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hey guys.. ive been fighting some algae in my 75g/20g sump tank for awhile and was looking for some advice. it looks to my like hair algae. so far ive been trying to feed my fish less, sucking it out during water changes, and scrubbing it off the live rock and using the old water (from water...

i bought a lyre tail antheas yesterday.. when i woke up today he had a small case of ich, wont eat.. any tricks? i offered him a variety of stuff already.. some advice would be great.

also, i was looking into building my own skimmer... i know it would cost a hell of alot less, however i dont know if it would really give me the improvement im looking for. has anyone done this? does it pay off? could i use something simple such as a maxi jet as a RC pump?

i am thinking about buying a new skimmer, i currently have a turboflotor multi 1000 on my 75g tank, its just not giving me the skimming i want. what kinda brands should i look out for? mods? gate valves (dont really know what they are)? gallons rated to? anything you could tell me would help...

hey, i had the pleasure to stop by and check out Red Sand tonight, bought a frag and a shrimp. it was an all around great experience the owner was very polite and answered all my questions. if you havent been able to check out this store IT IS A MUST!! his prices are some of the best ive ever...

ive been having so many problems with my tank lately.. recently i bought a clown fish and even tho my sixline was picking on him right before the lights went out i offered him food and he ate.. the next day (morning) he was fine and then when i cam home at 5 he was laying on the sand breathing...

ive been asking alot of questions about my tank.. i appreciate all the feedback. anyway.. so where is the best place to put a bag of activated carbon?

ok so i think that ive narrowed down one of the problems in my zoos not opening. i checked my ph today and it was 8.6!?! what should i do to lower it? my system is about 85 to 90 gallons.. how much should i dose..

how high should i put my lights off the water surface?

can i do a reverse photoperiod on my refugium without worring about my culerpa going "sexual"

my 250w MH magnetic ballast has been making alot of noise lately?? should i be concered?

hopefully.. there a zoo expert out there who can help. ive got a zoo colony that refuses to open. ive checked my water parameters and they are all good. is there some kinda trick i could try.. like moving them to higher flow or something? idk..

i dont understand.. my skunk cleaner shrimp just died. i did a full water test today and this is what i got temp- 79.3 ammo- 0.0 nitrite- 0.0 nitrate -0.0 pH 8.1 salinity - 1.025 calc - 480ppm alk - 2.2 i do have some cyano ive been fighting for a while (its much less than it was tho).. i...

i recently purchased a good amount of cularpa algae (grape clusters), some of the balls, not the whole clusters, are turning yellow.. i had the light bulb, (a plant light from home depot) pretty close to the surface, so i moved it away. i havent givin it enough time to see if that was the...

ive heard mixed opinions on this, can i use 1/4" plexiglass baffles on a 20g long tank for my sump? if not what kinda baffles do i need?

i seem to have an algae bloom in my tank, like greenish brown algae? maybe lights? i tested for phosphate and it is little to none.. any help guys?