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I have my tank setup near my half bath in my den. I'm not sure I would keep mine in a bed room....(Noise and the light in my refugium will keep me up)

I've used hot water to get rid of my aiptasia, but also added peppermint shrimp...I've noticed the peppermint shrimp tag-teaming them

THANKS again! :lol:

Brenden :" My wife wants to ask you a Question? For a reef tank set up do you need more Blue light or white light? or no white light at all. Just blue. I having a discussion with her and she thinks that I have too much white light for my 90 gal tank.

Thanks Brenden...Wife is looking over shoulder shaking head...LOL :D

Question: Can adding Kent Extreme Garlic effect the eco system of my 90 gal reef set-up? Should I continue to add this product at feeding time, if my fish are healthy....Pros and Cons?? Wife thinks I'm over doing the tank by using this product!

Hey Dr. Nate thanks so much for the info, In Re: to macro algae Brendon: wrote "6-7 different macros in my fuge" can you name them. Thanks IC

STAY away from CRAIG BIETEL'S in the Pearl River, NY area. He has a lot of fish, but sick one's, and has a big show room, but has NO customers service skills ( VERY UNPROFESSIONAL). I will never recommend a friend to him again! STAY AWAY!!!

Hey, thank so much for the responses. I'm going to make this my weekend project. Some more questions, constant lighting? Any type of light will do?? Should I run the over flow from the refugium back into the sump tank, should it be after the filter media area or after it? Once again, thanks...

Hey alittle help here! I have a 90 Gal. Reef set-up. With a Wet/Dry Trickle filtration Tank under the main. It has been a year since my set-up. I have about 90 lbs of live rock and about 2-3 inches of sand base. Your normal clean up crew, some Shrimps and Crabs...I have the original "starter...

Thanks for the reply, I had this snails for about 4 weeks since I started up my tank....I have aragonite sand (40lbs). My water parameters are good expect my Nitrate levels are in the 20 ppm..I haven't got this down to 0. Must be the bio balls...even after water changes. I do add Cal and Alk...

JP, I have turn them up right, and placed them on the rocks, but notice they don't move, I guess it was too late...Humm, I have lQQked around to see if there has been any thing strange other then what I have introduced to the tank....No sign if a rock/stone crab. I do have a strawberry crab...

It's been over 6 weeks since setting up my tank and everything has gone okay...except now my snails are turning up dead at the bottom of my tank...to date I have about 5 snails ( 2 Mexican and 3 Turbo) DOA. All the water parameter are good...My Nitrate level is some one elevated but, with water...

Hey, there is a place in Pearl River, NY (Rockland County) about 20mins from the George Washington bridge, off the palisades Pkwy called BEITALS EXOTIC AQUARIUMS, here is there website: www.beitalsaquariums.com.....I've been to a couple of places in that area and I have to say this guy has the...