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ok I pretty much ready to get my new hood I have selected between two both offer 3 HQI 250 MH one has 4 80 watt T5 lights the other has 2 160 VHO so produce the same wattage simuler cost but which do you think is better for the tank is a 6 foot 24" tall 4-5 inches of sand and about 20" wide. the...

labman Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Southfield Posts: 81 labman is on normal grounds T5 or VHO I am looking to get my new canopy I have been planing to get the fallowing Debbie is checking on price now but reading things would be better of with t5 light I have decided I want the best...

I know the hawkfish rep I have one I love him so much fun to see him swoop down I also love blood shrimp can these guys get along I know the hawkfishies rep would I be thowing away 20 buck on a BS in that tank or is the guy big enough to hold his own. I also want the blood shrimp as cleaner...

I have a very very aggressive tomato clown harassing and even killing a couple of fish another clown false some damsels and I had 3 chromis down to one, he has been a bully for a while but he is getting worse and worse. I thought about geting him out and moveing him from my 55 to my 150 I have...

:) I have been into this hobby for about 6 months now I have learned allot so far of course I have a ton to learn I would like to share some of it with my fellow newbies. I am not going to cover stuff about cycling the tank others have done that and it is easy to find. but I want to say do it...

I have a sting ray I got Sunday he has been eating frozen shark ray food at the LFS I got him at he barely eating since I brought him home didn't eat Monday, tuesday he ate a little and today he has hardly eating he hasn't been very active today eather spent most of the day in the corner all my...

Well I might get shot but I was at the LFS today and there was a couple of very cool Cortez rays or at least that is what the dealer called him the larger was maybe 7-8 inches round he said that would be about as big as he got mine is maybe half that I wanted to get some differnt things for my...

I have a 150 gallon tank about 6 feet long I am currently cycling the tank. I ran a splitter of the pump to give a little better circulation. I think that is working pretty well I am also debating adding a 2nd over flow and contecting them together is this a crazy idea? here is the info on my...

I was reading in one of my books last night that starfish in tanks often live for years but die of malutrition.mentioned that they might feed on sponges but that was pretty much it can anybody provide more info I have Red Star and a Chocolate Chip, and some little baby guy my daughter would love...

I bought 200# of playsand to set up my 150 gallon tank do I need to wash it or do anything to it before placing it in the tank of course I will be cycling the tank before adding anything my understanding is the best way for cycling is put the sand in add water and salt start the filter system up...

my tank has been establish for about a year I bought it about a 2 months ago since then I have been trying to get my Nitrate below 20. I can never seem to do it I change my water about every three days usually take about 10 gallons out of my 55 gallon hexagon tank. of course I am cleaning the...

right now I have a basic tank about a two in bed of sand in my 55 a couple of live rocks and mushroom polup my fish are all happy and have been doing very well but I want to make it a little more natural for them so I have 50 lbs of live rock comming and 10# of live sand so I plan on removing a...

it messures 6 feet long x 24 inch's deep x 20 inch's wide I am hoping to make it into a nice reef and fish tank the tank is used but in nice shape with a light couldn't pass it up for 200 bucks 1st I need a filter system for the guy I baught it from recomends bio-balls I was thinking of a Rena...

I have a octigon tank but I am lookubg for another tank stand to setup as I have learned this is not the best for salt water would like at least 55 gallons might buy equipment also but willing to buy my own let me know what you have I am in Southfield and can pick up

there is a longer post on this but I am hoping for a quick answer I lost allot of my fish I saved the last two by adding a air pump the tank was doing fine I added a second filtration system and everything went bad in the tank coincidence? I have a fluval 304 on my 65 gallon tank I had a...

we it all started to go bad yesterday tried to make my filtration better and then my bicolor angel faded color and died I test the water all looked good but when I took my water sample to the fish store ph was low and nitrate was very high cleaned the water and replaced but it looks like I will...

I have about a 60 gallon tank and currently have a fluval 304 on it I am not happy with the clarity off the water doesn't seem to clean as well as I like plus cleaning it is a pain spilled water more then once I have been looking at the ODYSSEA CFS4 read some reviews that say it's better...