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Most of us know the basic process, (all though I do use a powerhead to mix water, and I do so for 24 hours). But the reasoning behind keeping the parameters unchanged was really interesting. Also I think its time to buy a salinity refractometer...

I was looking for a shotgun water supplement (for ease of maintenance schedulin) and came across this posthttp://www.3reef.com/forums/product-review-archives/seachem-reef-complete-31925.html. The guy seems to be a SeaChem evangelist. Did anyone ever try the combination ? The other similar...

There seems to be a lot of talk about the Koralia 2 making clicking sounds with the RedSea wavemaker. I have a 40G with 2 koralia 2 (1200 Gph on paper) and a Koralia 1 stand by (used for salt water mixing). 1. Is it a good idea for me to incorporate the wavemaker? 2. Is there a mod to the...

I think there was as post somewhere saying ground probe is not a good idea. Any idea. I have kept my skimmer off for the time being. No problem with any other tank equipment. Powerhead, light fixture, fuge pump. Just the skimmer. Can skimmer pumps do this in course of normal behaviour? Do I...

Has anyone tried this formula .. I think I would try this out. I dont cook as it is .. the blender would be put to good use .... Saturday project !!!! http://saltaquarium.about.com/cs/coralcare/a/aa022803.htm

Seriously, is this too much to ask ::) But it seems it is easy to go wrong looking for such a fish. I have just found one so far, the royal gramma. Anyone else know of any other fish that might fit the bill ? I am thinking of keeping just a small school of the same type of fish in my tank ...

I was thinking of adding a sump, for the practical advantages that it provides (addition aof gravity dosers, reactors etc.), but did not want to get into the tank drilling tanks. Please let me know if the following would work. I was thinking, of the following setup. 1. Have the sump below the...

Here is an article that I came across that concludes that salt mixes often have heavy metal concentration that are 100 to 100s of thousand times more than what occurs naturally. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2005/11/aafeature1#h5 Is this cause for concern ? There are many many aquarists who...

Anyone here has any experience with Ice Cap bulbs ? Are they any good and worth saving the $5 over ATI bulbs. I was looking to get 2 Actinic Blue and 2 Actinic Blue Plus. Does Ice cap have any equivalents to them ? My stock T5 bulbs from the fixture seems to be dying and I see some algae...

My tank is getting really warm (82-84 deg) and I was thinking of adding a cooling fan. I wanted a fan that I could use later on my 40G as well. Does anyone have any experience of using fans in their nanos? If so please let me know brand names and why you liked/disliked it. I was thinking of...

I am not so sure if I am saying this right, but when I hear "retro-fit", the thing that comes to mind is modifying a setup so that it can accommodate something it wasn't originally meant to do. In light of what I just said, would you think it is possible to retrofit PC light fixtures to T5...

Out of all the articles I have pored through to help me understand the myriad of abbreviations and the conflicting statements about t5 lighting [regarding PAR, penetration etc.], this one was by far the most detailed and helps understand a lot of basic concepts about t5. I am done with...

I might have screwed up my group buy and was thinking of putting some SeaChem Seagel in a micron sock. http://www.marinedepot.com/ps_ViewItem~action~view~idProduct~SC3113~idCategory~FIFMCHRM~category~Carbon_Replacements___Resins-Chemical-Filter_Media-Saltwater_Aquarium_Supplies~vendor~.html I...

I read this post in RC and got really interested. http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?s=709dea5ad03040bf21335caaffb53881&threadid=508002&perpage=25&pagenumber=1 I have a 4" deep sand bed fuge and am thinking of getting a couple of these guys and see how things go. Anyone has any...

I am looking for a light fixture that doesnt prevent me from keeping anything in my tank {SPS,clams etc]. I am debating between a 6X 39W T5HO fixture and a 250W MH + 4X 39W T5 fixture. Please help me decide and/or provide me with alternatives.

I want to run a reactor in a fuge, but I have space for only one reactor there. I was wondering if I can have half of it filled with GFH with the top half running carbon between two separators ? I would encase the carbon half with filter sock to prevent mixing and for easy replacements...

I would like to keep a mandarin goby in my 20G tank with a DSB/LR/macro algae medium CPR fuge. I already have pods in my fuge, but they are very temperamental and float into the main tank after random periods of absence. [I have noticed that they usually arrive in huge numbers after I start...

After much deliberation and research I seem to be inclining towards the octopus BH 100. Looks like it should work fine both for my current 20G and a future 40G main + 20G sump. I currently have a 20G long that is 30" wide. I have a CPR medium fuge which takes up 18" and by some weird math I...

I came home from work to see that my torch coral had fallen on my duncans and one of the polyps have been near obliterated [Some tentancles exist, but the mouth has been replaced by a sickening hole]. Is there anything I can do to save the polyp? The other polyp looks in shock but has started...

I went to Aquatic obsession yesterday to pick a bucket of salt. They has Instant Ocean for 50 and Seachem, Reef Crystals and Red Sea Coral Pro at 60. I picked up Reef Crystals since I had vaguely recollected fellow members praising it. However, the netizens seem to be pretty divided about...