Recent content by engine49

It usually just comes in 50 pound bags. 50 pounds of sand wont go as far as you think it will however. I just went through 200 lbs of sand in a couple of my tanks.

If you have a sump for the tank your probably going to want a more powerful and reliable return pump than just a powerhead. I use a mag 12 for my 90 gallon tank. It has about 5 feet of head loss, combined with valves, etc. it pumps about 850 to 900 gph...I think lol

My pair of yellow labs did the same thing until I added more cichlids. Once I added the other fish they came out of hiding to kinda see what was going on in the tank.

Hello all. I'm trying to decide what shape of aquarium to go with for a new reef tank. I'd like about a 90-125 gallon tank. In your experience what works better, a shorter wider tank or a longer narrower one? The largest tank I've had until now is a 55 gallon. I'm leaner toward a shorter...

The use of a fuge had also crossed my mind. But one thing at a time I guess.

Just the overall viability of such a setup I guess. The people at the lfs looked at me like I was crazy when I asked about prices for a predrilled tank for freshwater, though they've proved to not be the most knowledgable in the past... Any links to freshwater wet/dry systems would by great...

Hi all, I've been lurking the forums for about a month now getting a lot of great info. This is a really great, friendly forum. Needless to say I've finally gotten around to registering. I've returned to fishkeeping after a long hiatus. My family always had fish when I was younger and now...