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I've got a 75 gallon with about 15 tropheus. Should I go with a fluval 406 , fx4 or fx6? I like to stick with the fluval brand as I'm happy with it over the years. Any input?

I'm setting up a African cichlids tank. Since I have a saltwater tank as well I've got a rodi water unit. I'm wondering if I can use that water for the freshwater setup? Or am I going to miss out on some minerals because the water is too clean?

So I just bought 3 LED units to replace my 250 watt halides. I really like the blue look. I turned down the whites to 20% and blue at 100. The questions is will this affect growth or do any harm to the corals?? I only have lps, softies and a few RBTA. I know blue is used allot by corals but the...

So I'm having a 125 6 feet long saltwater setup with LPS and softies and a few SPS. I'm running 3 250 watt halides and 4 T5 bulbs. I want to convert to LED halides. Which is a good brand of LED fixtures for a reasonable cost which would compare to the par of halides. Sent from my iPhone using...

so my convicts keep breeding (i know weird) and ive covered my aquaclear HOB filter intake with some mesh so it wouldnt suck up the fry. Problem is it keeps plugging up so fast and the filter stop working. Any idea what i can do about this?

Is the reef octopus 2000 int a good skimmer? Anyone have experience with this skimmer? Thanks Sent from my iPhone using Aquarium Advice

So I had a ich outbreak in my display tank. I caught my purple tang in the middle of the night. Easier to do than catching him while the lights are on. I put him in my qt tank. The temp is at 82f and salinity at 1.026. Planning to raise it to 1.030. I treated him with ich-x meds but the ich has...

What's going on with my snail. Is she dying? Looks like some slimy fuzzy stuff. She is still moving tho. Odd

Does anyone keep a fuzzy dwarf lionfish in a reef setup? My tank is a 125 gallon. Got some bigger size clowns, yellowhead goby, and domino damsels. Smallest fish is a six line wrasse and I've got a cleaner shrimp.

Anyone using hydroton clay balls in their reef filtration system. I've heard they are very porous and will help with beneficial bacteria.

I just bought a cad biopellet reactor. I started out at 40% recommended dose. So I hear lots of positive and negative comments about bio pellet reactors. Anyone has any input on their experiences with bio pellets?

So I got a dual overflow on my 125 gallon and I've bought the megaflow overflow kits. The input is 1 inch and return is 3/4. The 3/4 seams small for a return but I think that's enough for a 1262 eheim pump. A couple of questions here. 1: should I continue the 3/4 all the way from the pump or go...

I saw this sump layout and was wondering why someone would have a separate drain on the T and with a ball valve going to the refugium. Won't the water from the sump flow in the refugium anyways? Or is it better to have water coming from the top as well?

I am setting up a 125 72 inch reef tank. I need some help setting up a sump. The sump will be 48 inches long. Any help would be appreciated. Or any links to good info sites. Thanks guys. I attached a pic of what I came up with so far. Only change so far would be that I want to reduce the 90...

In a few months I'm moving in a smaller size home. From a 2500 sqft home to a 1000 sqft basement suite. Needless to say I have to sell my 8 foot fish tank. I would like to get a 90 gallon fish tank or something like that. I'm wondering how some of you who live in a basement suite keep saltwater...

This has been growing in my tank in a few spots. It does not look like any coral I have. Maybe hard to see on pics but maybe someone recognizes these. They grow on the sand btw.

I've got a 180 gallon reef setup. My sump currently has the fluval sp4 return pump rated at about 1900 gph. I feel it's a bit weak and I should have a stronger pump. My skimmer is a vertex in 280 and I want it to work to its best capacity. Any advice is appreciated.

I bought this brain coral at the lfs. Wasn't looking super good in the store but after a week in my tank it's still looking like this. Is it dead ?

Anyone have experience with a aquaripure denitrator? Does it work or is it a sham?

So I installed a overflow box with a bulkhead and and down facing 90 degree elbow. My overflow box empties fast, makes a gurgling sound, stops the input in my sump, water runs for a bit and the whole process begins again. I only have a ball valve above my pump but restricting the performance is...

Anyone use a aqueon return pump? Thinking about getting one of these

Hey I am setting up a sump but don't know which return pump to get. I was going to get the eheim 1262 but the person helping me set up the sump says it doesn't have enough flow/head pressure. He is thinking about a lagoon pump. He also mentioned mag drive pumps are very loud. I heard mixed...

Currently I'm running a swc 150 bmk skimmer on my 150 gallon tank. It does a pretty good job and I love how solid the skimmer is. I do feel its a good idea to upgrade because its only rated up to 150. I can get a decent deal on a bubble magus curve 9. Would this be a good upgrade or not so much...

Bought this and forgot the name. Some kind of hard coral with a yellow/green color.

Yesterday i bought 3 new xm 20k halide bulbs, 250 watt DE. I used to use 14k phoenix bulbs. I bought these xm 20k bulbs because i wanted more blue. Unfortunately they are not. Its more of a white with blue tint. I use vertex electronic ballasts. Could that be the reason?s