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These suggestions are all great and will help but I think the best bet for you is to break down and buy a RO/DI unit. You don't have to buy a brand name RO/DI unit, they all use the same filters, you just will have to be a little gentle with the cheaper housings on the cheap filter units. You...

Very nice indeed! Hmmm mysis shrimp. What program are you using?

I second the skimmer not needed. But if you do buy a skimmer I would avoid the fission skimmer as the skimmer is very poorly put together IMO. You get what you pay for with that one, I hear great things about the remora aqua-c HOB skimmer. Just turn off the skimmer for an hour or two when...

Sexy shrimp are pretty cool and do well in groups, as Edgray. If he's feeling nice he'll post a picture of his group of shrimp. :D Just looking at his pictures makes me think a couple of sexys will find a home in my tank soon.

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LOL yeah, at my next house I'm going to have a circuit added just my my tanks! I personally would get both the heater and chiller and set them with like 2 degrees apart so your temperatures don't change at all. A decent heater can be bought for about 20 bucks. The stealth heaters do pretty...

For some reason the first photo seems a bit odd. I can't put my finger on it. The second photo looks GREAT. I think maybe the first photo is too sharp? Does that make sense?

If that chiller isn't too pricey for you then get it. With that and a good heater you will never experience a temperature problem.

Well said. By organic matter we meant anything living that would decompose i.e. piece of shrimp, flake food, microscopic organisms on LR, etc... Glad you found an answer that agrees with you!

Dang, no peeing in the tank? Come on...haven't you ever thought of doing it Skipm, or were you scared to hit the ballast with the stream? (This is a bad attempt at humor, roll with it :???: ) Appears there is no "wrong" way to cycle a tank listed here...go figure.

Cool, no prob. If you get froggy, do a search here on remote dense sand beds (DSB). I'm not sure if you would be interested, it's just semi on topic for this entire filtration discusion. Seemed in

Wait on the water changes.

One thing to keep in mind is everyone has a different way to do the same thing. It's your job to choose what will work best for you. I personally agree with john and dawn on the cannister being best for chemical filtration for one simple reason - the cannister filgter forces the water to...

I third the no fission protien skimmer. Poor craftsmenship IMO.

Kents marine buffer works well and isn't too expensive. Simply match PH and temp with the top off water to avoid any swings resulting from PH 7.0 water. You also should let the water mix prior to doing a water change. Mix the stuff up in advance and store in a water tight container and just...

Heh, well I did trade the guy even though he measured wrong. It's a 55 gallon tank and stand and I'm planning on a FOWLR. Seems octopi (uses??) are huge pigs and don't live very long. Thanks for humoring me.

Ok...odd. Well if anyone cared I was able to trade out this 30g hex tank for a 75 glass tank with stand. I just have to drive 30 minutes.

Did you do any rethinking of the remote DSB?

It has been done, but MH will always be a better choice for clams. Just make sure to get a clam that won't out grow your tank. I didn't see anyone mention this site so here goes www.hellolights.com is pretty good.

I personally like getting a normal tank and adding in what I want/need. The all in one packages are nice and compact and have very clean look, but if you have any skill at DIY I suggest to make your own tank. It is not cheaper, just more suited to what you want to have in the tank. Think of...