My Hex Reef Tank

Greetings, I hope this is the right spot for this question. Right now I am planning on making a 42 gallon Hex tank that I am "ressurecting" after a long period of disuse. I want to make it an invertebrate/sea horse tank. This is my second foray into reef aquarium keeping and my first to be...

Sump tank Care

I have a 180g tank with a 100g sump tank. The present system has been up and running now for app. 3 years and generally doing well. However the water clarity in the tank could be a lot better. Throughout the tank are small particulates. This leads me to my question about sump tank care. Do you do any...

Upgraded from 20 Gallon 90 Gallon

I have now had my 90 gallon take running for about five months now and only have a maroon clownfish with about 180lbs of live sand. The filtration is in a 75 gallon sump, a reef octopus protein skimmer a, activated carbon and a refugium. As for the lighting i have two 150 watt metal haliade bulbs. Now my...

Need Setup Advice

I am thinking of getting back into a SW/Reef tank. I had one years ago, but sold it when I moved to a new house and never got back into it. Anyway… here is my question. I have a 75 gallon glass aquarium that I ‘acquired’ from my son when he got out of his turtle obsession. It has been...

47 column

hello. I am just starting to get back into saltwater tanks I have had one about 10 yrs agobut didnt have the time or energy. I had a tank full of malawi cichlids. Iwouldlike to hear your thoughts on starting somethingin my 47 column tank. the question i have is that im looking to do a LR and LS withsome...