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Hello! I have an elaborate system incorporating a 55 reef, 110 FOWLR, 20 Frag, and a 40 Sump. the sump is in the basement and I was wondering if I added a dual carbon/GFO reactor to the system could I tie it into the down line from the 110 and not have to feed it with a pump? Or would I need...

Hello! I've just gotten a BRS two-part dosing kit to bring my Alk back into line and am wondering about the parameter values. My test kit (Nutrafin) shows the Alk in mg/L and the BRS system uses dKH. Is there a way to convert these numbers? I am having trouble because I can dose using the...

Hello fellow Wetarms! I have a 55 gallon reef tank with a 40 gallon sump (in my basement) and am having issues regulating the temp. I have three 150w Cobalt Aquatics heaters in the sump in three different areas. The temp fluctuates up to five degrees when all three are set at 80. I am adding...

Hello, Peeps! So, a few weeks ago I was moaning about our T5 fixture and how we needed new bulbs and how great it'd be to get an LED fixture. My wife said "get whatever you want, you deserve it!" So I went to ReefBreeders.com and bought the Photon 48 I have been drooling over for a long...

Hello! I was trying to get an ID on this little guy: It has been going around the tank and moves with a inchworm type motion. We named him Slurms McKenzie

Hello fellow Wet-Arms! I was just going to see if anyone could help me out with my Radioactive Dragon Eye zoas that aren't opening up. it's only a certain area of the colony (on top) and they haven't opened (that I've seen) in a week or two. A few pics: Could it be the favia above it?

Hello, Peeps! I was looking to get the Reefbreeders Photon 48 for my 55 long tank and was wondering about the different degree options to the LEDs. I know it's how wide a beam each LED puts out but what would be a good setting for my tank if it covers the entire length of the tank? Could Iget...

Hey, Peoples! I keep getting these "cobwebs" in one particular area of my tank. Every time I knock them down they're back the next day. Any help?

So.... I am an idiot and bought this product mistakenly off of Amazon thinking it was Marine Pure ceramic media filter balls. What it is is Pure Marine: It was $20 for 50 balls which would last me 5 weeks at their recommended dosage. They're little clear 1/2" dia. balls. it's supposed to...

Hey, Peeps! I found this brown crap growing on my cup coral this morning and cleaned it off, only to have it back worse when I got home from work tonight. When I cleaned it off before (with a baster) the heads underneath came off as well. What do I do? Help me, Living Reefs, you're my only hope!

OK, so I have had a 55 tank for a while and have been slowly building up to adding a sump tank to it. I built a platform in my water production area of my basement under my office. I ran the lines for the overflow and return down to a 40 ga. tank which I put baffles in. I have a Skimmer on...

Hello, fellow Reefers! I bought a Sterilite storage container from Wal-Mart to put water in. I have read that non-food grade plastics can leach toxins into water long-term. Is there any way to test the water and see if it has any toxins leaching into it?

Hey, Peeps! I've had this RBTA for two weeks and noticed today it's not so full and happy looking. Upon closer inspection the interior of both (it has split but still sits close together) is white. I did some rearranging of my powerheads today but ended up reducing the turbulence where they...

OK, so I wet a little crazy on ebay lately... Got a Goniopora for my wife and to help justify the shipping cost got a few other things from the same seller. I thought I'd share. The Goni: Some nice Phoenix Zoas: Blow Pop Zoas: and a Pocillopora They should be arriving this...

Hey, peoples! A friend and I have been trying to talk the wife into getting an anemone. Our clowns have been trying to "host" our cup coral instead! So we were at the LFS this weekend checking out their stock and they have Rose Bubble Tips in stock. She had already decided to get a purple/gold...

Hello, I have just noticed a tiny thing growing from my rock and it looks to be a BTA. It's too small to get a good shot of but doesn't look like Aptasia or a Majano. Can BTAs be hitchhikers?

Hello, fellow wetarms! I am getting around to building a sump/refugium for my 5 ga. tank. and have some questions. I have a 1000 g/hr pump with a 3/4" outlet for my return and a 600 Ga/hr overflow box with a 1" outlet. The sump will be in my basement with about 10' of rise. Do you think I...

Hey guys, I am shopping for a dehumidifier for my basement and was trying to find a solution for getting rid of the water it produces. I was thinking of mounting it in the upper floor joists to let it gravity drain into my sewer pipe or setting up a sump pump at the same time to handle it. I...

Hey, Peoples. I recently added an Emerald Crab, Porcelain Crab and a Sexy Shrimp to my reef. Yesterday morning I found the body of a blue leg hermit on the sand. This morning a scarlet hermit is dead on the sand on the opposite side of the tank. What's happening? I have: Yellow Tang 2...

Hey, fellow Wetarms! OK so I got some new LR and immediately I see this on my glass: Good, Bad, or KILL IT WITH FIRE!!!!! ?