Recent content by Shinok

True you dont know whats in the water you buy but my lfs usually sells SW for 2.50 for 5 gallons. I bought 10 gallons yesterday for 4 bucks but the cost of driving back and forth will probably be just as expensive.

Right now I have 195 w of PC lighting in my 55 gallon tank and am wondering what corals I would be restricted to or if I would be able to have them if I put them higher in the tank. Here is a paint pic of my tank :p Im also worried because of the fact that 130 of the watts are on the left...

wow a couple snails a week?? I have 3 in my 55 right now and they all have lived for a few months now without any problems.

I got it moved out and here is a pic of it in full. Pretty bare so now its time to invest in some rock :)

Ive learned alot over the last year almost about SW tanks.... My first tank was a 10 gallon with a few pounds of live rock. Anyway all that to say that I stocked it with a Clown, Gramma and a... you guessed yellow tang. That thing was so depressed right when I put it in so I like to ask lots of...

what about a 55??

that melvsreef looks like it needs 5-7 inches from the wall thats why im worried since i only have 2 inches which is barely enough for anything really. I have just enough room to place PVC down the back.

Now comes the big question.... I only have about 2 inches of space between the wall and my tank :/ should I try to drain 3/4, move, and then fill it back? Not much in the tank right now so the biggest hastle would be the water pretty much.

I just use 5 gallon gas cans.... i see people use them all the time and their only 5 bucks

Thanks :) I found this article too which seems good. My only problem is that I only have a couple inches between the tank and wall. http://www.melevsreef.com/acrylics/overflow.html I should draw a picture, but if I place an elbow pointing up where it used to be connected to a pump and it is...

Hi, Ive been trying to plumb a refugium and sump to my 55 SW display tank and have been having a hard time. Try not to laugh but I have all the pipes and things connected great but my problem is that I went in with the idea that all three tanks should have a pump going into the next one and its...