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I have a sump currently but it has no refugium. The sump currently has some baffles that separates some compartments for the return pump and skimmer. My question is, if I cut the exisitng baffles so I can move my skimmer more forward, create a different set of baffles and use the center area for...

Okay so I decided to filter, mix and store my own water. I am using a 32 gallon Brute trashcan that everyone recommended, a heater, and two jets (jets run continously and heaters only a day before I do a water change.) So Two weeks ago I mixed, filtered and mixed the water, last Saturday I did...

Is it common to have a little algae growth on the sand? All my parameters look fine, Phos 0, Nitrates 0, Nitrites 0 but I have a little bit of growth on the sand and really don't know how to get rid of it since my parameters indicate 0 for everything, therefore there should not be anything in...

Can the glass top of an aquarium be used with Halide Lighting or do they have to be removed and top left with no cover?

I have had maybe 3 or 4 Diamond Gobies, all seem to be healthy but they never live more than a month or two, how long should they live and any special care required?

I have a 72 gallon saltwater tank with only a few corals and 4 fish. I do 10 gal water change once a week and top off with RO/DI water with no additives. My Ph is 8.2, Dkh at 7 and cal at 360 and mot mater how much I dose I can't get these values up. The LF store told me I need to use an auto...

Okay i had to take my tank apart and have the local fish store replace i. Just yesterday I got all my LR, new water and new sand put back in. I have been researchingmy wet/dry sump that I have and many people suggest taking the bio balls out. My question is can I take all the bio balls out at...

Okay, tank sprung a leak so I had to break everything down and get the tank replaced. Got everything put back together tonight but there the outflow going back to the sump keeps getting air in the line and creating a small surge of water that causes it to slightly overflow. Before rebuilding...

Is there a limit to how much live rock can be added to a tank? I got a tank back in Nov 2009 and everything has been fine up until this morning, woke up with water everywhere. Well apparently the leak was at the front bottom of the tank where the seal is, couldn’t pinpoint exactly. I don't know...

Just got my skimmer and placed it in my sump, got a few questions: -First question, where do I set the water level in the skimmer itself? -Second question, the outlet pipe, I read this should not be completely submerged because of back pressure it creates, is this correct or not? -Third...

Got a 72 gallon saltwater about a month old. Have 4 fish and I noticed yesterdayI have some algae growing on the bac of the glass. Do I let this algae grow or wipe it down? I don't know if it is the coraline algae, it looks to be very faint spots with a brown tint compared to the coralin algae I...

Just purchased and set up a 72 gallon bow as a reef tank about a month ago. So far I have 85#s of live rock and 4 fish. The fish have been in there for about 2 weeks with no problem. With that said I am a little unclear of exactly what I need to be testing for, I get confliciting stories. I have...