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I tried Joe's Juice and think it actually made it worse. You have to be really careful how you apply or they will re-produce. I had good success with Nudibranch. You need to make sure you have a lot of Aptasia in your system, buy 4-6 of the Nudibranch and then wait. Takes about 2-3 months...

I've also got a Mandarin that I've had since May. Right now he's in a QT tank so I know he's getting fed. I've got two clear quart bottles that I keep Copepods in. I take out about 1/5th of each bottle every day and dump in the QT tank. I fill up the bottles with new salt water. I feed a...

very good info. I've got my work cut out. I'll have to up my DT game as I thought I was doing everything correctly but obviously missed something. Thanks to all for the advice and guidance.

Hello all. Over the summer I just started to put some corals into my tank - this was about 1 year after I had started with fish and dry rock. I've tried to be careful with multiple dipping and also making sure everything goes through a QT process. I'm using the plug that the coral came on...

I agree 100% - this was one of my all-time favorites. If you get a chance try to take the behind the scenes tour. Not sure if they are still doing it now with Covid. Back in 2006 the company I work for helped ship the giant whale sharks from Taiwan to the aquarium. The London aquarium is...

I went with a giant sump in the basement and have no regrets. It's easy to get to and even easier to maintain. I am happily surprised that after 8 months of I haven't had any leaks yet (knock on something quickly) but if it did leak being in the basement sure helps. The valve at the left...

To cycle the tank I followed the BRS ULM process as much as possible. (The same week I started my cycle we had a bathroom leak and I wound up sealing the entire kitchen!) Whatever happened after 6 weeks of covering, the tank was ready and I have not had any cyno. I did however have some...

For the back side and below I had a cabinet made to house the overflow and wound up having to cut a hole in the side to connect it to the tank. When the door is closed it is pretty quiet - the loudest sound is the Iwaki pump running in the basement

To start out I painted the tank with some textured paint to look like sand. I was following the BRS Ultra Low Maintenance series and tried to follow this as much as possible. I was pretty happy with how it turned out and for maintenance I really just focus on keeping the sides clean. The...

Long overdue update - I wound up doing all of the plumbing myself so this was definitely a labor of love! I've been following many of the builds of the past year+ and have gone to a few meetings. I appreciate all of the advice. Onto the build. I'm pretty happy with the finished product...

Awesome experience

Looks great - good luck! I really liked your light setup. I've been struggling with the placement of my lights and cords also (I'm still running a freshwater current USA light). Cyano can kind of look a little like coraline algae so that may be what you have. Also you should start thinking...

Eric - very sorry but I will be up in Boston. Have a great meeting......

Jim - I'm in the middle of plumbing right now. I don't have an 90 degrees from the sump to the pump. However - coming out of my pump to the DT I was going to have a few 90 degrees. I could go with 45 degrees but the 90 degrees would be cleaner. Hoping this won't be a problem. Thanks....Bruce

Thanks for all of the suggestions - very good advice. Decided to go with the overhead return. Also ran a water test and decided I needed to drill out the cabinet to bring the overflow flush with the tank. Will more pictures in a few weeks. Looking forward to meeting some of you at the...

Looking forward to (my first) meeting. I may be a little late (My son has soccer practice) but I'm planning to stop by...Bruce

Hello to All.... I’m a new member and really enjoyed reading the Forums and have learned a lot from the postings and advice given at this site. I’ve had a FW tank from about 5 years and have been dreaming about putting up a salt-water build. I’d like to put in a few fish and some easy corals...

This is a great thread as I'm looking to do some similar things with the lighting on my 90 gallon build. Sorry you have rust issues - I was thinking of using PVC and painting it to look like old pipes - we'll see how it goes. I'm a newbee to reefing but have watched alot of BRSTV. They had an...