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Any one else in to nano tanks? I recently set up a Fluval Evo as a temporary tank for some fish that came with a tank I recently purchased. This temporary tank quickly turned in to MUCH more. I will post what I have, and what I plan to add below. I welcome any ideas or criticism you may...

I currently have the Tunze ATO and it is fantastic, but with the 10% off I am wondering if it is worth grabbing the Neptune ATO to incorporate in to my Apex? I have spent enough to make me sick on BRS these past 2 days, then I started looking at the ATO, flow monitoring kit and a second energy...

I am jumping back in after a LONG break and have a few questions about some things that are new to me, as well as things I may have simply forgotten. First and foremost, this setup is the first time I have ever used a controller and dosing. I know PH probes should be replaced every so often...

Making my first purchase to get back in to reefing and it will be the BRS 5 stage. I had the 75gpd unit in the past and loved it, was thinking about the 150gpd this time since I planned on buying a float valve for my reservoir anyway. Is there any down side to running double the water volume...

Hey guys, my name is Alex, I am 29 and from Rhode Island. I am not new, but haven't been active in some time but I just upgraded my account and am trying to figure out what exactly I want to do for a reef this time around. I am hoping to buy a house this coming year so I almost decided to hold...

Just a heads up, the sale is on now at Petco.

Anyone notice the rimless tanks showing up at Petcos and Petsmarts? I have seen 20H and 25 cubes and the silicone on the ones I have seen looks worse than the ones on the standard tanks I have kicking around. That is all I needed to see to decide to pop the rim off a 20L.

I have a 4x 24w Aquaticlife T5ho and I am wondering if it would hurt the ballast or bulb if I removed one of the bulbs and only ran 3 of them. I didn't get much interest trying to sell it so I figured I could use it for my 20 long planted tank but think 4.8w per gallon is a little high. Thanks.

I was out running some errands today and although i am going to get a controller for my LEDs I decided to pick up a couple POTS and a power supply. I only bought one power supply because I most likely wont have a use for 1 let alone 2 after I get my controller. I figure at the very least I...

Just received notification that my order has shipped so I thought I would share my experience so far with RapidLED. Let me start by saying that when I spend a good amount of money on an item, I expect great customer service to make me feel good about my decision to go with that brand/company...

I was thinking about getting 12 blue, 12 royal blue for one driver and for the other do 4 cool white, 4 neutral white and 4 warm white on the other driver. I was also thinking about throw 2 red on the white driver as well. I was going to do 2 cyan also but they are out of stock and I don't...

I am going to be building a sump for my tank and the plan is 16x16x16. Half will be a refugium, and then I will have a little more that 25% for the skimmer and a little less for the return. There will be 3 baffles between skimmer and return plus the center divider for the fuge so I am sure...

Got my new BRS 75gpd plus system all hooked up and my pressure is low at only 32psi. Will running it like this for a couple weeks make much of a difference with my DI resin? I really wont even be making much water in that time anyways. I do realize the system won't be as efficient until I do...

I have a brute trash can that I last used to cure some live rock. I rinsed it out well with the hose and left it outside upside down on a pole to dry out. It has probably been out there for 2 weeks now, think it is fine to still use it to store RO/DI water or should I just buy a new one? I...

Now that I have a little spare cash I supposed it wouldn't hurt to start a build thread. This will be my first build thread and it may be a little slow so please bare with me. I will start with my equipment plans and stocking list and we can take it from there. Tank is a 25 gallon...

Last night before bed I decided to grab the flashlight and check out the tank. To my surprise there was a worm stretched from one rock to another (about 3") and then shrunk back under the rock when I shined the light on it. I tried getting a picture but it is impossible do to its location...

I decided against setting up the 75g sump for my 25 cube and will probably use a 20h as the sump instead. With the smaller water volume I am now at a loss for which skimmer I want. I definitely want a cone skimmer for less than $200. The Bubble Magus Nac3.5 would probably be perfect but even...

I have some dry Marco rock and the pieces I have for an aquascape that I like a lot. My concern is coraline. I don't think I have ever seen Marco rock encrusted in coraline the way my fiji (I think) rock is. I have a small chunk of TB rock in my tank now as well and that doesn't seem like the...

Hey guys, I am just wondering what the best 18" bulbs are. I would like 1 blue and 1 purple. I am going to get the Odyssea Metal Halide pendant for my cube. Going to change the MH bulb out for a 14,000k phoenix and would like the blue and purple mainly for my dawn/dusk periods.

I am currently using a 4 bulb t5 and I like it, but think I want to do MH/T5 for my new cube. I am looking at the Odyssea 18" MH with 2 t5 bulbs and moonlights. Anyone have experience with these lights? Is the 15k bulb ok or should I do a 20k? Right now in my T5 I have 2 Aquablue specials...