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I talked with someone in the chatroom lastnight and they said that a hang on back style filter (ac500) was worthless. The only thing that really works is a sump style filter. They said because you have to have 1/2 the volume of the tank for the filter to work a HOB doesn't have the size needed...

Just wondering how they perform?

I'm considering getting an AC500 and converting it to a refugium. I was hoping some of you could post what you did and pics of you have them. Thansk all!

It looks like my tank has cycled. Its been almost 4 weeks and everthing has peaked and dropped off except the nitrates. They are staying around 15 ppm. The Nitrates did go over 160 ppm and dropped down. I've read that this could be an issue with the fact I'm not running any fitration. Should I...

Does anyone know of a online aquarium clean up crews for 10gal tanks? I've noticed that places will sell packages for larger tanks but, I haven't found any that do the same for nanos. Maybe I haven't look closely enough.

My tank has been cycling for a week now and I really need to top it off. Everything I've been testing is really high so I assume that the cycle is going ok and I don't want to mess with it if I can help it. -Brian

Its been awhile since I've had to cycle a salt tank and I'm wondering how its going so far. I just put 15lbs of cured LR into my 10 on Friday lastweek. I've been testing the water My ammonia levels should been some shade of green, dark being the worst. Mine is Blue! I'm assuming that this is...

Hi all, I was just wondering if anyone has ever taken a pendent MH apart and retro'ed it into a hood? I have a 37" x 18" x 13" tank that I want to use my 175 MH and 2x96 pc. But I cant get a configuration that will allow the Mh to cover the whole top of the tank without the pc's getting...

I'm working on a DIY 29g. I found a 175w MH magnetic ballast fixture and I was going to try and fit it into my oak hood I have PC that I will run along with the MH. The question I have is what type of bulb can I put in it. I mean I've read some stuff about pulse bulbs or something like that. I...

I keep find these light odyssea compact light fixtures on ebay. My issue is that they sell the a 48" two 65W bulb 12000K & two 65W bulb actinic a total of 260W w/fans for around 90.00 with shipping then they sell a 30" 2 bulb 130w wo/fans for around 75.00 w/shipping. Now, what is preventing me...

has anyone tried to use a refugium as a nano tank? If you slow it down a bit and don't mind it looking a little industrial wouldn't it work? Just an idea I had. -Brian

Is anyone running a tank without a filter of any kind? Are you doing just water changes?(daily/weekly/bi-weekly?) How long as the tank been running? Has anyone tried and failed? How big is the tank? I've also read that protein skimmers tend to remove more good...

I've been keeping aquariums from the age of 5 and now I'm soon to be 36. For about 10 years in the 90's I kept a combo of fresh and salt tanks. Back then It seemed that everything in salt would die. I had a long nosed butterfly that lived almost 2 years and that was considered a big deal. IF you...