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Going from a 12g nano to a 140 (soon to be 170) total volume set up has left me in a pretty big heating hole. currently using a jager 250w, and it's struggling to keep my temp at 78 over night. on top of that, it's pretty stupid watching the temp change in the RO/DI bin with the 150w that...

Robert came over last night after work to deliver a frag - but more importantly, came to give me some expert advice regarding my ailing blue tang that's got ich. It was really awesome to have him go over his ich remedy with me. on top of that, he tested my water, with my redsea foundation test...

granted, the tank is still young (2.5 months).. it went through the first algae bloom over thanksgiving weekend, and was fine until about 2 weeks ago. I suspect my diamond goby died (i haven't seen it at all), and is causing another bloom. anyways, water: salinity: 1.025 pH : 8.2 ammonia : 0...

got this frag a few days ago. I thought the feelers are only suppose to be out at night? the picture isn't very good at showing it (i really need to get a macro lens for my real camera), but the feelers are out and flying all over. is this a good thing? bad thing? normal?

Solar panels are being installed this Thursday, and i've been informed that at the end of the install, they need to flip off my panel for 1-2 hours. do i need to worry about my tank being without power for 2 hours? (i'll be home during that time). realistically, the tank has been "off" for...

blue hippo has ich on it. probably 20 dots visible per side. the problem is, catching it to QT is impossible in my tank, there's A LOT of LR and the tang is especially suspicious of stuff. my question is, should i make all effort (rearranging, disturbing corals, etc) to catch the tang...

So I came home last night and thought my pump went psycho. Not only sucking up my anemone, but also killing my cleaning shrimp. Buy upon taking inventory, I realized the cleaner shrimp just molted. What do you guys do with the molt? Just leave it in? Or fish it out?

yes, you read that right, how do i get the WP-40 to put out LESS power? my 100g tank is 5'-0" long, and I have the WP-40 attached to the right side, toward the back wall, and up high, and pointed slightly upward. even doing that, I'm getting basically a tsunami of movement inside the tank -...

I got a nice size clump of chaeto from Omar, which included some nice aiptasia on them.. :P before anyone jumps to "toss it away NOW!", I have done my reading on this, and Ashley and I both honestly don't mind the look of them, and would be ok with some in the DT - and I plan to get a small...

ok, the tank has been going for a little bit now, and I was hoping the "reef essential" levels would drop in that time, but it hasn't. hoping someone can make heads or tails of these numbers: Temp : 78*F Salinity : 1.024 (refractometer) pH : 8.3 (API) Ammonia : 0.25ppm (API) Nitrite : 0.25ppm...

So, in my testing of the tank, I am AT the threshold of siphon capacity for my sump when the power goes out. Technically it works, but I think my calculation was just a bit too exacting for my comfort. Seriously, one extra cup of water in the mix somewhere, and itll end up spilling over. With...

alright, so i was originally gonna just use the ATM method of dump a bunch of pre-boxed water into a bucket, shovel live sand, pump the water in, toss in a gob of bacteria, and start throwing fish in the tank without acclimating them! but then i though, maybe that's not the best idea :lol...

so i ran a full wet test on my set up last night (without the reactors, just basic plumbing). the return pump is way, WAY powerful. that aside, the skimmer doesn't seem to be working as it should? here's a short vid of the tank. has anyone experienced this...

thought i'd pass this one, since it seems power outtage is a big concern for people. 900 Peak/800 Running Watts, 2 HP (63cc) Gas Generator it's on sale for $99, price good til 12/1/13 link to coupon

friend ashley found it while washing out the sand, and promptly sent me a picture and said "you're gonna have to wash out the rest of the sand yourself".. :P apparently there's a few of em in the sand.

so, currently my 12g has exactly one fish in it. Ocellaris that's about 1.5". i've been battling nitrate in the small tank, with 10% water change every 2 days, and nitrate is STILL at 80ppm. i'm feeding the little sucker once per day, frozen mysis shrimp, 1/8 cube. the guy (shamoo) will...

really, i'm hoping someone has scrap laying around they wanna pass off for a few bucks. I only need about 15"x5" to go above the return in my sump. trying to not buy a full sheet from home depot since i don't really see myself needing more. LMK if you have some scrap sitting around.. :)

i'm having a hard time wrapping my head around where i should be placing my ATO float switch inside the sump. here's a section of the sump with approximate dimensions. i'm having a hard time figuring out where the water level would see the drop due to evaporation. did i mess up on the...

alright, i guess it's time for me to throw some of the photos onto one thread. after struggling with a 12g tank with an old canister filter, i decided to set up a more realistic setup that wouldn't require DAILY maintenance. anyways, found an acrylic 60x18x20 tank for cheap, and started the...

kind of a joke between my friend and I, but once the new tank is up and running, i need to get my hands on a frag of these Zoas, so that I can name it after Ashley. are they hard to come by? should i start searching for it now? or are they generally available?