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Which do you think does a better job on getting rid of algae in the tank? Chaeto or caulerpa?

I've had several fox face fish. They change color (almost blend in like camouflage) at night and/or when stressed. Since he is new to the tank, give him a few days to acclimate to your tank and he should be fine. If he doesn't move when you poke him, then you might have another problem...

I bought a Bubble Magus NAC-6 protein skimmer about 2 1/2 years ago. It came with an Atman PH2500 needle wheel impeller. It stopped working this weekend and when I took it in, the person at the fish shop stated that they weren't the best quality and they typically last between 2-3 years. Has...

Last week I came home from work and noticed a puddle of water in front of the tank. I notced that the 20 gal high Aqueon glass tank that I had been using for a sump had cracked. I drained it then did a quick fix with some silicone (aquarium safe of course). It seems to have held for now but I...

How often would you recommend cleaning your skimmer? How about giving the whole system (pumps, powerheads, sump, etc.) a good cleaning? I usually give a good cleaning to everything once a year except for regular cleaning (tank glass, overflow box, etc.) when I do water changes once every 1-2...

I know when I had GHA two different things worked the best for me. The first was getting a phosban reactor and using either phosguard or phosban to absorb and reduce the level of phosphate in the water. My preference, the phosguard seemed to work better for my tank. The other method, which...

I bought and installed a new protein skimmer about two months ago. I got a Bubble Magus NAC 6 designed for a tank that is 130-160 gal for my 75 gal reef tank. I've noticed that about a day after I do a water change, the skimmer will drastically over flow the skimmer cup every time. The...

Does anyone have any tricks for keeping the water temperature from increasing too much when the lights come on other than using a chiller? I have a small desk fan underneath the canopy to try to blow out some of the hot air but the water temp still gets up to between 80 and 82 degrees. The...

Sorry for the delayed respose. The tank is several years old but I put some new LR in it aboout a week before starting this thread. So the tank is old but some of the rocks are new. As for the distance, I meant 1.5 to 2 feet away from the MH light source. I moved the coral to the bottom of the...

Lighting: 2 150 watt 10,000K MH 2 65 watt 6,700K CF 2 65 watt actinic The coral is at the top of the tank so its about 1 1/2 - 2 ft from the light. Parameters: Calcium 440 Phosphate 0 Nitrates 5-10 KH 11 Nitrites 0 Ammonia 0 Salinity 1.024-1.025 I just did my weekly 20% waterchange yesterday

Is it true that anthias color will fade over time in a tank with brighter lights such as metal halides? Just curious.

I've had this coral for a few years now. Its starting to lose its color and the points or branches are starting to bend down. I still see some of the polyps open up but there are parts of the branches that look bare. If it is sick, what can I do? Its in a spot with high water flow (almost...

I'm looking for a new piece of coral to go in my tank. I have a 75 gal reef tank and would put it at the bottom of the tank between the front glass and the rock. Low to moderate water flow in this area. Lighting, I have two 150 watt, 10,000K MH, two 65 watt 7,600K CF in the front and two 65...

How much light does chaetomoroph need in a sump? In order to keep bits and pieces of chaeto going into my return area from my sump, I have an eggcrate divider with one layer of cut to fit filter pad between the light and the chaeto. The filter pad is not very dense at all and some light (from...

I think the plans look sturdy enough but I'm wondering about the functional use of the stand (Unless I'm missing something which is very possible). If the tank is going to be on the bottom, how do you plan on doing the regular maintenance and water changes? Is there a big enough space between...

I built my own sump and it has been running now for about one week. I used a piece of acrylic (1/8 of an inch thick) to cover the top of the sump to minimize evaporation. However, I'm noticing it's starting to bowe or sag in the middle pulling the corners up. Is there anything that can be cut...

First of all, this may have been very poor planning on my part. I made my sump and it's been running for about a week now. I'm noticing that things are starting to fall off and come unglued. I went to my LFS and talked to them about it and showed the plans for it. I have acrylic divider panels...

Ok. Thanks for the feedback. What kind of things do I look for in one? Are they hard to set up?

The LFS where I have been getting my water for my tank has closed its doors and I'm starting to face the possibility of having to get my own RO unit. Does anyone have any suggestions on which type or brand to get for a 75 gal tank? What are some things that I should look for? Thanks, Keith

I just purchased a Bubble Magus NAC6 for my 75 reef tank and have it in the sump. The directions were very general in settings for the skimmate. I have a very light bioload right now (one clownfish) but will be getting more fish. It's only been running for about 2 days but the skimmate is...

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I just put in a new skimmer (Bubble Magus NAC-6) and new sump in my 75 reef this weekend. I have a very, very light bioload (1 clownfish and a few crabs) but I'm also trying to get rid of some algae by using a better skimmer and other methods (more frequent H2O changes & phosphate reducer...

I have an old power head from my first SW tank that I was going to use to cure some rock. I don't remember the brand of the powerhead or where I got it from. The blades on the impeller are fine but the magnet and the piece with the blades have come apart. I've tried super glue, silicone and...

I just purchased a Bubble Magus BM-NAC6 Protein Skimmer. When I bought it, the advertisement said it was a mesh wheel impeller but when I got it, It had a pin wheel impeller. There one any better than the other?

I agree that the only thing in the return section should be the pump. I was talking about anything going from the fuge section to the return section in the sump. So the pods would be able to survive going through the return pump and into the tank?