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Is there a such thing as a protein skimmer that is NOT in sump and is NOT hang on back? I don't have room behind the aquarium, nor in my sump for a sufficient skimmer and would like to plumb it in line en-route to the sump or after the sump. Is this possible, or are there any "stand alone"...

I picked up a Randall's Pistol Shrimp today, he's tiny...I mean very tiny. Not even half an inch. As expected, soon after dropping him in, he burrowed under a rock and disappeared. I picked up a Randall's shrimp goby to go along with him as well, who also hid right away. Figure it'll take a...

I currently have 48" regular output florescents.. (35w x2). I was at the aquarium store today, and he let me bring a fixture home to test on my aquarium, it is a 48" fixture, but it holds 4 36" T5 bulbs (39w each). Currently split with daylight/actnic. It looks good, but even better with all...

I have a standard depth (24") 90 gallon aquarium. My lighting is two tube flourescent bulbs, one daylight (around 5400k), the other actnic (10,000k). I have moderate water flow provided by a Koralia 3, my return sump, and an Eheim 2217 canister filter. My livestock consists of: 1 - Blue Tang 1...

I have 3 blood shrimp, and am considering getting a pistol shrimp along with a watchman goby for his side... bad idea?

What is involved in caring for a Mantis Shrimp? (Peacock preferably)... I know there is a lot to consider here. Also, are there any other animals at all that I can put in the tank with him? Thx / J

I have a 90g FOWLR. I would like to add someone new to the mix, preferably small, colorful, and likes to play in/around the rockwork. (similar to my blue tang). Must be peaceful, and the more interesting looking it is, the better. (I really like puffers, but they won't get along with my...

So, looks like I ran out of large enough shells for my hermits, they've left all the smaller shells behind, and I saw two of them fighting a few days ago, literally pulling one another out of their shells. Well now, I have one hermit without a shell, he's wedged himself in a nook of my liverock...

I think I'll have to set up a quarantine tank, my question is... can it look nice too? I'm thinking perhaps a 14g-29g biocube, and use this as a quarantine tank with no inverts, only keep in 1-2 fish at a time before moving them to my 90g. What's the maintenance difference between my 90g...

My ballast died yesterday and he fish never had any light today.. (for around 48 hours), the aquarium is in a basement, so not much natural light either. I jus installed the new ballast, and my fish look sick. My Sailfin tang has litle salt grain sized dots all over his fins. (including tail...

I just realized I have two 10g aquariums back at my parent's place from my youth... I did some measuring and that's about the largest I can fit under my 90g stand.. (there's a stud in the middle between the cabinet doors that stops anything longer.) So I was wondering, could I use these for...

Well it's 3:15am now, I've been tinkering, adjusting, and experimenting with different moon lighting on my 90g FOWLR. Now from what I understand, red lighting is better for night as it will not scare off the night-critters, but 99% of the lights out there seem to be blue, or white. I did some...

I've had my aquarium up and running for around a month now, everyone seems to be happy. I decided it's about time to clean out the filters again. My overflow box had a sponge/filter in it to avoid any large particles from ending up in my overflow box... I took the filter out and tonnes of...

I just picked up a small 1" blue tang the other day. I noticed when he sleeps he'll hide himself in a little nook of live rock with only his eye peeping out... I was wondering if I have to worry about my hermit crabs catching him as a midnight snack.. ?

I have a standard 90g aquarium, estbalished, happy. Only have 2 small clown fish, 1 medium sail fin tang, and a sand sifting starfish that pretty much hides all day. My claean up crew consists of 3 blood shrimp, 5 hermit crabs, 1 nassirus snail, and a bunch of unknown (turbo) snails that came...

Okay, so my 90g aquarium has just started cycling again using RO water, and 31lb uncured rock. There wasn't any nitrate spike as the uncured rock was already partially cleaned/cured over 2 weeks at the store... (scrubbed down and all.) Last night I picked up another 96lb of live rock from an...

I picked up a few additional test kits for my cycling FOWLR aquarium. Ammonia, and pH. After coming home I realized both kits mention they are for freshwater aquariums. Now I know the kits would still be effective in a SW environment, however I don't know if the range of the kits is...

I have a standard size 90gallon in a basement. The tank sits in a corner, around 8" away from all walls. The floor is cement, with a thin carpet over it. The stand itself is a sturdy wood sedona, before the aquarium was placed on the stand I checked to ensure it was stable at all corners...

Mananged to get some non-cured LR for free (around 35lb), but my aquarium isn't completely set up yet. The salt water is in there, but the specific gravity is a bit high, the power heads are already in the aquarium and circulating. 1) Can I drop the live rock in the aquarium before the water...

Hi, I would like to add my Eheim 2317 canister filter to my existing FOWLR filtration system. What filter media should I use? I suspect if I use the regular fresh water filter media, it may increase nitrates... Suggestions? Thanks, Justin

Hi Folks, I'm currently setting up / cycling my 90 gallon aquarium. It will be a FOWLR setup. Once set up it will have around 135lb of Live Rock, a 3" Argonite sand bed. Will be running: 1 Sump 1 Protein Skimmer 1 Eheim 2317 Canister filter lots of water flow, flourescent bulbs for lighting...

Hi All, I have a 90g aquarium, starting a FOWLR setup. I have my existing light ballast from my freshwater setup. 2x Flourescent tubes, 48" each. Please keep in mind I prefer using my existing equipment, and not upgrading to MH or anything like that. What is the proper lighting I should...

What types of salt water aquarium sand is there? I picked up a bucket from someone else's aquarium that they recently shut down, and he wasn't sure what type of sand it was. He said it wasn't crushed coral. Some sands I've seen are fairly light. This sand looks more like what you'd find in a...

Hi folks, Starting up my first FOWLR setup, and starting my purchases now. Is there anything different about a RO system for aquariums, or for drinking water (i.e. Kenmore or other similar products)? Also, is there anything I should beware of when purchasing a RO filter system? Anything to...

Hi Folks, I'm a long time aquarium hobbyist, however always freshwater.. (planted aquariums and such). I just sold the last of my fish last night, and the 90 gallon aquarium is coming down to be remounted on a beautiful new stand I purchased. I've been doing some research, and I'm...