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Picked up a used marineland pump I plan on using for the return pump but just noticed last night there's two exposed metal screws on both sides. Can I just cover them up with aquarium safe silicon so they won't rust out?

I picked up a RKL from another member but forgot to check to see if it came with the usb SID. Looks like this is a pretty old one cause the firmware is still 1.03 and the current one is 2.06 and the SID it came with uses a serial port. Haven't seen a serial port on a PC for a few years now. lol...

Is 5g too small for a QT? I won't be keeping big fishes because my DT will only be 40g. Also I know constant water flow is a must to keep the water from becoming stagnant but what about temp? If there's no fish in there at the time do I need to keep the water temp within range? I have live sand...

Dry rocks. Mix of fiji and tonga and others. Soaked in vinegar bath for 3 days, rinsed and air dried. Pending to Eric Fluval LED fixture. Total of 8 watts. Great for freshwater nano or for refugium lighting. The light can be swivel away when working on sump. $40 Seiry stones. Half a crate...

I'm sure I'm just paranoid but I always feel like I have to rinse/soak anything large that's going into my tank with atleast RO water. Like last night when I was cleaning out a 5g to be used for a qt tank I soaked it with part vinegar and rodi waste water (essentially ro water). I then rinsed it...

No prior knowledge of this but from my research it seems this is what I need for a plain setup. I don't need dimming and on/off will be by a timer. Supplies: LEDs Heatsink Wiring LED driver Optics (optional) Thermal adhesive Steps: 1. Glue LEDs to heatsink 2. Wire them together in series (+ to...

While my custom AIO is being built by AA I thought I'll start a little side project. Picked up a CADLights 8g nano from another member here yesterday. I soaked it in a vinegar bath for about an hour and scrubbed the inside clean with a toothbrush. I also picked up a bag of live fiji pink sand...

Guys, help me out so that I can upgrade. It's a CADLights 22g nano with Intank Mediabastket, CADLights matching stand, 50w heater, live sand and live rock. Tank has been up for alittle over 2 months. Perfect if you want to go smaller or something for the kid to start off with. I'll even throw in...

What would be a good flow rate? I'll be using dual 3/4" returns and each will be split to two 1/2" loc line tubes. I'm thinking a 650gph pump will be sufficient? Or too much?

Looking to get a quote on a stand. I like the clean look of the CADLights Artisan and IM SR stands for their matching tanks so that's what I'm aiming for. Nothing fancy with trimming or all that. Can anyone point me to a few individuals that can do this type of work? Thanks.

Only 2 months in and already feeling the itch. I really like the IM Fusion 30L but feel the 11" width for the display area is just too narrow. If I can get a custom acrylic one done for about the same price I may jump on it instead. I was thinking: 36x20x15. Display area will be 36x17x15. Rear...

The right side never seemed to like my tank that much ever since I got. Rarely will I ever see it fully extended even though the one on the left is. Got home after work yesterday to find it as a gooy mess. Left side was perfectly happy waving around in the current. Are they known to cannibalize...

I've always preferred the look of a rectangular tank but have seen some awesome looking cubes recently. So what are some pros and cons of each? Also, it's amazing how much volume is in a 3 foot cube.

I do 25% water change weekly. If I start manually dosing 2 part weekly, should I change to a 2 week water change interval to better benefit from the dosing? I run a skimmer so going 2 weeks in between should be ok.

About 3". Eats frozen and pellets. Want him gone. Pickup in Fontana.

I've pretty much had it with this guy. My tank looks like it's constantly covered in snow. I'll blow the sand off and not 10 mins later it'll look like it got hit with a blizzard again. The tank has only been running for about 2 months and everything is just starting to settle in so I don't want...

I already have a skunk cleaner shrimp. Are their duties different enough that having one will be beneficial?

So I picked up a feather duster from Mystic Reef on Sunday. It was nice and opened when I saw it. Got it home and acclimated it for 30 mins. I shoved the long curly end into the sand so it'll stand upright. After several hours it still didn't open so I pulled it completely out of the sand...

Looking for small frags of these. I can pick up in IE or anywhere not too far along the 10 freeway out to the Pasadena area.

I work about an hr (with traffic) from home and there's a LFS about 5 mins from my work place that has 3 fish I want to get. Would it be too risky transporting them in bags for an hour? Should I look into lfs closer to home to reduce the amount of stress on the fishes. Fish I wanna get - clown...