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I have realized maintaining a 75g reef tank with “people and roombas” is beyond my ability to keep aesthetic for several reasons. I also hate having the tank just sit there getting more overgrown with neglect. I do have a dry 29 Biocube ready and waiting to receive gifts from it’s mother tank...

So over a year ago I purchased a 210 gallon with a 40 gallon sump for ultra cheap (less than $400!) for first home. Used scratched, etc. but great price with the sump pump for return and a bunch of live rock, even with wagon wheels on some rock. Learned a LOT! So feel was with the investment...

Does anyone want to start club? I am in Anchorages.

I received some free stuff from a woman whose man (who was the fish guy) left her.... We did not even know if some of the stuff related to the fish field but what the heck... it was free. Please help me identify what these are and how to use them!

I am going to be getting a 55 gallon tank very soon and will be moving everyone-thing from a 29 gallon. Many of my live rocks are small, even to rubble size, and I would like to put them together to make more interesting arrangements. I would prefer a product that will cure underwater with the...

I am looking into getting a used tank from craigslist. Most have the wood grain plastic edging, I would prefer black due to decor. What paint would be suggested to paint the outside edges black for a salt water tank?

Slightly weird question...javascript:emoticon(':roll:') since I have had my 29 gal as SW I have had a white dust over the living room furniture and electronics. I live near dirt roads and Alaska is famous for our dust. Glaciers leave behind a super fine dust we call silt. Anchorage is...

Hello all. Recently my 29 gal SW became a little less populated. Moved a goby/pistol shrimp symbio to another tank and the pixie hawk fish ate my emerald crab and a full adult peppermint shrimp. I am looking for suggestions that meet the following needs/wants. 1) Should be reef safe. I only...

I have been having some bubble algae issues, was thinking my next guest in my 6 gal would be an emerald crab. But need more info! 1) Once the bubble algae is gone, what is the prefered food? 2) Do they attack anything else? Or anyone else? 3) Are they known to attack peppermint shrimp? Which...

I am patiently (ya right) waiting for a pistol shrimp & gobie to show up at one of my LFS... but I have an aptasia problem. Will a peppermint shrimp bother the symbiosis? Would a peppermint shrimp be to much with a high finned red banded gobie and pistol shrimp? What do I feed the shrimp of...

Ok, I am on a mission! I have access to a fabulous shop full of tools, I know how to use them, and a plumber uncle... I have a Eclipse 6 SW and wish to create a very small protein skimmer. But the only posts I have seen either are for much larger tanks, or involve a sump. In a few years (a...

I haven't been able to find a skimmer designed for a micro reef tank. I know on FW tanks you can always buy a filter designed for a larger tank and reduce the flow to compensate for the size. But does the same hold true for skimmers? Can I purchase the smallest skimmer I find and reduce it...

I have had my 6gal eclipse tank up for over 3 months now with a 4" sand base and 8 pounds of lr, I believe my tank has cycled based on parims and I have small hitchhiker anemones growing like mad, copeopods like a bad lice infection, several rock boring worms and even a small star not only...

Have a hitchiker on LR. At first though I got a star because there appear to be 5 arms, black and whte with little bristles. Never see the body just the arms. But over the last week or so it has moved several times (over 1" or so) but still haven't seen a body or connection and don't think...

Is there a gobie that will have a symbiotic relationship with a (to be found later) pistol shrimp that is less than 2.5"? I have a very small tank and this paring would be the centerpiece. But I can only pull off if the gobie is small. Any suggestions?

After much research and soul searching I started a eclipse 6 gal reef tank. Before everyone starts, yes I know I am making my life much more difficult and increasing my chances of failure. On 04/23 I put in 12 lbs of LS and 6 lbs of LR around a aquascaping greek ruin (ok for SW, I checked...

Ok, being from Alaska (see post) my selection of LR is pretty sad, little life and almost no color. No to mention $10-12 per lb! 8O I can get the bags of LS with no trouble. My question is this... Can I start the cycling process with LS and add in the LR when it arrives via mail or if a...

I swear sometimes it feels like I am the only one up here! But there are too many fish stores for me to be the only serious person! Can anyone hear me? 8O To buy a python from a catalog it cost me over $50 shipping! Some companies won't even ship "to other countries" end quote! 8O And I...

I think I saw in the Doctor Fosters & Smith catalog, an epoxy to glue LR into place that can be used underwater. Is that the best way to make sure the rocks don't fall on any diggers? Does anyone have experience with this or a like product?

Plotting and planning a very small 6 gal SW tank, but have only had FW before. Starting small. Love the look of LR with a goby and a couple of cleaner shrimp, no coral planned. So which gobies are the hardiest, will stay small enough and play well with cleaner shrimp? Any body have a favorite.

Finally I have found out that my hubby will be more willing to let me get a really big tank (150+ gal) if it is a salt water. I do have at least 6 months before we would move to a home that could handle a tank that big. Before I comitt my 29 gal to SW (not sure SW is for me yet) I thought...

This may sounds strange and maybe a little wrong... but here it goes. I feel like I have finally been successful with my display tank. It is a little crowded, but good filtration and large frequent water changes leave me feeling confident. There has been no illness or unexpected deaths (1 neon...

I have this Dwarf Gourami in my 6gal because he and the Opaline couldn't get along in the 29gal. One had to be moved, so the smallest went to the smallest tank. But since he (Delta) had been in a community tank for some time, he now looks very lonely and depressed. I don't even think he...

Ok, I want to get this one right this time. He is really pretty and has come to me healthy rather than Wal-Mart-y. I am hoping to have him for a couple of years! 1) I purchased some betta water conditioner tabs, they looked interesting. They say to do a complete water change once a week by...

For some reason, when ever I do a water change, my snails all hightail it to the top of the tank! No deaths, in fact the tank is the most peacefull and healthy that I have ever had! Finally! :roll: Any reason for this snails to do this? My daughter and hubby keep pushing the snails back...