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    FishNeedIt.com - Aquarium Lighting

    Just to add on to all the positive comments. After getting two of my friends into the hobby...and having them commit $$$$...I suggested the FNI.com 30'' T5 fixtures for both of them and they're both very happy with them. After personally keeping up with their tanks in person as well as the...
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    My Emperor 400 w/ attatched Algae Scrubber (Pic Heavy)

    Oh and another thing....i'm getting TONS of microbubbles...what kinda adjustments do I need to make?
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    My Emperor 400 w/ attatched Algae Scrubber (Pic Heavy)

    Ladies and gentlemen....I present to you...in my 3 years of reefing...my first ever successful DIY project lol. Thanks to the support and suggestions of LivingReef members, I went ahead and researched further into Algae Scrubbers. Much of this information was obtained from all the stuff Santa...
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    BL1 and fastrd400 join the Mod team

    Movin up in the world lol. Congrats!
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    Is there such thing as a reef safe nano predator?

    Lol roger that. Thanks guys.
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    Is there such thing as a reef safe nano predator?

    Oh one of my LFS has had a garden eel for a few months now...I think most customers don't even see it...but my sandbed is only about 1.5 ''
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    Is there such thing as a reef safe nano predator?

    Just curious, any fish/eels/inverts out there that are reef safe? I have a Fluval Chi filled with ghost shrimp spawning regularly....I set it up for a fuzzy dwarf lion tank that never got completed. I'm only working with a 20 long with a (soon to be) 10 G sump and ATS....I can guess the answer...
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    OhNo's Algae scrubber/HOB Emp..overflow project

    Hey Nemo, did you have any problems with the HOB overflow designed like that? I just finished putting together a scrubber thats housed in a small acrylic box I cut out to fit on top of my Emperor filter.... it's crap because my lights keep flooding into my main tank (This being a 20 gallon...
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    Algae Turf Scrubber

    I spent all night drawing up plans and I'm gonna try and grab some supplies tonight if I have time. I'm gonna attempt to build a ATS in a box that I will connect to my Emperor 400 HOB fuge....best of both worlds? Hopefully...
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    Algae Turf Scrubber

    Nice! That's the article I was reading this afternoon but I forgot what site I saw it on lol. Thanks again Pwny
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    Algae Turf Scrubber

    I noticed there haven't been any recent posts on this topic and since it's such a highly debatable topic...figured i'd start my own. I've done a good amount of research on them and was hoping someone could give me a bit of advice. - Would the "waterfall" ATS method actually work (Where the ATS...
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    Picking a skimmer and pump

    Interesting interesting. I had just set my mind on a reef octo nwb-110 but this algae scrubber idea i had completely forgotten existed.. Gonna research
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    Picking a skimmer and pump

    Thanks for the links Pwny, I'm gonna go hunt for a Quiet One pump. Also scratch the coralife, I've never used a sump before on my nanos and I don't want to risk any potential user-issues just to save a couple of bucks.
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    Picking a skimmer and pump

    Nice. Almost forgot about them. Ive heard good things. Im lookin for 300-550 gph roughly. Purely bc of cost. Otherwise id look for ~1000gph just in case i decide to turn it into a reef.
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    Picking a skimmer and pump

    Im planning out my 55 gallon fowlr w/ a 20long sump. Lookinh at the Eheim 1250 right now. Read a lot of good things about it anf noticed a bunch of you guys hav it as well. Any other pumps around $100 worth looking at? Im counting pennies here lol skimmer: is the aqua c remora hob...
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    Problems keeping a stable temp. HELP!!

    Dammit. Had a feeling it was the heater...is there anything wrong with buying a 250 Watt Marineland Stealth heater and put it in this 20Long until I get a bigger tank in the summer?
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    Problems keeping a stable temp. HELP!!

    Also...when I put my hand in there...it felt like 90degrees this afternoon when I had this problem...but when I'm doing it now..it feels like a cool 80 or lower. I use a glass thermometer and just put in a second one to double check...and they're both reading the same thing.
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    Problems keeping a stable temp. HELP!!

    I have a 20L set up just to keep myself entertained with some damsels until I upgrade in the summer/fall. I'm using a generic no-name LED fixture that I bought off one of my LFS guys who gets a lot of his LED's DIY...and I never had a problem with them heating my water in the past. I have an...
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    New 850 gallon aquarium

    :rofl:
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