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I am looking into buying an RO/DI system for my reef and was considering purchasing: 50 GPD 6ST Reverse Osmosis Ro Di Water Filters System Extra 5 PC Replacement | eBay Is there any cause for concern with this unit? If so, is there another you all would recommend? Thanks, Chris

I'm sorry, but I didn't quite understand this part "for some light lights close to the surface". Under the T-5 options, would a six tube fixture be geared more toward SPS or should I be looking at that in planning a more moderate light tank? Would PC lighting be appropriate for such a tank? I...

I currently have a 29G reef tank with some softies and LPS. For lighting, I have 2x 65W PC. I have to move the tank, so I have decided that I am going to upgrade to a 75G as part of that process. My intent is to go for moderate lighting, but am looking for advice on what type of fixture would...

OK--I have the stuff to make up some root tabs so I will try that and I will go ahead and replace the bulbs in there. Yeah, I do go through a fair bit of excel, but I do dose a bit less than I would in a higher light tank. In the long run, pressurized would still be cheaper and it is on my...

I have a 75 gallon with 130W PC lighting. The tank has been going for almost three years now (planted for about 2.5). I have some amazon swords which had been doing wonderfully for some time, but now are wasting away. At first, I was concerned that they were being starved for light by an...

I have a sun coral that I purchased about a month ago and it seems to be doing fairly well with little polyps sprouting up here and there. I have been feeding mysis every other day, but I will be going on vacation in a few days. For vacations, I have an automatic feeder for the fish and I...

On a 29 gallon tank, after many setbacks, I now have a functioning sump. I have been testing it and tweaking the plumbing off and on for some time now and have now run it continuously for a day. Tonight when I came home, I noticed that a couple of the corals are not behaving as they normally...

After I finished installing the baffles, I ran FW through it to test for leaks. Then, it was drained and placed in the stand. No cleaning products were ever used, but I suppose dust is a possibility from the stand. Chris

It looks like the sort of film that I would get out of the sand, but there should not be any sand in the sump yet and it has not had a connection to the main yet either. Chris

I got through moving my tank and had installed a DIY sump under the stand. It was made from glass tank with acryllic baffles siliconed into place. I had tested it a bit with fresh water before installing and the baffles were leak free. In preparation for connecting the sump to the main, I had...

It has been going for nearly two years--new sand it is; thanks for the help! Thanks for the pointer :D (I meant for this one to be here).

My apologies, that was a bad typo. I meant that it should always be moved empty. I realize that it cannot be moved when full, but I wondered if it would be acceptable to move with the sand bed still in the tank. It sounds like it would be a bad idea for reasons other than structural...

I am moving my 29 gal into the basement. In the article on this site (http://www.aquariumadvice.com/article_view.php?faq=2&fldAuto=28), it is mentioned that the tank should never be moved empty. Given that it is a smaller tank and a short move, would it be acceptable to move it with the sand...

I will try and update that shortly. For the record, there are a couple of shrimp (cleaner and peppermint), various snails, blue-leg hermits, and some soft corals plus a candy cane coral. I realize that nothing else on that list would survive hypo. I was planning on doing it in QT for the 6+...

Understood, but if I am interpreting roka64 correctly, it seems the best course of action is to hold off the couple of days until I am ready to start a hypo treatment? Chris

Still eating as normal (in fact, they were begging as I walked up to the tank just now to check on them). I often soak their food in vita-chem (is this equivalent to Zoe from another manufacturer?). I also rotate with Garlic Extreme and Selcon, so I am set there. Would one of those be...

I have been planning on getting a refractometer anyway, so now I am ordering one. Seeing as I won't have it for a couple of days (could not find one in town), would it be better to treat with copper, start lowering the salt level (just not as low as 1.009), or hold off until I have it? Thank...

I do not have a refractometer. Is it reasonable to try a hypo treatment with a swing arm hydrometer? Thanks again, Chris

I was under the impression that corals needed to be transferred while never exposed to air--correction noted. The coral display tanks are plumbed with some of the fish (the main fish displays are treated with copper and are plumbed separately). Well, that being the case it sounds like QT the...

I am a bit confused right now. I was just feeding my tank (29 gal, 2 clowns are the only fish) and I noticed white spots on the clowns. I have not seen marine ich before, but it certainly looks similar to FW ich. The reason I am confused though is that they have been in the tank for going on...

I wanted to echo what Kurt_Nelson had said. Being the anal FW keeper (I am annoyed with myself if the water change is a day past the one week mark), I noticed virtually no difference in the time spent keeping up with the tank. I do find that the SW tank gets a lot more of my viewing time...

Jchillin--thank you for the feedback; hopefully that means I'll be seeing some keyhole babies in the future. Sorry about the pics though. I have never been all that adept at taking pictures of the fish and these little ones are hard being so tiny (and cute!). I will modify those posted...

First the gratuitous pics--these are three and a half week old albino cories: Now for the question: in my other tank, I have a pair of keyhole cichlids that have spawned. It is a community tank, so I do not have much hope for the eggs unless they are removed, although the parents are defending...

A great source of information about sumps is at www.melevsreef.com. This page in particular gives you some idea of how it all goes together. http://www.melevsreef.com/what_sump.html Here is a link to an excellent thread on AA: http://aquariumadvice.com/viewtopic.php?t=53046 Chris

I would advise against the canister filter. The live rock, with good flow in the tank would be all the biological filtration you need. The problem with any sort of mechanical filtration is that it will trap material which will lead to increased nitrates as it decomposes. Instead, look into a...