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...

New Tangs

I have had my marine tank for three months now. It took two months to cycle and was finally ready for fish 3 weeks ago. My Ammonia/nitrates/nitrites were all perfect. My salt levels are a little high but I am in the process of getting them down with water changes and my PH is good but what with all the...

Cloudiness

whats up guys ive been lurking around here for awhile, i just started up my 40 Gallon Fluval osaka reef tank two days ago, i set up the Fluval 205 canister filter that came with it, have my powerhead running with 2 heaters, i have about 40lbs of base rock, and 10lbs of live rock and slowly am adding more LR...

Help identify

I have noticed this twice ever since I put a protein skimmer in my tank, Their is a oily milky substance covering the top of my water, its thick and slimy, I just used a cup to clean it out, I did the same the other time this happened, any ideas. Thanks Here is the original:  Help...

latest update on the reef rehab

This post comes eight months after my last post. To make a long story short, I tried a deep sand bed. It would be inaccurate to say that it crashed, because that implies different things to different people. During the time of the dsb, the corals largely flourished, especially xenia, which began to...