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OK, so as I had said in another post I was going to test my water and get some live rock for my little 20 gallon tank, which I set up next to my desk. After a rather poorly timed visit to the ER it was obvious that I was not going to get it done earlier in the week. So now that I am feeling...

So, I have been collecting things to get ready for setting up my first saltwater tank. So far I have my tank, a skimmer (I just got a 300 gallon skimmer this weekend), a refractometer, about 110 pounds of dry rock, and a few other things. I have an extra 20 gallon tank which I just cut out...

While I am going to be able to dim the LEDs on my tank how much would be considered too much? Of the guys that have built their own lights, either from RapidLEDs or from another source, how many LEDs did you use? My tank is a 150T with the following dimensions of 48" wide X 24" deep X 28"...

OK everyone, help me get my rocks off to a good start. I have never done saltwater but I am looking forward to it. I have been researching, researching and researching and buying a few things I know I am going to need along the way. I actually started off wanting to do saltwater so I could get a...

Ok, I have not started setting my tank up yet but I have been collecting things while researching and getting things ready. I have the tank, which is a 150 gallon tall, and I have already built the basic framework of the stand. I plan on a sump with a refuge and probably a skimmer. I currently...

OK, so I have been collecting things as I see them so I'll have everything I need once I get done with my stand and start setting up the "new" tank. So far I have picked up about 95lb of dry base rock (60 more lbs to go), a RODI water filter, a refractometer, a couple heaters, and a bunch of 3...

I was at the LFS a couple days ago and came across some dry base rock that I liked the looks of so I bought it. There was only two pieces and it came to 20 lbs. While I am not ready to set up my SW tank just yet I figured that it would hurt less buying it in small lots than trying to get it...

So, as I had posted in other threads I just picked up a used tank, it's an Oceanic 144 gallon tank which measures 48"L, X 24"D X 29"T. I grabbed a stack of razor blades last night and started cleaning up the tank, to include removing the black paint from the two side panels of glass. After...

Is there a target range of color temperatures I should be shooting for when building a lighting system for my tank? I want a reef tank and but I am still not sure what my main goal is going to be. (LPS vs SPS vs whatever else) I have seen some on here with MH shooting for a color temp of 10...

I just picked up a used tank and it has paint on three of the sides of the tank. I think it used to be a built in tank so even the sides were painted. I want to remove the paint from at least the sides of the tank, what is suggested as the best method of removing the paint? I want to make...

So, I have seen at the lfs the live rock is kept in a big tank of water and it "appears" the water is just being circulated. Is that all it needs to continue being live rock? Or does it need any of the following? Water Heating Lights Any Filtering Sand I ask because I was thinking that...

Hi all, I am Tim and I live in Frisco Texas which is a suburb in the DFW area. I have never had a saltwater aquarium but it looks like I am heading that way. I have a 55 gallon tank with African Cichlids which I have had running for about 3 years now. I really enjoy the fish keeping and I...