I have been running my wet/dry trickle filter on my 125 gallon reef tank for about 3 years now. I have been having some problems keeping some of my invertebrates alive recently, as well as some algae blooms that I think are happening due to spikes in my nitrate levels. I think the problem is...

So im new to the hobby. this april I bought a 60 gal wet/ dry trickle filter tank already up and running with fish, 40lbs Lrock, and a purple tip sebae anemone.... after the move i began doing 10 gal water changes weekly, even twice a week sometimes. the reason for this being my tests were all...

Because I was asked for I would like to show the members of TRT one ore two of my aquariums. All my friends of the other forum know me and my aquariums already very well. My journey with saltwater tanks started in the spring of 1986 with a 75gal. Fish tank.Topically I have 5 aquariums, three...

So for fun and seeing as im 30 in 3 weeks i looked on ebay uk and saw a aquamarine 90g tank for sale. I won it for £205 about 380 dollars. Im so happy now i can do a build thread because i feel left out being a brit on here!! So hopefully ill collect it next week, the fish will go to the LFS...

I called it an HRDSB to distinguish it from an RDSB. HRDSB is a Hikk Remote Deep Sand Bed. What I am referring to is a 5G bucket setup such as this one: http://reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=595109&perpage=25&pagenumber=1 Anybody used one or know anybody who has used one...

For purposes of this discussion the following terms are used to describe certain things: Live Rock: This seems to be self-explanatory but it will include any DIY rocks, any type of actual rock that is used in a tank for a surface for the bacteria to live on. Wet/Dry media: This includes, but...

my neighbor is really the origin of my saltwater tanks, before i was introduced to his tank, i was keeping freshwater, now i have no freshwater tanks! anyhow, something occured to me, is he overstocked? he let me in to take count: 90 gallon reef tank with a 20 gallon sump fish: 5" pinktail...

Good Morning Everyone!:wavey: Well for the most part we missed out on the ice yesterday but I don't think we are going to miss the snow today:(

I have an Aquarium Life Support trickle filter p-1000 with a 22v protein skimmer for sale that I purchased last august. It worked great on my 55 gallon tank but I have upgraded to a 150 gallon and do not need it anymore. It includes the bioballs but the rio pump that came with the skimmer is...

Well, I'm fairly new to saltwater aquariums. I got a 150g reef tank since a few month now. Unfortunetly it seems I got ich/ick in my tank. I've been adding garlic and hoping my fish would recover on their own, but 2 tangs have now died and my Rabbitfish doesn't look so good. He is still eating...

Alright as you know from my last post I am fairly new to this whole saltwater world. Well I have a few things in my tank.. Trigger fish 2 Damsales coral banded shark 2 pieces of live rock ( 1 with a small mushroom) anamoe ( excuse the spelling ) And just dead rock for show. My queston is...

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...

125g All-Glass tank DIY stand and hood Aquarium Life Support Trickle filter w/ sump and dual returns HOB siphon Protein Skimmer Retro Fit VHO 72" lighting 3 Sunon light cooling fans 150 lbs sand 225 lbs live rock (Mostly Fiji) 2 emperor bio wheel filters Livestock 1 Lawnmower blenny 2 green...

is some one out there useing a deniterator if so what kind?

I just finished setting up my 90Gallon . I am not sure if I have piped the drain correct. Is the drain pipe supposed to be submerged or on top of the bio box. The water rises and falls and the water from the drain shoots out of the sump. I have submitted pics of set up. Help

Im about to start my first nano reef and im thinking about purchasing a 14 gallon oceanic bio cube for $170. Are these nice? Capable of supporting a beginner reef? Are there better options for similar price (+ ship) online somewhere? Is it big enough to keep a decent balance? Thanks in...

Hi first let me introduce myself, My name is Peter and I currently reside in Canada. I have been keeping/breeding freshwater fish for the last 35 years and over time have gotten board, so I went to Discus and bred them for a while. I am a cerified scuba diver and have seen beautiful coral reefs...

150gallon all glass aquarium, matching all white hood and stand ( oak i belive, custom built at American Craftsmanship)tank is painted black on the back. dimensions of tank are 60x24x24 i believe. fully plumbed, drilled in back left corner with durso stand pipe. includes sump, which has built in...

OK THIS WEEK ONLY. Buy it this week or weekend and get everything left for $595..that is $335 less than buying it all separate from my other listing. I need the cash soon and need to get this stuff gone. Some stuff has come up and I just need to be rid of it. It has a 4 foot NA florescent...