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can it be done? and what exactly would the tank need to run skimmerless I have seen a few threads around the net of people doing this is it wise? just curious ,has anyone here done it or doing it now? thanks Clint

been awhile since I last posted anything from my tank so thought I would post a couple of pics.. nothing to spectacular,but it has only been a little over 2 months now since I set it up.. new watchmen goby the pistol shrimp with goby my 2 clowns.. my first coral.. and my next...

im selling my coralife super skimmer.. it is up on the for sale forum or personal message me..

ok sounds good..whatever I buy now kinda keep them to the side or somewhere that they will not become an eye sore...lol gotcha.. by the way mr.x thats quite the tank you got set up in your basement..very impressive..well done (just checked out your link to birth of your reef) thanks for the...

I plan on getting a coral for my tank within the next 2 months and this coral will be my first ever.. what would be the best coral to get for a noobie .. I have 12000k lighting with actinic and led on a timer.. or better yet what would be the TOP 3 corals for a noobie to buy for his first...

ya thanks for the info ,I got the tiger pistol shrimp on sunday and within 3 minutes they paired up and have been sifting through the bottom ever since.. what an amazing pair to watch my son and I have been loving it... thanks again Clint here is the pics of the new teammates.. a...

thanks Len ya I was just curious for now,but I do want a mandarin for sure and plan on getting one in about 7 months to a year ,let all the crustaceans build up on the live rock starting to get alot now of the little critters.. thanks again Clint

Bought myself a yellow watchman goby the other day ,he is really neet looking with some nice markings on his body..I was informed about this type of goby a few weeks back by another member on here who told me about the pairing up between him and the pistol shrimp,, I should get the pistol some...

i was told to keep the filter for flow thats why I still have it running but I have got the foam filters and the filter floss along with the carbon inside so it does not just pump back all the crap it collects from tank and pump it right back into aquarium I have got rid of the ceramic media...

YA i HAVE A POWER HEAD AND A KORILIA AND MY RETURN from my cannister filter all on top of water stirring things up... right now my main concern is getting this nitrate down it has been 3 weeks now at 20 ppm I was told that is the bare minimum it should get to anything above will be fatal ,I...

my test kit is salt water master kit from aquarium phamaceuticals my alkalinity has not been tested my skimmer is a corallife super skimmer for up to 65 gallon tank and I am running a eheim cannister filter for added flow with just some foam cartridges,filter floss and a carbon filter thats it...

I just did another water change last night (10 gallons from my 55 gallon tank) and today my test are as follows after 7 weeks up and running.... ph -7.8 ammonia-0 ppm nitrite-0 ppm nitrate- why is it that my ph level has gone down ,from previous test over the past couple of weeks with a...

I have the rock set exactly in middle of tank there is about 3-4 inch in front and along the back for fish to swim.. I could possibly just fill up each end I guess and leave the middle of tank a bit more open..once I add a couple of fish to tank later on. thanks guys for help as for my son...

Do I need to remove these 2 guys (camel shrimp) in order to keep corals in my tank? I was reading online that you need to proceed with caution they might nip at certain corals,can some of you experts on here please let me know what I can keep in my tank,and what would not be a good idea to keep...

thanks for your help as a matter of fact I was just at lfs tonight and they had the pistol shrimp and another goby not the yellow one you talk of but some other typr 9it was all white almost clear looking ) but the employee at the store was explaining to me how they work...very interesting ...