Sorry for the short notice, but I just wanted to let everybody know about the club meeting in Boise Idaho tomorrow. We will be discussing and demonstrating methods of water movement. For more info see www.idahoreefs.org Kim

Which are better in the long run in terms of caring.. I want something nice and yet not much maintenance. Those on the net.. any good ones to buy from that are reliable ?

I'm going to go ahead and purchase 45 lbs of Fiji LR from liveaquaria. My tank is a 46 gallon and it has been up for only 100 hours. I have heard good things about this company and they are only a 4 hour drive (which I drive on my route to my home town at least once a month). I have the biowheel...

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I want to install an overflow in my tank, i will cut and silicone the glass for the box, now a question i can drain the tank to silicone the box in place, but how long do i have to wait to replace the water? can i start replacing the water after a couple of hours or do i have to wait a few days?

i'm new to the hobby, and have been checking out some online sites. Anybody have any feedback on these shops? www.premiumaquatics.com www.reefaddicts.com www.reefermadness.us Thanks for the information!

Hi all, My 80g tank wiped out 6 months ago and a took it apart for storage. I put the Crushed Coral in a big bucked and the LR in a bucket with tank water. Now after six months most of the tank water evaporated leaving the LR exposed to air. The obvious question is, can I just put the LR in a new...

must be a french *****

As many of you know, Mrs. Wages Pickling Lime is chemically indistinguishable (and like 5x cheaper) from that overpriced crap they sell at the LFS and call "kalkwasser". I just ordered 2 jars of aforementioned pickling lime ...and they sent me a free bag of cheesecake mix, LOL!!! I wonder if they...

I have a dogface puffer who has ick, I have been doing fw dips for about 3min. What else can I do for it, or treat it with? Thanks in advance!! Phil

Do invertebrates such as the Stenopus hispidus count towards the total number of fish when stocking a new marine fish tank? For example if based on tank capacity you can stock 20" of fish, would that need to be reduced if adding the Stenopus Hispidus. -- Regards, Gary.

I have been running a high Ph level for about a year now. It averages 9.03. This level is by test kit and also digital probe. All other levels are where they should be, Ammonia - 0, Ni - 0, Na - 0, Ca 350 - 375. No additives or supplements used. I have a fairly complex setup. 120 gal reef with...

I have small colonies of favia (or favities), brown variation taken from the seashore of Florida Keys... They look nice, dark brown with polyps extending from the rocky ball of their skeleton... They are doing fine without target feeding, but I have heard they could benefit from feeding...

Hello All, I want to start my first salt water tank and my parents for Christmas and i wanted to do a nano reef. What does everyone think of the above, here is a link to pictures...

Woke up to a dead partially eaten cleaner shrimp this morning (one of three). It looks like it had been in the process of shedding. All of the fish have an innocent "Who me?" look about them - i.e. none of them paying the "remains" any attention. So, was it murder or natural causes? ANALYSIS OF...

Can someone enlighten me on these cretins? Thanks SuperX

Hi, I am in the process of cycling a 46 gallon tank. I didn't want to go with a reef tank, because of $. I am new to marine tanks (this is my first one) and have been reading so much about them I'm starting to get overloaded. I have crushed coral mix for substrate (30 lbs of it) and a penguin...

Got a green bubble anemone a few days ago. It rooted within a few hours with its foot buried at the back of a little cave in the rockwork. There is now a strange lighting related routine that seems to go against the text books: 1. The Arcadia 4 tube lighting system comes on at half power (1...

Hi, I am pretty new at this so I am hoping someone can help me. I received half of the live rock for my 90 gallon tank 2 days ago. I have been constantly doing multiple water changes (30% 2-3 times a day), but the ammonia just does not seem to be getting under 1ppm so easily. I noticed last...