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Evening all, after about 6 or 7 years after selling my last tank I am getting back into the hobby and figured I should come back here. Hope everyone is well! Set up the tank today and just waiting for the sand to clear up.

I've been struggling with keeping my Alk up at target and after a week of looking I think I may have found the source. I've got rather large clumps in my sandbed and I think this may be abiotic precipitation. Parameters: Calcium: 465 (Target 465) Alk: 12 (last night) 11 (this am) (Target...

Hey All, I ordered another 3 anthias from liveaquaria. One of them arrived DOA and I acclimated the other two by adding a shot class full of water to their bags every 5 minutes until the bags were full, then drained the water and added them to the tank. Immediately upon being put in the water...

I'm trying to mix up a batch of stock solution of Red Sea Foundation B Alkalinity. According to the chemical warning on the side its just sodium carbonate. (Now that I know its nothing special I'm moving to BRS 2 part to save a ton of cash) Anyway, I'm having trouble mixing the stuff. I got a 3...

I had the opportunity to go by Reefwise, a brand new reef shop in Lisle, Illinois and they were absolutely amazing. The shop is a decent size, but very very new (only been open for 3 weeks). Right now the only have corals, but fish should be here in about 2 weeks and dry goods just after that...

Hey All, One of my Anthias passed last week leaving me with two. He was eating, but never gained any weight sadly. Anyway, since Anthias do best in odd numbered groups I want to go ahead and get another one ordered. In order to make the shipping from LiveAquaria less obscene I was thinking of...

I've got two MP10w ES units for sale. I'd like to get $220 each shipped, or $425 shipped for the pair. Manufacture Date Unit 1: Nov 2, 2010 Manufacture Date Unit 2: Apr 7, 2011 Both units work great. I upgraded to a bigger tank and got a MP40.

I recently got a Ecoxotic LED Pro RGB Module, RGB Remote, and transformer and there is no way for me to mount it in my existing light setup so I'm looking to sell it. This has never been used, is still in the box, and has a retail value of $180. Here is the company's video: RGB Panorama LED...

I didn't want to hijack another thread, but I wondered what everyone's thoughts are regarding feeding frozen vs pelletized/flake food. I've read that the flake/pellet food is better because there is less waste and fewer phosphates and the like. But I've read the same regarding frozen food...

Hey Everyone, My Marco Rock arrives today for my 90 gallon upgrade. Initially I was planning to seed with some rock from my blacked out sump on my 30 gallon, but even being in the dark for months hasn't been enough to kill the bubble algae on that rock and I just don't want to risk...

It's gonna take a few months but I have officially started my 90 gallon upgrade! Its going to be a custom rimless tank with black silicon. I've requested quotes back from 5 tank manufacturers and heard back from 2. (One of which was totally obscene) I'm waiting to hear back from at least 1...

So I've been trying to find companies that still make custom glass aquariums. So far I've only found three: 1. Reef Savvy 2. Glass Cages 3. Miracle Aquariums (Canada) I've sent requests for quotes to these companies and a bunch of others but nearly everyone only works with Acrylic. Reef...

I finally got approval from the boss to upgrade the tank. I think I am going to go with a custom rimless 36Lx24Wx20T hopefully with an external overflow. I'm not planning on actually taking delivery of the tank until December so I have quite a bit of time for planning and preparation. My...

AquaNerd posted a great video on some of the less known types of reef inverts that we see in our tanks. Far from a comprehensive list, this is a good primer/reference. Tiny Reef Aquarium Invertebrates | AquaNerd

I'm getting ready to place an order for a custom clean up crew from ReefCleaners, and had a question about shipping. If I have it shipped to my office and it arrives during the day, is it ok that they hang out in the box in my (climate controlled) office for half a day? Or do I need to plan on...

Can anyone recommend an online aquarium log for tracking your water parameters?

I just managed to catch the gorilla crab that I've been hunting for a while. Any suggestions on what to do with him?

I have a question for those folks who have more experience building stuff than I do. The lights I'm getting only have a hanging kit (stand legs are apparently considered unsafe and are thus illegal in europe). I don't believe my tank is going to line up properly with the ceiling studs, and even...

I found this in my tank this afternoon. It looks like a bubble algae, but it really bright neon orange....like clownfish colored. Full Size Image

I finally decided to go with the Vertex Illumina 200 LEDs and did some shopping around for Canadian vendors. Blue World Aquariums has the best price so I go to order and they are out of stock :grumble: They did offer free shipping on the 260, but since the 200 is such overkill for my little tank...