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so i have fuge and i wanted to caulerpa into it...after some research i realize that this is fast growing and needs lots of pruning but then i found this other plant halimeda which is slower and lasts a long time, and seems to be better than caulerpa. My question is how do they compare and could...

so i was looking into getting a cheapo skimmer like the seaclone 100. but i was reading about them and people said they have to constantly readjust them everyday, this is a lil too much work than id like to do, i dont mind every week but everyday is too much, then i talked to my lfs guy today...

so i have a aquaclear 50 pumping water from my sump to my tank, and it was set up with hose, and i wanted to change it over to pvc, so i went and got some and put it all together, but i messed up and was taking it off the output of the pump and it broke it right off, so now i have no pump, i...

can anyone help me here, i did a fishless cycle with shrimp..and now i have black dust like crud all over my sand in my tank, i can stir it up and it jsut settles back down on the sand, i did water tests today nitrite - 0 nitrate - 80 ppm ph - 8.2 ammonia - 0 i dont have any clue what...

so my water tested zero on the nitrites today, and im planning on putting liverock in tommorow. a few questions, what should water parameters be before adding,a nything i should be on the lookout for like high levels of anything that will cause more die off than normal... and is liverock.com a...

so i put these shrimp in to cycle my tank and they are all gone now, but now there is a blakc residuey stuff all over my sand and such, what is that??? any help is good

so ive been creating a list of what i want... not there yet, but still like to be ready for when i am, does this sound alright or is ti too much for a 30 gal? 2 true percs 2 longfin fairy wrasse rose BTA toadstool mushroom green carnation tree coraldevils hand leather coral capret anenome...

jsut wondering if there was any sort of demand for this, im looking into starting a business, and was just curiuos if it would be profitable.

are there any puffer fish that are reef safe, ive been looking on liveaquaria.com, and they all seem to be not compatible, id really like to get one in the future, but if there are no reef safe ones then i guess ill have to pass, any info would be appreciated, TIA

what are some good chemical medias?

so i have a yellow tail damsel in my tank, and i ahve a red hermit crab, fairly big, hes going back soon, but i jsut installed a new amiracle mud filter today, and it has a skimmer box and such,well everything was fine when i left for work at 330, when i got home, the damsel was/ is swimming...

so yesterday, i went and bought some sand, i figured 20 pounds woulda made a ncie deep bed in my 30 gal, buti guess i was wrong, so ill have to get more, but unfortunatley, that was all the store had in stock, so now i gotta wait and hope more comes in soon, plus im think ill need at least 20-...

hi, i found these, and i was just wondering whats the deal with them, are they useful, or good, or any ideas at all ? all opinions appreciated, thanks

any comments on these would be appreciated,

ok, so i wanna make a DSB and i have a bunch of curshed coral in my tank already, cuz of course i didnt do enough research before i jumped into this, so my tank is already cycled with nothing but a hermit crab that ill be returning to the pet store tommorow, and i wanted to know if i could take...

any opinions on these would be great.. Seaclone 100 REd sea Berlin turbo hang on aqua medic turboflotor multi hang on

so yeah, i didnt get many replys in the getting started section, and i didnt with a different post in there, so ill post in here too just in case ok, so im lost in the world of lights, can i get some help. ive been doing a lot of reading and so far ivce come to this conclusion, i have no idea...

ok, so im lost in the world of lights, can i get some help. ive been doing a lot of reading and so far ivce come to this conclusion, i have no idea what the use of any of these lighting porducts are, like vho, metal halide, actinic, flourescent, etc, what light does what, and why are the diff...

OK, so whats the deal with everyone here ragging on undergravel filters and saying that they are no good for saltwater, Personally, i think they are great, i have two aquaclear 301 powerheads on my perfectoflo ugf and it kept my 55 sparkly clean and all my fish were just as healthy as all yours...

Hi all, im new to the forum and i am looking for some help. i want to create a reef setup, i had a fish only salt tank so im familiar with cycling and all that... i have a 30 gal tank, and i was wondering how i choose lighting and filtration, watts per gal, and gph, and what are some products...