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Greetings All, I have a 75G (48x18x21) reef tank with sump. Been trolling the threads to figure out the best lighting option, for future corals and such. LFS guy suggested the Marine Land "Reef capable" LEDs but that seems to be roundly panned here on AA. Doug and some of the others had...

My pH in my cycling tank continues to be around 7.5. In the process of doing a water change, so I decided to see what the pH was in my brand new water... at an SG of 1.025, my pH in the new water is reading at 7.2-7.3. I'm baffled, as I thought the water change water would be at pretty ideal...

Hello all, I'm getting some strange water parameters with my cycle. I'm using Oceanic salt and I believe am using it in the right concentration on my 75 gallon w/ 30g fuge. Right now, my SG is at 1.023 @ 80.6 degrees. Ammonia is at 0. Nitrites at 0. And Nitrates are under 5. pH... when I...

Hello All, With my aquarium that is currently cycling (75g), I have a DIY sump (30g), which has a small refugium that is about 4 or 5 gallons, I would guess. I've seen alot of talk of putting "Mud" in it (Ecosystems Miracle Mud and a few others). 1) What do most of you with refugiums have in...

I have a 46 gallon Oceanic Bowfront Tank and Stand for sale. Local pickup only. It's a nice tank with lots of accessories, including an Eheim "Professional" filter, undergravel filter and many many other goodies (hoses, multiple air pumps, decorations, etc.). Less than 3 years old. Just got...

Hey all, Just completed my 20G sump, and after days of runs to HD and local hardware store for plumbing and other flub-ups, I'm now ready to put in my sump, continue my cycle (tank is filled with water and shrimps are decomposing nicely) and be on my way. Get under the stand, attach my hoses...

Not a genius in fluid dynamics, so bear with me. Simply: How do I determine equilibrium for my pump and overflow. Have a 75G reef-ready with overflow. Sump is a 20G tank with a Mag 9.5 (950GPH) pump. Placed a flow valve between pump and return to govern the return. My guess is that I...

Hello All, After 5 agonizing days of slow fill by my RO/DI unit, my tank is almost filled. Just put in some Caribsea Aragonite sand yesterday, and even after rinsing it, it is incredibly cloudy. I was wondering: Should I wait until the cloudiness clears before adding LS and a cocktail shrimp...

Greetings again all, Thanks again for your previous posts guiding me to purchase the 12G tank for my sis, and abandoning the idea of the 5G (which I suggested she make a single betta tank). She needs some stocking tips, and based on some of your profiles, this is what I've put together for her...

I am interested in preserving as much of the life and hitchikers on my future purchase of LR as possible. So I was wondering if it would be helpful to: Begin cycle with my LS, base rock, some LR rubble for the sump (from LFS), and a Safeway shrimp; then when the cycle is done, and my...

Greetings All, I'm over from the SW forum, and was wondering if I could get some help from you FW experts. My sister is interested in starting a FW aquarium and has a 5G tank. I told her that bigger is more stable... but she is a sister, and won't listen to big brother. :roll: I was...

Greetings All, In my quest to do this as accurately (and lazily) as possible, I am looking at digital testers. Few different kinds out there, and wanted to see which are appropriate for our craft. 1. Temp & Ph testers- Seem to range from simple (temp and Ph), to complicated (Temp, Ph, TDS...

Greetings all, I apologize in advance, because I'm sure this has been answered a bazillion times, but I couldn't find it using the search feature. I have a reef-ready 75g tank, and I am looking to setup a sump system. Is there a "typical" way to do it? I've debated just buying a wet/dry...

Greetings all. I have finally ordered my tank, which is coming in next Tuesday! I'm going with a reef ready 75G, with 20 G aquarium sump, driven by Mag 12 pump. I plan on doing fish, LR and corals/anenomes at some future (future future) point. For lights, I'm considering the following...

First, thanks to everyone for participating in this forum. This site along with the books (Fenner, Kurtz and Goldstein) have been awesome, and have been incredibly informative. So I'm finally ready to take the plunge and begin to get a tank going... a 100 - 125g reef tank (with fish). I was...

Howdy, I'm new to the field and new to this site, so thanks to everyone for all of the incrediby helpful advice (the "If you could do it all over thread" has been super helpful!). As requested, I've been doing lots of research (Boruchowitz's The simple guide to freshwater aquariums) and think...