AUFishGuy

Thanks for moving to the correct forum.

Sorry if it is posted somewhere but can someone tell me the date of the next meeting? Wanting to get back into the hobby and looking forward to the next meet.

Awesome, glad it worked out. You will be happy with the eheim, they are good pumps.

So I am itching to get back in the hobby. Wanting to go the 40 Breeder route and drill the back. This will be in my living room so a canopy to help with light pollution is a must. Also since it's in the living room I want it to look nicely finished. I figure I have two options listed below. Wondering which one you all will think is best. Option A: standard diy wooden stand with canopy and paint/stain. I have seen a number of videos online on building these and it seems straight forward enough. Option B: Buy the steel stand for a 40 breeder that I can get for $60. Then use high gloss cabinet board and clips that attach to the metal frame as the skin. Then make the canopy out of the high gloss board as well. Noise will also be a concern. I feel like the high gloss will look better but it may be tougher to make it quiet? Thoughts?

Herbie is the best setup for what you have and you will have to run the return over the back. I recommend Reef Octopus Various return pumps. They are really reliable and silent. The Sicces are ok but I have gotten a couple in the past that were not quiet.

I worked part time at a Petco as the aquatics specialist. I was the only person who had a clue what they were doing, They were topping off the marine tanks with saltwater. Petcos are hit or miss and all depends on the staff. After working there i really think they should stop selling fish, specifically saltwater

Bumping this thread with a question. Does Miracles sell drilled tanks?

I just picked up a small Valentini puffer from the local Petco and he has ich. I saw it at the store and couldn't leave him there. I want to do the TTM but I am short a tank. and heater. I can go buy them if it comes to that but wanted to see if anyone close might have some stuff laying around I could borrow. TIA

The barb fitting that connects my vinyl tubing to the pvc of my return has slow leak where the vinyl fits on the barbs. What can I do about this? Can I put silicone or pvc cement on the barbs? Any advice is appreciated.

Looking for advice on addressing my GHA problem while moving my tank. Tank is a 90 gallon reef. Right after Xmas my tank crashed. I lost most everything except for some softies and 2 anemones. Before the crash I was having a problem with GHA and I was feeding very little but saw no effect. After the crash I did 2 large water changes a week apart but still the GHA blew up and is now everywhere. I will be using a GFO Reactor going forward to see if that helps. My question is what to do about the GHA while I have the rocks in tubs while moving the tank. I am re-plumbing so the rocks will be in tubs for a couple of days. One suggestion has been Lanthium Chloride but I am hesitant. I know I will need to manually remove as much as I can but looking for any other tips on how to address it. I will also be ditching my sand and getting new, hopefully that will help as well. TIA

Here is a pic of my tank, a couple of months ago. the hair algea that is on the rock on the left has mostly went away but now it is in random places towards the middle of the rockwork where flow is low. So apparently they are making RW8s anymore, now they are PP8s.

Yea its a 4ft tank. I dont really have tge funds to pony up for 2 mp40s so if one wont do it then I may just go with the Gyre. I have seen one at 70% on a 90 and it was way too much.I also wouldnt mind keeping both the koralia and jebao if getting the mp40 but if it isnt going to be significantly better than the jebao i might as well just get another rw8

That worries me. I originally had a RW8 on both sides till one went out and I never felt like i was moving enough water. With the one I have now the flow barely makes it halfway across the tank. And at least with the jebaos you can direct the flow. Im worried that if the mp40 isnt that much stronger and since you cant change the direction that i will be spending a lot of money and not fixing my problem

gotcha this is what I am thinking as well. Just making sure the MP40 Will be much more powerful than the RW-8 correct?

I am currently running one Jebao RW-8 and one Koralia Evo 1150. I feel like this is way too little flow. Whatever i get i think I will keep at least one of these to help with deadspots in the back of the tank. I was originally leaning towards the Gyre but have started to hear mixed reviews.