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Hi, my 65 has been up and running for a few months now. Been battling a hair algae problem, and its finally starting to go away after running phosphate remover, RO/DI, and buying a CUC. However, I noticed something funny growing on one of my rocks today. Looks like a freaking houseplant you...

Hi, I just started filling up my 65 gallon tank with saltwater on 3/12 (with sand, and base rock already added). I didn't add live rock into the system until around 3/15. Here are my water tests, with the first one taken on 3/24: 3/24: Ammonia- .50, Nitrites- .50, Nitrates- 0 3/28: Ammonia-...

I really apologize for creating a new thread, but one of my halides have been intermittently failing to fire up. When that happens, you can see an arc of electricity flow through the tube, kind of like those crystal ball things at Spencer's. But it never lights up all the way. This morning...

My tank is in the basement of the house, and in the winter the average room temperature can dip as low as 45 degrees, AFTER sealing out the windows and doors for drafts. So as you can see, its pretty chilly. I filled up the tank once without a heater and it sat around 52 degrees while the room...

I just ran my system/sump setup for the first time last night. However, I noticed the water level in the return area decreased a significant amount overnight. I was thinking my drainage pipe went too far down into the sump, way below the water level (left pic). Does this cause too much...

Hi, I just received my current sunpod today. It is 36", 250x2 HQI. There is a cooling fan on one side of the canopy to suck in air, but on the other end there isn't. Just wondering if this is normal, because the other end has a fan hole with no fan attached to it. Just want to make sure this...

I am about to start plumbing for my sump, and I read about the dangers of PVC / PVC pipes. However, when I tried to find HDPE at Home Depot, they didn't have any. I heard PVC starts releasing toxic fumes when it burns, which is a scary thought since the tank will be right beside my bed in the...

I am gathering base rock for my 65 gallon setup. I saw a 35 lb rock at my lfs, and bought it thinking to break it up at home. Well, I was able to break all of my other larger tufa rocks using hammer and screwdriver. However, this thing won't break lol! I even took a 45 lb weightlifting plate...

I have a 65 gallon tank and just brought it in to get drilled. I am planning to get a 1.5" inch drainage hole with a skim box included. About to get a return pump for the sump and wondering what is the maximum drainage capacity of a single 1.5" inch hole. Tried searching the internet for max...

after reading many articles on garf, google researching, and searches on this forum...i still have some questions about aragocrete. i need to make enough to seed a 65 gallon tank and plan to use fish boxes to mold the structures. first question is if I can use silica based play sand for the...

I know a lot of people have bowfront tanks, and wonder if they can build their own stand. Well, I admit the ones in the store look a lot better because they fit the curve exactly. However, they were trying to sell me a stand that was 150% the cost of my 72 bow tank, so I decided to DIY. Main...

Has anyone tried using the API freshwater test kit on their setups? I had a kit leftover from my freshwater setup in Richmond. I was at Petco yesterday and was about to buy the API saltwater kit, when I thought about using my freshwater kit on my new saltwater setup. I know it sounds absurd...

I have read the conscientious marine aquarist and did some research online, but still confused about substrate. FOWLR setup is my route. Yesterday, I bought 3 bags of marine white sand for 8$ each at petco. However, i'm now rethinking this as I feel that the very fine grain size will create...

Hey, nice to meet yall! Just got a 72 bow for graduation present and setting it up as FOWLR. Still reading and researching before I get everything setup. :bounce: