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Hey everyone! I have not been on the site for some time. I had a 75gal reef set up with a sump. 300w metal halide and flourescent lamps. 200+ lbs. of live rock etc. I kept mostly soft corals, but was...

bubble algae. The whole rock area was covered. Tank was looking like a big green wart.

Sorry to say but I gave up. After months of fighting bubbles I tore down my whole set up. I followed everyones suggestions finally my tank was so over run I quit. Didn't have the time, heart or...

I use Ro/DI, instant ocean salt. The tank is 4 months old. skimmer is producing a nice dry skimmate @ 1 cup every 3-4 days, the liquid is dark green and smells terrible. I do water changes every 2...

In my 75 reef I am having an explosion of little tufts of brownish algae. They are small (less than 1cm) and generally round in shape. also bubble algae in numerous areas. The thing is my water...

I have a 75 gal with a 20L gal sump about one-third of that is refugium. It is seperated into 4 compartments. 1) tank outflow,heater, carbon sack as necessary 2) small filter screen to remove...

On my 75 gal I have a seaclone 150 skimmer. It seems to be working great. My parameters are all good Nitrate 0, Amonia 0, pH 8.2, Salinity 36ppt, phosphate 0. My question is do I have a problem? My...

Since changing over to my new MH lighting my cyano has completely vanished, but I have bubble algae growing all over. What to do? They actually look kind of cool. Water params are all stable and...

Recently bought an aquamedic lighting system. 2x250 MH 2x39 t5 actinic. After waiting 2 weeks on back order it finally arrived. Spent a few hours installing it from the ceilling above the tank. Wow...

Anyone have any experiences with Scutus? Looked cool..

I'm currently upgrading my new 75 gal lighting system. Thinking about the Aquamedic 2x250 metal halide-2x35 t5 combo. I already have a JBJ 2x96 flourescent. First what do you think of the aquamedic...

I recently put 4 peppermint shrimp into my 75. 1 week after when I checked the tank in the am. my white torch coral was down to bare skeleton. In just one night. The next night(after having tested...

I have the same overflow in my 75. It works great. Get rid of the sponge it clogs, it creates alot of noise and is really unnecessary. I may try the stand pipe idea to cut back on some of the...

Is it possible to keep Acro's under non-halide lighting? I know the watts per gallon formula is not gospel anymore, but why couldn't it be done with the correct wattage and spectrum of Vho and...

Dye use is so unethical, it borders on fraud. As a hobby we should really come down hard on retailers who practice this. The best way is to spread the word and discontinue our patronage. I bought a...

I was just reading a posting where advice was given that for a 55 gal @ 15 snails was the bare minimum? Is this correct? I have a 75 gal with 6 astrea, 23 nassarius, and 2 large cerith snails. They...

Make sure you put a check valve between the pump and the return. This will prevent siphoning from the tank if power goes out.

In the beginning of a new set up you need to invest alot of time and patience. Definitely start out with LR and substrate only, at first. Good strong circulation and skimming for a few weeks, with...

The seaclone is working great. It took a little tweaking to get the right air flow, but no complaints. I wound up scrapping the fluvals because they are just not rugged enough. Mine quit very soon...

Had our first power outage since the new 75 is up. It lasted around one hour. Everything worked perfectly. The check valve between the pump and tank prevented siphoning. My hang on overflow box lost...