Michael

Hey, i've got a petco brand one, was a little over a 100 bucks new, it works decently, might be something you want???? you can have it..... maybe you have something for trade? of less or lesser value? haha not really looking to get much out of it, or anything at all. but if you have something for trade that may be nice???? PM me

Shoot sorry guys, says pic too large to upload, with both uploaders new/okd. Will try on desktop when i get home tonight. Any gelp would be appreciated thanks

Here is my condy, does super well in my tank with other coral and fish, just obviously dont let it touch anything haha. I just moved my tank (i moved houses), so its not doing as good as before, just a little smaller and pissed. But it'll get beautiful again sooner than later. Its the size of my head, its pretty big. Moved it from a 30 gallon biocube, to a 100 gallon acrylic. Here are some pics, new to forum, but message me if interested. Im lookong to trade for an anemone that will house my two clowns. Around the same size would be nice, but willing to go smaller. Or larger... Let me know! Thanks

Hey guys, thanks again for the help, baught the lighys, got two dor my 5 foot long tank. I ahould get a third for perfect lighting, and think i will, but having the middle with less light than the sides might allow me to put a meat coral or something their and have noderate lighting....but still not too sure. Either way, the lights are awesome, have them running about half, they are super bright. Coral is lovin it! Thanks guys!

i've been reading about the lights, and saw some videos on youtube. they look pretty awesome! and not very many people have said bad stuff about them!!! im liking the odds!!!

they seem to be pretty good from what im reading....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/165W-Dimmable-full-spectrum-led-aquarium-light-Marine-Reef-Coral-Fish-Tank-Lamp-/251495773757?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a8e50f63d this is what your talking about it looks like???

yea, 300 is even pushing it for me, i wouldntr mind buying used equipment haha. and ill look into the chinese lights, there pretty good you say? hmm.... and its a 100 gallon truvuu (maybe 90, hard to tell), 5 foot long (left to right), 18 inches wide (front to back), and about 20 inches tall ( top to bottom).

right now, i have two T5 bulbs, both whites, and a cheap LED light ficture, i think it may even be for freshwater, either way it sucks, and is just temporary. it was free from a friend. so really looking to keep my stuff alive with some better lighting

Exodus, yes you are very right. it worked fine for me with my first tank, my coral loved it! i had some LED's only royal BLue and super whites, a 50/50 mix, so the loighting was too blue for me, not enough whites, so i also added one T5 white bulb, and they loved it, it was amazing. so im trying to set it up on my 100 gall, but am dealing with way too many issues, and am just going to have to put it off. I think im going to buy a nicer, and much more professional lighting system, and save the LED project for my future freshwater planted tank. and on this case, would you suggest any lighting thats very goof for my coral?? im hoping i can find something within like a 300 dollar range, hopefully i wont have to go much more higher than that.

Exodus not at all, your helping a lot actually, i wont get mad when someone is just trying to help! haha I did do a little bit of research on the LEDs, and i think I've got it. i did it on my biocube, because two T5's really arent sufficient, so ive got some DIOY LEDs on that and the coral is loving it! growing very fast and healthy! so i really think the LEDs are a good idea, im a student, so i am kind of on a budget.... thanks for letting me know what testing stuff to buy, ill get some from my local shops, or online, or where ever! and i wont buy a bad Refractometer, haha. The Hydromter does suck a lot, everytime i use it, it goes up and up and up unless i rinse it out with tap water haha. and is their something specific in the LED kit i mentioned that might be a problem?? im all ears! thanks again

Hey guys sorry i've been away,had some family issues, and as for some questions,!!! I thought the testing API stuf i had was pretty good, but little did i know then! haha ill look into something else, any suggestions maybe? thanks! Water circulation, i dilled into the tank myself, and have two overflow bulk heads on each side going down into my 10 or 15 gallon aqueon sump, and coming back up, pump is rated for almost 700 gallon per hour, but i understand its proabbly only doing like 200 since the hose its on is about 5 feet long... Lighting! i have a cheap and very sucky LED bar light (temporary) and 2 T5 bulbs, both are about 4.5 feet long or so, this is while im making some LED lights myself, that will be very bright, and almost full spectrum, some bliue's and reds, along with a whole bunch of whites! its harder than i thought to make them, but paying off very much so, and are super freakin bright! im testing my salinty with a hydromter, i have two of them, i use them both because they arent always super accurate. i rince them with tap water first, and then use them both two times each and then i get my answer. i try to keep it at 1.025, thats been a pretty good number for me so far, and i've managed to keep some coral happy:) in my 30 gallon biocube, i have some australian meat or donute coral, some bubble coral, toad stool, pulsin zenia, kenya tree, and a kondi about the size of a basketball or soccerball. any suggestions for a better salinty tester? water testing? thanks guys! again, super helpful! didnt think i'd learn so much from this community, you guys are awesome

ALSOOO, i only have like a golf ball size amount of chaeto, but since my phosphates have been pretty low, i havent ruched down to a shop to buy some more. I will eventually though, thanks again

Okay, i will add some more carbon, i have two sock filters, some chaeto, and a small carbon filter pad from my 30 gallon bio cube, i will add a sack of carbon or somethin in my sock filters later today after my water change. thank you so much for your help. I just added the yellow tang, and the mushrooms a couple of days ago, i figured a month would be enough time for the tank to cycle....the damsels were in their because i read that they help quick start the tank, I've been wtahcing my levels closely since week one, and about 10 days after i set the tank up, my nitrates and nitrites had seemed to settled down where they needed to be, and my other levels have been pretty good, except Calcium and KH. but nothing to drastic, so i was just wondering if anybody new oif something specific to watch out for when all your levels are okay, but things still arent super happy, like my snails, and crabs all in one place all the time. and a question about what i used to test, i havethe saltwater and reef master test kit, from API. uses the 5ML tubes, and you add certain amount of drops and stuff, im sure you know what im talking about. I've even done my tests twice just to make sure, and everything is relatively the same. so im just a little confused. I'll just give it some more time, and add carbon, and see what happens!! Thanks again guys, you've all been very helpful! this is an awesome community, and i've learned so much.

sorry about the confusion guys, my ammonia is at zero, NH4+1 is just the fancy pantsy way of saying ammonia. ill be doing a weater change this weekend like i said, the damsels are in their to kind of quick start the tank, i pulled them out of my bio cube, and the only coral i have thats not looking to good is some mushrooms, have plenty of those so im not too worried. also, i threw in the carbon filter pad i had in my bio cube, all nice and dirty in the refugium when i first set the tank up...thinking it will help, its still in their now

im not sure what could be thats making my fish so un happy

so i thought, but my levels have been really good for a while, just now i let the salinty get a little high, and calcium

Set up a 100 gallon acrylic tank with a refugium about a month ago. I’ve been watching my nitrites and nitrate levels, and they seem to be acting the way they should be…I think the tank is cycled! But things keep dying, I have some mushrooms that have shriveled up and aren’t looking to good, some turbo snails have died (about 4), currently one of them is left, about 5 crabs have died, only 2 left, one damsel, one yellow tang. What’s left alive in the tank, isn’t very active; for example the crabs are never out, and the snails are in one place all the time. The damsels seem to be okay their 3 of them by the way, and are eating fine. Here are my water conditions as of today April 16th, 2015 PH- 8.1 NH4+1- 0 (Ammonia) NITRITE- 0 NITRATE – 5 CALCIUM-600 (Very high I know) SALINITY – 1.028 (Also a little high) KH - 11 PH4+3 – 0.25 (Phosphate) Also, when I started the tank I used tap water with prime, but I have done 2 water changes since then, 20 gallons each time with RODI water, I will be doing my third water change this weekend. I can take some photos of stuff if you guys think I should. My question is, is my tank ready for coral? Ready for expensive fish? Ready for awesomeness!!!!!!!!??? Thank you all so much for your help!

I am interested in the 50 gallon, please PM me

Do you still have some available? I would love to pick up today!

I am interested in all the coral, rock, and fish, I sent you a PM, let me know.

if he cant come for what ever reason, I'd also be more than happy to take that off your hands! i commute to Hillsboro often.