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 i will post these in my site tomarrow you can email me if your interested mal@eastcoastsps.com i also have dendro frags available

I just set up another tank (29 gal) and I'm looking for someone who's willing to trade frags for cured Marshall Island live rock. I have approx. 50 pounds that's been cured over 18 months.

My website is finally getting stocked up here is a few shots of whats on there im always getting in acro's and austrailian stuff shoot me an email if you have any questions or are looking for something thanks

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Why does my protein skimmer always overreact (fizz up) at night?

I got my 75 set back up and running good. Every thing is going good right now, thats the problem, I need to keep it going good. I have two peppermint shrimp and 12 astria snells and 7 blue legged hermit crabs and two big hermit crabs, and  I have an overflow system that does a really good job clearing out the water more towards the top of the tank.  I need a little more of something to keep the  rocks and the bottom of the tank a little cleaner. Does anyone have an idea to keep the rocks and down a little cleaner. Like some more shrimp or something. It was definitely the water quality that was getting on to the Kenya tree coral cause it is opening up pretty big right now in my aquarium, I need to keep it that way.   

I have up some frags to offer they can be seen here or over on www.nanoreefing.com

Our site is a nice little site to learn how to or just share ideas or talk with others that face the same problems that we have with nanoreefs. Our little systems require special care to keep them going ..Go on join its free and has a RTC

I just realized that it is not algae but Cyano bacteria! I try to take it out but it will grow back in hours! I have found 2 solutions though:     1) More water flow 2) Fighting Conch will eat them

I also tested my magnesium and it was low so i'm hoping raising it and using the other solution will get rid of it. Suggestions are welcome!

Hello all, starting my first reef. Kind of doing it low budget. So far I have a tank 80 gallon Oceanic. This tank is bow front with curved corners. The unit came as a complete setup. Lights, Stand, and filter. First thing I did was cut some holes in the bottom. One hole in the back corners of the tank. First hole came out ok with only a bit of chipping on the bottom of the tank. 2nd hole chipped on the inside of the tank about 1/3 of the thickness. (Yea, I was upset) I back filled the chip with aquarium sealant and covered it with plastic to let it dry flat. At this point I moved onto the stand.    The Stand, whoa! As I assembled the stand I noticed it had 2 partitions inside. This would not work with a refugium as the sections would be too small. So I decide not to install the 2 partitions. After completing the base I headed to Home depot to get some 2x4's to brace up the inside. After taking careful measurements I go to start to cut the 2x4's. Well All I have to cut them is an old 7" circular saw with rust (At no extra charge). After attempting to make a few straight cuts and failing I gave up. The next day, after returning from work I stopped by home depot to look at cutoff saws. I ended up choosing a Ryobi with a stand for about 400.00 while there I also picked up a biscuit cutter and some extra 2x4's to practice. Well that worked out well. Was able to brace up the whole stand nicely to include leaving the aft corners open for the tubing to come thru. I put the doors in place and the center door was hung with latching swivels to allow for them to be removed.With that done I went to my local store (Sea Splendor) and spoke with (For 2 hours) the manager about refugium my setup and what to expect. Well after taking so much of his time I felt it was only right I purchase something that I needed from them. So I had him special order a Euro Reef skimmer. The next day after work I went to the local (Mega store) to buy a small aquarium for my refugium. I ended up with a 29 gallon All Glass complete system (Way cheap).Brought it home and slid it into the stand. Well with the upper and lower bracing the fit was quite cozy’s had about 18" extra in length and 6" in height. But then I thought about trying to slide this thing out of the stand full of water. Let’s see 29 gallons plus pump and protein skimmer and about4" of sand Humm...can you say 275+pounds.   Stand Modification time. In my not so infinite wisdom I decided to make a sliding pull out for the refugium. This meant another trip to home depot. This time I picked up a sheet of 3/4" plywood black latex paint and drawer sliders. All went together as planned. Thus I understand that the sliders wouldn’t hold up to the weight for long so again back to home depot for some heavy duty casters to slide the whole thing onto. Works great! Guys at sea splendor calls tells me the skimmer is in, so I make plans to get it after next day’s work. UGGGH Man I wasn't expecting it to be that tall. With the addition of the slider the skimmer just barely fit into the stand. I have about 1/2" between the top of the skimmer and the top of the stand.     Lighting well after doing quite a bit of research on the net I concluded the lights in the hood would not cut it for hard corals. In fact they should be ashamed of themselves for including such poor lighting 2 blue actinic 36w each and 2 12k white 39w. I figured I would use them for the refugium. I scoured the net found what I thought would work an upgrade oceanic with hood. So I bought it. While waiting for the light I went to Tap Plastics and had some pieces cut for the refugium to section it up.     Well the lights came and I thought they looked good. But still only 260w Humm  that’s not enoulf  maybe use other set as well for(One that came with tank) the top. Humph this would still limit the type of things I could place in my tank. After thinking and searching the net I decided to just do it right. Went to sea Splendor and ordered a Current USE outer orbit 2x150 10k MH w/2x130w Dual Actinic and lunar. I had also decided to use the upgraded Oceanic for the refugium.  Well in my lack of wisdom I found that there wasn’t enoulf room to place the oceanic lights too thick too long. So what do I do? Hehehe yup I dismantle it place the lights in the hollows of the 2x4's into the top of the stand. Well I turn them on to ensure they work. Well what do you think I smell yup roasting wood. Not hot enoulf to start a fire but quite warm.     Well I told myself that if it was throwing off that much heat, the transfer to the top tank would be horrible. So back to home depot for insulation and the grocery store for some heavy duty foil. I used the Styrofoam type insulation 3" I put in the recesses of the 2x4. Then I stapled the foil to the top to reflect as much as possible. Then I mounted the reflector hood and lights to the top of the stand. Looks nice, no heat thru the top. I decided to go one step further and place a fan in the back of the stand. This meant trip to radio shack for a 120mm 12v dc boxed fan. Went in garage used old transformer from a now defunct router. Mounted the fan over one of the holes in the back (Right) of the stand. Mounted a power strip next to it and plugged it in. Fairly quiet will get quite a bit of flow thru the stand.     With that done I ordered a pump, Aqua Medic ocean runner OR3500. I installed the pass thru's in the main tank and put the main tank on the stand. After a few days I got the pump installed it and a titatum heater.     Wet test, started filling up the aquarium and the bulkheads on both sides leaked. Used aquarium silicon to seal them up waited 24 hours and tried again. Tank been up with plain water for 2 days now no leaks. Still waiting on MH lightings for the top. This has been just the beginning please tell me it gets easier. Did I miss anything? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Mike Gruetoo@yahoo.com