phosphates too high
hello again- Well my 90 gallon predator/reef tank has been up in running for about 7 months. Everything is running smoothly so far- water parameters are nitrate > 20 ppm, nitrite 0ppm, ammonia 0 ppm, pH 8.2, salinity 1.025, but phosphates are way to high it's about 5 ppm. For the past two weeks....

mixing clowns?
If this has been discussed before please direct me to the thread! I have a false clown in my tank and I want to get another one but my lfs only has true percs "thats what he called them" they are small just like mine but will the co-inhabit? or is that just a bad idea? and what really is the difference between the two?.

inverts molting
how many times a year will shrimp and crabs molt?.

A behind the scenes tour of the exhibits is well worth a pint of beer or two for a friendly staff member! Be resourceful and be imaginative. If compatible with the species and habitat you seek to replicate, a healthy portion of live rock will serve incomparably as dcor, food (generating plants, algae and plankton), and as bio-filtration. Aquacultured live rock and wild-harvested product are available and each has th More

Modern power filters with their small cartridges, foam pads, and spinning or whirling gimmick devices, will never be adequate for proper biological filtration, in spite of the misleading and exaggerated claims made by some manufacturers. Under-Gravel Filters: This was the first true biological filter invented for the aquarium. The gravel in an aquarium is suspended above one or more plastic plates, which are equipped with "lift tubes" that extend vertically from the bottom to the water surface. Air is pumped into the bottom of the lift tubes and rises up the tubes, carrying water w More

Some of these units are plain garbage, not "pulling down" anywhere near what their manufacturers claim, leaking, failing, going to fish-heaven in less than a year. There are reputable people in the trade, and a few more units on their way, thank goodness, that will hopefully oust the charlatans. Placement of chillers is critical; they should be where you can reach them for cleaning and checking, but also positioned for thorough ventilation and no water contact/splashing. Doing More

The creation of this list was not based on any type of scientific method, but rather on our own experience with the many aquariums weve installed. Each species on this list, has consistently proven able to tolerate high levels of ammonia and nitrite, for at least six weeks, in hundreds of saltwater aquariums installed by The Aquarium Professionals Group. We have had success with each of the listed species on at least fifty separate occasions, and with some species, many more. It is important to note, that we h More

.. But oh no, I listened to "Stank" and yes, the system did leak, and yes, we drained the tank, removed the gravel by buckets, and the filter plates to get to the split gasket on that through-hull. Did I mention the thousand gallons of synthetic seawater we threw away? Dont be like me and "Stinky", test your filter and tank assembly right now, before putting in salt mix, gravel... anything else. Thanks. What happened to protein skimmers? I havent forgotten them, they just dont come into the install p More

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Scratched Glass
Most of us have run into this problem at one time or another. Care to share your experience with scratched glass? "Does any one know how to fill some scratches....

Breeding Clownfish

Breeding Clownfish
By William Berg

Thanks to Disney's Motion Picture 'Finding Nemo', almost everybody is familiar with clownfish.
Clownfish, or Anemonefishes, from the family Pomacentridae, are one of the easiest tropical marine aquarium fish to breed. Clownfish regularly lay.

Easy, Sure-Fire DIY 55g FOWLR Tank
Here is a plan for a 55g FOWLR (Fish Only With Live Rock) tank. This set up includes a tank, filtration, power head, light hood and a list of fish....