank lying on the floor doing nothing, I was thinking of setting up a marine aggresive only tank however, thinking about it, it would cost a fair bit to do, money which would be better spent on my 85 tank, I have kept freshwater for...

about a week ago I put a powder blue in my 85g, and he started scratching against sand/lr, in a hope it was just some unharmful parasites I added a cleaner wrasse but I have just put on my new lights (2x150w halides) and I can now clearly see its ich, although it's not too bad yet, and neither...

what would be ideal over an 85 gallon reef tank?, a 250 watt or 400 watt halide? the tank is 3' x 2.5' (18" deep) so only one would really be neccessary. also what kelvin rating would work? I know its a personal preferance however some other peoples opinions would be nice, TIA

my tanks only been running for a few weeks but so far its 100% RO water, I've now read that RO by itself will not remove PO4, is this true? if so would it be worth adding an inline DI cartridge for water changes ?? TIA

I setup my 85 gallon three weeks ago (3' x 2.5' x 18"), my second sw tank, this time i'm not going to cut corners and i'm going to do everything right, its looking okay so far; RO water, v2 skim 1500 skimmer, 41kg fiji live + at least another 40kg ocean base rock, I do have a 15 gallon refuge...

how many clean up critters are recommended for an 85 gallon tank (which will likely soon become reef)?, would 50 astrea's and 50 dwarf blue leg's be okay?

I have got myself a couple of clowns but i'm not quite sure what type, when I bought them it did not say and I assumed they were sebae because of the colour, but after looking at some pictures I realise they are definately not these, they are exactly the same size, shape and have the same white...

is it advisable to start running the protein skimmer during the cycle, or would this remove the waste before bacteria can build up in the tank? also, is there a maximum water turn over rate for a reef tank, I know the minimum is 10x/hour however my protein skimmer will manage this alone, plus a...

I just got a D-D (Deltec?) 3 stage Ro unit, pre-filter, carbon, & membrane, anyways, how do you connect the thing up? I connected the pipe from an outside tap to the pre filter, and attached the flow restrictor to the waste pipe. as far as I can tell its working (I don't have a TDS meter but...

what is the diffefence between aquarium lamps and standard MH lamps, Is it only the Kelvin rating?, because aquarium lamps range from 6'500K to 50'000K, I'm sure you could find a standard lamp between these, TIA :)

would putting a 400 watt Halide over an 85 gallon be a good Idea? I have found a good deal; ballast, reflector & lamp for only £100, as the light is meant for growing things, I would obviously have to replace the lamp (around £70), but £170 seems good for a 400 watt aquarium Halide, and would...

What type of filtration method do you use? Excluding sumps/'fuges etc, i'm trying to work out what would be best to use for the tank i'm stting up, could you also mention if the method you use is successful?! Thanks. :D :D :D :D

Just trying to figure out what liverock would be best for the 85 gallon freshwater i'm converting, I really want to use uncured lr because its alot cheaper than cured, and because it would be put it in during the cycle i'm not worried about the ammo spike, the "goodies" that you're supposed to...

I read somewhere (may have been on this site) that if you install a refuge under the display tank evapouration will occour in the refuge and not the main, is this always the case? TIA

is it okay to use uncured live rock to cycle a tank without curing it first, only its cheaper and you're supposed to get better life on it, the dead stuff in it can only help kickstart the cycle can't it?

in a month or so I should have everything needed to start my cycle on my 85 gallon setup: - (3' x 2.5' x 18", 10mm) all glass tank (currently freshwater), - 40kg / 88lbs uncured liverock, + around 20kg base rock - TMC V2 1500 skimmer ...