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My wife noticed some scratches on the outside of our starphire glass tank. I wasn't able to feel them so they weren't very deep. Has anyone had any luck getting scratches out and if so what did you use? I'm hoping since the scratches are on the outside I can repair them without taking...

I’ve been going thinking about getting a controller. I am wavering back and forth between the Apex Jr and the Apex lite. I have a 100 Gallon Tank with 2 MP40W ES units and an XR30W Radion light. They manage themselves perfectly so I don’t see a need to integrate them with a controller for...

I was wondering what are the best ways to clean RO/DI water barrels? My wife noticed that my water was smelling like rotten eggs so I suspect bacteria was growing in there and producing Hyrdrogen Sulfide gas. I think this has been the cause of some of my algae issues. Can I clean it with...

I had to do a quick take down of my tank to replace the floor yesterday. I took down the tank the night before. Since I had been having an algae bloom I decided to take out each rock one at a time and scrub it down with a brush in my driveway. After each rock was scrubbed I put it in the...

I need to take my 100G glass tank down temporarily so that my floor can be replaced. Since it is a rimless 3' x 3' x 18" tank with Starfire glass it is pretty heavy and a PITA to move. I was wondering if anyone has a set of Vacuum Glass Lifters (like...

Having only had my new tank up for a few months I need to take it down temporarily to redo my floor again. Originally I had a hardwood floor. Saltwater leaked on it occasionally to the point that were were worried it might rot so we took down my old 150G tank so we could fix the situation. We...

I sold my Glasscages 150 gallon acrylic tank to a fellow CR member (Chi-Reefers). The agreed upon price was $400. Being the nice guy that I am I offered to bring it over to his apartment while I had a truck available to move it before he had paid in full with the understanding that he would...

I am debating about starting Bio-Pellets on my tank. My setup is a 100 Gallon Tank draining into a filter sock containing 2 bags of Chemi-Pure Elite. There is a SKIMS MS-161 skimmer and heater in the first chamber of my refugium. The middle chamber has been used for growing chaeto though I...

Midwest Coral Farms The Midwest's Premier Coral Source Thank You and Goodbye To Our Amazing Customers If you would have asked us three years ago where we thought we would be today, our answer would not be "sitting here writing our customers a Thank You letter" because we were closing our...

I was looking at a juvenile Blonde Naso Tang the other day and it had some large white dots. I was told they were juvenile spots but I don't know that Tangs have juvenile spots that fade away with age. That said they didn't appear to be ich. Any thoughts?

I am not sure if I asked this before so forgive me if I did. I have a 500W titanium heater and I was thinking of putting it in my refugium but I am not sure if it could actually heat the display tank from there. With how quickly the water moves through the refugium I wouldn't think the water...

I am still waiting for my custom light hanging bracket to come in from ModularLED.ca so I can't add any water yet. But I have decided to start experimenting with my aquascape. I took a couple of pics this morning. There is glass glare on the front view so you can't see the right side of the...

I need to hang an Ecotech XR30W Radion unit over my 36" x 36" x 18" rimless tank. At first I constructed a PVC stand to hang the unit above the tank but my wife didn't think it looked good. I was thinking that maybe a wall mount plant holder could work if it reached out 24" or so but I don't...

I am curious what the general consensus in regards to making islands in your aquascape if you have sand. I have heard some people say it is OK as is minimizes dead spots in the tank. But doesn't it create a dead spot inside the island and under it?

Hello Everyone! Chi-Reefer told me to check out this forum so here I am. I was running a 150 gallon tank for 5 years that alternated between Reef and FOWLR. The tank was on the main floor with a refugium sump in the basement. We noticed that this setup generated a lot of humidity in our...