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Its been a while so....hello again everyone! I need to move my tank temporarily. We are having new carpet installed and I need to move my tank about 15 feet into an unfinished room in the basement. It's a standard 90 gallon mixed reef tank, wooden cabinet, 24 gallon sump and all the various...

My tank is over run with Copper Penny Palyos. I NEED a Sundial snail or two to eat them. I don't keep Zoas, so it really won't be a pest in my tank. Have any of you got these as pests in your tank? I'll buy them!

I need a quick answer here. My 90 is drilled slightly off center and runs a durso drain. Surrounding this area is a plastic "cover". It hides the drain, acts as the overflow area, whatever. I don't know how else to describe it. Anyway, I am wondering if it can be removed while the system is...

Anyone know where I can find some of these? My tank is over run with Palythoa. Sun Dials appear to be the best way for me to deal with them at this point. I don't keep Zoas so Its not a big deal.

Okay, these copper penny palyos are taking over my tank. Any suggestions for killing them off? Seriously!!! They have survived poor water conditions, low temps and even a cooked tank. I'm going to start slowly replacing the rocks covered with them to reduce their numbers. Any other advice...

I've had my tank for about 3 years now. Its had its ups and downs. Some short learning curves and some LONG ones. This is one of those. I got my tank already drilled and mostly assembled. The Durso overflow and box were already in place when I got it. My big question is..... can this box section...

My tank continues to recover from the 90*+ temps it went through. I lost a torch, most of my mushrooms, some palys, and my monster plating monti. I did remove some on the Monti but about 1/3 of it remains. Will leaving it in my tank do any harm? It looks horrid, but I'm the only person who looks...

So lately when I do my WC and i restart my system, the tank nearly overflows before the water starts draining back to the sump. I'm running a standard Durso overflow. I have pulled the pipe and cleaned it, but it hasn't seemed to help. Any suggestions as to why it has started doing this? I am...

Is there any info on the effect of temp on algae growth? Link to a thread or article? Background: Tank has been up for 3 years. Had my standard various issues but never any serious algae. Earlier this year we had storms, as many others did, and my tank got down to 70.4*F. Since that time I've...

Okay, so I've had my tank for 3 years now. No major disasters. Over this time, well 4 times anyway, I have completely drained, removed and cleaned my sump. Its a good chance to check all of the things that live there as well as make repairs. A little over a year ago I started adding things to...

I have a yellow tail Damsel Fish. These guys, in general, have a bad reputation. I have not had any problems with mine at all. One of the nicest fish I have ever had. Since my FF died and I have some room in my tank, I was wondering if it was possible to add more of these? I have room for 3...

So I'm really bummed. Got home today to feed the fish and found my One Spot FoxFace dead on the bottom of the tank. It was fine last night. Never any sign there was a problem. I had him for nearly 2 years. I did my standard tests today to see if anything was out of whack. Temp 77.7 - 80.1...

Over the last week or so mu torch has been looking worse and worse each day. Not extending and very light in color. Last night I noticed it was almost fully retracted and nearly white. I couldn't imagine what could have been wrong. I tested for everything except SG and everything looked fine...

These came as a hitchhiker on some zoas I got some time ago. Zoas don't seem to do well in my tank. The few I do have are getting over run by the Copper Penny paly. As a matter of fact, the tank is getting over run by this stuff! It has popped up on almost all of my rock and even in the sand! I...

So I bought the plating montipora about 6 months ago. It was just a little bigger than a nickle. Now the thing is the size of a diner plate. I really like the looks of it and wouldn't mind having a few more in other locations. How do I frag it? Just break a piece off and place it where I want or...

I am setting up for a WC before my trip to Hawaii. As usual I have my 12 gallon tub full of RODI and salt mixing and heating. I decided to do something a little different this time and added my two parts of Continuum (a & b) to the mix. Only after doing it did I think about the fact I added...

How do you folks deal with the rats nest that seems to be part of this hobby? I've got so much wire in my stand its becoming a nightmare! Skimmer Return pump Reactor pump heater x2 sump power head sump lighting x2 DT lighting x4 (2 units, each with 2 plugs) Power heads x3 Night light LED ATO...

Well I had my first impeller failure. It was on one of my 750's. $24 for a new impeller or $43 for a new 1400? I picked the 1400. I am curious though, why is the plastic surrounding the magnet on the impeller shaft? Mine was so cracked and swollen that I had to use pliers to pull the shaft out...

So my tank has been up and in good shape for a little over 18 months now. I've had a few issues, as most do with new tanks, but so far its been good. Last night I noticed a small problem. The drain back from the tank was very light. Not much volume. So I checked things out an saw that my return...

Anyone recommend a place to get one? Prices seem a bit high for the ones I've found so far. My sump one malfunctioned, again, and dumped 5 gallons of RODI into my sump at some point after I left for a week. Thankfully it didn't overflow, but my skimmer over reacted and was useless for about a...