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My Coralife Skimmer is not producing anymore bubbles in the "reaction chamber". The pump will pump water into the chamber and into the neck of the cup but there arent any bubbles. This happened once a month or 2 ago and it worked after I cleaned the skimmer. I took the pump apart and cleaned it...

I was looking over my tangs last night and I think they may have ich. I've had a sponge filter running in my sump for over a month so I could set up a QT pretty quickly. I know if I just take the two tangs out (yellow/sailfin) and treat them, it will do nothing about the ich that is still in the...

How many people use a dehumidifier because of the evaporation from their tank? I have a 130 gal tank that I would estimate loses approximately 10 gal of water a week. Can that evaporated water cause problems in the house overtime?

I have a 125 gal tank. I currently have 1) yellow tang 1)sailfin tang 1)diamond goby 1)eibli angel 1) 6 line wrasse I would love to add a pair of true perc's and a handful of chromis to completely stock the tank. Would the 2 percs and 5 chromis be too much? Thank you

Might be a stupid question but, what do you use to power a sponge filter?? A power head or an air pump. The lfs told me an air pump is what you need to power it but im not sure how that works. :roll:

I just purchased an Eibl angelfish and It now appears to have ich. No, I did not QT it before I put him into my tank and now I'm paying for it (i tried the QT tank with some chromis before and I couldn't keep the ammonia levels down so I gave up on the QT)It has been in the tank for 3 days and...

Im in the process of helping my father install a deck at his house. We are replacing the old deck with Trex decking and extending the length on both sides. The original deck's ledger board was cut into the stucco and attached directly to the sheathing. We need to extend the deck on both sides so...

Just a couple questions about sea star acclimation: 1) How do you regulate the water temp when you are drip acclimating for 2-3 hours? I would think the water would start getting cold over time. 2) How do you keep from exposing it to air when transferring it from the bag to the container...

I got a used chiller when I got my tank about a year ago. Its been sitting in my garage since I bought it and now that its getting warmer I am thinking about installing it. Its a well known brand but I just can't think of the name off the top of my head. What are some things if any, I should do...

Hello, I have a 120 gal tank and got a lighting hood when I purchased the tank, I don't know the brand of the hood but its a MH with PC's and moonlights. I don't know how old it is but my MH lights arent working anymore. It looks like the bulp is faintly lit but will not fully fire. I tested the...

I woke up this morning to find my skunk cleaner shrimp missing and three antenna sticking out of my Diamond Watchman Goby's mouth. It doesn't look like the goby can swallow all of the antenna. What should I do with him???? They don't seem to be bothering him but they aren't moving. not sure if...

Ok, after the failure of my first QT tank (10 gak with bio wheel), I have decided to go with a 20 gal high tank. Should I stick with the biowheel filter or can I go with another form of filtration. Ammonia was a problem in the 10 gal tank. If I do go with the biowheel, can I just put the...

I set up a QT tank a few months ago for my 130 gal tank. I have a 10 gal tank and bought a "Biowheel" type filter rated for the 10 Gal tank. I ran the filter off of my sump for four or five weeks then filled my QT tank up with water from my main tank (the main had properly cycled). I put the...

I sent my QT tank up in my garage, but of course winter is rolling around and the 50W heater I got for it just isn't keeping the tank at a constant temp. Can I just upgrade to a bigger heater? 100 or maybe even 150w? It gets pretty cold at night and in the mornings so Im wondering if the garage...

Ok, just wanted to make sure I have this down. I have had a biowheel running in the sump of my 120 gal tank for about a week now. I was planning on doing a water change in my main tank and using 10 gal I was going to take out of the tank to fill my QT tank. Do I just move the biowheel filter...

I am going to be setting up a 10 gal QT tank so I can start getting fish for my tank. I have a Penguin 100 bio-wheel filter for the QT tank. Should I set the whole thing up and run it on my sump to seed it or can i just take the bio-wheel out and toss it in my sump for a week?

I am in the process of cycling my 120 gal tank. I currently have about 180 lbs of livesand (bought the bagged stuff "aragalive") and about 116 lbs of LR from a friends tank. The lr was sitting in a 55 gal tank with no lights so its not too pretty right now. I am planning on ordering about 40 or...

This might be a silly question, but when you are cycling your tank (fishless of course) should there be any LS in the tank? I ask because I am looking for sand to purchase for my tank and the Caribsea sand says to add sand to a cycled tank. I'm assuming you wouldn't want to add it before the...

I finally have my 120 gal tank with 30 gal sump set up in my house. Im ready to fill it! Now, what do you think would be the best way to fill it up. I have an ro/di unit (i think its a water general) its at least a year and a half old and I have never changed any of the filters. A LFS said the...

Anyone ever use this Auto Top Off unit? Good purchase? Good unit? http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=13959&N=2004+113794

Where do most people put their chillers? I have an Artica 1/3 hp chiller (used) and need to figure out where to put it. I would love to put it in my stand but I know the company suggests 1 foot clearance on all sides. I wouldn't have the clearance in the stand, but would a fan blowing in the...

For those with chillers... do you keep it hooked up all year round or do you only set it up when you need it?

I am thinking about replacing my current water test kit (currently have the Tetra Laborett kit). Opinions on what you think the best test kit brand would be greatly appreciated!

Need a good pump for the return portion of my sump. Its a 120 gal tank and a 30 gal sump. Im guessing I need between 1200 gph to 1800 gph flow rate for my tank. I only have one return hole drilled at one end of the tank. What will give me the best flow in the tank? (the return will be t'd off to...

What exactly is the benefit of having LR rubble in the intake section of a sump? (yes, more sump questions!!! sorry!) There is going to be a ton of it in the tank so whats the use of having it in the sump? I had it built into my design for my 30 gal long. I just got my skimmer and its a little...