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Hello, I have a nice colony of blue xenia which until I added a Deltec skimmer would extend nice and long during daylight hours. I recently added the skimmer, and after several weeks of skimming the xenia now barely open up, or extend. I am curious if the skimmer could be removing what the...

I didn't notice that you could click on the image to view it larger. Yes, it does have the appearance of aiptasia, or a glass anemone. They range from somewhat clear to a light brown color in my experience. They have long stringy tentacles. I use Aiptasia X on them in my tank, works great...

Hard to tell from that picture. Do you have anything larger, clearer?

I recommend cleaning the canister filter weekly. I also have a canister on my reef tank, and have 0 nitrates, and it has been that way for a while. Really clean out those foam pads, make sure that there is nothing left in them. Also, that white pad that goes in there, either replace it every...

I found this on Craigslist, what do you guys think? It is 6' long, but only 18" wide, it has the same footprint as a 125, but is a 180. ***180 gal. Salt Water Tank*** Jared

Thanks guys. I have a Deltec MCE600 skimmer on the way, that is the next addition. I want to add some LPS corals, I am thinking frogspawn or hammers. Jared

Hello, This is my first fish tank, it is a reef tank, a bit light on corals, but a reef tank LOL. It finished cycling around Thanksgiving 2010, and this is what it looks like today. It currently houses a desjardini sailfin tang (Deja Vu), two true percula clownfish (Coral and Live Rock), and...

Thanks for lead, I just picked up a brand new one off of ebay for $359.99! Premium Aquatics was closing them out. Jared

I got that information from this webpage: Melevsreef.com | Acrylic Sumps & Refugiums "Typically, you will only have 2 or 3 gallons drain down when the pump is off, so make sure there is enough room in your sump to hold an extra 3 gallons or more. You can figure out how much room you have with...

Okay, so no valves needed. Do you run some kind of tubing between the overflow and the sump, or PVC? I've seen both, any pro's or con's to one over the other? I read that you will have 2-3 gallons drain back if the pump shuts off, with my design there should be about 4.67 gallons of overhead...

Thanks again. So I figure that I need two compartments, one for the skimmer, and another for the return pump. The skimmer compartment will be 9" deep, and so will the return pump compartment. I am planning on special ordering a glass tank to use for this project, 27" long X 10" wide X 13"...

Okay, thanks. The manufacturer recommends running the skimmer in 9-10" of water, so does that mean that the baffle on the skimmer side should be 9-10" high, and that is what sets the water level? Also, what depth should the return pump sit in? Thanks, Jared

Can I run these numbers by you guys? Lifereef overflow up to 600GPH Vertex Alpha Cone 170 skimmer 422GPH Danner Mag 7 475GPH @ 4 feet head loss. Does this sound correct? How should the sump be laid out? One big chamber for the skimmer, and a small chamber for the return pump? Jared

I really like this skimmer, but have read about 3 or 4 different sizes for the footprint. I am wondering if this skimmer will fit in a 10 gallon aquarium sized sump? If it really is 7.75" X 12.5" it should work I believe. Jared

Thanks for the advice guys, I currently have a 55 gallon, and I have to get this upgrade past the boss (wife). She does not want me to go big, and have to replace everything. So how about a 6' long, 18" wide tank? Is 18" too narrow for a sailfin tang? Fujimoto will build anything I want, I...

I have read that a 125 gallon is minimum for these fish, does this sound about right? I am looking into buying an aquarium for one, and like these dimensions due to the width, but it is only a 5 ft tank. 60 X 24 X 20 I can custom order this aquarium new with glass boxed corner overflow/return...

When I initially set up the tank, I set the tank face down on my kitchen table and applied the background with distilled water and a credit card. It looked great for about a day or so, but then it started to bubble and peel. At this point I had to re-attach the background with the tank set up...

I have been searching for something that actually works. I have tried baby oil, distilled water, and vasoline. They all started to peel and bubble after a few days. What is the trick? I would paint the tank, but it is already set up and stocked. There is about 7-8" of space behind the tank...

Anybody ever see these for sale? What do they usually run? The cheapest I have seen them new is around $545 or so, anybody know of a cheaper place to get one new? Jared

I currently have an established, and doing quite well 55 gallon reef tank. It is currently on a stand that is too narrow, and has hinges that stick 3" into the space inside, so that I can't put any equipment inside. I am wondering if I can buy another stand for say a 75 gallon, and move the 55...

Rio pumps are notoriously loud. I have one that I use to mix my saltwater, and you can hear that thing buzzing pretty much anywhere in the house the night before a partial water change. Are you running tap water in a reef tank, if so, stop. Use only RO/DI water. There are many dissolved...

The footprint of the Bubble King is approx. 7" x 7" per what I could find on the internet. I've read that this skimmer is very quiet, has the best build quality, and from one review I read "was the best skimmer tested thus far." I've also read that it is pretty well plug and play, not much...

Hello, I am considering putting a 10 gallon aquarium under my 55 gallon to use as a sump, I need someplace to sit a protein skimmer. I figured that I could also put my heater down there as well. I am curious what all I will need for this to work? 10 gallon aquarium, I am limited to this as...

The anemone has emerged! I walked over to my tank this afternoon, and there it is, sitting about 6" lower than where I placed it, in the light. The tentacles are still not extended, but it is still that rosy pink/red color. From what I have read, I should not attempt to feed it correct? Jared

"Are there different types of live rock?" Yes. There are many different types, all of which I am not familiar. However, my 55 has both Fiji, and Gulf live rock. Buy locally cured live rock, and you should be okay. If you buy live rock off of eBay, or online, there will be some die-off...