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I've seen this FAKE coral pieces at the LFS for FO tanks and FOWLR. Does anyone know how to make this stuff, or know where you can find some info on how to make it?

The tank is 96x24x24.............what the difference in all these lights. Is one better than the other?

I've been searching for a lighting system for my future 240 FOWLR tank. It may end up a fish only tank but FOWLR is the plan for now. With that said whats the difference between CF, VHO, and T5 lights? Whats the best choice for a FOWLR tank? Whats the best choice for a fish...

Thanks for all the responces. I think i'm going to just save for the 240 and associated equipment. The Qt tank will be a "used as needed" tank and not up all the time. I'll just seed it as suggested above. I'm thinking of building a wall stand/canopy that looks like the wall itself...

Thanks for all the responces but like all newbies i have more questions. If you just set the tank up when you need it how do you get around the cycle. For example, if i've got a sick fish and need to Q him, i would have to wait 6 weeks for the QT tank to cycle. How do you get around...

Thanks for the advise. What's a good size for a QT tank? What type o filtration would you use? Do you keep a Qt tank running all the time or do you only set the tank up for a new arrival and then tear it down after the fish is added to the main tank?

After reading articles on this site for a while now i know it's best to "do it right the first time" or suffer the aggravation and expense of many failures. Keeping that in mind i determined that my dream tank ( 240 fowlr) was a little expensive to say the least. I was thinking of setting up a...

I was thinking for getting a 24g nano. I read somewhere that the 24g nano's were cracking because the tank itself wasn't thinck enough. I think it was the same material used in the 12g nano. Have you guys heard anything? Do you guys know how stable these nano tanks are?

thanks for the advise

I am purchasing a 240 gal tank and will be doing FOWLR. Can you cycle the tank with LR only? Is it better than cycleing the tank with fish?

I've read online that an adult queen angel would grow to be over 1'6". I've never seen one get that big in tank. The largest i've seen in the ocean MIGHT get that big. I was wondering is the 1'8" was a little on the high side. If so, what kind of adult size should i use when planning my...

Whats a good UV filter for a 240 gal FOWLR tank?

Whats best? Submersible Pumps or External Pumps? Submersible pumps are way cheaper than the External pumps so theres gotta be some kinda reason for it. Are the external pumps quieter? The only advantage i see is heat transfer from Submersible pumps isn't a factor on External. Any other...

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Sorry, looking back now one thing i wrote was confusing. Where i wrote: 2 Blue tang, Naso Blonde (male), Blue caribbean, Sailfin I meant two tangs out of the 4 listed, not 2 blue tangs, 1 naso blonde, 1 blue caribbean, and 1 sailfin ( total of 5 ). What do you think on the triggers? Could...