Full Water change ever so often?

In May I will have had my reef tank for 2 years now. I have been changing 5g each week with the occasional 10g (not that often but several times) for the 40g tank. A few months back I posted about my (HOB but was expensive IMO) Deltec MCE600 stop skimming. However after working with Deltec it became...

More noob ?’s

i just bought a stand and a canopy from a friend that had a 55 gal tank on it, but it was actually made for a 75 gal. i am in the process of selling the 55 and i have a 75 gal tank on order that should be in by this thursday or friday. i am getting help from a friend who has been doing it for awhile. i...

More noob ?’s

i just bought a stand and a canopy from a friend that had a 55 gal tank on it, but it was actually made for a 75 gal. i am in the process of selling the 55 and i have a 75 gal tank on order that should be in by this thursday or friday. i am getting help from a friend who has been doing it for awhile. i...

need some help

I have a 25 gallon saltwater tank and had some issues over the holidays where my skimmer got shut off and i came back to a messed up tank. Lot’s of green hair alga, red slime, etc. Well I increased flow, doing more regular changes, etc. Things are starting to look better, but I have several zoo...

Sump Question

ok how should i have my sump setup? i would like to have a fuge in one compartment but which one? (far left where water goes into sump, middle, or far right with the return) also which compartment should i put the skimmer in.. and should i have any kind of substrate in the sump or just leave the bottom...