Hi everyone. I'm in the process of cleaning out my calcium reactor and changing the media. I had been using ARM media before and have always had troble keeping the calcium, alk and Mg levels stable despite stable CO2 and flow settings. I found some new media called GEN-X C.R.M calcium reactor...

First and foremost, I would like to say hi, I randomly stumbled across this site when doing research for my marine tank in the near future and these forums look like a collage of collected people of similar interests and information, so I figured it was a good place to start asking questions. :)...

Hi all, I have been waighting for the right time to add fish to my newly setup 20 gal tank. Everything is good with the tank but i'm worried about my new fish. I got two verry small clown fish and all they do is hide behind my power head mount accept for feeding. I figured they just need time to...

I currently have a 125 gal tank with 3 emperor 400's running in my fish only tank. no reef tanks in hawaii. I have decided I want to move to better filtration and I was wondering what size wet/dry I should get. specifically dimensions or gallon size of the bi-ball container. I know the sump can...

ive been using salifert test kits for the last year or so for kh ph and ca. i dont normally test that often maybe twice a month or less, i mainly just look at how everything looks, and when i do test everything is usually right around where i want it. testing today ca was 400(good and normal)...

OK, I know you have all heard the rumors, so here is the official announcement. I will be hosting a get together on the East Coast in the Spartanburg, SC area for TRT at the Walnut Grove Seaquarium (my house) on SATURDAY, May 17th, 2008 from 12:30 PM until dark --RAIN OR SHINE-- (we'll have BIG...

This is a Octopus CR-140 6 1/2in dia single chamber. The water flow inside the chamber is so strong it is blowing the media all over the place. There is a bracket in the bottom of the unit with holes in it. on top of that is about a one inch thick sponge. Then comes the eight pounds of...

Hi Guys and Gurls, I am in dire need of a replacement 3200 GPH Dolphin (Ampmaster) marine pump if anyone has one or knows of one locally that I can buy (even retail at this point, $$$, the days will make a difference). If I cannot find one by Saturday evening, I guess I will order one and...

I have a brother that lives in Japan. He is getting ready to move and would like to send me his corals from his tank. He has mostly Zoanthids. That leads me to the title. 1. How should we go about sending these corals? 2. How do you recieve these? ie. how to get them through customs 3. Which...

Ok, I know that Magnesium and Calcium go hand and hand, Strontium is also somehow added as well. What exactly are all the relationships with the three, how do they work together and against each other?? What levels of each are going to be most beneficial and stable in a reef tank, and if one...

Project: build a softy reef (and to get Caball362 into the hobby ) Tank -- 10 gallon tank -- 10 gallon sump/fuge ( still discussing ) -- live rock *marco rock ( unknown ammount at this time will have to see on a rock per rock bases. as some know that is some light rock for the sizes...

Well were about to ring in the new year and I thought I would throw a party. We have all had a lot of accomplishments in the 2007 Year. Lets share some pics. We can call it the Before and After Party. Lets see some before and after pics of growth, change...etc. Lets hear some ideas for the...

A few months ago I picked up several pieces of rubble rock to add to my aquarium... mostly as filler rock to fit into all those little spaces. When I picked them up, there were several coral skeletons among them. This was one of them. It had vibrant green insides, but I figured it was dead as...

And here's the Official TRT Chorus® to sing.... HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOOOOOOO YOUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!! Being Hershey's neighbor, what you need is more chocolate ;)

Besides a fish who eats this stuff?

I have a 120 reef tank, I'm trying to convert into more sps corals. I'm trying to accomplish the best of both worlds, with a tank that has fish and is nice to look at, but also has zero nitrates. Is Chemi-Pure a good product to help reduce these? A quote from the site... "remove heavy metals...

Well my wife and I got out of this hobby about 2 years ago and have decided to get back in. I have an entire setup I am getting this weekend. 120g with sump, rock, sand etc etc. Everything I need. I am in the process of having a custom stand and canopy made. Stand will be ready tomorrow...

Ok I noticed about a month ago I was loosing PE? so I did a check of my calcium and noticed it around 350 and my alk was stable at 8dkh...keep in mind I have had a reactor for about 6 months now(never adding calcium to the tank relying on the reactor) I know dumb on my part...but would this...

well i was wondering what was your first setup ever mine was 3 years ago (reef tank that is) my real first setup was when i was about 10 years of age it was a 10 gallon fresh water tank with some green/black gravel with an undergravel filter and about 10 feeder goldfish oh yeah and a sunken...

Why are some coral skeltons white while others green? Is it a matter of why they have died? Their zoos? Curious.