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I just noticed this guy in my sump. Not sure what it is. Can someone ID him for me ???

Hello everyone. My bulbs that came with my T5 light fixture (Aquaticlife HO T5) are 6 months old and it is time to look for replacements. I currently run (4) 39W, 36 in. T5 HO Bulbs with 420/460nm output (4) 39W, 36 in. T5 HO Bulbs with 700+nm output I was thinking about the following two...

Hey there I have a sump/fuge combo and now I have Chaeto in it (Thanks to James and Greg). I started the fuge with miracle mud in it. I have been wondering what can I put in the fuge other than macro algae. What is recommended? I have a couple of snails and peppermint shrimp there already...

Well I have heard a some hobbyist mention that they get wrong reading with these kits. I am specifically concerned about the Alkalinity TEST kit. I am getting vague readings. It reads my ALK at 10.8 while my API kit reads it as 8. I am not saying that API is correct but it looks like it...

I have noticed that there is always more bad algae growth in my fuge and so far my DT is not affected. I have started seeing some bubble algae today. I run lights in the fuge with chaeto, opposite to the DT light hours. I am using CF light on the fuge. This light came with the sump/fuge. Here...

I purchased this coral from Trop. It was labeled as assorted coral. I know Brent told me what it was but I forgot. I got it 9 days ago and it opened the very next day. It has been closed since last 3 days now. Can some ID this coral? It is closed. When open it was green/yellowish ... Sorry...

Ok Guru(s) ... I am having a hardtime getting my calcium and alkalnity levels to stablize. The tank is a 150G with about 10 fish and a few corals. I tested calcium a month ago when I was not doing any calcium additions. It was 460PPM then. I have been using the Brighwell Concentrate Buffer to...

Will it work? I have a 4 feet 2 bulb fixture. I have a regular florescent bulb in it and a blue bulb. I used it on my fresh water tank. I want to change the bulbs to 54 watt T5 and use the same hardware. Any risk doing do?

Hello Everyone After months of research, so many questions and the precious advice from so many of you here, my 150 gallon is up and running. It has about 180lb live rock in it. Here are some pics that I clicked a few minutes ago. Thanks to everyone who helped and took time to answer all the...

My PH is around 8 and the alkalinity is 10. I was thinking to use Seachem Marine buffer for buffering the PH. Any inputs if it works or not? Any negatives of using it?

How many gallons are you topping off in a week? I have to add about 1.5 gallon a day to my ~ 200 gallon setup.

My tank is cycling for 10 days now. I have lights on the the fuge/sump for 12 hrs. I also added chaeto on Thursday. Today I see the green algae growth in the fuge. I also see brown algae on the rocks and some green growth on rocks as well. The brown is because of the salt mix I used (Red Sea) I...

Do you think that using an air stone in the unused RO (fresh and saltwater) for air is a good idea? I am thinking about the unused water in the containers in my basement that I would be using as needed for top off and water changes. I am aiming to use all of it in 2 weeks time and keep making...

I have two Koriala PH (Model 6) in my 150 gallon. Each is rated 2200 GPH. Is that too much flow for the tank? I am surely having hard time keeping sand in one place but I thought this was normal. Would the fish have issues with too much water movement?

Well I purchased LR from established tanks from Richie and Phyllis. The tank is running with LR, pumps and powerhead since Sunday June 28th (5 days). I did my tests today and here is what I am seeing ... Nitrate - 5PPM Nitrite - 0 PH - 8.4 Ammonia - 0 Temp - 81 F Is the tank cycled already...

Hey folks. I have a sump/refugium combo for my 150 gallon. The size is 42X16X16. The sump area is 16X15X16. I want to go the Berlin filter route. That said, after keeping the skimmer and pump in the sump area, I do not have room for rock (would like to keep 40lb). However, the fuge is big...

Hi My tank is about 3/4 full with live rock and saltwater. I have it circulating with 2 Koralia 6 powerheads. I added live sand last night and then turned the PH on again. This morning I see foam (soap like or more thick). Is this normal? Should I remove it from the tank? I will fill it all...

Hello I am wondering if I also need to setup a QT with my main tank. I have a spare 10G with light and heater at home. The issue is what kind of filter should/could I use? I have a wisper HOB filter and also have a sponge filter. Can any of these be used for the QT? Do I need PS as well...

Hello again, I just got my RO/DI unit delivered. I set it up and hooked it to my sink in laundry room. The pressure that I get is 38 - 40 PSI. I am very surprised as this is the bare minimum they ask for. Then I unplugged it and filled water in a 45 gallon garbage can. Then I dropped a mag 18...

I used it in my cichlid tank under the substrate. Do the same principals apply for saltwater tanks? Also how would you lay live rocks? On top of sand or place rocks first and sand around them? Thanks for looking.