I have had a successful FOWLR setup for a year now and have decided to convert it over to a reef tank. One of the things I never bought was a protien skimmer. The problem is that when I originally set up my tank I never planned on a 5-7" skimmer hanging off the back. My tank is only 3" from the...

Thanks for all the great info on my previous post. My last question (ha!) is how to install the live sand/live rock. Should the tank be filled with water before to get it up to temperature and then put in the LS and LR? Or should I put in the sand and rock first then fill with room temp water (in...

Hi all! I just setup my sal****er tank March 31st. It is a 55 gal tank with 30 lbs of live rock and 40 lbs of live sand. Filtration for now is handled by 1 Penguin 330 Power filter with bio wheel and 1 Whisper 60 Power filter. The protein skimmer is a Jebo 180 Hang on Tank model. The skimmer...

"Christ's Soldiers" wrote in message ... I have a request for all of you who have established deep snad beds. I have just setup my new 75 gallon (upgraded from a 3 year old 29 gallon) and it is nearly done...

I bought 20 more pounds of LR for my 75g FOWLR, and a handful of shells for my hermits. I put in the shells and situated the rock, then settled in to watch, several hermits decided to move into a new home almost immediately. The rock was teeming with life, pods, worms, and bunches of things I've no...

flies i have just bot a tank (77gal) with ; 1 lion fish 1 dwarf lion 3 trigger fish when i brought the tank and water and fish home and started it up all fine but 10 hours later i have white fly like things doing circles ,and flying above the surface of the tank any one know what

I'm building a 15 gal sump (all-glass 15-High) and everything I've been researching talks about installing the acrylic baffles. I just went to the hardware store and I see acrylic is pretty pricey, whereas glass is way cheap by comparison. Any particular reason not to use glass for the baffles...

I have a small sal****er tank (10 gallons) with two clownfish, 4 astea snails, and 4 dwarf hermit crabs. I put 4 pounds of Fiji live rock into the aquarium about six weeks ago. The purple color of the coraline algae was a nice addition to the aquarium, but it seems to be dying. The water...

Yes, it's true. I have been fiddling with this x-terminator mantis trap, and although I succeeded in catching my gorilla crab, I have at least 2 mantis still in my 40 gallon and now they have bred. I noticed an unusual amount of clicking the night before, so much so that I was convinced they...

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My blue tang has been in my tank now for around 2 weeks ... about 1 week ago i thought he developed ich (being some almost microscopic white particles on his belly).. They are now gone with no trace. (basically lasted about 3 days) ... Would this have been ich or something else?

I'm asking this question for 2 reasons 1. I need to reduce my disolved organics levels 2. Just curious for the holidays

Hello, I bought 2 linckia star about 3 weeks ago. One is doing fine but the arm tips of the other one seem to be disintegrating slowly. I know Linckia star are hard to keep and I read that they often lose the arms and die. Are the symptoms of mine similar? Is there a chance that it gets better or...

How much live rock would my 75 gallon need to eliminate the need for alternate biological filtration? I have about 60lbs right now. -- billy -- Need tech help? http://www.winextra.com news://news.winextra.com

Here's my story. I have a 215 gal reef (http://home.comcast.net/~fish.tank/ ) I'm needing to improve my protein skimming and circulation in a major way. I've decided on an A. E. Technology ETSS 800 skimmer & UHF Pro 72 Reef Sump. Now I need to pick some pumps. I am leaning toward an Iwaki...

i am new to this hobby of marine fishkeeping. i am at present a discus- keeper for some 7 years and i know in the discus trade, who you get your livestock from is the foundation for success. there is alot of bad discus stock out there. anyway can i presume the same in the marine livestock arena? i...

I know this is probably a bit ask but are there any reef safe animals that will eat baby pistol shrimps. Im guessing the existing ones i have have reproduced now i have about 100 of the little critters roaming around which i guess eventually will become bigger critters and cause me some pain.

Is it possible? I have read that more is always better but is there a limit based on size of tank? The reason I ask is that I am deciding on either a 250w or 400w halide and the prices are comparable. I have a 36"x16"x17" 46 gallon. I'm building the canopy myself so that isn't an issue. TIA Kelly

Doing some pvc work to plumb a sump/refugium. Is any pvc cement for the fittings ok to use in reef tank work?

Is it possible to have to much bio-load? I currently have a 55 gal setup using 2 ehiems (2015) 1 is complety full of media and the 2nd half full of media and mesh filter. I'm also using a Bac-Pack II skimmer which also uses some mesh in the resivor? The best part is my test results for ammonia...