My dad ran this tank (55 gallon) since I was a Freshman in High School up till about 10 years ago. I assisted him with maintaining it and a 155 gallon tank, so I have some experience. It was a reef tank that he was able to keep afloat until he moved and everything died in it when he moved. I’m...

Has any one used this product? Any reviews or thoughts on it? http://www.petco.com/product/111796/…rsandAdditives

So I ordered 125 reef ready tank. It will be in my TV room. The guy in LFS told me that to make this overflows less noisy use thouse 2 holes in each overflows as drains and he will drill 2 returns <one for each overflows> on the back glass. What you guys think? 4 drains makes tank more quiet than...

What is the best saltwater aquarium book out there?

I’m relatively new to this forum and I’ve been reading threads here like crazy. Some really great info out there. I used to keep SW tanks decades ago, well before live rock and live sand were well understood. EVERYTHING was mechanical and your bacterial culture was understood to live in...

Hey all, I was wondering what maintenance equipment you all have.

Looking to set up my newly aquired 45G Hex tank. I want to do a saltwater setup so looking for advice on setup for the sump sys. I’m little tight on space since it is a Hex I only have an 2ft square (probably less) inside the cabinet for equipment. But I do have about 36" in height to work...

hey all, i am VERY new to this and was wondering if there was a checklist of some sort that lists everything one needs to maintain a SW tank. I put in a custom 55g and already have live rock, a pair of firefish and a radiant wrasse (which i think is dying). A friend put in everything but i want to start...

Just inherited a yellow tang from a friend…guess he just didn’t take to the hobby. It has been out of the qt and in the display for a week now. It behaves as if it is afraid of everything and yet it is the biggest thing in the tank. Is this normal behavior for this species? How can I...

Hi, I have setup a 200g FOWLR and is completing the cycling process. Everywhere I read, the suggestion is to change more than 50% water after completion on Nitrogen cycle. However, I do not find any particular reason anywhere. I have all the parameters at zero, i.e Ammonia, Nitrite and Nitrate. Is there...