davidb

? I think ISP stands for Internet server provider... thats as far as my computer knowledge goes

Is reef central down? I can't get on... keeps saying its timed out

helps bring out acro colours too

looks stunning- well done. sand looks more natural now

Is the tank going to be in a lounge? if its somewhere else then do you mind having the sump on the ground? how tall is the red sea berlin turbo? Another option may be the Aquamedic T1000 or Shorty- I dunno check out the sizes. otherwise go for a hang on mce600 by deltec or similar

I only have 1 - I put 3 in but had to rip 2 out to fit my mega skimmer in :roll:

Rubbish... depends what skimmer. Some have a pump attached to circulate the water within the skimmer and are fed water from the tank overflow (direct from display tank) while some have a pump in the sump which pumps water into the sump

You mean RODI? A 4 stage RODI will set you back roughly $350-400

welcome

anemones need lots and lots of special stuff- Low nitrates, lots of light etc... cleaner shrimp are good though. for more info on anemone read here: http://www.carlosreef.com/AnemoneFAQ.pdf

RO&DI is different from Tropical (Freshwater), because the chemicals you are adding to your freshwater water is removing the chloride, etc... RO and DI remove silicates, phosphates etc, which are not as big a problem in Freshwater tanks, as you are not trying to replicate such a low-nutrient environment. Phosphates and Silicates cause algae(and lots of it) in a marine tank. Cannister filters are not the best to run, if only want soft corals it will be acceptable but anything else and you will run into troubles. the problem with cannister filters is they convert ammonia to nitrites and nitrites to nitrates, but do not remove the nitrates so this leads to a favorable environment for algae. I have blue lights on 1/2 hour before my halides come on/go off, to try to ease the stress on the fish from the quick change in brightness. I also looks cool in the evenings as alot of SPS and LPS have fascinating colors under the blue light.

I can't see the urchin either.... (BTW- somebody tell me if you see a long spined black urchin for sale please...)

I'm not sure if that brittlestar is the same species as your larger brittlestars dude. There are quite a few smaller species of brittlestars found on live rock

No that will be fine. I'm not sure from that description... my 4fter is almost the same size as yours(my tetra tank) and is on a crappy, non load-bearing floor- all sweet for now. (Touch wood)

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replace with brown cotton :roll:

jam them in a hole? 8)

nice!

hmmmm... I have been looking for a Lawnmower blenny like yours for months with no success From what I have seen with pods, they don't really live IN sand, they live in rocks and my lovely giant bushes of Bryopsis :evil: ....

isn't that a cracker pipe 8)

coming along nicely

nice

eheim 1260 seems pretty standard. I run 2 of them, one for skimmer one for return. dunno new but find one second hand and it will be $80-100...

stunning...

doesn't look like any of the 4 described on that page. looks most like the german roach if any as they are light brown. i'll try take a pic next time I see one.