Kingumar

Hey, i go to todays pets close to me which used to be in columbia mall MD but they recently got a bigger location like 10 mins from there. They have a bigger SW section and great service.

LOoks nice, and what a beautiful setup.

i was looking for tunze powerheads and was given this link. Im looking for the Nanostream 6045 which i found to be around $80-90 on other stores but is listed $50 here. Anyone used this before, is it safe? http://socaltropicalfishoutlet.com/catalog/power-heads-c-45_39.html

im running t5's and yeah im sure they r not now because i went back to the website that gave them away for free and there was a big deal on there about it

i was given these as purple hornets that lost their color and was told the color comes back but its been a little over a month and i still don't see any color coming back. Although, i have had 3 more polyps since iv got them but they all see to have the same color. these are my first hornets that's why i am a little confused. are these purple hornets? if yes, what can i do to get their color back?

I will try to pist some pics up in a day or two. thanks for teh suggestions. I like teh tank, its just i feel like the pipes in the tank are too big. They come off easy but i still didnt want to mess with getting plugs to plug up the holes as im afraid they might come off sometime ont the future by accident.

iv been using distilled water since iv been in the hobby which is around 2 years. I used to buy the 99c a gallon distilled jugs and have had no problems. I now discovered that Safeway near me has a 6 step ro/di in their store and i take my empty gallons and fill them up for 42 cents a gallon. Iv used an ro unit before, its extremely simple... u just hook it up with your faucet and put the pipe in a tub or container and it will fill it up.

any suggestions on that anyone?

okay guy i recently got a 90gal for almost no cost. The tank is reef ready and is drilled for close loops "if thats what its called" for more water movement. i got the pump and everything for it to get started. One problem i do have is the pipes are like directly in the middle of the tank. That will hold be back from doing rock work of my choice as i would have to put rock on and round the pipes to hide them. I will post a pic soon so you guys can get an idea. I wanted to know if getting a close loop is any better then just reef ready with powerheads for flow. I just dont want pipes showing in my display.

well i kept them together successfully but my ocellaris male dies due to internal parasite and the female died a few weeks later.

thanks soo much everyone for the input and suggestions. I will have more questions tho. soon here is my 55 gal http://www.wamas.org/forums/topic/37173-my-first-55-gal-reef/

Here are a few pics of my first and only 55gal tank. These pictures are from when started to now. Tank:55gal Light: 6x54w Nova Extreme pro T5 2 powerheads Octopus BH100s HOB skimmer Heater Tanks been up for a little more then a year! The latest pics on here is a few months old.. will update soon.

I am thinking about upgrading my 55gal to a 90 gal. My 55 is a mixed reef and is my first tank since in this hobby. I want to go sps dominant with some lps and zoos with the upgrade. 55gal: Live rock Live sand octopus hob skimmer hob fuge powerheads light: 6x54w t5's "Nova extreme pro" With these lights iv been able to keep large verity of corals and even good growth on sps. I am looking for a 90 gal reef ready tank so i wanted to know about equipment. is 30 gal a good size for the sump? What kind of skimmer should i be looking for? Do i need to upgrade the lights? Iv seen some pretty good setups with t5's but are MH's going to be better? What about water movement what kind of powerheads? I dont want to have 5 powerheads in my tank but also dont want to spend hundreds on vortechs. any alternatives? I know sps need a lot of flow. What power return pump should i get within a reasonable price? I also wanted to know whats the best sand for reef's and a sps tank? for my 55gal I use "Natures ocean bio-active live sand" that you can get from petco. This sand seems to blow around a lot, a little glass cleaner movement near the sand make a cloud. If you have any pics of 90 gal i would love to see them to get some ideas. Thanks for reading, any suggestions would be appreciated. I'm really serious about upgrading and want to get started asap.