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I am wondering if anyone has ever broken the tube of these and if so how high up? I would like to place them somewhere other then in the sand but with the tube shapes it is difficult. I would think that 5 inches down from the opening would be ok and that they would regrow or close any opening...

I have two 250 watt 10k MH and a 120 gallon tank that is 48 long. I have a blue line bulb which was to purple/blue and I just got a new bulb that is to yellow. I have the sps and clams front high & center and the gagorian, sponges, feather on the far edges. To help tone both lights down I was...

We bought an established tank (70 gallon) for our office. We lost all the initial fish but one ( tomato clown ) which I though was due to the sand bed being moved and started agian. We got 40lbs from liverocks and then had a heater go bad and cooked the rock before it ever hit the tank. I...

Is there a rule of thumb about this?? My new 120 has 9 fish all small under one inch and I am only going with small non aggressive fishs. I have 2 occ clowns, 3 high fin cards, copper banded butterfly, barletts anth, bi color, I want to add 2 barletts, 2 fire fish, 2 purple fish and a small...

Well I finally got my new tank. I plan on putting 2 inches of new sand on the bottom and 2 inches of old sand from two existing tanks on the top. Does anyone see any problems with this?? Or have any suggestions??

I mixed some water last Friday & never got around to putting it in the tank. It has had a power head in there the entire time so the question how long can it sit before I need to throw it out. Is it safe to use...

In a moment that I thought was surely nothing short of pure genius, I transferred all my test kits into tuperware. Listing on the top how many mls needed and what the results should be. On each dropper, I listed the number so I would not need to get out the instruction every time I wanted to do...

& I really dont want it in my main tank.. The rock I received from Liverocks.com is covered with little hairs ( for lack of a better description ). Do I scrub them off or leave them. I dont want to smoother the coraline on the rocks and I dont want it dying off and causing a spike... But if its...

Better then X-mas.. I just got my rock.. WOW... In just opening the bag and putting it in the tank I have found 7 crabs, 3 brittle stars and 6 claims or muscles, 3 snails.. Thats not really even looking hard. Cant wait to see what corals pop up.... Worth every dime..... :smilecolros:

With the new tank added at work, it is a major pain for me to bring in R/O water from home. Can I use bottled water with the same result??

I have never ordered over the net for LR so sorry if these seems a little stupid... But its a big order and Ive also never added this much LR at once. I am getting 90 lbs from liverocks.com and need to know the best way to throw it in.. I have a 70 gallon with only about 3 lbs of LR. Do I need...

I just set up a 70 gallon fish only tank at work. We do not have a R/O unit and Id rather not pack water if I dont have to... With fish only, do I still need to worry about phosphates or is that just with a reef??

Since math is not by strong point 8O Can someone give me gallons on a tank I am having made?? It is a pentagon 17 1/2 in front 16 down each side, 271/2 on each side to the back. 36 inches deep...... The site calculators wont figure this one out... Thanks in advance :D :D

I have a star that has crawled in a old acro lr birds nest I think and I dont think he can get out. I try to lurer him with food but his arms wave about widely but he never comes out. He has been in there for 3 days now & I am getting worried he might be stuck... Do I leave him or do I break a...

Ok, so I finally ready to lay the hardwood. The furniture is out of the room the only thing left is my tank....Can someone tell me two things. 1st, if I do get the moster tank, if I take the gravel from my ref & my main tank to put in the top of 80 lbs of new sand, how long before I can put my...

I am looking at a 180 gallon custom tank that someone walked away from. It is 461/2 long, 48 heigh, and 19 deep reef ready acrylic. I like that the size and shape are uncommon and will need to have a custom stand made but my question is, after I looked at the calculators I am looking at 2,500...

So in my last post I was not real thrilled with the packaging or the fact that I only got 1/2 of my order from The Drs. I called them numerous times with a new death toll and in the process told them that IF they shipped the other 1/2 to do Fed-X pick up & use enough heat packs. Well I get a...

I have some rock that we got from the desert for yard art. Basically they are unique shapes with holes and twists. They would make great aquascape rocks. They have lots of little holes like live rock but it is dark brown not white like agronite. If I put it in a tank with only other live rock &...

I have been trying to get my ALK & Cal levels in line so I took the advise of an advisor and did some water changes. Well now my ammonia levels are a little high?? 8O I tested the water from the r/o unit and it read 0. So I tested a fresh batch and yes, it was very high..Higher in fact then...

My son wanted to have a sea horse tank so I converted his 10 gallon fresh. Can someone tell me if I am on track so far. I am reading & reading and will not buy until I have a grasp on this and my tank is cycled so about a month or two. Heres my start so far. 10 gallon with 2 3/4 to 3 inch DSB...

Since my tank crash I have been unable to get my Alk/Cal levels back up.. Am I getting that with I use my Salifert alk/cal test kits and they dont change color until I have completely used the syring and added a few drops more, my levels are still low?? I have been adding 10cc of B-ionic ( its...

I have decided to use the quikqrete sand for my yard and got my hubby back on the road for Southdown sand but my Home Depot didnt have it. Is that the name on the bag or do I need to look for small print??

My hubby picked up some sand a Lowes called Quikcrete play sand. I tried the vingiar test and it did not bubble.. Can I still use it??

Well for those of you that dont know I lost all my fish so I am starting over. I set up 3 QT tanks and went to town. They were unable to ship half my order but I was looking forward to at least a few new items.. I was to receive: 1 tang, 1 mandarin, 2 clowns, anthias, bi-color chromis, & a royal...

I am using this for my clams & coral but I am unsure as to other chemicals I still need to be using? It states that it replaces all trace elements so I have not been using that particular bottle but what about iodine & strontium. Should I still be adding them?? And for the next questions., I do...