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Hi..Phil makes a very good point...I live in Iselin and have a 135 reef with MH Lighting, a Main Return pump, several in-tank powerheads/stream pumps, a heater and a recirculating pump on my skimmer. The history of power outages in my house over many years has been that although they occur a few...

Wow!!!! Gentle Wendy Blow Torching Corals!!! :o LOL Perhaps I should do the same on my aptasia!!! :P Dom

Ken Bill's advice is right on the money...Keep it simple...Any LR and the skimmer will help a lot...If you don't go with a skimmer (not preferable), do small, but frequent water changes. Also if you go with a 20 Long, make sure lighting will not heat thewater too much, perhaps T5's vs PC's...

Hi All My reef salinity is kept at 1.025 to 1.026 and the animals (SPS, LPS, Softies) seem to be happy and growing. As for fish only tanks, I suggest 1.019 and if possible, the use of a UV Sterilizer especially if: 1)it's a large system with many different species of fish; or 2) it's a tank...

Re: NJRC Clownfish Squishy Thing Brrr!! :( Looks like Squishy could use a Hot Rum Toddy at the very least. ;) Dom

pnoy Beautiful, healthy looking corals!!!!!!!!! Dom

Rich Bill asks an important question about what kind of fish he plans to keep. The answer will directly affect other issues raised in the thread such as whether to use cooper, how deep a sandbed to use etc. For example to me, big fish = lots of detritus = shallow sandbed or as DaveK notes...

Rev While not having direct experience with using a plenum, I can say that a friend who used one a number of years ago was very pleased with it. His only caveat as I recall was taht care had to be taken in constructing it properly so that nothing reached or disturbed the bottomost layer keeping...

Deb And Brian, Marie and I send our heartiest Congratulations and Best Wishes for the future. She is a lovely baby. Dom

Very Nice Stephen Dom

Rich Any aquarium (SW or FW) particularly fish-only ones require the following...a tank, a filter, a heater, lighting, periodic water changes and good husbandry habits such as no overfeeding, overcrowding or mixing incompatible fish. Under these conditions a canister filter is more than OK...

Mike If you've got the room (and budget) go with both external pump & skimmer. The main advantage as I see it, is ease of maintenance, which faciltates more frequent cleaning. That said, ALL of the combos you list will do the job provided the skimmer and pump are properly sized for the type...

Candi I have a similar faucet adapter (had to look for it) that you can borrow until yours arrives. Instead of of a switch that you turn to direct flow between sink and RO unit, mine has a pull/push pin that does the same job. Just let me know if you want to borrow it. Call or PM me. Dom

Mike Keep thr frag rack up higher in the tank. These Gobies don't really like to be out in the open too long. Also, the longer you have these guys, the more used to your feeding prcess they become and if you are feeding cyclopeze/rotifer sized stuff along with the usual frozen fare, you should...

Candi If you just need it for topping off and if its not a lot of water per day, go with the distilled water until the valve arrives. It shouldn't be more than a day or two away (if you ordered it a few days ago). Dom PS..You could also call any of the LFS's near you and ask to buy some.

I'd go with Nikon or Canon before I went with anything else. If you're getting into DSLR you're making an investment of a lifetime. The lenses you buy now will grow with you as your body (the cheapest part of owning a DSLR, IME) upgrades. You want to buy into the best system you can NOW. I'd get...

Nice Ralph...you're growing tanks as fast as you are corals!!! :P Dom

Albie Beautiful tank... Dom

Hi I have an Aquanetics 1/6 HP droop-in type chiller that I bought some 10 years ago. Haven't used it in a few years, but back when I did, it performed well. How old is your unit (new?) and what type of thermostat came with it? If you have any specific questions I'd be happy to answer them if I...

Chris Welcome to NJRC!!! A new thread would be appreciated especially if as John suggested, there are pix (for us techno-challenged folks to follow) :P Again, welcome Dom