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Hi, My daughter has expressed interest in having her own saltwater tank (in her room) and I am looking in to the BioCubes. I am wondering if anyone has success running the stock equipment long term. Most of what i see here is people making mods before they even put water in it. She is 6...

Hi, I bought a complete reef from someone last fall - and it came with all kinds of super things (most of which were hiding between goo and algae) Everything has been living in my system for a while now, but I never did figure out what this thing is. My XL pink spotted goby used to move it...

Hi, I don't post here often, not really since my tank became "all settled in". I have had these corals in my tank for at least 6 months, some are about a year "in tank". I would like to clear out EVERY coral in my tank - switching to a macro theme for a while. I may be overlooking some of...

Hi, my husband got me an Apex Aquacontroller for Christmas. I'm really trying to appreciate it, but it's not doing anything that my $5 manual timers from walmart weren't doing. My understanding of the controller is that it automates things. Is there anything else it can do? So far I just have...

Hi, I had a freak tank crash about 4 days ago. I did a water change and within 24 hours, ALL the corals were closed up, and the glass was covered with (what looks like) hair algae. There is also a HORRENDOUS smell coming from the whole tank. I tested the water, basically fine, but salinity...

Hi, I'm going to be setting up my macro tank in the next week or two, and would like advice on lighting. I added some really great macros into my 55 reef, but the LED lighting i'm using killed off the ones that weren't shoved in a cave. I want to stick with LEDs if I can, and am looking at...

Hi, I rescued a saltwater system a few weeks ago, and am parting out the components I can't use. For sale now is the sump. This is a sump/refugium "kit" that catalina aquarium sells. It come with the sump, all the plumbing, hob overflow box, refugium light, and return pump. It is currently...

Hi, I have a 4 month old AquaticLife T5 fixture for sale. This is the programmable version with 4 T5 bulbs and moonlights. Details can be found on foster and smith aquatics website, or just about anywhere that sells reef lighting. $150 plus shipping, I will take Paypal or cash. This weighs...

I am wondering if it is possible to utilize specific algae to "filter" water for use in a reef tank. I ordered several different algae from reef cleaners (hopefully getting it today :) ) and will be using it in my display mixed reef. I think it will look pretty, but I am also hoping to better...

Hi, I don't really post anymore, but I wanted to share/chronicle my new tank. Background; step 1. I had a 48 fowlr, it was a horrible mess because i did things and then just crossed my fingers. step 2. found this forum, and decided I would "do things right". I bought a 120g, ran a...

Hi. I have a really beautiful bryopsis plant. I love that thing, but it is getting a little big. I would like to manage it without sacrificing the healthy pod population (I have a LOT of pod eaters, actually I only have pod eaters) This is what I was thinking; Put the rock that has the...

Hi, I'm breaking down my "other tank" and have about 30lbs of live sand. I'ts not that live, but may help bio filter. No critters (that I've ever seen), grains are probably about sugar size, maybe a little bigger. The tank has been running as-is for about 4 months, and I've never seen even a...

I was thinking about downgrading my 120g, but after looking at the room where I would like to relocate my livestock, I thought dual 90-s would be more attractive. I do not want to buy 2 90g tanks. I have seen a few websites that explain how to make an acrylic tank, so I'm wondering if...

I have a 120g AGA RR tank (see signature) that I would like to trade for a 75 or 90 gallon RR tank. My tank is fully functional, and it would come with the stand - although I did take out the center brace to remove the sump, and I just glued it back together. I don't need a stand, though one...

Hi, I am looking for a decent external pump for my water change routine. I need something that will pump any amount of water, but head needs to be 20+ feet. That's it, thanks. Heather

I recently ordered 3 "tiny" hippo tangs, a med Pink spotted watchman goby, a candy striped pistol shrimp, 5 scarlet hermits and a "pink" montipora digita. The tangs were about 1.5", a GREAT size to start out with (for me, anyway). all were healthy in appearance, swimming in open water and...

Happy mother's day to me Happy mother's day to me I must've been a good mommy cause I got a reef brite LED That's alittle tune I wrote last sunday while putting my fancy new light on the tank. It's a 48" white ReedBrite LED strip I bought online at Premium Aquatics. My tank is...

I have a cheapy jebo skimmer that I took apart, and am going to turn in to a phosphate reactor (i think that's what it's called). anyway, I'm wondering if I can section it off to have a carbon chamber in there, too. That way I can do both and don't need to buy anything else (or complicate the...

Hi, I'm thinking about buying a meter of some kind to find out what my current lights are doing. I'm wondering if a digital light meter used in photography would give me some number that translates to aquaria, or is it more specific than that? The one I'm looking at is called a "Lux Meter"...

Hi, I have been watching this yellow tang at petco for close to a month now. When it came in, it looked very healthy and rounded. There hasn't been an ich outbreak in his tank (or sister tanks) at all. When I stopped in the other day, his belly is sucken in. It is emaciated, and it's bothering...