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This is my 75g that I just tore down(& Sold off) because of move cross country. Before/After:

Hey guys i have a question. im looking to buy 4 powerheads and a wavemaker from a local reefer. prob is 1 had a prob and he had to drill a hole and use a galvanised screw in it place. i dont know much about galvanised metal. will this rust/corrode? and secondly what would be the best...

Anyone have any good reference articles or advise from their own research/experience of the science behind coral coloration and how to maintain the most vibrant color in their corals? I have a very healthy and successful SPS reef, however many of my corals a pale or pastel colored. I was just...

Hey guys, I need to add a LOT of inverts to my tank (Nass Snails, Astrenas, Turbos, Emerald Crabs, Hermits ect..). I was wondering if anyone has some recommendations for what would be the best vendors to get them from? Price and Quality Services is what I'm looking for :)

So I'm upgrading to my 75g and I have a box of old "dead" rock in the garage that I want to clean up and use some of in the new tank. My question is: Can I use regular well tap water (~250 TDS for me) to clean/scrub the rock with and have no issues? Or do you guys think this would be bad? It...

I REALLY wanna just zip it off with a dremel tool. The question I have is: Is it safe to do so? Does it serve some sort of purpose that I am not aware of? (like holding the tension of the middle of the tank?)

So last time I was home, about 3 weeks ago, I added a new Flame Angel to my tank! :D I was super excited to finally get one and have him doing GREAT in my tank! But this time when I got home from work (been gone since the 4th) I noticed that all my SPS are not extending their polyps. However...

Ok, so on the 22nd I have a large shipment of 19 frags comming from Mr. Coral XP I kinda wanna dip them so I don't introduce any new troubles to my tank. My question is: What should I use as a Dip method? Coral types are: -Acans -Favia -War Coral -Chalice -A few SPS -A few zoas The only...

So I went to my first frag swap today! =D :bounce: MMMC Frag Swap in Lansing, MI. As the title says: I was like a big kid in a candy store! Cept this kid had full access to the bank account! >_< But I'm pretty stoked! :^: Here's what I got: (All at the bottom Light acclimating) (All $10-$15...

So my test kit read today 1.7 meq/L(~4.76 dKH) in my 50g and ~2.0 meq/L(~5.6 dKH) in my 24g aquapod. Well, so I added ~4 caps full of Kents CB Part B in my 50g. and I added 1 cap of Kents CB Part B to my 24g aquapod. Well, it snowed in my aquapod... Could it just be that the flow wasn't...

Ok so a little background: We live in a rural area with notorious bad water quality. One main issue is "rust"? Our water is very rust colored and leaves orange stains around any outlets (sinks,tubs, faucets, ect.)... Well I came across a real good deal on a brand new coralife ro unit, and after...

Ok so I was just cleaning my 24g Aquapod tonight (That has only been set up a week or so...) and I noticed 2 things: one tons of copepods (woot! :Cheers:) and second are these little flat worm/slug looking guys they are tiny (about 4-5x a copepod) and they are greenish with a red/orange dot in...

Ok, So I finally got my camera working! And my AquaPod up and running. For now I just transferred a real good rock from my other tank along with water from my other tank. I threw a hermit and a snail in there to test the water :) They have been in there for about 5 days now and doing good...

Ok, so can I use the sand left over in this 24g bio-cube I picked up? The tank has been tore down for ~ a month or so now. There's no water in it but the sand is still moist. Should I take the sand out and give the tank a real good scrubbing then put it back in? or would the tank be ok to just...

Title pretty much says it but, Does anyone have any data on PAR outputs for different MH Bulbs / Brands and whats the best or better yet, best bang for your buck? More specifically for me; 150w HQI double ended bulb. I prefer color on the blue end (~14k+). I remember Ccapt had some data in...

So I came across what I thought was a good deal and I decided to buy it. Its an AquaPod 24g nano Aquarium. and it came with: A Bio Cube Stand. Sunpod 20" 150HQI with legs and moon lights (8 month old bulb) (original hood /w PC lights was included also) Sapphire Aquatics BC29 skimmer. (Fits...

Bahahaha! Life will Find a way! My Xenia, Pretty much shriveled up and dissinigrated to nothing I thought for sure it was gone:death: But look what I see today! after it being dissinigrated to nothing since I was in california over a month ago!:shock: Its about 8-9 little micro xenia stalks...

So I just got in a shipment of some assorted zoas, 2 of them I'm slightly worried, been in the tank for ~24hrs now and they have some bleaching/light coloring on top. The rest of the zoas are doing fine and in similar lit areas, but they are top half of the tank. As far as I know they have...

Ok guys, So I left for California a week ago for my 2 week annual military training. Well needless to say apparently sometime shortly after I left my tank started having issues: The main problem here we found out is that the overflow box sponge I had in there clogged up and wasn't allowing...

Ok, So I made an attempt on a DIY overflow box. And I have to say I'm pretty impressed so far with the end result. But I would like to go over with you my design and some things I would like to point out. Here is the design I started with: And here are some pics of my box :D Now I want...