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So as we all kno Upside-down jellyfish are pretty darn hard to take care of, they dont live that long (3-6 months) and mostly only aquariums attempt to care for them. So why not this school year for my NOSB (national ocean science bowl) Club we take on the project caring for one of these. With...

So all this week I've been working on a resume to give to the owner of the "Ocean Runners". I feel that it was very up beat and went in to good detail on why I would be good for the job. Now I have to wait and hope for it.

So want to go to metal halide. But im not sure if i can fit a retro over the tank. And could metal halide be over kill for such thin tank?

Okay so I adopted a few fish and the crab from my High School. As the neglict had gotten so bad. One of the fish was stab with pencil and killed. The teacher that normal maintained the tank was in the hospital. She did a good job. But never should had left it to immature students. Anyway Ive...

Okay so i got my 115 gal tank half full as ive been working on the stand and drilling a larger hole for the sump. So im enlarging the hole from 1" to 1 1/2" and I need help on deciding where to place the new hole. The old one is one the side in the middle and its chipped and cant be enlarged...

Okay if you been following me, you'll know I bought a tank about 3 weeks ago and it was crap. And my old tank brace broke. Well I got a new new tank(that actual works! :o ). Its a 115 gal tank. Dimensions are 78x13x26. It so much better! My only problem now is that i can only feel it up half...

Hey again, The brace broke on my 55. I'm not sure what to do. I was cleaning the glass and notice something wrong. the tank was bowing and the center brace had broke. Its all there. its just the front part that has detached. The tank was manufactured in 1990. The tank was getting old and...

Im looking at building a skimmer box for my super skimmer. Does anyone have any suggestions or plans for doing this? right now i have been looking at CPRs and AquaC for inspirations.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=011&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWN%3AIT&viewitem=&item=320052972217&rd=1&rd=1 okay i just pick up my new tank. Wow. Im very disappointed. First off. Its not even a 100 Gal! its only not 5ft not 6ft! It looks terrible! I know arycrlic dosent look to good...

Does anyone know how to remove these safely from acrylic tanks?

http://www.nosb.org/ On this website there's a box on the right that says Test Your Ocean Knowledge. Click on it and there will be a quiz with 5 questions. Lets see how really smart you are.

Hey Do i need 3 MH over 72" or can i get away with just 2.

won a item 100 gallon acrylic aquarium. I think its a steal. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=320052972217&sspagename=ADME:L:AAQ:US:1 Ill have some fun converting it. Its belowing my mind that i wont be using my 55. Oh reef lights. whats the metal halide ratio now. 3 175W?

Okay so i got a Supper Skimmer today. Ive got all setup. But i just read you have to run it with out skimming "break in period" and just have water flow though it without getting areated. (I thought the break in period was to have the skimmer running normally) I didnt read that part so i set...

Dear Santa, My fish have been very good this year. (I cant say the same for me :wink: )So you know what that means. I want to break the bank this holiday season for them. Is anyone else planing on doing this too? So what does everyone want to get for their aquarium for Christmas or Hanukkah...

anyone know anything about this skimmer? http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/Prod_Display.cfm?pcatid=13910&N=2004+113771

Im buing a new lighting system as my odessye lighting system shockingly failed a month ago. And i have been running on one leg (only one ballast is working). So I'm going to take the working ballast and retro fit MH's in the canopy. Any way, is 20k okay or is it to much in the blue spectrum...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Amiracle-Protein-Skimmer-with-Maxi-jet-1200_W0QQitemZ250048511804QQihZ015QQcategoryZ46313QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem i dont know if i should bid on this. I bid on this once and got out bidded. should i stay out bidded. Im guessing yes.

i have four things that i'm trying to get a ID. 1. There a these green tube like things the reporducing a fast rate. 2. Theres a red T.V. anttena type close to where #1 is located 3. These kind of look like little anemome 4. These i have all over my rock in all differnt colors thank for...

hey, I bought a pepermint shrimp about 4 weeks ago. I acclimated him and then put him in. He ran of in to the rocks and has been spot sense.

If you will post: Ph, type of water (RO, Tap), salt brand, and if dosing, also what yore Ph was when you started. Im just wondering if there are any conections. Thanks

Im buying a 100 lbs live rock today. its from a busniess going out sale and im getting it .50 cents a LBS. As everone knows my tank is have major problem with nitrite and it should be over soon(in a week or 2). Should i put the rock in the tank or put it in other tanks for the time being. ive...

Purches some live rock yesterday and found what looks to be a coral but i dont know what it is, and if its alive or not.

I purches Some LR today 5 lbs only but on one of the rocks i bought its just black not that pretty looking did i get rip off or is that just some type coraline or just some more ugly algea to deal with.

This is my 8th week cycling now and the Nitirites are still going up. Its been a while since i started cycling my tank the aminnioa 0.00 ppm Nitrite are off the chart. With my test kit its says that 5.0 ppm. after this has been going on so long i went down to my lovely LFS and got it tested...