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Talk about perfect timing or just dumb luck. The other night, it was very late and I had to go to bed. The dog's looks said otherwise and I let them out. As I walked back in the the dining room, I heard a little change in the normal tank sound. Curious, I of course checked it out. I opened...

Hey all, I bought this staghorn frag at our local frag sale in Syracuse (abcreefs.com, Yay! shameless plug!). Here's a picture back in December, about 1 month after purchase. Looks great!

I am setting up a fish room and have limited money. I was wondering if any of you have experience with the company Aqua Traders, and their lighting. They offer incredibly cheap lighting ($). And yes, generally you get what you pay for, but I'm setting up a no -frills frag tank in my basement...

It was the 4th Annual Frag Swap at our little ABC Reefs in Syracuse NY. The guys do a great job and it is an awesome event. Fun, food and frags for all. I came away with a few things. Pics are so-so as I have an old digital camera. Nice purple tipped frog spawn. A simple, but nice Zoanthus...

I have been using about 25 - 30 gallons of RODI water per week in my various aquaria. The system is a Pure Flo 50gpd. I know there is better and cheaper perhaps, but it works for me and the cartridge replacement is fairly cheap. I have a cheap dual TDS meter installed after the RO and the...

A week ago I noticed an uncharacteristic 'perch' for him. Normally, he torpedo's around the tank, stops, hovers, darts left and right, and sleeps in a nook high in the rock. Now I see him right in the middle of the tank on the sand in front. There were no signs of bullying, but I noticed his...

I have a Pure Flo II 50gpd, and it has been more than adequate. It's an RODI unit I've had almost two years. I've replaced the filters 3x, but have not yet replaced the RO membrane. I do a monthly flush of the system, as recommended. I have a TDS meter reading before and after the RO...

Hey All, I love the encrusting coralline all over the rocks, and I can clean it off the glass, but how do you remove it safely from the silicone in the tank? I'm afraid to damage the seals and cause a leak, but I would love to remove it. I noticed over the years that my magna float actually...

When money dictates so, I will upgrade my lighting on my 65g (primarily LPS) from the 2 bulb Nova Xtreme to a 4 or 6 bulb fixture, yet TBD... It's been about 9 months up and running, so I changed the bulbs out the Actinic and 10K, and replaced with Giesmann Actinic + and True Actinic. OMG...

Hi all. It was so simple, I don't know if anyone has tried it, but I have the upper hand on the dreaded Red Turf Algae! Here are pictures from my tank about 1 year ago, before it got really bad :lol: I laugh, because a year ago, it was still far worse than I had seen in anyone's posts! It was...

I have Ova, cyclop-eze, mysis, and nori that I rotate. I mix all with H2O Life's GVH extract (Garlic, Vitamins and HUFA's). I also use the Spectrum Thera +. Most days I feed 2 or 3 times lightly. You do see what fish like and dislike. For instance the Bangaii Cardinal would rather not eat...

Let me start by saying, I believe all is well! BUT....last night at about 11pm just before lights out on the tank, I noticed that one of the two polyps of my torch were totally withdrawn and seemed fairly limp! The previous day I had checked nitrates, ammonia, salinity, pH and alkalinity, and...

I have decided to do the right thing after the fact and quarantine my fish to quell the Ich that I saw on my Tang and Golden cleaner goby. They are the the newest residents to the tank (about 5 weeks). All are 'fine' but I understand the disease cycle and will move them all to a 30 gallon set...

Hey all, I've been debating on what to do on lighting for my 65 gallon. I currently have an underachieving 2 x 39W T5 Nova Extreme, but I was looking at this Deep Blue 36" fixture my LFS carries (ABCReefs.com in Syracuse). They carry higher end stuff, but I like what this package has to...

Hey all, I have a 50gpd RODI system. I usually fire it up on the weekends and fill all my 5-6 gallon buckets. We'll I'm tired of doing this and have been meaning to get a big food grade barrel for collection, maybe 2. What do you use? I hear a lot of you use standard garbage cans. Do you...

OK, I'm gonna have to face the music. I was looking for one more fish for my 65g and I got a quarter sized blue hippo :sfish: (yes about this big!). I misread one of the profiles and I read 75g would be minimum size, but it's probably more like twice that. I just read the Yellow Tang thread...

Hey all! I have just moved from a 28g to a 65 gallon w/20 gallon sump/refugium. I currently have 2 false clowns, 2 Bangaii Cardinals and a Diamond goby. The tank also has a nice Duncan and Torch coral, as well as Zoa's, candycane, mushrooms and green polyps. I have nice caves and hiding...

Hey all! I've been reefing for less than 2 years, and have moved from a 28 g cube to a 65 g with a 20 gallon sump. This is my first skimmer! Woohoo! I have just installed it today. I have it in 10.25" of sump. When I have the riser pipe in the lowest setting and plug in, the water...

I have a minor issue with my Bangaii Cardinals. One in particular. To start, standard tank parameters are where they should be (ammonia - 0, nitrates - 0, pH 8.3, salinity, 1.026). I was moving them from their old home (28g cube) to their new 65g. That's when I noticed the shy one (always in...

I have a Diamond goby happily living in my 28g nano, but when the time comes he(she?) will be moved to my soon-to-be 65g. He currently is enjoying the oolytic aragonite sugar-sized sand, as he is an avid sand sifter! For the new tank I have the Caribe Sea, Sea Flor Reef Grade sand. It is a...