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I had my first flood tonight. This morning added water to the 5g ATO bucket and all was fine. Left the house at 7pm came home around 8:30pm and noticed 2 large wet spots in front of the tank. My first thought was the sump is leaking but I heard a dry pump running. Checked the ATO bucket and it...

I have a 6 foot double bulb light fluorescent fixture. It was used for a reptile tank but can be used for a fish tank. I am asking $65 OBO. Mark

I am looking to upgrade my lighting to a 48" T5 fixture. Don't have much cash and came across these. A few members here bought these a couple of years ago and didn't like them. They said ballast burnt out within a year. Does anyone have this fixture purchased recently? Is it any good? Thanks...

Saw this on Craig's List and thought I would post here in case anyone is interested. http://cnj.craigslist.org/for/2631367504.html

Two and half weeks ago I stopped running the phosphate reactor as the media needed to be replaced. Finally this weekend I was able to replace the GFO and get it running again. Also, around this time I increased the time the tank lights stay on due to family complaints. I now timed the lights to...

The kitchen sink faucet was loose so I decided to tighten it. While under the sink saw that the drain basket was leaking. I figure why break my back under the sink; just disconnect everything and pull it out. Well after doing that saw that the faucet needed to be replaced along with the basket...

Has anyone read his info or watched his videos? I am downloading his report "Stop Tank confusion" part 1. http://www.mrsaltwatertank.com/

What does everyone think about this interview? I can't wait to see what these products are they produce claiming you can add tap water overnight and have live bacteria cultured all ready to add fish the next day...

Well all the clowns are gone. Just left with the 2 PJ cardinals and damsel. Not sure what teh cause is as no visible outward signs I can see. Anyway just leaving the fish be for now. I don't want to stress out the corals and have been doing water changes to get the levels normal. Nitrate seems...

Looking for a submersible filter for some Diamond back Terrapin turtles my son acquired. The filter should be able to handle about 30 gallons. Thanks mark

I posted for trade decapsulated brine shrimp eggs in hypo solution. Since there are no takers can feed them directly to the tank for the fish? I only have soft corals and not sure target feeding them this is a good idea or not. Any comments appreciated. mark

I would like to add some feather dusters to my tank in the near future. I hear most people don't quarantine or dip crabs, snails, shrimp, etc. Does the same hold true for the Feathers?

My 2 large PJ cardinals and 2 false percs have ganged up on my small yellow tang and small rusty angel. It started few days ago but didn't give it much thought as it was only during feeding. Now the YT and Angel are behind the rocks and appear to be deceased. To many rocks to move to check or...

I have about 7oz left of decapsulated artemia in solution. Used them when my son had the dwarf seahorses. Good to feed corals or hatch for baby fish. Let me know what you have not looking for much. Mark

I use to be big a fan of Tropical Fish Hobbyist but not sure any more. That is because the October issue of TFH has the two jerks from Tanked on the cover. They have the exclusive interview with them but I can't bring myself to buy the issue. Why would they even support these two I have no idea...

Free Kent Kalk (07735) I have about 1/2 a container of Kent Kalk powder if anyone would like it. It is a few years old as I bought it off another reefer. My problem is keeping up Alk not Calcium. My Ca is now at 440 and Alk is about 7.6. I always have a problem keeping up the Alk and decided to...

I know there was a post comparing the different brands of salt but can't seem to find it. Can someone point me to it or re-post. I have a good deal on Red Sea max but wanted to check it out before buying. Thanks

Not sure if this was posted before. if so mods can delete. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14717834

Here are pics of my tank after pulling the rocks and scrubbing the hair algae off. I did some rearrangement and re-positioned the power heads. Now I need to keep it this clean.

I pulled out some live rock to clean off hair algae yesterday and left two small pieces out all night. They sat outside through all the rain etc. What should I do to ensure no issues when I added them back in? Thanks Mark