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Though I've built a few refugiums from scratch out of glass, I built 3 tanks (sort of) of almost those same dimensions. I had 3 45G's around from way, way back when I used breed fw angels. I basically coudn't give them away. I decided to turn them into a frag system. All I did was remove the...

on a tank that's only 12"H, 3/8" glass would be fine. My prop tanks have a 36" X 24" footprint, are only 12" high, and I made them from 1/4" glass. But they are eurobraced. You won't see much, if any bowing in a tank that depth.

fwiw, I have four u-tube overflows in my fishroom on a pair of 125's that have never failed over several years now. The real drawback is the noise, but in my basement fishroom, that's a non-factor. What will cause a flood is failing to drill anti-siphon holes in your return lines and keeping...

Well, I don't think you're gonna find a 100% perfect solution. But what I've seen some folks do is basically line the inside of the stand with FRP, or some other waterproof material, siliconed at the seams. So that you basically wind up with a watertight lining that goes about six inches or so...

Sorry about the Rabbit Fish. Losing fish to stuff like that and carpet-surfing are tough to take. I removed my eductors a long time ago for this reason, and I'm dragging my feet on installing closed loops.

You should pay close attention to Jonathan's words of caution. SLF's aren't sold as part of "clean-up" crews as often as they used to be, because of what they become. They end up being a "clean-out" crew all by themselves. It sounds like yours is getting up there in size.

Add one more sponge ID. If you don't care for the look of them in your display, try moving some into your refugium if you have one. They do wonders for water quality. Some species are adversely affected when exposed to air, so just keep them submerged if you decide to move some. Some people...

I'll just add one more vote to PQ's being tough to get eating. From my experience, they aren't the biggest species of fish and seemed instantly intimidated by the only other fish in the tank at the time. So I think your success will depend on what other inhabitants are in the tank. Frozen...

I've done very well with Bartlett's, Bimaculatus, Tricolor, and Lyretails. My only outright failure was with Ventralis and purple queens. The Ventralis is a very small species and quite likely really did need more frequent feeding or food much smaller than I was able to offer. Purple Queens I...

You can buy the componants for an aluminum windowscreen frame at HD really cheap. You can use fruit tree bird netting in place of the black window screen material. It's feather-light, UV resistant, and will save the lives of many would-be carpet-surfers. The bird netting has a pretty big mesh...

Flexpvc.com I think you can find it in pool/spa supply stores, but flexpvc.com carries fittings you won't find too many other places. I'll be orederiing some soon, so I kill two birds with one order.

AMEN!

I say banish the bugger! At his size, I would label him a snail-muncher. There's only a few crabs that are really reef-safe in the sense that they won't consume other creatures as well as not consume corals. I won't claim to be an expert on identifying them, but I've lost hundreds of $ in...

Couldn't agree more. Try very small feedings of a good quality frozen food at first. I mean VERY small amounts of stuff like frozen mysis, or chopped clams. The only thing to avoid initially is sudden movements or loud noises. Think of it as bringing home a dog that's just come out of the...

You can use a really cheap clip-on lamp with a compact flourescent flood light bulb. It's really a CF twist in a floodlight shell. Won't sent you back much more tha $10 or so.

Though they are billed as HOB, they are really built for small sumps. If you have room for a sump below, I would recommend an Aquamedic Turboflotor. Not the 1000. The turboflotor was one of the first needlewheels and it would work great on a 45, but I would hang it off the back of a sump, or run...

I used to go to Dover pet years ago when i first started in the hobby. Stopped when the quality of the corals was starting to go downhill, and it seemd like they wanted to mainly sell fish. Aquatic Visions (hanover pet), can be very well worth the trip. The owners tend to focus a lot more on...

I think Phyl's given you the best advice so far. Asterina's aren't enough to sustain them. Even in a tank with plague-like numbers, there isn't much there for any harlequin. In the end you'll just wind up with another pest in the tank. CC's are cheap. If you have a sump area to keep the CC you...

Thanks for the heads up. I try to get there a few times a year since I can get there in about 20 minutes from work. I know their whole sordid history of being over-priced and obnoxious sales people, but somehow they manage to get in a few things that aren't off-the-wall.

A 4X4X2 "Island Cube". If I had enough floor space, and could talk the wife into it (just no way), I would build a free-standing cube with all the plumbing below, center overflow, and a canopy that went right to the ceiling. To me a tank with a 360 view is just about as good as it gets.