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Hey guys, I have some cracks on my tank stand. The stand is made of MDF and it has a powder coat finish. It seems that the powder coat is cracking on few spots. I'm not sure if I should be worried or not, but I'd hate to have this thing hit the floor, especially since I'm on the 2nd floor...

I'm in a process of buying lights and I would like to know if I should be looking for something with fans. How much do fans increase the life of the bulbs? It seems that with no fans bulbs should be replaced anywhere from 6-12 months, what about with fans? Also any tips on good T5 units out...

Hey guys, It's that time of the year again, when everyone is asking what i want for x-mas. Apparently I'm a very difficult person when it comes to this, at least that's what I've been told. So I think I need to upgrade my light. I currently have this: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/p...

I know this question doesn't have a definite answer, but I'd like to see what you think. I have a 55 gallon tank, that has a light bio load (2 clowns, 1 wrasse, 1 blenny, few snails, few hermits), the load will increase as I add 2-3 more fishes. I have a Red Seas Berlin skimmer. I upgraded...

Hey guys, I'm thinking of getting a new light since the one I have now is acting up. My daylight bulbs don't start half the time, i need to turn on/off few times untill they finally fire. Do you think this would be a worth wile upgrade: http://www.reefgeek.com/lighting/T5_Flu ... ure_by_ATI...

Hey guys, I'm looking for a matted pair of Ocellaris Clownfish, which seem to be available EVERYWHERE, but I'm trying to find a reputable dealer. On the other hand I'm looking for a pair of Twin (or Two) Spot Gobies and they're nowhere to be found. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Hey guys, I'm ready to buy a chiller for my tank. I have a 55 gallon, so I'm assuming 1/10 or 1/15 would be fine. I found one for cheap on a forum, it's Pacific Coast Imports CL-150, is it any good? I'd like to get something that's not too pricey and i want it to be QUIET. Any other things...

Hey guys, Here is a question I asked on IRC, but nobody responded :( I know i can add corals and what not (leathers), but they're not so interesting I'd like something that moves around and has some personality :). Any idea what I could add?

Hey guys, So my tank (55 gallon) has been running since mid August. Everything has settled quite nicely. I still have high nitrates (around 10-15ppm), but that's mostly because I haven't had my skimmer running since I was doing some upgrades on it, etc and I haven't done a water changes in...

Hey guys, I noticed that the some hardware, screws and what not, on the stand are getting rusty. Do you have this problem? The sump area seems very humid and there is always some splashes going on when I'm doing some work so it seems unavoidable, but I just want to check.

Hey guys, Whats the best way to quite down an air hose that goes to my venturi? I just made an upgrade to my skimmer, and it makes a HUGE difference, but the air hose is hissing way too much now. I did a lot of work to make my pumps quiet and what not, but now this stupid thing is making more...

Hey guys, I just got this: http://www.drsfostersmith.com/Product/P ... 004+113175 and the fan is pretty loud. There is only one 50mm fan and it's buzzing away. I wanted to see if anybody made any mod to this light. I have some spare 80mm fans I could add, but 50mm are hard to come by.

Hey guys, I've started adding kalkwasser today and I figured I'd need a RO/DI system if I'm going to do this regularly. Now my question is how many stages do I need? I have an ALL-house filters, one gets rid of 5 micron stuff and another one is a carbon filter that gets rid of 2 micron stuff...

Well here it is guys. It is my first crack at a reef. My girlfriend bought me a BioOrb for Christmas and I had some fresh water fish in there for a few months and was really hooked. I wanted something bigger/better that would stand out in the room and have people say WOW. So I started...

Hey guys, I was originally going to build my own overflow box, but I found these ones really cheap: http://www.oceanproaquatics.com/shop/ad ... ow&x=0&y=0 Now which one should I get? or does it even matter? I have only a 55 gallon tank. Will I get any benefit for getting the one that has...

Hey guys, I'm new to reef aquariums. I spent some time in freshwaters, but now I've decided to take a big step and move to saltwater. Originally I was going to have a very elaborate filtering system and bunch of fake rocks and what not, but from everything I read it seems that live rock is a...