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I did a couple of searches and found a little bit of information, but not a ton. Has anyone been doing the Red Sea Coral growth program for a lengthy period of time? If so, I have a couple of questions: -Are you running your alkalinity at the seemingly extreme 12.6dkh it calls for? -If...

[youtube] I just stood up a reef octopus BR-MF-110 with a Mag Drive Supreme 7 700gph pump that was recommended to hook up to it. What do you think of the rate they are tumbling?

So right now, I have my Apex set to turn on the heater if temp drop below 78.0 and turn off if it goes above 79.0. Should I get those numbers closer together or is that a normal temp swing?

I am thinking about lining the inside of my stand with dynamat in order to keep things a little quieter. Has anyone done this? Good results?

I understand that when I top off my tank, the only place the water level rises is in the return pump section of the sump. How does this work when taken to the extreme? I mean, If I add enough water to overflow the tank/sump, where does the overflow occur? The return pump section of the sump is...

I am designing a DIY ATO. What my design looks like is an RO/DI system plumbed in, in my basement. From there, there will be a 1/4" line running into a float valve in the sump. However, I am going to have to drill a hole in my acrylic sump in order to get the float valve plumbed in. Any tips? I...

I am kicking around the idea of a 14g nano or something of that nature in my office. Has anyone had success with this? I do not have a huge office or anything like that. Multiple people would have access to the tank, including a cleaning crew. Wouldn't see it on the nights and weekends.

I just got my tanked plumbed today and this is the 1st time I am using an in-sump skimmer. I have a Reef Octopus NW-110-6520B. In the instructions it says: Put the skimmer in sump, power on. Turning the gate valve to adjust the water level for skimming. Suggested sump water level: 5.5" Does...

Suggestions? Lots of nooks and crannies that I have no idea how I am going to reach? Try as I might I cannot figure out how to disassemble the pump. I don't think it is doable without destroying it. Do I take everything apart piece by piece and soak it all in vinegar and let water run through it...

I am in the process of building my 120g Marine Reef. I am running a Sump with a Reef Octopus Skimmer, Reefkeeper 48" LEDs, 2x 1500gph Hydor power heads. I am thinking I want a Neptune Apex controller with Ph/Temp/Salinity probes. What are your thoughts on that purchase?

This is the build of 120g Marine Reef Aquarium. 2/26/14 - We have it plumbed and the pumps are running. 102lbs of live rock has been added. Waiting on my lights. 3/3/14 - 29g Quarantine tank is up and running and at temperature. Will likely get the 1st fish in there this week to start a 30-day...

I introduced myself here a couple of years ago, but my wife and I sort of got out of the hobby and converted our 29g into a freshwater. The tank didn't do well with our move into our new house, we had a protein skimmer leak and some coral die. We got mad at the skimmer leak (that we didn't...

I have quite a bit of detritus on the floor of my tank. I am thinking that my clean up crew is just not enough. In the tank right now I have the following: Scarlet Cleaner Shrimp Blood Red Fire Shrimp Yellowtail Damsel Turbo Snail Cerith Snail Nassarius Snail 2x Red Hermits 1x Blue Hermit...

Got my new LEDs in today. The LFS ripped the guts out of my stock florescent hood and installed 3W Cree LEDs. The install looks great, I love the shimmer and I got to put in my 1st Coral today, a Kenya Tree. Tank is still a bit new so there isn't much in it at the moment. Next weekend we should...

I have read that fan noise from LED lighting can be somewhat noisy and I am concerned. My tank is in my living room so I do not want much noise if possible. I am going to the LFS next Saturday to discuss him building a an LED setup into my stock hood (ripping out the florescent ballast). Are...

My fiance has been doing freshwater for 15 years and as a present for her getting an A in Calculus I bought us a 29g tank. Neither of us have been so excited in a while. We have ~30lb of Caribbean live rock, a 425gph Koralia circulation pump, Marine Land Power Filter 200. We will probable get...

I purchased my 1st 29 gallon saltwater tank yesterday. My boss has a 75 gallon and has lent me all of his books and am making my way through them. It seems that forums are much "quicker" at finding information vs reading pages upon pages of the author's thoughts until they get to the one...