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I'm doing a DIY sump with acrylic baffles and will be ordering the acrylic already cut online. Can someone tell me what thickness is good for baffles, thick enought to prevent bending and breaking off of silicone sealing? Is 1/8" thick enough or do I have to go thicker?

Anyone have experience with Reef Sanctuary or other national reefing forums?

I'm thinking of going bare-bottom, but I have a Carpet Anemone. Anyone have experience with carpet anemone in sandless tanks?

What do you guys recommend as far as scratch remover for acrylic tanks? Will be used while the tank is empty. Ive tried Novus 123, it removes some, but not all scratches last time I used it.

I was wondering what the best lighting is for FOWLR tank. something not too bright to encourage algae growth, but will bring out the color of the fishes.

I miswrote the title, I meant to write baffles not ballasts :) What do you guys (sump experts) use to glue baffles into a sump that is reef safe? I'm planning on making my own sump with baffles. I will probably have a glass sump with acrylic baffles. I'm guessing I will need to glue them to...

Hi guys, just a question... will a Dremel Multi-Max Oscillating Tool Kit work to cut LPS's or do I need a rotary cutting tool for that job?

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/blog/proof-positive-sps-corals-consume-zooplankton

Hi guys, one of my clam's shell is covered in sponge on both sides, is that something I have to worry about or should I leave it alone?

Check out this craigslist add I saw just a few minutes ago. It's amazing how this guy was able to keep his nano going for 1.5 yrs. I thought 3 tangs in my 92 gal was too much. http://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/for/2520506259.html

I just bought a peristaltic doser and I am going to start dripping calc/alk 2 part. The thing is my calcium is hovering around 480-500 and my alk is 8. The bottle states to dose both in equal parts to stay ionically balanced. Do I really have to dose both, or just slowly drip alk for now as...

What do you guys think is the most accurate alkalinity tester out there. I've only used API, I don't have any experience with other brands, so I want to know where API ranks with other brands.

I see that some people are into the closed loop system. what are the advantages of them? other than you wont have blendered anemones from the propelers. I have seen some tanks with closed loop system and I don't like how some of them look, with all the PVC's in the tank. The other advantage...

thatpetplace.com I heard is giving 15% off (code: july4). they sell vortechs, so you can get a MP40 for under 400 which is a pretty darn good deal.

Can I use PhosGuard in a Phosban Reactor?

I was just at Corbins Pets in Buffalo Grove. They are closing today and selling everything for 50% off!!! I just bought a bunch of stuff and saved a ton. They still have Mag 7-12's, Canister filters, Testing Kits (which can get very expensive), tons of frozen foods (I just bought a bunch of...

I think that my SPS collection are gonna start taking off soon and will start using more calc/alk. I want to know from the experienced guy/gals which is better to use reactors or automatic pump dosers. Is this just a matter of prefference or is one better than the other.

I'm getting more and more into SPS keeping and collecting frags. In the past I've gotten frags that are browned out or some have browned out in my system. Some people say too strong a lighting causes them to brown, some say too much nutrients in the water causes them to brown. Can someone...

I want to get some annoying pulsing xenias that are trying to spread on my rock work and rubberband them to an island rock of their own. I tried to peel them off the rock, but they are so stuck to it, I think I damaged them too much. can I cut them instead and will they be okay when cut? what...

My house have been powerless since 9pm last night, I didn't have a generator, so I was waking up every hour to manually stir my tank, and it seems like my tanks are gonna make it. I didn't get a Generator until this morning when Home Depot opened and thank god I got there in time because I...