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You always want to drill that hole but you never want to rely on it. It could easily get plugged with algae, a snail, gravel, or pretty much anything. The key is to have redundancy to an OCD degree. So drill the hole & have a one way check valve. And as far as taking your time you will learn...

There are large compelling arguments on both sides of the fence. I have seen beautiful successful tanks that have take both routes for years.

If your going to syphon or sift it do it regularly if not then never do it. Don't wait long periods then do it on a whim. That's how you get a spike. Practice will get you the point that you don't make a mess or causing cloudy when doing it. Just control the flow by pinching the hose if...

Got ya, that makes sense

Wouldn't gate valves be better? I had heard that by restricting the output you put back pressure on the pump making it work harder than it should, eventually burning it out sooner. To limit my flow to the DT, I put a splitter after the pump out put & have one line run back into the sump with a...

What r the measurements of the LED box? I'm trying to figure out if I can fit one in a hexagon lid.

Now it's Doug's 300 gallon in wall build.

K, well looks like the flood lights are down to $70ish now. Cheaper than the LED board I posted but you get the blues in there so I figured it's worth it. However, it's good to have options and the ones I posted are still WAY cheaper than others.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Aquarium-Coral-Reef-Tank-black-Blue-LED-Grow-Light-120W-/150726029374?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item2317f8b03e#ht_6914wt_984 Hope i added the link right, lots of people on this site are using these LED boards for their corals (some even having good success with...

Melanin is why human skin tan & corals do not have that. That is an unrelated metaphor.

Look up "lafishguy episode 70" on YouTube. He talks about his source of seahorses & has them shipped from Florida to California.

I've heard seahorsesource.com is a good place. I'd also check liveaquaria. I don't think the breeder I help ships b/c the 4 LFS near us gobble them up but I get home in a week & will ask him. If u want PM me w/ your address & I'll see if he will ship.

I've seen Erectus in yellow, purple, red, browns, & grey. They also change color a bit to match their surroundings.

H. Erectus would b my suggestion.

Any updates?

Thanks for the info, I'm in process of a 125g reef tank build. I have truelumen coral pro lights in my hex now. I love them but total cost was $450 to light a 24" spot. Please keep us updated on yours

So funny how this got so far from mandarins but at the same time staying so relevant. Even if opening a LFS is not the way to make money off this hobby, their are still other ways...as I am making a business plan now to pay for my hobby & even more in time with growth.

Well now she is only thinking of the Bahamas which is fast approaching so looks like my toad has a home for a bit longer.

haha great minds think a like, since I figure a couple grand is going into my new 125g reef tank I treated her & I bought her & I tickets this morning for a 7day cruise in the Bahamas. This should give me plenty of bargaining chips & mayB even some sweet corals. Best part is I'm pumped for it to 

Love to see your sump & plumbing, I'm one of the geeks who gets almost more excited about equipment & set-up than live stock. I'm in the process of building a 125 reef tank & love to incorporate new ideas. Also cycling a 60 hex as a DT for horses & pipefish.

From what i understand when u do this set up you either have an extra small pump in your sump to carry water into your fuge then it overflows back to your return pump. Or if you have 2 overflows u can have one drop into skimmer section & fugue section, this has it's benefits also. As far as...

Also that's a very nice tank. I like the back overflow. What's your system set up? Or is that in another thread?

Are you referring to brine shrimp? If so then yes they have a lot of shell & no nutrients for anything eating them. There are exceptions, such as the seahorse breeder I know, breeds brine shrimp then feeds the fresh hatchlings to one of the phases of horses (the 2nd phase of growth only)...

I have had a Colorado River Toad for about 3 years now. I had searched for a very long time to find a healthy specimen for a reasonable price. He is in a 55g long half done desert & the other half done in moss/bark. My newest addiction is saltwater reef keeping. Well the wife says she is...

Many captive bread seahorses will get used to multiple types of feeding techniques. Learn what is best for your horses & for you. When feeding the ones I do I just feed quality food slowly at the top twice a day. That way all the horses come to the top when I stand over the tank. I feed as...