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I have been in the reef keeping hobby for about 6 years now. I started like most people with a small tank and have upgraded as my love for the hobby has grown. I probably have battled almost every problem that can exist and yet I still have trouble keeping my tank 100% healthy when no apparent...

I am in the market for a chiller and Marine Depot is having a huge sale on a "1/3 HP Current USA Prime Drop-In Chiller w/ Single-Stage Thermostat". I am curious if anyone has ever used one and what your experience was. Also if you have any other input on similar drop in chillers please let me...

I have red bugs and need some interceptor. I called my local vet. and they will not write me a prescription for it. I live in Pitman NJ 08071 does anyone have any extra that they want to sell me or does anyone know how I can obtain it by tomorrow. Thanks - Jon

I am thinking about switching over to Bulk Reef Supply for my CA, ALK & MAG. I have heard nothing but good things about these guys and their product. Is everyone on the same page as me or has anyone ever had a bad experience when using these products. Thanks and let me know what you think - Jon

I have a superman montipora and a sunset montipora that were doing great until recently. About three weeks ago my superman montipora was one of my fastest growers and than all of a sudden his polyps shrunk in and he has not been the same. Some days he looks about 80% healthy and some days he...

Now that summer is finally over I quit worrying about the temp. of my tank and am already thinking about next year. Next summer I will really need a chiller for my Oceanic Tech 120 with a 30 gallon sump. I am thinking about either a 1/5 HP or a 1/4 HP depending on the price. I have never owned /...

I have a 3 inch powder brown tang that just died in my tank. He is in the back of my rock work and I really don't want to take this" puzzle" apart. My tank is a oceanic 120 with a 30 gallon sump. My protein skimmer is an ETSS 60 sump buddy and so far my water parameters are in line. Tomorrow I...

When my outer orbit 48" 2 x 150 MH plus PC light comes on it gives off a small burning odor which does not last long. This happens when my PC come on first and than as well when my MH turn on two hours later. The lighting fixture is about 2.5 years old. Is this something that I should be overly...

My Tunze 9010 finally bit the dust today and it is time for me to upgrade to a new skimmer. My tank is an Oceanic Tech 120 with a 30 gallon sump. The skimmer that I am going to choose needs to be able to skim in a sump where the water level will dip about 4 inches before I add RO water to the...

Is anyone bringing any frags or colonies for sale at the monthly meeting? If so please let me know what you have available. Thanks - Jon

I just got a new Oceanic Tech tank 120. With the tank came a blue line 40 X return pump. The pump is a bit loud and I am trying to minimize the noise. I have put a rubber mat under the pump to eliminate the vibration but it is still loud and I think this is how the pump runs. Part of the problem...

I just bought a new tank and the light fixture needs new bulbs. I was looking online and see that Pheonix 150 watt 14K HQI bulbs get good reviews and are priced fairly well. Does anyone use them or have any suggestions of another bulb that is not overly expensive. Jon

Has anyone ever tried any of the glass scratch removers out recently. I see that Janvil is pretty well advertised but can not find any first hand reviews. Please let me know if you have tried anything out in the market that will remove minor glass scratched. jon

I am running a cup of carbon in my filter sock for my 58 gallon tank. How often should I switch out the carbon and replace it with fresh carbon? Jon

About 10 days ago I posted a inquiry about new acans not doing well. The general consensus was that since they were new and freshly cut I should give them a little more time to heal and things should turn around. Well they haven't but they have not gotten any worse either. What is strange is...

It is time to change my catridges on my RO unit. The cartridges are about 9 months old and my TDS meter just began reading a measurment of 4. From what I understand this is about as high as you want to let your total dissovled solids get. So my question is this do I need to change all three? My...

In October when I started this new tank I wentwith the large coarse sand (somesort of live carribean). I wanted a change from the very fine sand which was easy for the fish to displace. I was told when I bought it that there was no difference in either other than astetic reasons. Since than my...

I bought some beautiful acan frags about two weeks ago. When I first dropped them into my tank they opened up perfectly. But since yesterday they are now fairly unhappy. They do not inflate when the lights come on but when the lights go off they inflate to normal size. I did my normal 15 gallon...

The water is my sump is beginning to get stagnant. I put a power head in it and it has raised the temp of my tank by two degrees. So here is my question... Can stagnant water hurt your tank? My idea is to manually stir the water in my sump once a day so that I do not get a build up. Will this be...

I recently bought a bleeding apple scolymia which had some recession. The recession appeared to be healing nicely and he was eating mysis shrimp / cyclopeeze whenever it was fed to him. I have tried to feed him the past two nights and he would not eat. His health does not look the greatest and I...