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Ive been loosing quite a lot of colour out of my tank recently . I have changed my salt and up till now only done 1 50% water change . I have now checked the iodine content in my tank water and it as low as low as it would go on the scale. Below 0.01 when I think that it should be 0.06 I now...

Can I put my return pump in my conservatory some 2 meters away from my sump . The humming sound is doing my head in. Heres a rough diagram of what ive got and what im about to do . will it work. The pump is a 1262 eheim .

where do they normally frequent in your tank . My porcupine seems to only bob around near the surface.

Looking at my tank tonight I found 2 new crabs 1 new clam something moving deep down in a hole in the rock and this little fellow . I saw him move up the rock and disappear down the other side . Moves in a jerky movement but quite quickly . What is it. The photos were taken with my iphone so...

Should I put any turbo snails in my sump. My main tank is beautiful and my water parameters are perfect but my sump is covered in algae , lots of it . Everything is working great and I want to try and keep it that way . I thought about 6 snails in my 15 gallon sump to try and keep on top of the...

I know this is a poor picture but the things on the inside glass of my tank are so small I cant get a decent picture I think they are copepods but Im unsure. There are thousands of them. any advice.

My chiller ,teco 240, is a bit noisy for my living room. Can I pipe it to my conservatory, approx 8 feet away, and back with it still cooling my 50 gallon tank or do you think it will be to far. It will all be on the same level pumping from my sump and back to my sump.

Im midway through cycling my new 50 gallon tank . my results so far are . 2 june amm 2 ni 0 na 0 4 june amm 4 ni .25 na 0 5 june amm 3 ni 1 na 4 6 june amm 3 ni 2 na 15 8 june amm...

Im upgrading to a 50 gallon tank from my 25 gallon nano. When ive cycled and ready to change over I was going to get a further cleanup crew for a week or so before putting my 2 clowns, small yellow tang and royal gamma into my new tank. 1, Can I put them in all together. 2, what about my bubble...

My new 50 gallon tank is quite noisy. My new eheim 1260 pump is humming quite bad. At the moment it is out of the water piped to my sump. Do you think it would be quieter if I were to plumb it up in the sump under water.

Ive had my turbo blue skimmer going for about 24 hours now and still no froth. I haven't hooked it as the diagram instruction as im short of room. But the horizontal feed pipe (white) is only about 400 mm longer (16 inches) . The height of the pump is as instruction . Ive seen others using them...

Finally got everything piped up and running today. Managed to have a bit of a flood when one of my joints above the uv came off whilst fiddling with it. But all running now . A bit cloudy and no froth in the skimmer yet .

Ive started my new set up , from bottom up , Ive not got a lot of room and have come up with this . I may need to lift the skimmer pump to a higher level and ive decided to leave the main pump on the outside . Does it look like it will work or do I need change . Got it to finish but getting...

Ive had a new tank made , its finished today ready for collection tomorrow , The tank manufacturer has said dont fill it with water till the silicon has stopped smelling or it will contaminate the water. This is a new one to me he has suggested 3 to 4 days . Its been made by a professional tank...

Ive already asked and been o.ked to mix my first tank fill of water in my tank. Can I mix all the salt , approx 10 kilos , up in say 5 gallons of warm R.O and then add it to the tank when approx half full . Or should I fill the tank with R.O. warm it to temp and then just add the salt. approx 65...

Im starting my new 50 gallon + sump next weekend . I thought about putting the sand in the bottom and then filling with RO then adding the salt and letting it all mix up in the tank for a few days before getting my new live rock from the lfs shop . Ordered . Everything will be new . Tanks ...

Im about to start building my custom tank . Not that big , 200 ltrs , with a 60 ltr sump. 55 us gallons and 15 us gallons . Ive purchased all my skimmers ,pumps , UV lighting , Hood etc. Ive never thought about sump lighting untill now . Do I need sump lighting and if so what . Ive got a metal...

I havent seen this myself my wife rang me this morning and asked if I hah seen what was stuck to the glass. I got her to take a photo for me but cameras are not her best avtivity so picture is a little fuzzy. Corse when I get home theres no sign . Ive had my tank running for nearly 4 months now...

Ive only been in salt water marines for 2 1/2 months but im already itching to have a bigger tank. Ive got a boyu 550 25 gallon ish tank . All the pumps etc in the back. I purchased some real nice rock from someone who was giving up so I got everything going very quickly and have had no real set...

Im new to marine ( 3 months ) and have already decided that my nano isnt what I want . Ive ordered a 50 gallon 4 foot tank and a 12 gallon 2 foot sump all made to measure for the only space I have . What size return pump will I need . My overflow is 1' 1/4' and my return is 3/4' . I intend on...