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I am looking for a way to manually turn my skimmer off, and then have It powered on again after say an hour or two. Are there any turnkey options out there? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I547 using Tapatalk

I am losing some SPS I think. I think it's because I have high phosphates. My LFS measured phosphates at around 0.35ppm today with their Red Sea test kit. I have been very remiss about that specific parameter. Never looked at it before. I want to add a little bit of GFO immediately to start...

Does anybody know what this is. I think it is a plate coral. The first pic show it as it normally is. The second after I disturb it and it retracts. I received it as a piece of coral like a plate. Hdang1 snapped it off his mother colony that was just loose and not atached to anything. I glued it...

Found this on Amazon. Got it. It's got some good features. One of them is that it's $15, shipped, on Amazon Prime. I can see as deep or as near as I want into the tank at 7x magnification. The near focus is only 9". I like it. I need to look closer to perpendicular to the pane of glass I am...

Been meaning to introduce myself. This is just a start. Pics to follow. I have a 55 Ga regular with something like a 20 Ga sump. Sump I am running backwards LOL. I didn't know which way it was supposed to go at first so I chose the "wrong" way. It works for me though. I never do partial water...

I want to try to acoustically decouple my pump from my sump. There is a constant hum. I have sound proofing material under my pump, but vibrations are transmitted through the short length of PVC between my pump and sump. I hear the hum being transmitted clearly when I put my ear to the cabinet...

My posts under Marketplace do not show up when I use the "Advanced Search" feature. I did a search on all my posts using the "advanced search" and anything under Marketplace does not pop up when I search my handle. Any idea why that is not showing up? If I search using "View Forum Posts" those...

Very difficult for me to capture this on my camera. This is the best I could do. Do lyou know what this is?

I just got 6 clowns and one of them, I just noticed, has an infection. I got three juvenile black and white ocellaris and three Clarkii. All are eating well, just spots all over one of the Ocellaris. I did not quarantine. Big mistake I believe it will prove to be. The fish were in the main tank...

Just got three clowns with this green border. The lighting in the first is PC 10k and actinic. The second under weak incandescent only. Is this green border common? These are Clarkii right?

This thing looks beautiful to me. I love it. Great neon color. Wish it were bigger. But what is it and should I kill it? It may have hitchhicked with the hammer. It is growing slowly bigger. It's now slighlty smaller than a quarter, was perhaps the size of a dime about six months ago. I thought...

I don't think I have enough copepods for this guy and I am concerned. The scooter is alert and moving continuously to find food. But I definitely think it is loosing the battle because it is getting thinner. I've had him for perhaps 2 months now. My tank is 55 ga with a sump and refugium. The...

I have a 55 G DT and a 20 G sump. Sump has a modest refugium that I intend to improve with a sand bed etc. Here's what's in the DT: 100lbs of live rock Two chromis Lawnmower Blenny Scooter Blenny Tuxedo Urchin 2 Peppermint Shrimp About 6 hermits Three emerald green Small frags of the...

I have just acquired a Vertex Puratek 100 RODI unit off of Craigslist. ($75.00) Here is the manual. http://www.vertexaquaristik.com/Portals/0/products/waterPurifyingSystems/ro-diSystems/puratekManual100.pdf The unit was purchased new by the previous owner and used for say six months to a...