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Well, since it's in Somers Point, if the LFS doesn't work out, there is always the bar and restaurant scene, so the trip wouldn't be a total loss. :D

I know a couple of people online that have used Solaris LED lighting. They seem to like it a lot. However, you do need to consider that anyone that spent thousands on a lighting systems is seldom going to come out and say how stupid they were with buying it. ;D My take it that it is excellent...

Carlo, The tank size decour you suggest sounds ideal. I'd consider a Moorish Idol a lot more timid that a copperband butterfly. Maybe timid is the wrong word, perhaps skittish is closer. The least little thing scars them, and sends them charging off behind a rock or into a cave. They may loose...

I tried a Moorish Idol once. It looked great in the store, and fed there. I put it into my 125 gal reef, and rearanged the rock work so it could easily swim behind it. The fish is very skittish. It was eating krill and similar shrimp foods, but wouldn't touch other frozen or dry foods. It also...

If you have a metal fixture or reflectors, you should connect the ground from the power cord to those also, in addition to the ballast. If not, you can strip and connect the wire shown to the ground from the power cord. I prefer to soldier the connections inside the fixture, before installing a...

An RO/DI unit is one item that can generally be shopped for by price, as long as it meets some minimum requirements. One thing that you will find is that a small unit, say 25 gpd, costs almost as much as a 100 gpd unit, assuming all the features are the same. So the choice for you becomes one...

This can also be a sign of disease, look closely for ich, and especially velvet. If this is a newly acquired fish, it may have been collected using cyanide or been OD'd on copper or other mdes.

Maybe someone has a better answer, but I don't know of anything. Just wait it out and see what happens. The fish already has the venom in it's body.

I have yet to find a magnetic algae scraper that works any better than the old fashion, been around 50 years, razor blade algae scraper. Yes, you'll get your hand wet, but it really takes off algae, even coralline. One downside is that you can not use it on an acrylic tank.

Fan installation depends upon what you are trying to do. If your goal is to simply cool the MHs, the I'd set them up to blow into the fixture, if I wasn't using glass mounted in the fixture. If you are using glass on the bottom of the fixture then it doesn't make as much difference, but I still...

I use a single 175w MH bulb over my 30 gal reef. It's true the ends of the tank are dimmer than the center. However, a MH bulb on an electronic ballast will last 12 to 18 months, and you only need to get one $65 bulb. Ideally if I were doing a 36 inch tank I'd use two MH bulbs, but it's not...

I believe you are correct. It most likely is the ballast. However, the reply from Icecap makes sense. Swap the bulbs and see if the problem follows the bulb, or stays with the ballast. Then you'll know for sure. Over the years, I've had problems with bulbs and with ballasts, so you just never...

There are so many things that contribute toward a tank to give it that big "Wow factor" that it would be impossible to even start to list them all. I would say the best thing to do is have a plan. You don't need to stick to it, but you need a good general idea of what you want. For example...

Most likely by changing to T5 lighting you increased the amount of light in the tank, and this caused an algae bloom because you have too much in the way of nutrients for the algae. This in mostly in the form of nitrates and phosphates. To control algae you need to control nitrate and...

Since a tank is something you only buy once and awhile, shop around. You'll be amazed at the price differences. If you can make a day trip out of it consider going to That Fish Place in Centerville PA. It's near Lancaster PA. Here is a link to the retail store - (offsite) -...

You are correct, but look at it this way. At the time, I had more or less already spent the money and only had the things for a short period of time, and you figure that first or second problem may just have been a fluke. However, I don't plan to get anything from them in the foreseeable...

I think you have an interesting design. I do see a few possible problems areas. The area for the return pump is very small. on a larger tank, there may not be enough water here to supply the main tank. In other words, that chamber will get sucked dry before there is enough return water to...

I've noticed that several posts have referred to some web pages and threads on other reef areas as a possible source of information for beginners. While these threads do contain a lot of good information, most people don't want to go through many pages of online information. Also, as good as...

Let me just say that one of the products I purchased was an AquaFuge. I found the center brace came undone and the thing split open. I replaced the center with a piece of 1/2" acrylic, and drilled and tapped holes and held the new brace in with nylon screws. Then the hangers on the unit broke...

Personally, I'm not a fan of any CPR products. This is after having used some of them and found them wanting. However, for $50, it may be worth a try. Something like a AquaC Remora, which I'd typically recommend costs about $200. If the CPR doesn't work you are not out much.