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hello all, I have this ugly brown hairy looking stuff growing all over the live rock in my tank. it's hard to scrape off and it's got little white hairs on it. I'm thinking it's some type of algae but i'm not sure. First an ID would be great and then if anyone can tell me how to get rid of it...

hey all, I've been trying for a few days to catch a Tang that is too aggressive in my tank. any ideas, he's smart and fast. I almost had him once and he escaped out of my net, i don't wanna stress out my tank....Any ideas would be great thanks Harry

hello all, I have reset up my 75 and am operational water, rock, fish, etc.... currently i am running a 4 bulb 48" T5 fixture. I have decided to set up a mixed reef. i 've kept softies and LPS with no issues with the T5's alone. Should i go with a 6 bulb T5 fixture or go to a MH/T5 fixture. I...

Hey all, I have a simple question, if I don't have a bone cutter how do i frag frogspawn? Thanks Harry

Hello fellow reefers, Well my wife having a baby in September put a kabosh on my Oceanic 215. Loved that tank. With a newborn in the house and working full time I didn't have the time to devote to it and decided to sell it. I had decided to upgrade before we found out we were having a baby...

Hello all, One of my clowns managed to get himself into one of my overflows. how do i get him out of there? any help would be great. thanks Harry

Hello all, I have completed plumbing my new 215 and aside from 2 small leaks it went pretty smoothly with no major catastrophes. Now to my dilemma. I have a 75G acrylic sump and the return pump i am using is the Blueline 70D 1750GPH rating. When the pump is on and running with the ball valve...

Hello all, I recently connected all my plumbing on my 215 and i have a small leak on both of my return lines. First some back ground. MY retuns are 3/4 inch. I have 1" lines coming to my return bulkhead and it is being reduced at the bulkhead. The pipe inside the overflow is 3/4". Is the small...

Hello all, My new sump has a 1 1/2" bulkhead for the drain into my sump. The problem i am running into is that i have 2 1" drain lines and i think it will decrees the flow of the drains and build back pressure in the lines by having both 1" lines drain into the 1.5". I would maybe like to...

Hey all, My sump has a 1.5" drain inlet and my tank has 2 1" drain lines. In hindsight i should have had 2 1" bulkheads installed but that's another story. Now to my dilemma, If i connect the 2 drain lines to the 1.5" bulkhead will i have any back pressure issues? I was going to T it off and...

Hello all, Anyone know where i can buy flexible PVC locally? If not i have to order it online and if someone can recommend a retailer that would be great. I would prefer to buy it locally though. Thanks Harry

Hell all, Well i'm finally ready to move my new tank into place and really start the build. My current tank is in the current location so i have to pretty much empty that one out and then move the new tank into place. My new tank only has to move from one side of my foyer to the other. No...

Well after looking around for someone to build my 90 gallon sump i went with a company located in Long Branch NJ, Aquariumsforyou.com. From everything that i read in various places and posts about them they did not come highly recommended, but i went with them anyway because they were local and...

Hello all, I am in the process of building my new 215 and I'm stuck on the lighting. My tank is 30" tall and if i build a hood it will probably be 18-22" tall and will make it almost impossible to reach and or maintain the lower part of the tank. I can always go with a fixture but at $1000+ i...

Well i got my skimmer today and i've been searching the net for information regarding how high the water level in the sump needs to be. Does anyone have any ideas on how high the water level needs to be for this skimmer. I'm guessing 8-10". Any information would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Harry

Hello all, Does black PVC exist? I've never seen it, and if it does where can i get it. Thanks Harry

Hello all, Aside from RichT who is taking a break until spring. does anyone know any reliable companies or people who can make an acrylic sump. I was almost going to attempt it myself but then i thought better of it. I am pretty handy but i don't have the time to devote to it. I can make one...

Hello fellow reefers, Well I finally got my new tank in the house today it took 4 guys to lift the beast. Its a RR 215 gallon oceanic ultimate series tank with a starfire front panel beveled edges and a black painted back panel. the only thing i do not like is the fact that it has a 23" glass...

Not sure what these zoanthids are called. I bought the green ones at a LFS it has 3 polyps when i bought it. it's really cool, bright green skirt with a deep purple almost maroon center The next one's im not sure of. they look like dragon eyes or wham'n watermelon not sure any help would be...

OK, now the fun part begins. Since i ordered my new tank (215 gallons), i have to start thinking about a new good protein skimmer rated for 300 Gallons at least i'm thinking. This would be an in sump skimmer. Below are my choices. I would love any feedback or if any one has any experience with...