I have the usual sump with the bio balls and the drawer that pulls out to put the filter material in. I want to get rid of the bio balls and the pipe with the slits and put flexible hoses going into micron socks. I keep seeing sumps with seperate compartments for the skimmer etc... Right now my...

All of the pieces and parts have finally come together, and today my tank is born. April 25, 2008. I started this project on February 1st, and I've learned a TON of stuff since then. I'm happy with what I have at the start, but I'm sure upgrades and changes will come in time. Here it is, in...

Woohoo a big word that I probably spelled wrong. What is the best way to catch these little buggers? I have a 200 micron sock that I change every 2~3 days but it is not catching all the little stuff. It seems like it is just cycling through my tanks ( display, frag, sump).

Topic 1, What is everyone doing to feed algae in there tanks. I just want to know what kind of creative ideas are out there. I know of the standard clips, and I am currently doing a piece of LR that I roll a sheet of algae like a cigarette and lace it with some garlic then rubber band it to...

See link cause reeftank wont let me post that many pics. Keith http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=11342594#post11342594 Also selling Local Oceanic 45 Gallon Tech Tank if interested in that size PM me please.

I have traditionally utilized protein skimming to remove as many of the materials that I can, which would otherwise become part of the nitrate chain. I know there are complex systems in plenum, etc. all the way to simple periodic water changes to help keep nitrates at bay. Frankly, having been...

Sorry, if such questions are not allowed: Where can I buy the cheap and good (not an oxymoron - API test kits or micron socks, for example) ozone generator for 90g fish tank? I spend a week for a search, $100+ only, if in stores. EBay has the professional quality programmable ones, but there is...

The question (tough or moronic - for you to decide ;) ): Given the 5-6g tank with non-photosynthetic corals (babies Scleronephthya, chilis, gorgonians: Diodogorgia, Siphonogorgia, Swiftia kofoidi, Anthogorgia, Guaiagorgia, and babies Tubastrea). Available feeding (and the Golden Pearls people...

Okay, so heres the deal. A few years ago I started a 10 gallon saltwater tank...bad idea I got frustrated lost alot of coral and fish, got frustrated and broke down the tank and got rid of it. Well now I am ready to start again, except this time I am starting a 55 gallon tank that I currently...

I have an issue with micro-bubbles exiting my skimmer. I have tried both an NW150 and now a Tunze 9010. Same problem with tiny neutral boyant micro-bubbles. These bubbles are so small that they don't float. Needless to say the over-under-over baffles in my sump are no help. The sump is...

I really like my new set up with a sump and skimmer. But there's a lot of movement in the sump, and the skimmer creates a lot of splash, as you can see by the water drops on the glass. The tank is on hardwood floor, and of course, I forgot to put plastic underneath the stand. :rolleyes: So...

I'm starting a new 90 bb and transfering all the stuff from my 150 to it. I have well over 200lbs of live rock and corals. If I want to do aquascape with no foam boards, can the tank bottom hold this kind of pressure? I will attempt to stack the bottom rocks as flat as possible to get some...

So, I am upgrading to a bigger FOWLR tank, and I currently have a Niger Trigger, Black Hawaiian Trigger, and a Emperator Angel. I have always liked the Queen, is it bad to have the Queen with any of these fish? I figured that the angels might fight......but unsure.

Ok, I have the plexi cut and I have a 30gallon long to work with. I am about to build my fuge/sump. I have chosen to go with this design. Does anyone see anything wrong with it? or anything I could make better?

ok here it goes again :beer: im going to keep the intro short and have alot of pics through out the thread. The tank is a 35 gallon hex thats 20" wide and 24" tall. Its going to be a soft/LPS/clams tank. As far as fish go i have no IDEA yet.( but thinking clowns ) for lights i am using A clip...

I saw some frags of sun corals the other day at the LFS and I just think they're beautiful. Does anyone have any pics?- what can you tell me about how to keep them? - i.e. compatibility, flow/lighting, feeding, etc.????

OK i need help to id and therefore decide the correct care for this LPS. It has areas that seem to be receeding and showing the darker base. please help.

ok.. I just got my tank setup. right now I have it full of just freshly mixed IO with RODI water.. I started my Skimmer and its now filling my sump with bubbles that are being sucked in by my return pump filling my display with bubbles.. is this something that will go away once the skimmer is...

just seems like for every one person that goes b.b. , two are going back to sand ! i just don't get it ! are the" experts" winning out:nuts: ? is there something that we're not explaining right ? ARE WE OUTCASTs ! i just can't understand why some are having such problems with what i see as a...