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I stand corrected. I guess there are no such things as "fool proof". It's really about how much checks & balance you need to make YOU feel confortable enough to trust your tanks will not overflow.... Here in CA we have earthquakes...

Oh, I see that makes sense, mystery solved! Thx!

Why dont you use a continous siphon overflow setup from display to sump? The ones that stops when your pump stops and automatically continues when pump restarts... they can never overflow your sump. One way check valve or a stop reverse siphon hole in the return to diaplay path.... these are...

Hey all just was wondering about getting a sea Anemone, but dont quite understand some facts about them. I've done my research about lighting, food, waterflow / condition etc... What I dont understand about it is it's movement. i know that it can "move" about the tank but not sure HOW they do...

I found this in me 42g reef the other day... it just came out of a hole. I heard that everyone consider it a pest, what can it do in my tank? Searches shows many ways of getting rid of it... Please advise

The dead emerold perfectly intact looked and colored exactly like the live thing... I didn't open it up, only the belly hatch was open... I'm pretty sure it's dead though... I tought about the crab had just molted, but wasn't sure what the shell should look like...

Well I have a alge blenny, active but not agressive... the dead emerald crab is actually the largest thing that can get around (the head size of a nickle) 2nd emerald (head size of a dime) 2 turbo snails, 2 top crown snails, 2 bumble bee, a small sand star (2 inch across), 1 small red foot...

Hi all, my 42g tank has been doing great, coraline alge is growing (actually all kinds of alge is growing) I added some corals, brain, tree, mushrooms... every things has been doing great. But recently I found the emerald crab dead under the brain coral... The brain coral is sitting on a rock...

great news :)

Do I need to be concern? plz help newbie reefkeeper :)

Thx all :)

Hey all just got 2 Emerold crabs 3 days ago, they were hiding when I first put them in. Now, they rund around the sand bed lookign for stuff to eat, that's when I noticed little things running around the crab's bodies. any one know what it is? Is it some kind of parasite? The thingies looks...

One easy way to test if bulbs are blown, there should not be any resistance between the contacts on the bulb. just use any cheap multi meter to test it. if it shows a open circuit, then your bulbs are blown. Oh one thing, you prob know this, don't touch the bulb glass with bare fingers, the...

Thx all! i'm only concern because I'm using the snails to test the water. I"m sure they will be fine now :)

How long have u had them... are they still alive?