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Hi all, We picked up a couple of small (1") Green Spot Puffer fish from our LFS, they were in the freshwater section and in the same area as the tropical fish.. After we purchased them and I got home, I was doing research about them as I never believe my LFS (Experience learned from...

Hey all, I have a Coralife 6x UV Sterilizer, the ballast has gone out (This is the 2nd time), So rather than pay the outrageous price Coralife wants for a new ballast, I purchased a Odyssea UV Ballast from ebay for 1/4 of the price and just figured I would cut the cord and solder/wire it to...

Hey all, I bought my son a 10g tank with 2 Cobalt Blue Lobster's for his Birthday last June.. At the time of purchase, both Cobalt Blue Lobster's were of virtually equal size and were in a 10g tank together on display at the LFS. Since June, 1 has stayed pretty much the same size...

Hey all, I have a Coralife hood, 2x 96w CFL & 2x 150w HQI's.. I replaced the Magnetic ballasts with electronic ballasts about a year or so ago and all has been well with the HQI's.. Last week the CFL ballast(s) went out, So now I am at the cross road, Do I just put new CFL ballast(s) in, or...

Okay. So the 20g freshwater (tropical) tank was good for awhile, But now It's lake green. I've tried changing a few gallons of water, I've tried changing 90% of the water.. No matter what I do, within 48 hours, the water is lake green. I have tried Algaecide, The water itself is green...

Hey all, Okay, so I have a Coralife Digital Thermometer - Digital Thermometer | Coralife Marine & Freshwater Aquarium Supplies I also have a AA 3008 Digital Thermometer With Dual Alarms - Digital Thermometer With Dual Alarms I also have a regular mercury-type Aquarium thermometer...

Hey all, My 350 watt ViaAqua (VA-350T) Titanium Header just up and quit yesterday, I came home and my tank was a few degrees cool, sometimes my son touches the knob on the control, so I turned it up and it never came on, I turned it all the way up and no response. So After several years...

Hey all, I couple months back I bought my daughter a 20g freshwater tank, It has a bio-wheel filter on it. At first, when the tank was cycling, it would get cloudy, I would change 5 gal of water, and it was crystal clear. Now it's cloudy, I change 5 gal of water, and it's still cloudy...

Hi, I have had a reef tank for about 6 years or so now, but my 6 year old daughter wanted a pet and a fishtank is all I could talk the wife into! I was going to get her a Nano Reef, but they were too expensive and I found out how inexpensive freshwater fish were comparted to saltwater and...

Hey all, My Coralife Aqualight 150w MH OEM Meganetic Ballasts started buzzing, so I bought 2 LuXcore Selectable Wattage Metal Halide Electronic Ballast (150W - 250W). Tracing the wires from the HQI sockets, I come across this device (See Picture). I know this is an "Ignighter", I am...

Hey all, I've been in the hobby now for about ~7 years. Like most I have spent hundreds of dollars on various equiptment some of it was/is worth every penny, while alot of it isn't worth the time of day. So I wanted to start this thread for everyone to share what the best pieces of aquarium...

Hey all, I just installed a Booster pump on my RO/DI system to increase my production. My city water pressure was 54psi and I was getting no where near 75GPD of water production from my RO. With the Booster Pump installed, I am getting 80PSI and I calculated 78GPD of water production from...

Hey Alll, One of my Coralife ballasts is bussing/humming to a point of being obnoxious. I assume there is no way to repair these ballasts? In looking for a new ballast, I found these 2: 1. 150/175 watt Single Electronic Ballast- Coralvue 2. ARO Electronic Ballast-150/175W MH 3...

Hey all, In my current setup I have 2-96w Actinic's and 2-150w HQI's. When my HQI's are lit, you can turn the Actinic's off and it really doesn't make much if any difference at all to the tank. So I'm curious if 50/50 bulbs would be more usefull than the Actinic's? What say you...

Hey all, Does anyone know if it is possible to connect 2 RO unit's to a single pressure tank? I currently have an RO/DI that is 75 GPD connected to a 20 gal pressure tank. I also have a 30GPD Culligan RO system that came with my house, that has been disconnected. I was wanting to connect...

Hey All, I have a powder blue tang that has been in my tank about 8 months now, I just put in a copper banded butterfly tonight and from the second I put him in the tank the powder blue has been on attack. I don't know why the powder blue even cares, but I am worried he is going to stress...

Hey all, Okay, so I just ordered and recieved a Medium/Large Powder blue tang, from LiveAquaria last week, I drip acclimated him for about 2 hours and put him in the tank. He looks extremely healthy, his body his thick and he's very active in the tank. It took him about 3-4 days before he...

Hey All, I have a Coralife 65g skimmer right now running in my 90g tank. With my sump I am probably running 100g of water. The Coralife skimmer works okay, but constantly get's clogged then doesn't work, so unless I take it out every few days and clean it out, it's not working. I am...

Hey all, Looking at ordering some fish online, many are available from both Sri Lanka and Indonesia. Is there really a difference? Is one better then the other? Same? Just curious what others think? Thanks, -TheChad

Hey All, Are these Pyramidellid snails? or Baby Cerith Snails or Something else? Thanks, -TheChad

Hey all, I had an acrylic sump made for me about a year or so ago and have been pulling my hair out with it ever since. Problem #1: On the left side there is a 2" wide section where the water dumps in from the corner overflow above, there is a devider wall that seperates the dump area and...

Hey all, I just got a new fish, it's a Yellow-eyed kole, and I picked it because he was very active. I have had a few different tangs in the past, but every single one of them didn't eat much algae, they would rarely pick at the rocks and wouldn't eat the seaweed strips that I would hang...

Hey all, I have a Water General 75 GPD RO/DI filter that is going into a 20g Pressure tank. When I bought my house it had a Culligan 30 GPD RO System for drinking water & Freezer Ice. I have disconnected that unit and put my 75 GPD unit in it's place, But I was wondering if I can...

Hey All, I have a 90g Marineland Corner overflow tank. It has a 1" Drain/bulkhead, but the overflow tube is 1.5" and gets reduced as it goes into the bulkhead. I recently upgreaded my sump from a Pro Clear Aquatics 125 Wet/Dry Sump to a custom built 34x15x15 Sump/Refugium. I don't know...

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