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ok! going to get one this week: which is the best choice: Sapphire, no mods required OR Aquac remora nano with slight cuts into back of hood... Both are the same price about- $130-$140

i did some research. I guess the rio is a pos and not worth it. seems like sapphire makes one for BC29 that does not require any mods. Anyone have any experience with it? Runs $139.99. Also seems like aquac remora nano is good but I don't know if mods are required. anyone have any input?

skimmers. I was wrong, they do not make the skimmers in the shop. they use "rio nano" skimmers. They sell the skimmers alone for $45. Guy said he would do the needed mod (just a cut in the back of the hood) for no charge. Are rio nano skimmers any good, is this a good deal?

I want to get a skimmer for my tank. Does anyone have any reccomendations? I would like to spend $140 max and hopefully have to perform little modification to my hood if possible. My LFS will MOD my hood and put in a skimmer that they build at the shop. It sounds like a good deal, but I'd like...

update... did my first tank clean. changed out five gallons with aged mixed saltwater, rinsed/cleaned off carbon filter, scrubbed sides with brush and picked up some patches of algea with turkey baster. tank looks great, all livestock appears to be still alive and kicking it. tested only...

damsels... I would like to add either a dwarf lionfish and or a moray eel (small snowflake) and maybe a watcher goby to my cube. Guy at the LFS told me he would let me get a credit if I bring back the damsels. I like the damsels but I'm afraid to put anything else pricey in the tank because...

new additions: I added a pretty big emerald crab and three new hermits (I now have five)...these guys are great workers cleaning up algea. the emerald crab is especially fun to watch.

update: I lost another snail. so far my mortality rate two weeks after adding live stock. 2x snails 1 hermit crab 1 blenny (still have not found remains) still in tank: 2x snails 2x damsels 2x hermits. I tested my water levels for first time since adding livestock...

update: I let my tank cycle all the way through before adding livestock. It took six weeks with 25+ lbs of live rock to get ammonia/nitrite/nitrate down to immeasureable levels. Cycle was complete when I added the livestock a little over a week ago (the tank is now 8 weeks old). Have not done a...

update! I self tested my water and all of my levels were good. I purchased two damsel fish (blue), four snails and three hermit crabs. I also added some branching tonga rock. the livestock has been in for over a week now. The hermit crabs made short work of my hair algea problem. So far...

Update: All of the sudden, my tank has become very colorful. The sand is now covered with brown spots all over the place. I also have a lot of this same brown color (imagine the color of the spots of burnt cheese on pizza) on my rock and its sprouting up on the glass of the tank too. I am...

I have some kind of fungus growing on one of my rocks, it has long hair growing from it, any idea what it is (and if it is a good sign or a bad sign):

Re: Temperature. I managed to get the temperature in my tank down to about 81 degrees by placing a fan next to it for a few hours. I've shut off the fan to see it will stabilize. I really don't want to move the tank so I plan to hang a sheet over the window to keep out any light from the window...

update: I self tested my water with a salt water test kit. All levels were good except for the ammonia. I took the water sample to an LFS just to make sure my readings were accurate and to see if the thought I was ready for some livestock. They suggested I wait until the ammonia levels go...

update: I added some "cycle" product to my tank. Also added "purple up" product. While I have some purple algea which I know is good, I also have quite a bit of pastel green looking algea on a lot of my live rock as well. Is green algea good for the tank?

Update on my cube: I filled my tank with aprx. 22 gallons of saltwater (I mixed oceanic salt with RO water-->from now on I will purchase pre-mixed, it's easier and cheaper I've found)and I have about 22 lbs. of fiji and tonga live rock. I also put in 25 lbs of arragolife live sand. The...

this is my first saltwater tank. with the tank, I purchased a stealth heater, salt and a powersweep 214 (store clerk reccommended this as a back up). I have the tank set up and the salt water in it (I used oceanic mix with RO water and it mixed with the filter running all day). 1. What...