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Anyone purchase fish online? Is it poor practice to do so? how are the fish 'maintained' to ensure survival during transit?

which is better...and is there mod pages for either skimmer( i own both)

Which is better cprbakpak2r or seaclone? I've done extensive research on both and even owned a seaclone at one time(think i still have it) but i switched over to the bakpak a few years ago because the clone wasnt doing its job. Now im begining to wonder about hte bakpak as i've tried every...

big dilemma...i've got a miner leak at hte top of my 70gal tank. It seems to be between the frame and the glass. I can lower the water level but i am afraid by using silicon on the tank will harm the livestock. Is this even possible or must the tank be stripped down no exceptions?

I'm using a cpr bakpak2r on my 70gal system. Yes i know it is underated for a 70g but its better then no skimmer at all! Although there is waste collecting in the collection cup I cannot determine if the skimmer is working to its potential. There is no sludge in the cup it appears as dirty...

hmm... interesting

EW ufg in a marine tank! NooOOO!!! lol UGF+salt water=sudden death

tanks been established a few years now, its a 70gal sea star with 60lbs live rock, fluval 404 cannister, 2 fluval 802 powerheads, rio 600 powerhead, bakpak 2r skimmer (with rio 800), and about 120 lbs live rock. Take occupants are 1 5" blue tang, 1 4.5" niger trigger, 1 4" picasso trigger, 1 5"...

any benefit to adding a power head just above sand bed (on low) to promote water circulation at base of live rock? i'm told it can help decrease amount of 'dead zones' where circulation around base of rock is weak if at all

Maybe im being a tad bit paranoid but i just tested my nitrite and ammonia in my 2.5y/o tank it both where at or near the 0.25ppm level. I dont know if its realy cause for concern but the nitrite and ammonia are always 0. I did a major cleaning on the tanks cannister yesterday i probably had...

right now i have only 1.5" sandbed and i believe that is one of the culprits to my slowly rising nitrate level. I am going to purchase 4 extra bags of aragamax today to add to my already live sand bed. The tank has been established over two years now and i have about 60lbs of LR. My...

My live rock(chai pet rock ;-) ) has been overtaken by green hair. The algae is hair like in appearance and grows in tufts clinginng to both rock and sand bed. Water parameters are as follows: SG 1.024 Ammonia=0 Nitrite=0 Nitrate=30-40ppm Ph=8.2 I am running a fluval 404 cannister filter...