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I have recently got my hands on a Aquamedic Turboflotor Blue 3000 couple minor leaks at the return which were easy fixed, anyways my question is: The plate that sits on the top where the water regulator is, is this suppose to be firm and sealed? As when you turn the regulator to "wet skim" the...

Well i finally got some new lighting, 4 x t5 blues and 2 x 250w halides with moonlights. I was curious to know what hours and for how long should i run each of these lights for. Eg t5's - 6 hours (10am - 4pm) Halides - 4 hours (4pm 8pm) I have only 1 soft coral in my tank at the moment (a green...

Title really says it all. Found him while i was cleaning off red algae, no idea how long he has been there for. Didn't want to take the risk of him being a "bad crab" and put him and the piece of LR in the Fuge. The crab itself is black/brown with white dots any ideas?

I have about 2-3kg of coral sand left over from when i made a DSB a couple weeks ago, i want to rearrange my LR. I was wondering can i put the coral sand in as well? I have fish and LR only tank. Water condition is spot on. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for reading

Ok while my sump was getting a make over Thread here I decided to clean all my gear ready to put back in. I pulled apart the return pump (Resun King 4F) and found a massive pile of rust on the impeller and on the end of the pump itself. After cleaning all the rust off with an old tooth brush and...

Well was fixing a leak from the return to the bulk head when i looked into the sump and saw a shimmer that didnt look right. I put my hand in and ran it across the glass. I felt a ridge and felt pain just after that. Took my hand out and realized i was bleeding from the top of my finger. Drained...

I have a Resun 4f 4600Lph (1215gph) return pump on my 4ft x 1.5 x 1.6 tank. Is this to powerful?

Ok i have a 80x36x46 (cm) 31.5x14.2x18.1 (inches) Sump at the present moment, i would like to build a Refrigium into it. This is how my setup looks at the moment And this is what i would like to turn it into..Sorry my sketch up skills are still pretty bad. Here it is with Measurements Link...

Well i think i am ready for the next step in reefing. I haven't had corals before so might need to hold a hand or to to get some guidance. I don't have any halides but i have 4 x t5 lights 2 x 4ft 54W T5HO Pacific Blue Actinic tube 2 x 4ft 54W T5HO Artic White tube 2 x 5 LED /Blue (moon lights)...

Hey all i have a 66G tank aka 4ft x 1.5 x 1.8 (250l ish) i got a person selling me 4 x Sunsun JVP (5000l/h) for pretty much free, so im wondering how many would i need in my tank? At the present i have 2 (1 x maxiget 1200, 1 x Rio (cant remember the model). I want to replace them anyways. Also...

I think have run outta room under my tank. Everything is so tightly jammed in with the sump etc i cant even clean the sump anymore. I do not have corals, fish only with live rock. Its a 4 ft setup with a 3 ft sump. Question is how would i go about swapping everything over? Besides the obvious of...

Hey all thought i would get inspired and make a DIY phosban reactor. Works on a gravity feed cost me about $5 for parts. Here are some pictures. Full View Top View Parts (Container $2.50, Old 2 x 100 dvd spindle, 1 x 13mm 90 Degree, 1 x straight 13mm threaded) Inlet hose (13mm) with a...

I am at the end of my rope. I have a pretty bad red algae buildup in my aquarium (fish only). I turned the lights off for 4 days. When i turned them back on, shocking enough the red was all gone. 2 days later, boom back to where it was from the start. I have tested the water and everything is...

Well i finally got around to buying and installing my RO unit as seen HERE. I did about a 20% water change with the RO water after i made sure to run at least 30G onto the lawn. I have a green algae problem (hence getting the RO unit) curious to know how long does it take before the algae starts...

I was looking around on some Australian Reefing Classifieds and came across A guy selling Heteractis crispa +1 Orange and 1 black ocellaris. The Heteractis is about 45cm. Since i lost my maroon clown back about a year ago my mrs wanted one ever since. Fish The fish i have in the tank at the...

Hey all i decided to get around to making my refrigium so went and got a light, cabling, light head (screw) etc. My questions are: Where my light is now will it be safe there and do the job for lighting? 2nd Question is: Is there a way to limit the amount of air bubbles coming down from the...

This any good? http://www.asiaaustraliatradingco.com/products/view/58 was thinking about purchasing it

Hey all sorry its been so long since my last post. Just been SO hot the last 2-3 weeks here, im talking 46C (114F) for 2 weeks. Anyways I think i have a pretty serious algae outbreak in my tank and would LOVE some help to get rid of it. Looks awful. Im not sure what kind it is but its pretty...

I finally removed all my bio balls over the course of a few weeks (hand full a day). I dont really have any filtration in my sump except for the sponges. I came up with an idea for a Refugium but not sure if it will work or not. Any help would greatly help my cause. Here is a picture to help get...

I have a question about both the yellow tang and flame angel's diets. I feed a variety of foods to my other fish inc. Live brine, Frozen Brine and Flakes. I'm curious to know what should i feed the above two fish? They seem to just pick at the live rock. I know they are plant / algae eaters, am...