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I have a 75 gal tank and prefer not to employ a sump, so what do you all recommend? I've looked at: Aqua Medic Turboflotor 1000 Blue Hang-On Skimmer AquaC Nano Remora Protein Skimmer with Maxi-Jet 900 Pump Eshopps Hang On Tank Protein Skimmer

I've had my substrate in my tank for years now. Never changed it but have added small portions at a time due to syphoning during water changes. I've read on another forum of a guy that changes 20% of his sand every 6 to 8 weeks as a way of reducing phosphate. He uses dry sand as phosphate is...

I will be moving to FL start of next year and instead of sending my live stock via FEDEX or with the movers, I thought why not check it in on my same flight? My thought is, prep a substitute tank in the new place about 1 month prior to the move. The day of the move, pack my live rock...

I really like the way the look, but, have never had any success with them. They usually disolve/die out on me. Any suggestios?

got my shipment in. about 25% of the tiny snails were out of their shells and dead. Not sure if this is common. I added a few turbos (quite large for my taste) and a brittle star along with an urchn. I understand the urchin loves to eat at red turf algae. My concern is the turbos (who also...

I will be the first to admit I was not committed as I should have but I am ready to give this one final try. Here is my setup. Any and all suggestions are welcomed. I lost some very beautiful and expensive corals for various reasons (hitch hikers, power outages while away, sea apple caught in...

I've read some say not to use one in my reef tank but I see some keep one in use. I have a Fluval 500 in mine with carbon, phosban and the cylinder media that comes with it. On top of all the trays I added a sheet of filtration cloth to slow down the flow and keep the water crystal clear. I...

For years I've relied on my local pet store (only sells aquarium supplies and live stock) and most of the time wondered if they really cared or knew what they were talking about. Their advise usually did not help and I found myself experimenting only to lose live stock in the process. It is...

I posted the same at another site and so far I cant seem to get an answer as to what I have groing in my tank. I've ben battling this stuff for a little over a year now and cant seem to get rid of it. I've tried peroxide dips, plucking and it only seems to get it pissed off. Can anyone...

Hello everyeon! I just joined in hope of getting answers to some of my questions related to reef aquariums. Hope to contribute what I know as well.