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My tank has been up for over a year and a half now without a chiller. We have begun changing the temperature we keep the house at, winter its cooler and has resulted in a big savings in our bills. So now for the summer we want to do the opposite but I know i will have to add a chiller. The...

Woke up this morning things were fine, about an hour later I hear my pumps struggling to push. ATO is empty and my sump is running extremely low. My skimmer went nuts and was overflowing. I have a 'Davey Jones' hooked up for the skimate and it was overflowing. I have to get the Neptune IO...

My tank has been running for about 14 months now and I have a refugium with miracle mud in it. I am due to replace 50% of the miracle mud but am nervous about the impact this can have on my tank. Part of me wants to remove the mud as I have a 1" sand bed and live rock throughout my system...

Anyone know who these folks are? Its the same spot that Greg from Reefs 2 Reptiles/Ultimate Reefs was at right across from Tropiquarium. Just curious, store was all lit up blue the other night.

http://youtu.be/FVJmCqobPMQ Took a few weeks but very cool to watch.

How much flow to folks put thru their refugiums? I have one of my drains spliced off into my refugium but have had horrible luck with Chaeto. Right now it is getting about 1/3 of that drains flow but I can open it up more. Should the chaeto being moving or very stationary? Thanks

Just bought a Derasa clam today. I had one about 8 months ago but I think my tank was too young to really support it at only 4 months. Now that my tank is a year old I took the chance on one. Just was looking for tips on getting it to survive. I have it sitting on the sand bed, with low...

I have a long tentacle anemone with 2 maroon clowns homing it. Just wondering how often you directly feed them. Mine goes in and out all the time but the last few days I haven't seen it as extended as usual. Do people just get some krill and hand feed it. Just trying to figure out the best...

http://austinaquafarms.com Has anyone bought from these folks? There stock looks amazing but I don't want to waste money if it isn't a good group to work with. I have had success with Pacific east aquaculture but poor luck with Vivid aquariums. Thanks

So my tank has been up and running for a year now. I use two felt socks and have been the entire time. I have not really tried the mesh socks but was wondering what people's experiences are with the to types or none at all. The challenge i have right now is I am going away for a week and...

Figured i would make a post and then follow it up with a bunch of photos. I started in this hobby back in 1982 when i took over my Dad's fresh water tanks and converted them to Salt. There was a time when I had 5 tanks going during the 80s and really enjoyed it, even got my PADI...

My beautiful Mimic Tang. Fish was swimming around perfectly this morning, just got home and it was stuck to the Vortech, side all torn up, eye pulled. CRAP. anyone else every experience something like this?

I want to increase the amount of water i change from 30-35 gallons to the 50-60 gallons. In my search for food grade containers i came across this site (http://www.easycart.net/FiresideGallery/60_Gallon_Rain_Barrels.html) which does free shipping to NJ. While the barrels have had food in them...

Thinking about doing some BioPellets. While I don't have a major Nitrite/nitrate problem my numbers are slowly ticking upwards. I have the dual chamber BRS Carbon/GFO reactor so was thinking of either adding a single reactor but i have a read a few posts saying not to run GFO and BioPellets...

Its been almost 7 months since my tank has been up and i need to really get the Vortech heads and the lock-line cleaned up and free of stuff. I have heard the vinegar bath, tooth brush, and other suggestions but nothing with any real detail. How do most people clean these components and...

I have a Bubble tip and it just stopped opening up. The clownfish that hosts in it won't bother it but also won't really leave it. I have tried defrosted krill but it isn't taking it. It hasn't died but it won't open up either. Any ideas?

Looking to add an automatic feeder to my system. This is not to replace frozen food but to provide some pellets or flakes throughout the day. I have seen the CurrentUSA AquaChef Aquarium Fish Feeder a few times online with decent reviews. Any others out there that people really like and...

Well early this morning was the first time we have lost power for an extended period of time since my tank has been running. I waited about 90 minutes, then broke out the generator to keep things moving. I think my next purchase will be the EcoTech battery backup and a general UPS. Have...

I have a nice little zoas garden going. When I got a bunch of Dragon Eye Zoas there was a small Paly in the cluster. It was cool at first but it is now growing way too much and ruining the look. How can i remove the Palys aside from tweezers and very sharp scissors? Could that release the...

I have had two 1.5 inch Naso tangs in my tank for about 2 months now. Everything has been going great no issues. Of course I am traveling and my wife is taking care of the tank. On of the Tangs just went ape-sh!t on the other and beat the daylights out of him. Was hunting him down in the...