I have a 38 gal that I would like to start a reef/fish aquarium with. I have read a lot of posts but find it very confusing as to what works best. Can somone clear up some of the issues in the various methods for starting this aquarium? My last attempt at this was a 10 gallon marine set up with one...

Everywhere I read, it says blue tanks should be in 70G plus. Is this correct, or can I put a blue tank in a 46g? Thanks

Can anyone point me towards a decent site that shows how to get photos of stuff in the tank. I did read Marcs on the box he made but I am looking for a way to get a decent picture from the front or sides of the tank not the top. thanks, kelly

What will be better for me: a)plenum in sump from coraline gravel, it can be quite thick (15cm or even more), main tank - bare bottom b)DSB in sump (no possibility to buy live sand at all, so only dead sand+worms from live rock) c)plenum in sump, and sand in main tank (tank is only 35cm height, so...

setup new tanks/played with lights/played with old tanks posted a few on a.b.a will post more tomorrow got tons of film developed and for the rest of the week nuting but spair time :) -- Richard Reynolds

Here's the newest ones, posing for the camera. http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/1203/greenrimmed_orangezoos_122703.jpg Marc -- Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com

I went to buy a ballast to make a canopy for a 36 in tank. When I got to the store I find that there were many ballasts for 48 in bulbs but none at that store for 36 in bulbs. To uncommon I was told. My question is are 40 watt ballast ok for 30 watt bulbs? My thinking is that since they don't...

Ok i am just getting started , i have a 75 gallon tank , i was told that i need to purchase at least that amount of live rock according to a chain pet store in our community . I was kinda put off by this , so got the opinion from another store , and not a chain store . To which they replied with a...

Hi there I have made a English version for my website so that you can injoy my tank and setup as well as my Dansih friends !!! So have a look and tell me what ya think : http://www.coralreef.dk/ So happy new year and happy reefing in 2004

Hi, I have a small finger leather in my 7 gal nanoreef. Its positioned very high in the tank near the water surface. He's always done very well, opens and closes on about a 4 day cycle, looks very healthy. As the water evaporates, he typically just shrinks/bends down to stay submerged. That has...

Hello all, I am in the process of converting my wet/dry trickle sump into a refugium. Does someone make a commercial conversion kit? This sump is only 3 months old and my husband would kill me if I trashed it. So I need to use it somehow. Can anyone point me in the right direction on this...

Hi folks, I haven't been here in years...you all helped me immensely starting my 25g reef 3 years ago. (Info at: www.wildaboutcats.org/reeftank.htm) Well, it sprung a bad leak the day after Christmas and in a panic, I've moved everything into a new 46g bowfront. Love the tank, just wasn't...

i have a 34x34x24 tank with 400watts mh on it now i added a maxima clam, which was placed on a mantal on top the clam kept moving untill it hit the bottom, it was at the bottom at the lfs should i bring it back on top of the mantl or just leeave him be? he's quite open and color is great where he...

My all new web page is up and running, please stop by and let me know what you think of the new layout. I will be adding many new photos and information over the next few weeks. Thanks Chris www.exotic-aquatics.com

So far my live rock that had a masive die back has made the great turn around and is now on the mend. These rocks are still in a holding tank downstairs, recently I added all sorts of filter stuff to try and save the remaining life on the rocks, like a fluid bed filter, an extra protine skimmer,...

Hello, I just started my tank about half a year ago, since then it seems to be going very well. All of the sudden Three of my eight christmas tree worms in the coral have half turned to bone (their nose/green peg thing) the bone is kinda in the shape of a crown, they are still alive but I feel...

I'm new to this hobby, and have made what I believe to be my first big mistake. I recently purchased two 36" CustomSeaLife Power Compacts. These feature a 96W 10K florescent, and 96W Actinic, and their "moonlights". This gives me a total of 384W (3W/Gallon) of light into my 125Gallon tank (72"...

I have read up on these, they are listed as reef safe. I am considering adding one to my tank, but I read that they might bother small shrimp. I have two blood shrimp and a pistol. Anyone have exp with these or an opinion of the risk? Thanks in advance

Hi Group When all the lights turn of late at nite ,should I leave the tank in total darkness or ???? Thanks

Had this in my 10 for about 6 month where it showed little growth. It is very pretty though, what I am calling a light blue Ricordea - Moved to a recently set up 29G - 220w PC half 9325 and half Actinic. Anyway since the move it has been developing "tentacles" around the outside and even coming up...