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Hi all I have a tank in a relatively small room where I and my family generally watch TV. I am concerned that if I change my traditional tank with the canpy (the lights enclosed inside of the canopy) to a rimless tank with the lights exposed I will get a lot of fishtank light that would bleed into the room and interfere with the family watching TV. How do those with rimelss tanks combat this bleeding of lights? Just FYI - I have LED lights over a 36 inch tank. Thanks

I recently purchased a K2 Avast kalk stirrer for my 75 gallon tank and have had it set up for about two weeks. I have a Sentry dosing pump feeding my stirrer the top off water. How do I know when to add more Kalk to the stirrer? Is there a pH change? Is it possible to add too much to the stirrer at one time? Is there a need to empty the stirrer out every so often? FYI - I started off with about 6 tablespoons of USP grade kalk in the stirrer. Thanks

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I have one (different style)in a box somewhere, you could have it for future considerations.

I am about to change my old wood AGA stand with a metal stand for my reef tank. I got an estimate of $200 to powder coat the stand. Has anyone had any luck with using paint to rust proof metal stands for saltwater tanks. I was thinking of using several layers of Rustoleum? Thanks.

Thanks Davelin315!!

You are a Moderator - Should we?

That's great.

I am in the process of changing my fish only system into a reef. That being said I am spending a lot of time changing things about my system. In the process of doing some cleaning in my tank, I moved my heater from my tank to my new sump. I got the shock of my life. I immediately unplugged the heater and did a google search on this heater to see if anyone else had similar problems. I found that my Plastic Stealth (made by marineland) heater had been recalled over a year ago because it caused fires!! Please all check your tank to see if you have this dangerous product also. See recall notice below. Moderators - Should we keep a running recall page or sticky for aquarium related recalls?

I want to go from a 2 to a 4 inch sand bed in my 75 gallon tank. I need a lot of sand.

Where do you buy sand for your tanks locally?

anyone?

Hi all I am trying to design a Sump to fit underneath my 58 gallon and 75 gallon tanks with a compartment for an insump skimmer and a refugium. Does anyone on the board have any pictures or diagrams of a similar set up? The Oceanic 58 gallon is about 36 inches long and the AGA 75 is about 48 inches long. Thanks

Hi all I am in the market for a new protein skimmer for my current 75 gallon mixed reef tank (soon to be a 60 gallon cube). Right now I am running a Aqua C Remora HOB skimmer that I am pretty happy with, but now I am going to move to an insump skimmer. I welcome all recomendations with explanations or personal experience. Thanks. Lawrence

All i can say is WOW!!! Do you have any pics form your first green house build in Florida? How is this one different?

I've had a simular question for a while. This is what I am going to try (Just for water circulation). http://paulsreef.blogspot.com/2009/12/power-backup.html

http://www.coasttocoastaquariums.com/

Does any one use more than one skimmer for their tank? I currently have two Aqua C remora Skimmers on my 75 gallon mixed reef tank. I can't say I notice the difference when I take one of them out of service. I get great skimmate from both. thanks

Thanks Mountaineer, but I was able to pick some solution up this weekend in NJ. I appreciate the offer.

Does anyone have a refractometer (near Rockville) that I could compare mine to. I do not have any calibration solution, and will not have any for a while. Thanks

I am a dues paying member of this club. I don't why I am having so many problems with my WAMAS account (cannot see member only areas), but that is another story.

I am going to purchase a refugium kit. I am thinking of either purchasing a kit from ipsf or inland aquatics. Has anyone purchased for either of these places? Does anyone have an opinion on the kits they recieved from one of these places?

I am waiting too.

Thanks Quazi. Setting up a reef during a recession is a mother.

I regret not setting up my large reef tank in the two years I've been in Maryland.