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My tap water reads 0 phosphate and nitrate but my tank reads 0.3 and. 20 so I see no problem using my treated tap water for wc for now. Also no chloramines in my tw. I like how easy to prepare large quantity of sw straight from the tap. Even instant Ocean reef crystals suggest tap water is...

This is growing in my QT tank. Is this a pest anemone or a kind of duster. Still small and hard for me to tell . Thanks in advance !

I don't get it. The day after my water change the glass gets covered with tiny green hair algae. Been doing water changes with tap water for the last year without any issues. Since I managed to lower my nitrates considerably (15-20 ppm down from 40) in the last month I figured this was now...

This is annoying. Each time I must stop my sump pump it gets stuck on restart. I have to remove the rotor and wipe it or the pump won't restart. Is this somehow expected. Pump is a triton 3 from deep blue.

Hello, Just sharing my sump build story. I managed to fit a 4" sock filter, a coralife 65g skimmer and a return pump all in a small Orbis recycling bin. I had the lid cut at about 18" so it would fit the left cabinet confined space under my cheap 36" stand for my 50g. The space is...

Hello, I started planning a sump to fit my skimmer and eventually my ATO. Despite being creative there is no space for a refugium down below my 50g tall. So here it is: As anybody plugged their sump return directly in an 5 gallon HOB refugium? I don't plan on having a very big return...

All right, I realize my first thread was way to long with too many details... ;) So here come the question: How to properly care for a Lawn mower blenny? My Bleeny likely starved after 3 weeks in my tank. :( All the other inhabitant seem ok. Thanks for any advice.

Hello all, This is my first post, so let me introduce myself : I have been interested in saltwater for the last few years and have been an avid reader of your forum. For the last 2 years my 50g tank was populated by a single tomato with no light other than the basement window and occasionnal...