I have noticed that people seem to dump on RIO pumps a lot. Not just in the newsgroups, but at LFS and such too. I was wondering why this is? I've never had any Mag Drive pumps but I have a couple RIO's that have been nothing but useful. Less than 2 years all be it. Why are Mag Drives so much...

Does anyone know of any marine fish shops in the Northamptonshire or surrounding areas? I visit on in town but i find it a struggle going there. cant put my finger on why though. Would like to have a look around and see who else is out there. The only other place I visit is maidenhead aquatics in...

I have a tunzi 3130 protein skimmer sat inside my 125 gallon tank and would like to get an alternative unit to sit inside the cabinet underneath. I have been thinking about getting the turbofloater 1000 multi and a small tank to use as a sump. My question is this. Quite simply, how do you set them...

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Please go on this page for seeing what to do for my fish: www.geocities.com/bedford_ch then click "maladie" on the left. I've installed 2 "pump" (not sure for the name) 1200 liters/hour on sunday 25th january. Then I stopped them (one day later) as this fish didn't get very well. The first 2 days...

I have a 29 gal FO tank. I've been getting too much of that blue/green cyanobacteria and the LFS guy suggested that I have poor water flow (all I have is a whisper wet dry) I had an old PH, which is rated for like 295gal/hr ... but it makes the fish look like they are swimming in a river! ...

I have just set up my latest marine tank using a crushed oyster shell and sand mix............ Is this going to be ok ?? It's only a thin layer of course. My other tank uses coral grit but I fancied a change......... Just wondered if anyone has any thoughts on this

Hello everyone, I have a quick question about cycling my tank. The tank was setup January 18th and has been cycling since (11 days). The live rock was fully cured and had some nice growth on it. I have actually had no visible die off on the rock. In fact, Anthelia has grown like crazy since I...

Just setup my tank last weekend. Water is still hazy. 55 gal 2-Ehiem Filters running temp high at 80 so bacteria grows faster I think it will clear up when I add some charcol media, but need to wait until Nitrate cycle peeks. Is this a normal haze from bacteria? I guess what I have is new...

I have just set up my latest marine tank using a crushed oyster shell and sand mix............ Is this going to be ok ?? It's only a thin layer of course. My other tank uses coral grit but I fancied a change......... Just wondered if anyone has any thoughts on this

I added a giant fanworm and a small rock with several mushrooms to my tank two days ago, i looked at the tank a few moments ago and i noticed the tube worm (probably sabellastarte magnifica?) shed its crown, and my clownfish appear to be doing poorly. one is being pushed around by the current...

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I'm going to be setting up a new tank (55 gal)in a week or so, and I understand that I need to add Amquel to remove the cloramine,(going to mix my own salt from tap water) However the Amquel also removes Ammonia. 1.Question-Shouldnt I wait to add the Amquel because, I need ammonia to start the...

Thanks all for your great comments... Seems 100% against Rio's. :D I must have gotten pretty lucky with mine. Hasn't broken down, I dont have to hit it. Impellor seems fine... At any rate, I wanted to get new powerheads to go along with my DIY wave maker in feb.

We had a 12 hour power loss, the house temp got down to about 61 degrees. When the power came back both my clowns were very slugish, but active, unbtil one got suckedagainst the protein skimmer(cpr backpack), as soon as it happened i shut it off. but it looks like the damage was done. Is ther any...

I have a Powder Blue Tang (5"), Naso Lipstick Tang (5"), Regal Tang (3"-4"), Yellow Tang (2"-3"), 4 x Green Chromis (1 1/2"-2"), Blue Cheek Goby (4"), Chalk or Six Spot Goby (4"), Common clowns (1@ 1 1/2" and 1@ 2") and a cleaner wrasse. All these fish are kept in a rena 600 125 imp gallon tank. I...

I have a mixed fish and reef tank of 125 gallons and have recently seen an explosion of tunicates. I know angel and butterfly fish eat these, but they also eat corals which I dont want. How else should I get rid or slow down the tunicates? at the rate theyre going theyll cover every surface in a...

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Hi, has anyone experience with cowfish (Lactoria cornuta) in reef tank? Pages I've read say that they feed on worms, shrimps, little crabs and algae. I couldun't find info that they eat corals or anemones. Is it then safe for reef aquarim, meaning safe for corals? Tnx Mislav