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Where would I find one of these "squirts" or "revolutions". I am looking into SeaSwirls now and would love the alternating curent idea. Thanks

Sorry, to hear about your loss. I was almost in a similar situation last night when the glass heater in my sump broke open, sparked twice and cut the circuit breaker out. I was lucky though. Maybe the same happened to you - check your electrical.

I have a Tinkers BF in my reef that has developed Ich. I need to remove her from the display and get her into the hospital tank asap for treatment. Does anyone have some tricks or methods that have worked for you in the past? I spent 2 hours last night trying to net her/bait her/clear plastic...

So, I am to understand they are bad and should be removed in a hurry? I run a shallow sand bed as it is and so the prospect of keeping them long term seems slim. Even worse would be to see them eating the conchs or posibly the Tiger Shrimp I just added (not sure they could catch it). Now I...

Not sure if I have made an error here or not. We went on a reef shopping spree yesterday and purchased 2 sand sifting starfish for our 180 reef. These guys were pretty large and I am concerned that they may have been a bad purchase. The LFS where we bought them (that I trust) didn't think...

I purchased my first non-mushroom/zoo corals yesterday. 3 nice pieces - 2 Sinulara and a Toadstool. Each came on the smallest piece of rock (by small I mean 1/2" - 1") and I cannot figure out the best way to get these secured to the rock in my reef. I tried wedging them into crevases - worked...

Do I need a chiller? Greetings, I have a 180 reef tank. Specs are: 180 gal Clarity Plus acrylic 32 gal sump 210 lbs LR 3 x 175 10K MH 2 x 160 Actinic VHO GenX PCX 100 return pump (1550 gph) Reef Concepts Aerofoamer 620 skimmer (Becket type) GenX PCX 40 skimmer pump (1150 gph) Been up for 3...

I have only one other tankmate in there with the fish, so could I treat the whole tank with the antibiotic? Reason I ask is that I don't have a QT set up right now (I know - it's on the list of must dos). It doesn't look painful, but I don't want the fish to suffer. Thanks Chris

I have a 180 acrylic from Clarity Plus. I have 2 issues with it. First, the tank is constructed so that the top is almost completely sealed. It has 2 small openings (about 14"x24") that are covered by removable doors. I am having trouble keeping the tank cooled due to lack of surface area...

I have a Yellow Tang in the 120 FOWLR. 3 weeks ago he developed a spot on his left side. We were told not to worry it should clear up in time. But it hasn't. I was looking a bit more closely at the spot this evening. It has grown (about 1/8 inch now) and appears that the fish's flesh is...

Thanks for the quick replies. The tank has a custom acrylic hood made extra high to house the lights. The lights are 3 x 175w MH + 2 x 160w VHO Actinic, and are mounted inside the hood. There are 4 inch fans at each end (1 blowing in, 1 out) and the hood is open in the back. The tank is...

I just got my first fish - a Mystery Wrasse. And of course I have some questions for all you who keep wrasses in your reefs. What did you use to cover your tanks to keep these fish in as they are notorious carpet surfers? I stopped out at Home Depot and picked up some of the plastic lighting...

So far no pile of shells, and I did not hear the popping sound last night. Doesn't mean he wasn't there, maybe he got active a little later. Time (and dead snails) will tell. Thanks

Yesterday I added 22 lbs of LR from a local LFS. Nice pieces of Fiji. Last night I was reading this site and heard an odd snapping sound from the tanks direction. It happened about 2 hours after lights out and was an audable clicking/snap/popping sound that would come and go at irregular...

I want to add 2 SEIO 820s to my 180 reef. The tank has a center overflow with 2 returns (loc-line) from the return pump (1550 gph before head loss) and is 72x24x24. Where in the tank do I put these? The canopy is custom acrylic and has no doors, nor does it hinge up, so I had to drill 3"...