Getting ready to set up my 120 which is my third tank in the last 2 years. Currently I have 2 tanks...a 55 glass tank with overflow lighted sump, deep sand bed and plennum, skimmer, Compact flurescents, live rock and lots of Caulerpa. The other is a 27 hex with reverse flow UG bed of crushed...

Which is the best way to go for a 135g system to include a full reef and fish?

I am starting a 135g system and I have no filter system yet and I found this used only 6 months old hardly used $100.00. Any good do I buy it, and will it work for a reef system of course I still need to add a skimmer.

Hello All, I'm looking to build my own wet/dry trickle filter style sump using an old 20g aquarium. Does anybody have any plans for this? Also I'd need to build an overflow box, but that shouldn't be too hard. I can handle the overflow on my own, I believe. Call me cheap, but I'm still not to...

I am planing to upgrade the sump in my 72 and was wondering what is the best way to install the inlet? The way i have it now there is alot of noise and i would love to bring it down as much as possible. Also i forgot what Mag i have but should i leave it submerged or should i have the tank drilled?

I HAVE A WET DRY TRICKLE FILTER FOR SALE USED 3 WEEKS PAID 100 I THINK MAKE A OFFER

Hey Everyone! I just thought that it would be a great help for both all of the newbies here and the seasoned vets to share their single most important tip/trick/secret about how to create and maintain a healthy and beautiful reef tank. I hope to find out some great tricks and tips from...

Life Reef Wet Dry Trickle Filter, Pre-filter with 2 Canisters Has pull out draw and Media area. Will support up to 55 Gallons and good be used as a refuge. Cost about $ 300.00 Selling for $ 95.00 Pickup in Raymond, NH or Chelmsford, MA

i have decided that a 29 gal tank just isn't big enough...so i went and purchased a 75 gal tank...not much is set up yet and im not sure what it is i want to do exactly...i went and bought a small canister filter...i believe it is the eheim canister classic 2213...and since i have been running a...

Hi all, Over the past few weeks much of my liverock and sand has been covered by a red algae (not like hair algae, might be cyano). I went to my lfs and he told me urchins may be able to help me get rid of some of the algae. I bought 3 urchins, they ate algae alrite only problem was it was...

Wow this seems like such a helpful web site. So I have a few questions if anyone would like to assist a very needy fish lover. I have a 125 gallon marine tank, I'm getting ready to set it up, (I had it up and running about 4 years ago, but decided to put it away for a while and now I'm back). So...

I currently have the basic built in the back of tank wet dry trickle filter, the sump is built into the back of my tank. Is this a good enough system, or would you recomend a different filtration system, I have looked into canister filters, do they do a much better job, or am I good with the...

Ok. So after all I have read i have determined it is time to replace the wet/dry trickle filter with a plain SUMP! Plus I need something larger than what I currently have(water volume). Basically all I want is some form of: 1.) Place for skimmer 2.) Mechanical Filtration 3.) Place for return...

I posted about a month ago about a DIY rubbermaid Wet/Dry sump I made. Well I have a 125 gallon tank with a stingray in it and my nitrates are impossible to keep in check. I do 15-20 gallon water changes almost every week and I cant get them below 30-40ppm. As you can see in the pic the water...

My nitrates have been at 30 - 40 ppm consistently for 12 months and none of my fish appear to show any outward signs of stress from it, no illness present in the tank. I have a 100 gallon Tru-Vu Acrylic tank with a built-in sump in the rear of the tank. I am just running bioballs only in the...

Can someone please help. I have gone to many stores trying to figue out how to set up my tank for a reef system. Alot of stores say a wet dry trickle filter system, but in looking at pictures here and on other sites, it seems that most hobbiest are using sumps or sumps with refigums (?)...

Can anyone tell me how can I convert a only fish marine tank to a reef tank? Should I clean the whole tank and setup again? Or just remove all fishes ? Any special water condition that I need to take note for reef tank? Pls help?

Ok here is the wet/dry thing I have talked to a few people about. (sorry I only got these two pictures before my camra took another poop (But hey I got it to work, and only took a few light slams)) Oh and by the way it is forsale too.... I have no idea for how much... Does this thing have a...

I apologize if this has been brought up before, but please forgive a newbe.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /><o:p></o:p> My wife is still not happy about switching from a Fish Only system to a reef. She misses the “big pretty fish” as she called them...

Does anyone have an Eclipse 6 system laying around they would like to sell. My mother would like to buy one so I can set it up for all her grandkids as a reef. I am over there pretty frequent to care for it... hopefully I will get yet another person addicted to reefing...:lol: If anyone has...