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I have a 100 gallon and currently have a set up of 4 60" VHO bulbs. I chose VHO as the canopy I have is very low profile. The bulbs are about 2" off the water. So if I go with any other lighting, I will need to toss the canaopy. That being said, I considered MH lighting. However I dont want to...

Guys Im going to the TX coast and last time I went we gathered a ton of crabs, but didnt bring them back and put them in my tank. I was wondering if anyone thought it wouldnt be a good idea to gather some and bring back this time? Any harm to my existing tank? Its been up and running for 5...

All I have a slight cyno problem and am getting it under control, but in the meantime Im having to syphon out some of my sand. I do have the all elusive sand that some people cant find. However, Im running out and want to know if I need to add more sand later, what do most people do? Do you just...

I have a ton of aptasia and have been blasting them with AK via a syringe. Seemed to work for a while but now they are multiplying faster than I can kill them. Peppermints didnt work, hot water didnt work, and I dont want any more fish. I happen to find this product at Aquarium supplies for your...

I have a new cluster of frogspawn in my 5 year old 100 gallon tank. The coral itself is on a stalk if you will and I cant find a place for it. Do I glue it to a rock? Does the stalk grow with the coral? How do these things grow? It is getting fuller but I have the stalk inside of a peice of PVC...

I bought one of these about 4 weeks ago and he has been doing well in my QT that has been established for some 6 months now. Was always going around picking at the rubble rock, sand, etc. The past 3-4 days he has been hiding and not eating. he will nibble but thats it. He didnt this when I first...

All I battled green carpet algea and slime for about 2 years and finally beat it! I kept scrubbing it each week and finally won. However now Im struggling with red slime. Not to bad, but just keeps forming on my rocks. Also I keep noticing on like my intake screens of my pumps it turn a rust...

I see where a lot of people use like the PC fans that have high velocity for their tanks and keeping them cool. I need 2 small ones to install in my canopy...can someone provide me a link to these? Thanks

I have a 100 gallon and currently have 4 x 60" 110W VHO bulbs over my tank. Due to a lot of reasons, Im considering switching to T5's as I have limited capacity in my canopy. Can someone recommend a website to order these from? I looked at Fosters Smith and just dont know the difference in the...

I have had a Mag 10 in my 100 gallon tank for about 3 years. Just recently I took it out as when I would put my hand in the tank I was being shocked. Come to find out it was the Mag. Has anyone had this issue? Also can I use this pump for mixing saltwater? If not how do I salvage the pump? How...

I have had a QT tank set up now with fish in and out of it for about 5 months. I accidently fed to much the other day (with 2 fish in the 30 gallon QT Tank). I put way to much food in it and now its got like .1 ammonia. I have had no issues with it until this point. My question is I am putting...

Ok so I have been in the hobby 4 years and have had a regal with ick before. I did the hypo and it worked. I recently bought a salfin and have him in QT. My questions are these. -I assume salfins are just as prone to ick and you can see if its on him? -Im going to keep the salfin and a couple...

All I have had a Aqua C Remora Skimmer (hang on kind) for a 140 gallon tank. It removes a lot and is good but I think I might need something a little larger and better. Whats the next best skimmer in line with these so that I dont break the bank?I have a reef with 7 small to medium fish. I have...

I have a six line wrasse, a clown goby and 2 other gobies that Im not sure what they are but I think are called scissor tails. I have had all of them in QT now for almost 6 weeks with no signs of disease. However, as soon as I got the clown goby, I could tell something was wrong. He is SO skinny...

I notcied tonight on my yellow tang that it has a small little cut on its side - maybe where it has brushed up against a rock or coral. An hour or so later I noticed it has a second one. I have had this tang in my tank now for 6+ months with a regal about the same size, a small non agressive...

I have a blenny in QT from the LFS and he has come down with either pop eye or there is a film over one of them. Eats fine and swims around. What can I do to treat this? I think the water parameters got out of whack as I have been sick for 3 weeks. Tell me what meds I need Thanks

I have a yellow tang now for about 3 months. He stayed in my QT for 7 weeks with no signs of anything. Noticed today he has a small sort of tan spot on his side about the size of a pencil eraser..any idea what it could be? Looks really good and healthy otherwise...eats fine as well.

Can someone tell me where you buy the gloves that can be used while working in the aquarium? I dont want to buy the ones off of the fish websites either. I feel those are way overkill and expensive. Surely there are other gloves you can use...The saltwater kills my hands and they stay really...

I just bought a new Midas Blenny and he has been in QT for about 3 days now. Around the ridge of his mouth is white...any ideas as to what this is or is this normal? Maybe its the just lighting but it looks white... Also what do blennies eat other than misas...My blenny looks really thin...

All I bought a midas blenny last night and before I did made sure he was eating. When I acclimated him I used the drip method for 3-4 hours. While acclimating him, I also bought a 6 line wrasse and both are in my QT now. At the LFS the blenny was very active and now he isnt. He just curls up and...

I have a 100 gallon reef with 3 shrimp, xenia, polyps, 1 damsel, 1 regal, 1 yellow and 1 false perc. I need to get 2-4 more fish but am having a hard time deciding. I dont want any "filler" fish so what would you get? I was thinking wrasse, dottieback, goby???? Second question what fish are...

All As some of you have seen my posts, I have a new tang I got from a friend and has been in QT since 12/11. As of today I have seen no signs of disease, ick or anything. Im thinking of moving the fish to the main this weekend which will be a month. Reason for this is the inability to test for...

I have been searching the archives for people that have recently bought RODI setups and want to ask if anyone has any other suggestions? I dont know that I like the DI cartidges on top (horizontal) as I could see where water might slip through. Suggestions or thoughts? I want to stay around $100...

See if this makes sense. I have a main tank that is up and running now for 4+ years. Its a 100 gallon with a 40 gallon sump, 3 fish, 3 shrimp, lots of xenia, polpys of all sorts, 150 lbs of LR and 100 lbs of LS. I also have running a 30 gallon QT with 1 tang in it with a seeded biowheel from...

I found this on Ebay and wonder if this will work for my RODI unit? I would prefer to spend a little more and buy a few more refills than just say 1.5 lbs. Thanks...