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It wont let me attach a picture for some reason I am on the app on windows phone If anyone could help

Got a piece of pocilopra and he was on it.

My only suggestion would be to get better test kits and not use the test strips. API is good for a beginner or you take it up a step with red sea, nyos, or salifert my top 3 favorite test kits right there. Other than that everything else looks good to me.

I would spend the extra $30 and get the BRS model. Their support is great and you know what you are getting exactly. I own the BRS 5 stage unit and couldn't be happier.

To me sand is more attractive than bare bottom.

Okay so I got this skimmer for Christmas from the girlfriend and for some reason I have never had more problems with a skimmer. My other skimmer was a seaside aquatics cs2 rated for 230G I absolutely loved this skimmer till about early December when I couldn't get it to skim like it use to. I...

Speaking from experience skip the marineland it sucks. Currently in using a Kessil 160 over my 29 Gallon and absolutely love it. I ha e also used the Chinese led lights you can get off eBay for like $80-100 I liked that light as well.

Way over stocked 4 would be pushing it. Personally I would go with a sump so you can go with in sump skimmer rather than a HOB in sump do a better job at removing organics from the water because they have more contact time with the water but it is totally up to you.

Autotopoff.com best purchase I ever made simple design work flawlessly. I think they also sell the stuff for DIY as well

In all honesty go led you are able to grow what ever you want under it. The cost of replacing bulbs yearly (I preferred to change every 6 months when I ran T5) will put you over what a kessil costs after a year or 2 depending on the brand of bulb you choose. I'm not bashing T5s in anyway just...

http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2005-07/rs/ All you need to know about sponges

Thanks everyone for the opinions I will stick with Reef Crystals for the time being and bump it up from 10% to 15% weekly and test and see if I can stretch that out to every 2 weeks

That's what I was thinking to myself but I suppose the reason I am wanting to change is because I used to do a wc every two weeks and I couldn't keep up with cal, alk, and mag levels. Then I switched to weekly wc and I can keep up but on the lower end of my liking and I don't want to start...

Okay so I have been in the hobby since about 2009 I have always used Instant Ocean Reef Crystals with out problems. I don't know why but I want to try a different salt mix but am really unsure which to go and try without effects to my tanks. I have a 29G mixed reef and a 75G fowlr. So I am...

I have a Sea Side Aquatics CS2 skimmer its rated for 230G and I have it on a 75G with a 2nd Generation Eshopps RS 200 Sump so I would guess around 90 gallons total in my system. It's currently stocked with a clown, coral beauty, and a kole tang. I got a great deal on this skimmer a year and a...