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I recently bought 45lb Fiji LR and it has been curing in my basement for 3 weeks now. I went down to check the levels yesterday for first time in almost a week and the temp is at 60F! It appears the heater is gone, may have been so for days. Is this rock dead or can it survive this temp? Should...

Just got 45lb from liveaquaria.com. It looks like decent rock, not great, but a lot better than what I see at most local stores - for around $3 / lb shipped. Definately not as much coraline coverage you see on good aquacultured rock...but hey, I have no interest in big dense boulders with lots...

Any feedback on this cheapo kit? http://www.aquaticlight.com/retrofit.html I am looking to add MH <have PC now> - I don't need a reflector as my canopy has one currently. Is this good or too good to be true? :lol:

I started using Oceanic 2 water changes ago. Trusted the product and never checked any levels except sg & temp when doing a change. Well the fish seemed stressed a few days ago and I found my PH at only 7.8. It has been at 8.1-8.3 till now. I added Kent buffer over a few days, got the PH up to...

I am getting a PH of 7.8 @ 1.024 sg with freshly mixed (24hrs) Oceanic and R/O. I'm not sure what to do, this must be a bad batch? Should I add some buffer or will that hurt the ionic balance in the long run? Maybe I should return the bucket? I bought the 200g bucket.

Just wanted to share my pics from vacation a few months back in La Romana Dominican Republic. We snorkeled at Catalina Island along a rocky reef in a shallow cove. I was amazed by the variety of fish including different angels, tangs and butterflyfish. Just before we had to leave, I encountered...

Just wanted to offer a couple of really neat sites for those with some time and bandwidth to spare! A Bahamas live "Reef" cam, on it I have seen large angels, rays and other cool things: http://www.africam.com/camera.php?ID=bahamas A live orca cam with sound where you can catch orca calls if...

Help! I have a new fish in qt with the salinity at 13ppt for about 4 days now. This is measured with a calibrated refractometer. He had 3-4 white spots when I started lowering the salinity, now he has many more. Also the itching is worse. When should I expect his symptoms to go away and is there...

I bought some on ebay as they are cheap and I am really in need of a larger cleanup crew. Anyone have experience with them or know if they are good for reef setups?

what kind of leater? anything special I need to know about him for care besides the usual good lighting, etc.? the lfs guy said he was hardy & a good 1st coral, but he was not sure of the species; the lfs tank just stated "asst. leathers $39" so I grabbed him...

Looking for a recommended dwarf angel or butterfly that would do well in a 45g fowl. I have my QT tank setup and ready. The tank is 6mo old with 50lb lr, aquac skimmer, a cleanup crew and only 2 small percs so far. Thanks for any suggestions...

Just wanted to share this to all interested in a skimmer, this thing is so efficient and quiet, what an improvement! I put it in today and it started foaming in minutes! I was using a lame Jebo seaclone type previously. Fits perfectly under the canopy also. Look at the collection cup after just...

I thought I'd post this for anyone thinking of ordering one of the many available R/O filter kits. Here you can see the package contents and under sink installation...the install is fairly easy if you are confortable with basic tools and using a drill. You will need a drill, 1/4 & 1/8" bits, a...

Anyone looking for a RO/DI system on a tight budget? I just got on a 6 stage RO+DI on Ebay http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=46310&item=4300111275&rd=1. He normally sells them for $65 buy it now, and also has a few bid auctions everyday that go for $40-50! $27.50 is added...

Found this pretty beauty at lfs, but is left eye looks flat and hazy, kind of the opposite of pop eye. What can this be and can I treat this while in qt? The fish is stunning and I want him. Also be nice to treat him instead of him dying. Thanks, you may have to save the picture to your hd...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2381847832&category=46314 and is it a good deal and which bulbs? Tank is a 45g with 50lb lr so far, it has been up a month and I'm about to start stocking, I dont wanna spend any more $$ right now nor am I concerned with corals which need lots...

i am missing 2 damsels over the period of a week, no sign of them anywhere...i suspect a mantis now but i do not have enough experience with this...can juvie damsels can eat one another with not a shred of evidence left? i have seen nothing...its just baffling (the only thing in the tank is the...

i have a 45g with 50lb fiji / tonga lr and 1 domino, 2 yellowtail, and a saddleback damsel, there are no other creatures. they have been in the tank 2 weeks and have seemed happy & healthy. we noticed one of the yellowtails missing tuesday so i decided to give him time to come out of hiding and...

greetings all, i have heard plenty good about liverocks.com here, but any experiences with tampa bay saltwater lr? i am waiting for the weather to warm up to add some florida cultured lr as I already have 50lb fiji / tonga in a 45g. this lr looks very appealing and teeming with life. there's...

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I would like your opinion on the filter and skimmer i just bought (I can still return them!) for my new AGA 45g which will be FOWLR. To give you some background, I will be adding 1-1.5lb/g LR over the next 2 months, along with live sand (considering dsb) and cleaning critters, then a pair of...