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Just testing the water to see what's out there for LED fixtures. Trying to turn my FOWLR into a reef and obviously a more powerful light will be needed. Was looking at Reef Breeder's value fixture as something I'd buy new, so I'd like to find something for less than the $200 that retails for...

Just wondering if anyone knows of a decent lfs near Bethlehem, PA. I have a friend near there that's interested in starting a tank and figured it'd be a good idea to take them to a LFS next time I visit them.

Could not be more aggravated right now. In the midst of setting up my 20H after putting everything in buckets to move to my apt. While screwing in an elbow to the bulkhead on my sump, I cracked it. Anyone out there got a 5.5g I could borrow while I get a new one and silicone baffles into it...

I recently moved and this has required me to move my 20 gallon tank. I figured this was the perfect opportunity to fix all the mistakes I made on the build like not drilling it. I also wanted to completely or at least nearly completely replace the rocks in the display. I have some marco rocks...

Looking to find some locally rather than online and I'm having a really hard time. I've called every HD and Lowes within a 30 mile radius and most of the pool/spa places I've called don't have anything smaller than 1 1/2" pipe and I need 3/4". Need to find some really soon as I need to relocate...

My Peacock Manttis is acting very oddly. He's basically just sitting still outside his burrow, not on his side, but on his legs like normal. He's slightly curled up and he's been moving around a bit, except he can't seem to use his tail very well and is almost twitching at times. Paramaters are...

So yesterday I walk into the basement to repaint my stand and I notice a big puddle. That was odd I though, so I walk around the wall and see a fair amount of water had collected in a hard to see spot....glad I caught it when I did. Somewhere on the PE tubing for my ice maker, there was a leak...

Well, I'm an idiot and yanked my RO/DI off a table by pulling on the hose that supplies it....and I was only pulling on the hose because I forgot to make water today and the hose was frozen.....I feel unbelievably stupid right now... Anyways, I broke the piece of the frame that the clip that...

Looking for a skimmer and lights. Probably looking to go middle of the road to upper middle when it comes to brand/pricing. So for the lights, I probably can't afford any ATI fixtures, but something like a Current or Tek fixture would be more in my price range. Same goes for LEDs, can't afford...

I swear, eventually....this thing will be a reef. Here's my 65 gallon tank with a 20L sump and stand....and disorganized basement, but we can ignore that for now. Here is how I piled my rocks. Didn't really have a plan or knew what I was doing. Would appreciate some constructive...

Is it necessary to cure marco rocks as it is not dried live rock, but mined from an ancient reef now left dry. I figure at the least I'm gonna rinse it in RO to get off the dust/dirt/sand, but was unsure if curing was necessary when starting a new tank. Plus I still don't this answer in...

Gonna re-paint my stand this weekend. I read a lot about oil based paint vs latex vs epoxy and I think I'm gonna go epoxy since I kept seeing people complain about the latex peeling. I was thinking kilz primer then appliance epoxy. Anything I should know? Does it make a difference if I go...

My Peacock Mantis Shrimp molted last week Sunday night/Monday morning. Was pretty sure I had seen the defined line of calcium resorption and the sutures splitting on his "back" Sunday night and sure enough, I saw him appear after a couple days with what looked like much less damaged hammers...

Since I'm getting a new tank, I was standing in my basement, dreading having to clean it, so instead of doing that, I pondered how I could make it easier to run my RO/DI system. My waste water reservoir is not large enough to hold all the water that is created by the time it fills the RO...

Pretty sure I got lots of this stuff in my fuge right now. Don't have pics at the moment, but will throw a couple up if needed. It's red, it's on the glass and sand bed and it appears like it's growing on the macro algae I have in there. My concern is that it's going to coat the macro algae...

40 Breeder & 24" 2 Bulb T5 Fixture Well, I had one, but now it's got a nice chip on the edge of one the panes thanks to I believe the family dog knocking a 3 legged chair over onto it......didn't even get to touch water......frustrating. Anyways, now I need a new one. Was going to build my...

I did some googling and failed to find much on this besides that you should clean your mixing tub/tank/can/wtv every couple weeks. Anyways, so I have a 20 gallon Brute container that I use to mix saltwater. I leave a powerhead and heater in there because I don't use that much water, so it...

I'm trying to attach an 1/8" nylon hose barb to my pvc overflow, but I'm not sure what to use. I've read super glue won't bond to nylon well, so I was thinking about epoxy. Should I use the putty that you need or the stuff you should mix? This isn't going anywhere near my tank or water for at...

Planning on making a sump/fuge this weekend for my 20G mantis tank and am debating whether a skimmer would be necessary. Unfortunately, all that will fit under my stand is a 5.5G, but I figure for what will likely amount to $50-60(sans skimmer), it'll be a good addition, if only to have a place...

Just stumbled onto this place in my now obsessive internet searches since I became interested in a mantis shrimp. Figured maybe I'd have some luck finding one through here since the few LFS I've been to have said I may be in for a bit of a wait. Particularly interested in a Peacock, but will...