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Thanks for the help. My skimmer has a minimum and maximum line on it, but I don’t want to fill the sump up too much and then have it overflow if there is a power outage or other problem.

Getting back into the hobby after a few years. I building a sump from a 20 gallon long tank, never set up a sump before. Two questions. 1. How do I determine/set the minimum and maximum water levels in the sump? 2. Where is the best place to put the heater in the sump?

Does anyone know if the Taotronics LEDs are compatible withe the Apex Controller?

Thanks for all the info. Can cracks in acrylic be repaired or filled? Is it expensive?

Other than looking for scratches how do I check to see if its in good condition? Do I need to check the seals? What do I look for?

Looking at buying a new glass 150 gallon or a used 180 gallon acrylic that has been sitting empty in someone's basement for 2 years. I don't know much about the pros and cons of acrylic I've always had glass tanks and I'm always worried about buying used tanks. If the acrylic is damaged is it...

This is a great thread. I don't know if this was already talked about (I only read the first 20 pages of the thread and then skipped to the end) but does anyone have the Reef breeders photon24? I know several people have mentioned how much they like the Reef Breeders LEDs and I was wondering if...

Yes, that's very different from the AL fixture I run. If you have a standard 55 its only 12in wide so you should get good coverage either way you go.

I wouldn't consider myself a lighting guru but I also have a 55 with an Aquatic life 4 bulb T5 HO fixture. I run 2 10000k bulbs and 2 actinic and do a 50/50 split. 1 of each in the front and 1 of each in the back. I have mostly soft and LPS so I don't have a huge light demand but they all seem...

Thanks for all the advise. Sounds like I was definitely feeding too much before. Are there any signs I should look for that would tell me I need to feed more before my fish start to starve?

I'm wondering how much or how often everyone feeds their tank? I've had my tank set up for about a year now. I started out feeding twice a day flake food and a small piece of seaweed sheet for my tang in the morning and a cube of mysis in the evening every day. About 2 months ago a had a bad...

Does anyone have experience with the Tunze nanostream pumps? Specifically the 6095 and the 7096 controller. I've been trying to decide between 2 mp40s or 2 6095s with the Tunze controller.

I've been looking for a moorish idol for a long time. My wife found one at our LFS and she surprised me by buying it for me for valentines day. It looked good at the store and was eating. Because my QT tank is small and I know they are very delicate fish I was worried that the stress of...

I added a bubble tip anemone to my tank yesterday. Overnight it moved down to the bottom of a rock in the back of the tank. Not a big deal except you can barley see it. It's only been in the tank for about 24 hours. Do you think it will move again? Is there any way to encourage it to move out in...

Thanks for the help.

I have a Seaclone 100 skimmer. It was working fine for about 6 weeks. I emptied and cleaned the collection cup about 3 weeks ago and now I'm getting nothing at all. Bubbles in the chamber look good, but its not collecting anything. I've taken it apart and cleaned everything. Still nothing. I've...

Yea, It looks like that's what I'm going to have to do. Thanks for the advise.

It's a 55 gallon. The platinum is medium size. About 2 maybe 2 1/2 inches. The tomato is a little bigger.

I just started adding fish 2 weeks ago. My first fish were a watermelon goby and a tomato clown. Yesterday I added a platinum clown. The tomato started picking on him and chasing him around the tank almost as soon as I put him in. I separated the tomato from the rest of tank. Is there any way...

Thanks. Still kinda new at this. Just wanted to check.

During the day when my lights are on the temp in my tank goes up to about 80. Overnight when only the LEDs are on it drops down to about 77. Is this normal? Is this flux in temp okay for my fish? My light is a 4 bulb T5. Blues are on 8am-8pm, whites are on 9am-5pm, lunar LEDs 8pm-6am...

Freshwater dip? Is it effective? Do I dip the fish before or after acclimating them? Before or after quarantining a new fish? If I buy live rock from my LFS should I dip it before I put it in my DT?

Thank you. Now I understand.

I'm a little confused about what you mean? I don't have a sump so I got a little Rio submersible pump to put in the tank. It feeds directly into the UV and the return from the UV empties right back into the tank. It does about 100gph max.

Should I treat the QT tank with anything when quarantining a new fish or just watch for signs of any infection for 3 weeks?