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What I thought was going to be two days and one night out of town next week has turned out to be 6 days and 5 nights! I'm kinda nervous about this. Since I set up the tank I've only been gone a day or so, and I'm afraid I'm going to be worrying the whole time I've never had any big mishaps in...

When I joined the forums here I said I would get some pictures of my setup which has changed since then, but I've just started trying my luck at taking some photos and I only have recent ones to post. The 80gal has been going for roughly 9 months or so, and the 20gal has been cycling for a...

I found my wife's camera and made my first attempt ever (except for the couple of dozen blurry tries I deleted before I got this one) at taking a picture of a fish, so please be kind. I got this foxface about 3 days ago, and he really seems to fit in the tank well and seems to be adjusting...

Anyone use algae from their scrubber screen to feed to their fish?

Hi everyone. I have a mated pair of bangaii cardinals I have some questions about... I have 6 fish in my 80 gal, the pair of cardinals, one spotted cardinal, a pair of perculas and a yellow headed sleeper goby, which are all healthy and eat well. The last several months the bangaiis have been...

Does anyone use the black tubing? I have a problem with that real thin, snotty build up in the air tube from my overflow. Its almost transparent, so its hard to see it building up in there. I'm amazed at how much of that stuff I clean out of a 4ft length of tubing. I use a blue tubing now...

For those with some hydrology knowledge... Say I had one tank above another with a total water height of about 5 feet. If the upper tank was drilled and plumbed straight down into the bottom tank, would an overflow on the bottom tank still keep the pressure of 5 feet going to the sump? If the...

Good morning. I have a question for you guys. I recently bought a bunch of stuff from a guy getting out of the hobby for good, and I have about 30lbs of established sand that is in two 5gal buckets with tank water. It has an awful lot of sediment in it (probably from it being stirred up and...

I'm looking at buying a bunch of old rock an ex-hobbyist is selling. He took it all out of his tank over two years ago, and its been sitting dry in storage. Wrapped in paper in boxes. Is there some sort of process I'd need to go thru before adding some to an established tank?

I've been turning something over in my mind the last few days, and thought I'd see if anyone here has some input... I have about a 27gal sump with three sections; intake, refuge and return. The 10gal refuge has around 20lbs of sand, some live rock and chaeto. The return area has an algae...

I've come across information here and there that it is benificial to run your refuge lighting on an opposite schedule from DT lighting...while the tank is dark the refuge is lit. Anyone do this? Notice anything different? Just curious...I run the lights all on the same timer (except the...

Anyone here have any experience with banggai cardinals reproducing in their tank? I've been doing some researching to try to figure out what's going on with the two I have. They've only been in the tank for 4-5 months, but in that time I've noticed a kind of pattern they go thru. For a few...

Hi, I have another question for everyone. Other than cleaning it and replacing it regularly, are there any cons to running carbon for long periods of time?

I have a chocolate chip starfish in my DT that I feed pretty regularly. Up until now (maybe because of regular feeding) I haven't noticed any problems with the couple of corals I have. From what I understand they can destroy corals, so I'm wondering... I have a 10gal refuge in my sump that has...

Hello everyone, I've been reading this forum for six months or so now, and because I've started posting questions recently I thought I'd introduce myself. I've listed that I have 5 yrs of saltwater experience, but yet I probably post some beginner-like questions... This is because a little...

I've had a pair of tank raised percula clownfish in my tank for about 3 or 4 months, and they have seemed very healthy and happy the entire time. They have also grown quite a bit since I've had them. The last couple of weeks I've noticed that the slightly larger of the two seems to be...

I've been through several different diy overflows, and am tired of worrying about them when I'm away from the house. My current one only allows me to open up the mag7 return pump about half way, so I'm thinking its only returning about 2-300 gph. So, I think I'm going to break down and ordering...

Hi...new to posting but have been reading forum for several months. Very helpful and friendly here from what I read. I've had fish and live rock for several years, and am now getting in to some of the easier to handle corals. Other than a base for the polyps to grow from, what part does the...