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Here's a little DIY i did on my tank, i will include some pics later. I took a string of outdoor LED christmas lights in blue, and then took an old 30w flourescent fitting removed the bulb and drilled 30 holes in the plastic. I fed the LED Xmas lights individually through the holes and then...

While cleaning my tank yesterday i found a tiny little crab in the substrate. I only have hermit crabs but this looked like a regular type crab. It was about the size of a pencil eraser. I couldnt get a picture because it burrowed back under the sand. Any idea what it might be? and where it came...

like the topic asks.. anyone know if this is RO/DI water out of the "Culligan" machine at the store? It says its filtered through carbon, then a membrane and then its put through a UV filter. Just making sure this is good for my tank?

i need a new protein skimmer, the one i have was a "Make-Do" until i wanted to pony up some cash for a good one, i am looking in the 200-300 (Canadian) range. (so about 175-275) US. I currently dont have a sump and would like to keep things simple so i am thinking this HOB skimmer would be a...

I went into the LFS and had a conversation with one of the staff members there about sumps, He mentioned the baffles in a sump are there to dissipatate "microbubbles" as they are harmful to the tank inhabitants. Now i have a Rena Filstar running on my tank as a refugium, running with live...

I am at work or i would post a picture, Red slimy algae is taking over a corner of my tank, its on the sand and on the LR above the sand. Do i need to do anything? i have checked the water parameters recently and Phospate's were low but did register (again im at work or i'd post the test result...

I got him to help with an aipatsia problem i "inherited" from the used set up i bought, but i dont notice him eating any of the mature aiptasia. He is picking off the live rock, but he rarely eats any of the plankton/brine shrimp/blood worms that the damsel and clown devour. I have put red...

Hi i am in the process of transferring my newly aquired "used" 46 gallon SW set up into my 90gallon previously freshwater tank. I have been by the LFS a few times to price out equipment and am i little naive when it comes to lighting. Previously my 90 gallon had 2 x 30 watt 36 inch flourescents...

Hello, i am new here and i am new to the hobby, i have had freshwater tanks for years ect, ect. I recently aquired a 46gallon bowfront marine set up with about 50 pounds of live rocks a small assortment of invertabrates and 2 small fish (clown and a damselfish). I moved the tank to my...