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What is a good way of getting rid of astrea stars? I pick them out but there always seems to be more n more that show up

How do u clean out those black foam sponges that r in the overflow n sump? Running water thru it doesn't seem to clean it out very good.

I was wondering if anyone has any really good n informative books to read?

I was started my 2nd reef tank. It's a 20g long. Right now it's about 2 months old. I have a Royal Gramma n a Green Clown Goby. I want to get 2 Percula Clownfish n that would be all for fish. Is that too many fish or could I get away with it? I'm open for other stocking ideas too

My wife doesn't want her 10g fresh anymore so im gonna turn it into a reef. I have a 40g with a skimmer n a sump n everything. I was wondering what exactly I need for the 10g. I'm assuming I don't need the same products I need for my 40g. Any help will be appreciated.

I wanna clean my skimmer. I was gonna soak it in vinegar. What I'm wondering is should I run it in the vinegar? Would that damage anything?

I bought a coral a couple weeks ago n a baby starfish must have been on it. A couple days after I bought it, the star showed up on my glass. I figured it would just die but it didn't. Got a tiny bit bigger. No bigger then a small pinky nail. Everything I read is starfish are a no no for reef...

I run a TLF phosban reactor. Right now I have the NPX bio-pellets running in them. I was wondering if I could add GFO with the pellets? I bought a can of GFO n never used it. So I was just wanted to know of I could mix the two together

Is there any good, worth while saltwater/reef magazines to subscribe? Or maybe one I can download on my iPhone?

So I'm upgrading from a 40 to a 120g. On my 40 im running t5 ho lights. One blue other 10k. I'm wondering what other people have n like for a 100+ sizes tank. Any info would be appreciated.

What's the difference between a pinwheel n recirculating protein skimmer?

So in the next year I'm gonna be finishing my basement. I haven't started that process yet. I'm gonna upgrade from my 40 to a 120 when it's finished. I don't really want to drag buckets of dirty water up my stairs every wc. Should I add anything to element this to my basement?

Anybody know of a good, reliable top off system?

I was looking online at my lfs. I was just browsing along since I was bored, when I noticed a magfloat that cost $300!! Why would someone have to pay that much for it? I don't understand what's so special about. If anyone has or knows somebody who has one. Can u explain it to me?

I was wondering what u can get to top your water level off when u go on vacation? I have to add fresh water everyday in my sump.

I was thinking about getting a toadstool for my tank. I was just curious in what it looks like in an aquarium. Does anybody have a good pic of theirs?

I had a little power outage last night. Luckily for some reason I woke up 5 minutes before I lost power or I would have had water all over the place. Whats my best option for a battery backup for my sump? I have a eshopps overflow.

My tank a lil over a year old. I just bought a sump n overflow for it. What's the best way to get the water into the sump for the first time?

I seem to be having a problem with my ro water this weekend. So I'm gonna go buy some water from the store. Do I want to buy spring water or distiller water?

I have a 40g tank. Right now I have a hob skimmer, power filter n phosban reactor. I just bought a sump n a new skimmer. So here's my question. When I set the sump with just the skimmer, can I take off the power filter n reactor? Or should I leave them on for more filtration?

I know when u intro fish n coral u should keep it completely dark. That's what I always do. I was just wondering if it ok for the led blue moonlights to on when u first put the coral in the tank?

I was just wondering if there r any good sand-sifters besides gobies?

Just started testing for cal, mag n alk. I have no corals yet. Parameters were cal-550ppm, mag-1800, n alk 2.9 meq/l 7.8dkh. R those good parameters for basic corals?

I have a 40g. Right now my temp is 80-82 degrees. I can't afford a chiller right now. My lfs sells ice probes for cheaper. I don't know to much about them. Does anybody have or had it, could u give me some advice about them. Like r they even worth buying? Im trying to get the temp around 76-78...

I'm just wondering. Right now I don't have any corals. Just bought a Kenya tree n it died in two days. Parameters were all good. Only thing maybe is my ph is 7.9-8.0. What I was wondering is should I be adding any kind of supplements for corals? I use reef crystals salt mix. That's the only...