Recent content by Sinister Reef

well I'm planning on after i replace the silicone, take the tank over to my dad's house and fill it up and let it set for couple of days and go over there each day to check on it. this tank will be use for a sump for my future 90 reef setup. this tank still have it's sticker on and the...

I had bought a 55 gallon yesterday. It's a used tank, and the owner said they never ran any copper base treatment in the tank. He said it was used as a freshwater tank. I got for $20 The silicone in the four corner is turning yellow and becomeing brittle. and the silicon at the bottom looks...

When I get my first 20 nano tank built using T5's, I would probably want to build a 2nd 20 long nano. With this 2nd nano Like to do the lighting a little different. So I have a few questions. 1] what's the difference between MH and HQI ( I had seen HQI in threads on other forums I was checking...

Thanxs for the offer but the skimmer I have already AquaC Urchin In Sump Protein Skimmer w Drain Fitting + Maxi_Jet 1200 as far as the return pump I'm not sure yet on it. Because I don't know how much head room I'll be dealing with. Planning on build a stand, so I'm not sure exactly how high to...

Foselone I'm located in indiana

Thanxs for the welcome everyone my budget is very limited. to show roughly how limited if something cost about $200 it would take me about 5 or 6 months to save that much, unless i get a little lucky with a bill comes in for a little bit lower in the amount due. the above setup I have in...

I'm planning on building a 20g nano with a 20g sump/fuge. Over the next few months i'll be getting a 20g tank (that will be my display), nova extreme 24" 4 T5 tube fixture, and a remora c skimmer. I already have a 20g that I feel I can DIY it into a sump/fuge from reading and watching allot of...