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Does it matter where the LR is in your system? I'd like to keep the 30g FOWLR cube very clean looking with only a couple choice pieces of LR, however I have a bunch of smaller not so attractive pieces currently in my 50g that I'd like to use in the 30g, can I just put the majority of my rock...

In a perfect world (or at least one where I had more $ or a husband who liked my hobby LOL ) my 50g reef & the new 30g FOWLR would both have a sump/refuge/skimmer but as it stands right now the 50g isn't RR and has a aquac remora hob skimmer and a aquaclear 70 hob filter which I use to run...

I picked up a used 30g oceanic tank this past weekend, which included a CPR overflow, 5g used as a sump (undrilled), and approx 7g acrylic refug (2 open bulkheads, one sealed). The seller told me all I would need was a pump to put into the sump which would push the water back up to the tank...

We're pretty excited to be leaving near the beach/ocean for the first time in our lives (moved to NJ in Dec)... my 3 yr old keeps asking when it's warm enough to go build sand castles, yesterday was nice so we went to Sandy Hook and she had a grand time. I was wondering if there were any other...

Started cleaning up the cube tank I just got used, 3 out of 4 panels look great now that I gave them a rinse & scrape, but the panel I want to use as the front is all hazy (is that a word? LOL) given the coraline I scraped off I'm assuming it was the panel he used as the back, but since the...

I picked up my used oceanic 30g cube today, it included a CPR overflow and a 5g sump and 5-7g (will measure seller wasn't sure) acrylic drilled sump (I think it must be something brand name but no idea what so I'll post photos so you guys can help me ID it later)... anyways he included the sand...

My 30g cube will be FOWLR, and just has the 20" standard fluorescent strip light that comes stock with the tanks, the most I'd do is add another pending what type of bulb I go with and how I like the spectrum on my puffer... that said I was wondering if there were any types of macro that might...

The 30g cube setup I'm getting this weekend has a CPR overflow which is plumbed to a 5g refug & 7g sump. The previous owner was using a rio 1100 (didn't want high flow because it was a seahorse tank). I'm not looking for high flow either, however I'm only using it on this system for a short...

I'm looking to buy a 30g oceanic cube setup from someone who is willing to meet me at ILC on Saturday, that's about 1 1/2 hours from me and my 3yr old is a pain on long drives so Mike had the idea I could see if anyone was willing to bring it to the meeting and he'd grab it for me since he lives...

Please bear with me, I'm utterally clueless when it comes to overflows, sumps, refugs, etc. My 24g aquapod obviously doesn't use any and my 50g is not RR and besides a HOB aquac remora skimmer and a aquaclear filter I use to hold chemi-pure it's stock. I found someone selling a oceanic cube...

I posted this on RC but want to see what the local experts recommend :) The tank is a 24g aquapod with PC lighting modified by adding a hydro & upgrading stock pump to maxijet 900 and added another maxijet900 and locline Y. The bulbs are new as of last month. I do weekly 5g water changes using...

Need to figure out what sand to use in my 50g since I'm going to be replacing the crushed coral shortly. I know I should probably spend the $ and get actual aquarium sand however if I can get away w/o it I'd like to ;) I have about 10lbs left over from my nano which I'll be adding (carbisea)...

Decided I'm going to redo the 50g soon, new rock structure, replacing CC with sand, and will go ahead and treat for FW so the few I have now don't reach epic proportions. I know I can order it online but would rather just pick it up locally if possible... does anyone know of a LFS near Port...

Eventually we're going to have to head back to MI to visit family, and will need to board our shepard mix Kira for a few days/nights. Thanks! Candi

If you saw my earlier post today you know that I found a sinister looking little crab with red eyes and white racing stripes in my nano tank today... never saw him before and haven't added anything new in ages. Needless to say when I saw him again in the afternoon I knew I better make an effort...

Anyone here see the online cartoon thing that Honda (I think it was Honda) put together with the crab... "i pinch" anyways that's what this reminded me of (sorry once again coffee hasn't kicked in yet LO I come down and do my morning check of my tanks... I see my emerald crab (or so I think)...

Hope the subject wasn't confusing. As I've posted recently I'm not happy with my 50g... from the stand/canopy, to the LR, scratches on the acrylic, crushed coral etc. However a new anything other then some rock is out of the question so I have to work with what I have. I've been planning to...

I know the majority of reefers say to let bristleworms be, that they fit a niche in our tanks and don't cause any issues. For the most part I say live and let live, with the exception of what my 6 lines catch and make no attempt to rid my tanks of them. Until now. I have a monster in my tank...

You know you think about reefing to much (and aren't getting enough sleep) when... You are in your kitchen stumbling around to make coffee and glance at the toaster oven, which wasn't cleaned well after it's last use and has some sort of crumbs on the front glass... but the first thing that...

We've been considering a 2nd dog (we have a 2 yr old female rescue shepard mix however she has a genetic problem and very bad arthritus/hips and can't go for the long walks I envisioned etc) and I've always loved boxers... was wondering if anyone here breeds them or if someone knows of a nice...