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Hello all. I haven't been on the forum for ages. I hope all is well with everyone. I'm starting a small 29 gallon "fish only" tank with a few small fish. I'm thinking of a basic LED fixture just to provide some viewing lighting. When I search for general info. on LED aquarium lighting I get...

A quick question. Are the Mag Drive, Supreme and Danner brand pumps all the same? I need to replace the impeller and cover on my pump in my sump. The only markings I find on my unit are "Model 7 Utility Pump" and "8C99". I can find nothing to indicate a brand name. When I do a search the...

Is anyone using the Eshopps gravity fed top off valve system? I'm attracted by the cost - Foster and Smith has them for just over 20 bucks. I have a gravity fed water top-off line going to my sump now. I have a ball valve in-line and hoped to be able to control the water level by simply...

Buried in a previous thread I mentioned my Star Polyp colony suddenly closed. Unfortunately it has been about 4 days now with no signs of them coming back out. Anyway I was staring at my tank a short time ago lamenting the fact that I have nothing but crappy luck with polyps of any kind. It...

I'm looking at a barely used Eshopps in sump skimmer for my 55 g tank. It is the 100 g rated skimmer. I can probably get it for $ 50.00. The foot print is too big for my sump. I'm thinking of setting it on the floor next to my sump, putting the pump only in my sump and running a flex hose to...

I've got a very large turbo snail that's really too big for my tank. The thing's grown to the size where it is knocking over rocks, corals and anything else in its path. I have a couple people with much larger tanks that would be glad to have it. The problem is it is almost always on the...

I have a lead to get a good deal on a used MRC skimmer. I'm not clear which model it is but it is advertised as "dual injection" and appears to have two separate input lines each with its' own air valve and control. I don't know if I would need two pumps or simply put a "T" fitting in line. It...

Hello all. Merry Christmas. I have an opportunity to buy a large (7") cabbage leather at a great deal. Most articles I read however claim they shed a mucous layer on occassion that "may" be toxic to some stony corals. Some authors say they have never witnessed this toxicity in their own tanks...

I'm going to be vacationing in Alabama this Spring at the Gulf Shores. While there I was thinking of gathering some rocks from the Gulf to use as base rock for a sump I plan to set up. Not much at all - maybe a 5 gallon bucket full at most. Is this legal? I know in a lot of State/National...

I have PC lights right now - 260 watt / 48" fixture over my 55 gallon. The thing is I like my PC. The light it casts looks nice, heat is only moderate and it doesn't suck down a lot of juice. I have mostly easy corals - mushrooms, polyps, zoas, colt, bubble and a plate. They do well under my PC...

Several years ago when I had my fish only tank it was rich with pods. When the lights turned on in the morning there were thousands of copepods everywhere - covering the glass, rocks.............. I was just thinking today that my reef tank is now over 1 year old and I have never seen a...

I hope to soon convert a 29 gallon tank I have to a sump for my 55 gallon display tank. I'm overwhelmed by the number of return pumps available in terms of brand names and configurations. It also seems both the manufacturers and retailers go out of their way to not suggest what applications a...

Has anyone used one of the Algaecide products before? The few I can find for saltwater claim they don't harm corals That doesn't seem possible however since many corals have algae growing within their cells. I also assume any such product would kill the coraline algae I've tried so hard to grow...

Hello all. I'm thinking of turning my 29 gallon tank into a sump for my 55 gallon display tank. All of the plans I find require the sump to be lower than the main tank so water can siphon into the sump and be pumped up and back into the display. Due to the location of my main tank in my...

Hello all. Long time no post. I hope everyone is well. Summer kept me busy with other stuff. Now that we're headed for winter in the midwest I'm back to my aquarium. It has actually done quite well over the summer. Anyway I'm getting to the point where I should replace the bulbs in my power...

Hello all. Long time Bak Pak user. Not too long ago I switched pumps to the Accela recommended on the Bak Pak Site. It is a lot stronger in terms of flow and air bubbles than the stock Rio. Anyway I would lower my collection cup to 1/8" or so under the water surface like I have been for...

I've been considering a common Algae Blenny for my tank for awhile now and may pick one up this weekend. One question just now "jumped" into my mind - will a blenny typically jump out of a tank if it is not tightly covered? I leave one side of my 55 with no cover at all to improve air exchange...

For those of you are "spiking" your food with garlic - what do you use? Are you buying one of the commercial garlic supplements? Do you simply squeeze a drop or two of fresh garlic juice over the food? Do you use a pinch of powdered garlic from the spice rack? I would like to try garlic with...

For about two months now I've had a Galaxea coral in my tank. My tank is fairly new - less than 3 months old. The coral so far appears not only to be doing ok but to be thriving. I have it high near my light (265 watts PC). I feed it Mysis once every 1 1/2 weeks or so. The flow is probably...

Although I've had a Saltwater tank of one sort or another for years I've never had a wet/dry and/or sump of any kind. I've always run my hang-on Bio-Wheel (Emperor 400) combined with a separate protein skimmer. The Bio-wheel actually does a pretty decent job but I really have to keep on top of...