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Hey all, I've been busy with my local reef club for awhile so I have not been around as much. Long story short, after a pretty good flooding of my living room, I decided to sell my 75 gallon. :bawl: The good news is my wife is happy and our new wood floors should look beautiful. 8) Of...

OK, I've got my new lights and would now like to start working to improve my flow before I get too far into sps. Here's what I currently have on my 75 gallon (48.5x18.5x21): 3 maxi-jet 1200's, 1 maxi-jet 900. Two pumps on each end pointing diagonally toward the center. Budget $150 or so What...

I'm thinking about getting a pistol shrimp to go in my tank. I already have yellow watchman goby that I hope it might pair up with. I've never heard one snap so I'm interested in just how loud it is and how frequently do they usually snap.

I was reading through some of the articles including the one titled "How ammonia is converted to nitrate" and saw an error that you may want to correct. Near the end of the article, it says that "Nitrate is safe for fish but not for corals." The fact is that not only are nitrates not safe...

A friend of mine is starting a pond and was asking about heaters. I didn't know if he should use regular submersible aquarium heaters or if there are heaters made specifically for ponds - but I did know where to come for the answers! :wink: Can anyone help me point him in the right direction?

Well, I have not been around so much lately so I thought I would drop in and give an update on my tank as it approaches month five. And like they say, a picture is worth a thousand words so I've added 4 new pictures to My Gallery. Quick question too. For those of you who have had, and removed...

Well, now that everything has settled out a bit, I thought it was time to post a few pictures of the new tank. It has been about two months since it cycled. Click Here to see my gallery

Quick question: Do corals have to be placed on live rock or can they be placed on base rock? I have both, but mostly base rock still, so I was curious.

Now that I am considering a sump, I have a couple of questions. I was thinking about an acrylic pre-made but because I want to be able to use my Remora Pro on the sump, I think I will need to make my own from a tank - 20 gal maybe. If I use a HOB skimmer on the sump, it will have to have a...

Since we had a somewhat heated debate last week about the sale of Moorish Idols online, I thought I would point out a retailer who seems to be taking a better approach to their sale. Marine Depot Liveis selling the Idols but has a serious disclaimer and even states that they "Have dismal...

OK, I'm about ready to try a starter coral - something easy that will do well under 4X65 PC (75 gal). As for the swaying part of the request, that's for my wife. She has been surprisingly cooperative in my new hobby; especially given the ever growing expense. While at the lfs a couple of...

Another thread is asking whether or not to order from saltwaterfish.com. I started looking at their livestock and noticed that they sell Moorish Idols right over the internet. Does anyone think it is irresponsible to sell Moorish Idols over the internet as this site does? Click Here . I think...

I finally hooked up my Aqua-C Remora pro last night and wanted to see if there may be a better way of hanging the pump. Now, of course, I am thinking I would definitely like a sump down the road; but that will have to wait for now. Anyway, I have the skimmer up and running with no problem but...

Well, I began my cycle about 2½ weeks ago with two raw shrimp and have been diligently testing ammonia and nitrite - usually everyday, but ocaocassionally every other day. The ammonia was steadily rising but I never saw any nitrites. About 1½ weeks into the cycle, I added my live rock. The...

Well, with Murphy's law in full effect, my UPS shipment with new lights, skimmer, and powerheads arived just after I left for work tonight. Oh well, I'll have fun tomorrow. My question is what is the best placement for the ph's? It is a standard 75 gal and will have 4 maji-jet 1200's. I'm...

I don't think I've ever seen one of these at the lfs before - beautiful fish. It might be a nice alternative to the Regal Tang. Click here for picture. Anyone have any experience with these?

Where would I find lighting timers - radio shack, walmart, home depot? I want to control two pc light strips separately and two moon lights together so I'll have four power cords and essentially 3 devices- any brand recommendations?

Well, I'm still at least a couple of weeks away from adding fish to my 75gal, but here is the list of what I might like to keep. Please let me know if these are compatible and if I have the order for introduction into the tank correct. Or course there will be at least a few weeks between each...

When I got home yesterday, I found this guyhad been a stow away on my new lr. Any idea what kind of snail it is? It is about 1 1/2" long. I found a small crab too but have not been able to get a picture yet.

Just curious, does anyone on this site ever arrange power buys on equipment or livestock? I'm in the Houston, TX area and would be interested in looking into some power buys for stuff like clean-up crews and such. For example, maybe the Super Algae Controller package from Reeftopia split 3 or...

Well, after much debate, I decided to buy some lr at the lfs to help seed my tank. They were kind of picked clean on the uncured but had some very nice cured rock - lots of coralline growth. I got about 16 lbs. I was really surprised it didn't weigh more. It must be less dense than my base...

I'm still a few weeks away from adding any fish, but I thought I might go ahead and start getting a few of the essentials in terms of foods. I'm sure the lfs will have all kinds of feeding suggestions, but I wanted to get an idea of some of the foods that are more or less staples. I know...

OK, I am ready to place my order with liverocks.com - 40# keys rock. My question (excuse my inner cheapskate) is am I that much better off buying this rock online versus locally? It's hard to justify money spent on shipping that could be put toward more rock or back in my wallet. I am far...

There looks to be quite a difference between these two based on the pictures on their website. After reading all the great comments here about liverocks.com, I was wondering which type you all have been getting??? I am leaning towards the keys rock since this will be to seed the tank only and...