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I discovered what is casuing high nitrates in my tank(40ppm). Even though the sand bed is shallow 1/4 inch approximately. I did a water change and decide to clean the sand as one spot seemed dirty. The amount of dirt in there was gross the water was actually brown in the bucket, I changed about...

I have about 6 heads of Yellow polyps if anyone is interested. Below is some information about them: Scientific Name: Parazoanthus gracilis Classification: Soft Coral Common Names: Yellow Polyps Description: Yellow polyps are very distinctive. They are obviously yellow in color and have...

Just wondering how I know if the water level in my sump is to high for the skimmer. Is htere a chart I can reference?

Pets Plus in Hazlet will be closing their doors after 30 years. No exact date yet. Sad to see more mom & pop stores shutting down. Roger, father and son, are good guys.

Okay, smolw what ever bubble algae I colud find. I used a wood rod attached to a siphon and picked them sucking them up. Some rock had too many. I took the rock and removed them with a screw driver, some did pop before coming off. I rinsed the rock afterwards. Hope I got them all or most. I...

I have bubble algae growing on the the bottom of my overflow and not sure how to remove it. I was think turning off all pumps and use a plastic razor blade sliding down and a net underneath to catch the algae. Will that work or is there a better way?

My Green bubble tip nem split twice and I am selling one them for $15 or best offer. Size is small. Will try and pics up. Thanks for looking, Mark

I purchased 4 new bulbs from a vendor here in Sep 2009. Two months later one bulb died; I contacted the vendor who gave me the manufacturer email and number. They replaced the bulb with no problems. I noticed today that another bulb is now out which is why I think the bubble algae is starting up...

I have two tanks I left outside in which the bottoms cracked. One is a 30g and the other is 15g or 20g. These are free if anyone can use them otherwise in the trash next week.

I have a 75g standard tank. The top brace is broken and the overflow wall is missing. The tank is drilled on the bottom. I used this for two small tortoises and covered the holes with plexi-glass using aquarium glue. For sale or trade. let me know what you have. Mark

I increased the air flow during the day and then heard water over flowing from the collection cup tonight. I throttled it down so now its just foaming. Why does the skimmer to have increased performance at night compared to the day time with no adjustments?

I never felt my skimmers were perfroming well; one is a Berlin classic and the other is Aqautic Life Systems. Red Sea claims that a 500pgh pump is fine for the Berlin so I hooked up a mag5. The ALS I got from a fellow reefer and came with a mag7. The ALF skimmer performed a little better then...

My nitrates are high - 40ppm. I had a small angel die about 2 months back but never found it to take it out. I also have a flower nem that is doing so hot. Not sure if I should yake it our or do water chnages. plan on water changes anyway but wanted to help lower the reading soon. So I figured...

My 2004 van has a problem starting. I jumped it 3 days ago and it starts up but reluctantly. I was told cars won't start if its the starter or altenator no matter what. Just wondering if anyones if that is true. I think its still the original battery, which is an easy fix.

Okay, well yesterday before going to work noticed that my yellow tang was acting strange. Just staying between 2 rocks head down. I took it out and put in a small container, but this morning it was not alive. It had some dark coloration on the face/head area. Any ideas what happened? I didn't...

Should we clean our skimmers other than the collection cup that is.? Do I need to clean out the neck any time or the plastic venturi piece the air hose goes into?

Was looking on eBay for a Mag9 and came across this wave maker pump. Does anyone have any info on this?http://cgi.ebay.com/12000L-H-DUAL-TWIN-WAVE-MAKER-AQUARIUM-PUMP-POWERHEAD_W0QQitemZ170415811463QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item27ad92eb87#ht_2529wt_939

I had new carpet installed and the doors no longer fit. I need someone to trim about 6 doors; don't have anything to trade but I do have cash. Let me know what you want to do this. I don't have a circular or table saw which is why I am not able to do this myself. Mark

Looking to buy a Mag9 if anyone has one available.

Looking to upgrade and am looking for a 5 foot long tank with canopy and stand. Only premise no black stand or canopy preferred. I am will to travel 1 hr. Let me know what anyone has.