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Howdy all! I used to visit this place daily. Some of you may have come across a few of my old posts. I've been out of the hobby since about 2012. I've certainly missed it. My life has changed dramatically since 2012. I went through a separation and long, drawn out divorce in 2014. Met a...

I'm "researching" LED lights for a little pico setup. Do corals NEED "white" light in the 10k range in order to remain healthy and thrive? OR will they grow and live under lighting that's closer to blue? (actinic, 450nm and 460nm - BTW 460nm is very close to same color as 20k) Or does it...

Free to the first active LR member who pays the shipping. My choice to decide if you're active enough on the forums to deserve these. Shipping is probably going to run somewhere between $30 - $50 overnight. 303 - 955 - four 9 six 4 chrisharris2266 at yahoo dot com

:dunno: Standard 90g Oceanic or All-Glass tank. 48 long x 24 high x 18 wide FOWLR - no corals or very limited corals - no fancy lights - big friggin' skimmer. :mrgreen:

Anybody got a pico? Wanna share any info about it? I was looking at the 3g Eclipse Was thinking about drilling it and running a 10g sump underneath the stand. I wonder if the bio-wheel pump could be modded into a refugium? Maybe a Quiet One 1200 for the return pump with a bypass line and...

I need to buy a sizable CUC. Local stores want $3 apiece for snails and crabs. I've seen CUC online for $.50 cents apiece + shipping. But I lost the website. Anybody know where I can find such a place again?

I just returned from the LFS. They have 3 different types of sea horse. Irridatus? undulatus? One species was dark dark gray - almost black. The others were brown/gray with spots. The largest were yellow with a single black band around the body. Kinda cute. I'm plotting a tank rebuild on...

I'm selling off the live rock in the 30H display tank. Planning to upgrade the tank or possibly go larger. Need to get rid of the beginner corals and rocks they are attached too. All this rock is covered in assorted zoas, mushrooms, palys etc.. I need some help setting prices on this stuff...

Fish Tanks and Sump for sale Whats that 40g with stand and canopy worth? Assuming it's not been contaminated with copper and assuming it's in decent shape. Is that 20g acrylic sump worth $50? I want to rip my 30g display apart and rebuild it. But a 40g tank build would be more fun...

I hate the bare bottom look. I'm not running enough flow through my frag tank to keep the bottom clean. I like it kind of gentle in there because there are lots of frags that are healing after being cut and glued. It's a 29g tank. Footprint is 30x12. I'm wanting to add a bed of very fine...

Just went to feed the fishies. My 3-stripe damsel - Domino - was missing from the 29g frag tank!! :shock: I ran and grabbed a flashlight. Lots of foul language........ I was crawling around on my hands and knees under the tank. I suspected he'd taken a carpet surfing jump and expected to...

I noticed we have a lot of newer members on the forums and many of you have asked questions about fragging corals. I'll try and put together a few short videos on how I cut and mount my frags. I'm pretty casual about how I cut and mount corals. I've had very good luck using a simple and...

I want to use an old Oceanic 6g salt bucket for my mixing bucket. Got my little 100gph powerhead and a 25w Stealth heater all set up in there. Filled it with RO/DI and added 2 cups of Red Sea Pro Coral salt (I'm experimenting). But how do you get the lid on now? I don't want to cut a hole...

I'm going to try and make my own auto top off controller. My friend did a diagram for me a few months back and I posted a picture of it somewhere. :dunno: I'm not really sure how complicated I should make this. One part of me wants to make the whole thing electronic and just trust it. The...

I need a skimmer for my 29g frag tank and I can't decide which one to get. It's come down to either the Aquatraders PS 75 (Odyssea) or the Eshopps PSK-75 Here's the Aquatraders/Odyssea PS 75: http://shop.aquatraders.com/Odyssea-PS75-Protein-Skimmer-p/43012.htm And the Eshopps PSK-75...

Okay, so I've baked 1cup of Arm & Hammer baking soda. I plan on dissolving this in 1g of RO water. How do I know how much to dose the tank to bring my pH up?

So I just lost my first SPS frag and I'm a little upset. Yes, it was a $5 frag but it still irritates me. The frag tank had low pH and I'm sure thats what caused the SPS to recede and die. So I used 15ml of 2-part B Ionic to jump my pH. 15ml of each part. pH was really low. I tested about...

I know nothing about SPS , but this sure looks like receding tissue to me.

Looking for a skimmer. Need this for my 29g frag tank. Total water volume with sump and refugium is 70g. Used or new - just needs to be functional - not busted or missing parts. I can purchase a pump if you have a functional skimmer without a pump. Needs to be an IN-SUMP skimmer that will...

Nemo left his usuall hosting spot and went to the back of the tank - behind the rock wall - and quit eating. I flushed him out from behind the rocks and got him back out into the front part of the tank - but he won't eat. He's been eating less and less for the past 3 or 4 days. I crushed up a...