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I have been using Reef Crystals in both of my tanks however my 90 gallon is a FOWLR and wander if its necessary to spend the extra money on reef crystals or if I could mix RC with Instant Ocean. I've been using RC exclusively for about 9 months but was at a store today that was selling instant...

We have a 90 gallon saltwater aquarium that measures 48" long, 24" high and 18" deep. We have the Current USA Orbit Marine LED in 48". My wife and I are wandering if this LED light is strong enough for corals or if it should be a fish only tank. We currently have a few mushrooms and zoas but are...

I have a 90 gallon that I am currently stocking. What kind of timeframe should I have when putting fish in so that they are happy and healthy? I currently have 4 chromis that I put in 6 days ago. How fast do people stock their tank?

I have a 90 gallon tank that I am looking at stocking and was wandering if a flame angel and coral beauty would work if put in at the same time. All LPS corals torch, frogspawn, acans, zoas. Also some mushrooms. Thanks.

I am putting together a FOWLR tank and wandered what the correct temp should be. One of my LFS who sells only fish keeps his at 84 degrees all the time while another store who also sells corals keeps his between 79-80? What are your guys temps?

I have decided to turn my larger tank into a saltwater fish tank instead of a reef tank. I have a nice hippo tang and thought about getting a yellow tang but would they live with a harlequin tusk and clown trigger or humuhumu trigger or would they fight? Thanks.

Picked up this guy at the LFS yesterday. Was told it is a rock flower anemone. Brought it home and placed it on a rock about 20% up from the bottom of the tank. Turned the power heads off so that he hopefully would use his feet and make a permanent home there. Came home 3 hours later and he was...

Before I start, please no tang police :) I purchased a blue hippo tang about a month ago. He is about 1" big and very cute. lol. I put him in my biocube 29 gallon with the plan of putting him in my 90 gallon for the next year or so until the big tank gets set up. I feed him LRS Reef Frenzy Mon...

I have been using Reef Code A and Reef Code B made by Brightwell Aquatics in my 29 Gallon cube and it seems to raise the calcium a little but I have been using Calcion-P also made by Brightwell Aquatics in my 90 gallon and it by far IMHO is a better product. The problem that I have is I am going...

My dad has a biocube 29 gallon and he would would like to get a lighting system that is good for corals, mainly lps but possibly some sps. He wants it to be as quiet as possibly. Currently the stock hood has the fans on it that run constantly and his aquarium is in a quiet office so he wants to...

I have a 90 gallon tank that crashed about a month ago and lost all the fish however all of the coral is doing great. In a couple more weeks I am going to start to add fish again and have a couple questions just to make sure everything is compatible. As far as cleanup crew goes I have an...

Its been a sad weekend in our house. Our 90 gallon tank had a crash and we lost all fish in the tank however all the corals are looking great. Over the last 72 hours I have lost a harlequin tusk, yellow tang, 2 platinum clownfish and a humu humu trigger. However all my corals look great. No idea...

We have a 29 gallon biocube that has a sand bottom with a tiger goby and we love him!! We get lots of enjoyment watching him. We also have a 90 gallon that we are converting to a full reef tank. My question is, the 90 has a crushed coral substrate at the bottom. Are there certain gobys that do...

We have a small reef tank set up that is 90 gallons. Has about 60 pounds of rock and about 8 small corals. The small problem is I was gone on business for a few days and when I got home, my wife had found a very cute 1.5" humu humu trigger and was told by the LFS that he wouldn't nip at corals...

What type of corals are considered to be "predator reef" safe? Zoas? Mushrooms? Frogspawn? I have seen several different beautiful fish such as the humu humu trigger and the clown trigger and was curious to see what corals fall under the predator reef category. Thanks.

I have a 90 gallon tank that has high phosphate and nitrates as of late. Tank has been set up for 7 weeks. My phosphate is .08 and my nitrates hover around 20 but never go higher. The day after I do a water change my nitrates still seem to be about 10. My water clarity has always been very...

I have the Eshopps Micron Bag Holder with the included sock mounted on my sump. Aquarium Filtration Supplies: Eshopps Micron Bag Holder and Bags Works very well. I purchased several of the socks so that I can remove one to clean and replace it with a fresh one. I have a total of 4 socks. I hear...

This may be a silly question to many but I am curious about adding salt when doing a water change. When I do a top off, we never add salt to the water, just simply pour RO water into the sump. However, when I do a water change (first one coming this weekend) I am suppose to set aside the fresh...

Just set up a biocube 29 gallon tank. I have 20 lbs of live rock in it. Stock hood and lighting. Having a hard time keeping the temperature right. It started this morning at 78.5 and now it is at 82 degrees and stays there throughout the day. I have the heater set at 77 and its not on. Lights...

I have just finished up building a biocube 29 and took out the bioballs and the little sponge they had and followed ReefThuz from YouTube advice to use Seachem matrix carbon 100ml, seachem matrix about 250ml in a 6x12 media bag and 2 eshopps filter that fit perfectly. Everything is running...

My tank has been running smoothly after hard plumbing everything and getting rid of the flushing/surging that was happening. Everything has been go great for about a week. However, I have a question about the durso standpipe. It appears as though salt has started plugging the hole ever so...

I have a relatively new saltwater tank. Its been set up since April 30th. My readings today were as follows: Measure pH 8.2 Measure Salinity 1.024 Measure pH 8 Measure Ammonia 0.25 Measure Nitrite 0 Measure Nitrate 0 Everything seems to be within reason except my pH which I...

There is a local reef store that is going out of business and is offering a great deal on Crystal Sea Marine Mix salt which is what I am using on my 90 gallon tank with great success. My question is if I buy several cases of the salt, provided it stays in a dry climate controlled area, will it...

I have a 90 gallon tank and looking at Hydor Koralia Evolution Pumps. Either the 600 or the 850. I also plan on getting the SmartWave Pump Controller. Which one would be better for my size tank? Thanks.

I purchased an eshopps filter hose to build my tank with. It is a little over 2' long and I only need about 14" to prevent a drop in my hose. These are premanufactured with 1" slip PVC on each end. Has anyone tried cutting these to make the right size and then gluing a new 1" piece of pvc into...