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am toying with the option of using an led panel to light my nano tank. I like the idea of not having to change out my bulbs each year, or even more then that, and also my hood gets quite hot for the bulbs that are currently in there. It is only a small tank with a footprint of 12"x12" so I wont...

I now have my 15 gallon high tank cycling and I have decided to go with a pair of clowns( unsure which kind yet any suggestions?) and a clown goby for my inhabitants. What I was windering though is it possible to get an anenome in a smaller nano tank and if so what kind? I am not interested in...

Like others I am going after the hair algea in my tank. I have been doing frequent water changes with ro water, I have been picking out what I can, I have cut my lights back, and I have been trying to cut back on feeding. Now I am looking to try some sort of phosphate removal media. I dont have...

okay i switch my 30g into my 55g tank a little over a week ago and now i am starting to see some fatalities. I am unsure if it is that my tank is going through a minicycle or if it is something else. i used the same rock from my 30g, was out of water for maybe 10 seconds and then right into the...

hey i am just now starting to get into corals and i am looking for some colorful suggestions that would be good for a beginner to try out. I am running 2x250MH so i am not worries about the lack of light its just that i have them set up on a 55g long so i am worried the light might be to much...

i just recently was offered an excellent deal, ,it is for is on a canopy that houses 2x250Mh lights as well as 3x39 watts actinic lights but i was wondering if that is too much lighting for my 55 gallon?

hey all my 5g is now up and running and i have just a few frags in there right now but i would like to put something else in there, but i cant decide what. so i am going to see what you all think. i am open to any siggestions fish, inverts, more corals just what ever you think would make for an...

I just go my new tank which is a 55g (48"x13"x30"). I currently have a 30g but i am now going to move my fish over to the 55g and give the 30g to my girlfriend. I currently have a false perc and a royal gramma in my tank but this new bigger tank opens up some more options for me. I am really...

I have finally got around to my 5gal tank, I have ordered the ballast for my lights. it is just a small one from the LFS, it will house to small comact flurescent lights, both 15watts 6,500K. i know the rule of thumb is roughly 3-4WPG so this will give me 6WPG. this should be more then enough...

About a week ago i went to the LFS to pick up my 2 false percs, which the store had ordered in for me. the were supposed to be matched up and at the LFS they were, but once i got them home that changed so now i have to bring one back and i am looking to pick up another fish. i have a 30gal fowlr...

hey i have a 5gal tank to lying around at my place and i was thinking of turning it into a SW tank. is it worth my time to switch it over or should i hold out for a 10gal so i can put a fish in it?

how many pounds of sand would i need for a 10gal nano tank? i plan on 20lbs of LR as well and would like to get some sand sifting fish so i would like a decent amouth of sand. i really just need an estimate so i dont order to much. any suggestions?

i am wanting to start up a nano reef tank, only a 10gal i think maybe 15gal if it comes along. but i thought if maybe i could count down some cost why not. also i figured it would give me something to do over the winter, so are there any plans out there for some DIY lighting?

yesterday after reading one of the posts on here about the different critters running around in your tank i went down and had a look a look at my tank, i found 3 mini brittle stars and a couple of feather dusters. it is incredible the amount of life that is in there.

i went and had a look at the new addition to my tank ( emerald crab) and i noticed that one of my bumblebee snails has been killed. i have four of them and they were all hanging out it a group and seemed to be doing fine. who is to blame? the hermit crabs? my emerald crab? or could it have been...

After reading all of the posts on here i think i am going to start a small 10gal nano tank, i already have a 30gal SW tank that i have had running for 2 months but allure of starting up another tank is just far to great. Anyone have any suggestions on some good equipment for a little 10gal SW...

hey, i recently bought 20 blue legged hermit crabs, 4 bumblebee snails, and an emerald crab, but i was wondering what everyones suggestions were on some other CUC members. i have a 30gal tank that has been running for almost 2 months now. i aqm planning for corals as well and it will be a...

my tank is fully cycled and the first fish i intend to get is a false perc, actually i would like to buy a pair of them. should i be looking to by my fish as young and small as possible or should i be looking for a bigger more mature fish. from what one the guys at my LFS told me ( not to keen...

my girlfriend saw a starfish at the LFS that she liked and would like to get for our tank at some point but i am wondering it will work with corals, which i intend to get, and with certain fish. it is a brittle starfish. i looked it up on saltwaterfish and it said it sometimes hunts fish at...

my Tank is pretty much fully cycled now, ammonia 0, nitrite 0, pH 8.4. my nitrate was still giving a reading but it was the lowest on the chart and i did a PWC last night which should hopefully take care of that. now this brings me to my question. now that i am cycled i know i should wait...

i have a 30 gal FOWLR tank just being started and i was wondering what people think for fish. i would like: 2 false percs (added first) a blenny (lawnmower) a royal gramma i realize the lawnmower blenny is tricky since it needs a matured tank full of algea to survive so i am on the fence...

hey i have Crushed Coral substrate in my 30 gal tank and i am currently a month into my cycle. When i purchased the tank it came with the crushed coral already in the tank and soaking in SW. After reading all the posts on here i realize i want a sand bed now since it is better for all the...

I am almost finished cycle my 30gal long tank. i have 50 pounds of LR. i am interested in getting 2 clown fish for my tank as the first fish i put in. is it alright to add the 2 at the same time? the manager at my LFS said he will order me in two clowns that get along and i plan on confirming...

Hey I have a 30gal long tank with crushed coral substrat and about 50 pounds of LR. i have been reading all the forums for the last month or so trying to figure everything out. after all my reading i would say i jumped into this alittle fast but in no way regret my decision. i have seen many...