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So I've got a pair of Durso standpipes on my tank ( the standard AGA plumbing kit) and the overflow itself is super quiet - but I can hear the drain lines emptying in the sump pretty much anywhere in the house I've tried dialing back the return pump and that didn't really help. Both drains...

So of course the afternoon before I leave for a vacation my tank decides to have an issue I've got a BRS top off pump that is about a year old and today it started an awful squeak while running. It doesn't do it all the time, but when it does it sounds awful. It appears to be the roller...

So, my rubbermaid storage container I had been using for the last few years decided to pop a seam while I was in the process of hauling water upstairs for a water change. Several towels and a very upset wife later the mess was all clenaed up. Thankfully it happened while I was around and able...

So my wife has decided that we don't have enough fish in our tank. Recently dealt with some algae issues which have mostly subsided due partially to a power outage while I was on vacation a while back. We lost several fish and some inverts due to this She saw the blue throat trigger at the...

I've got a line on an orange Timor wrasse (halchiores Timorensis) I'm going to look at it tomorrow. I've seen mixed things on the Halchiores family of wrasses, are these guys generally reef safe? Some of what I read has said they are, others say inverts are at risk Anyone here with experience...

Does anyone know what size bulkhead fittings come with the all glass plumbing kit? One is smaller than the other. I used the larger ones on my drains and I need to replace the drain lines (long over due) I'd measure the vinyl tubing on the current drain lines but it's hardened and deformed to...

So, I've been battling what I believe to be dinoflagellates for at least 6 months now. I've not made any progress, and I have spent hours reading internet forums and talking to fish store folks and I am honestly at the end of my rope. This post is one last ditch effort to try and figure out...

I did not see this one coming, still not sure if its a good thing or a bad thing for the hobby http://reefbuilders.com/2014/02/24/ecotech-marine-aqua-illumination-merge/

So, I got this brain a little over a year ago, and recently its started bleaching out. I've been pretty busy with work lately so my tank has definitely been a little on the neglected side. It's about a third of the way up my tank that is lit by AI LED's This is what it looked like when I got...

So, I am fairly certain that an upgrade to a Marineland Deep Dimension 300 is in the very near future for me. I've been working with my fish guy on the new filtration setup. The only piece that either of us are unsure on is a skimmer. The display tank itself will be a 300 gallon tank, and...

So, I have been offered a Marineland Pro 300 gallon for a price that is simply too good to ignore. This is far from a sure thing, because I still have to get approval from the wife - but there is all kinds of stuff I learned about this hobby that I had wished I had known when doing my current...

So, I'm going to need to pull all kinds of kenya weed and teal palys out of my tank. I didnt know that they would reach plague proportions when I added them to my tank. My plan is to take out each and every rock in my 180 (I know, craziness) My question is this, I'm planning on saving water...

In early November, I purchased a GFO reactor and some of the high capacity GFO from BRS. I got it online, and after about 48 hours, I stopped getting the film algae build up on my glass, and the little bit of Cyano that I had on two of my rocks finally dissapeared. Approximately 3 weeks after...

Stupid newb question for you folks. How hard is it to break up live rock? I'm going to have to tear all my rock out to get rid of all the damn Kenya tree (what the hell was a thinking when I put THAT into my tank) off my rocks. I have several massive pieces of Live rock. I'd like to break...

So, for those of you familiar with my setup, you know that I recently lost my favorite fish, my prized Potter's Angel Last night, my Achilles went on a feeding strike, and my Kole's color looked a little faded (but it is still eating) I'm thinking something needs to be funky with my water...

Alright guys, here is the deal. My Potter's angel has recently been having issues, and a few days ago I assumed I lost it, because it was no longer swimming around the tank. When I checked the tank this morning before leving for work, she had come out of the rocks and is hanging out on the...

There have been a lot of new people here lately, asking all kinds of questions about what type of lighting to use over a reef tank. I decided it was easier to write this up then answer the same questions a million times in a million threads. Mods- Please sticky this or move it to the...

So I came home from work today to my Achilles swimming circles around my powerhead. He is normally all over the tank Is this just good for a laugh, or something to be concerned about? He's been doing this for about the last 2 hours now. Oh - don't mind the chatter between my wife and I :)

Living Reefs - My wife has taken a liking to a blue spotted jawfish at my LFS. I dont know much about them other than they are bottom dwellers and they dig a burrow to live in. LiveAquaria lists them as reef safe, but are there any concerns to keeping these guys? My rocks were laid on the...

So I had a new Maxi Jet 1200 for pumping water from my rubbermaid tote into the tank for a WC, and somehow I either spilled the last bit or overfilled the tank, and i have water dripping in the basement ceiling directly above the tank. Its the front left corner where the spill was - and to make...