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I was wondering how those acrylic scratch removal kits work. Are they any good? Do they haze the surrounding area to minimize the actual scratch? TIA

Just wanted to see what some of the experts thought. I was looking at a used 65g acrylic tank that is 4' in length. Upon a careful inspection, I noticed that near the upper 1/3rd of the tank on both the front and back panels, the acrylic was slightly bowed. Since I have no experience with...

Looking for a 30" CSL PC moonlite hood with MH retos already done. Willing to trade a stock 30" CSL PC moonlite hood as part payment if needed or wanted.

Anyone selling a Oceanic 36g bowfront tank in the NY metro area before I go to the LFS? Also need the stand, TIA

Anyone use those thermo electric chillers that convert electricity to cooling power? I know they are for small tanks up to 50 gallons, but is it as loud as a conventional chiller with a compressor & refrigerant? Does it also exhaust hot air into the room like conventional chillers? I was mainly...

Those that have the CSL Moonlites, do you also put the moonlites on a timer to come on after your actinics have gone off or do you leave them plugged in 24/7?

Did anyone get sea cukes as hitch hikers on their liverock.com orders? Just wondering cause the other day while the lights were off on my 90 gallon FOWLR, I noticed a 2.5 - 3" orangy/tannish sea cucumber on the back tank wall. This sucker was quite large & had to come from the Keys LR that I...

Think I just cracked my Red Sea Berlin Classic that I've been using on a 90 gallon FO tank (recently converted to FOWLR) for the past 8 years. Like an idiot, I tightened the exhaust fittings too tight & now I have hairline cracks on the body. Since my sump is compartmentized, I've always had...

Okay, here's a shot in the dark: has anyone come across the problem where the front of their aquarium glass has started to turn opaque or cloudy? I know that since this is only a 29 gallon tank, it is inexpensive enough to just replace the tank but I would hate to dismantle a perfectly good...

Sorry for this repetitive question, do most reef tank keepers run their 03 lights for 12 hours & their daylights for about 9 to 10 hours? Also, do you lessen the overall amount of hours in the fall & winter or do you leave it @ 12 (03) & 10 (daylights)? TIA

Just wanted to see if anybody has kept those hitch hiking Mantis shrimps that came with your live rock by choice. I know that sometimes they are almost impossible to get out of your tanks but has anyone captured and kept them in say a non-reef tank? I threw out a 2.5" Mantis that I saw in my...

Am I correct that the Yellow watchman Goby are sand sifters? If so, is it wise to add one to a nano with a live sand bed? Will he eventually ingest all the fauna & infauna that makes up a LSB?

About a month ago, I converted my 90g FO tank into a somewhat FOWLR tank by taking out all the dead coral decorations and adding 110 lbs of Live Rock. (50 lbs of cured Fiji & 60 lbs of fresh Key's rock from liverock.com) So I spend a full day setting up this immense Live Rock wall spanning the...

There was a time when I would just spend $40 a pop, over and over on mushroom rocks in the attempt to populate my tank with. Finally after 5-6 years, the shrooms are doing so well that they have attached to my LR, glass etc. What I don't really care for is that they have also attached to my two...

I have a 90g FOWLR with an assortment of Angels, Tangs & a Harlequin Tusk. I know that the Harlequin Tusk usually makes a good meal out of small crabs. I saw for myself as all the hitch hiking crabs & even a small spiny urchin was hunted down by the harlequin. But what I wanted to know is: Can...

At my LFS, there are red Chili sponges and I've always been interested but stayed away because they are always limp in the tank. Are they suppose to be droopy and limp? What are the lighting needs and do they need to be phytoplankton fed?

Those that have the JBJ 12g Nano Cube, I know that you probably did not use the bio-balls or the ceramic rings that they supplied. But did you use all 4 sponge filters that came with the unit? If so, how was your placement, (from left to right facing front of cube) 3 in the first compartment and...

Hi everyone, I was looking for some opinions on whether to replenish snails in my mini-reef. It's a 29g that has been set up for about 8 yrs and has been doing well. The sand bed is from old school, where Sam (I forget his last name) from articles way back when had introduced the 4" DSB with a...

Any thoughts on this JBJ 12g Nano Cube tank? I was looking to get one and was wondering what people thought about it. Best price I could find for the tank was $99 from Drs Foster with $10 shipping. The hidden reef also sells it for $99 but they want an additional $10 for packing and $20 for...

Hey guys, Can a cleanup crew go into a FOWLR setup with large angels & a Harlequin Tusk or will the crabs & snails be toast? Actually appetizer....

I know this issue has been talked about but I just wanted to get a feel of what others are doing. 25 years ago when starting out in the hobby, I read books like Martin Moe & Thiel and they wrote that temp should be about 78 degrees & SG should be 1.022, so that's what I did for about 10 years...

If I purchase LR from someones's existing tank that is being broken down and I don't know the circumstances, can ick be transported in LR? Let's say the guy had a wipe out and gave up, I wouldn't know especially if the LR has already been taken out and the tank broken down. Just curious. Is it...

Okay guys, I need your advice whether to turn my 90g FO tank with a ton of dead coral into a FOWLR tank or not. Here's my concerns: the tank is running fine for the past 15 yrs with minimal water changes (I'm talking maybe 4 per year, but since my R/O-DI purchase, I will be more dilligent) and...