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I think I just figured out what happened. The Dr. Tim's reactor water return hose got knocked out and pumped the water on the floor until it ran out of water. Least I hope it was that. I checked the...

First time for everything ...

One of my pumps squealed and woke me up which is amazing since I can sleep through anything. I walk to the living room and notice my huge sump is dry and water on...

Wow looking great!

Wall not finished. Will finish this summer or fall. Its land speed racing season so all funds are diverted to my build.

The scrubber actually needs more leds.

Thanks for the compliments! I...

I have been experimenting with large DIY type reactors and sulfur reactors so I understand how annoying they can be! The latest reactor I am messing with is the Dr. Tim's pearls.

Would you be...

Eels are pretty cool animals. I don't like snakes but eels are awesome. Hope to see more pics of the setup and eel as time goes on. Good luck!

I know I do that! the whole K.I.S.S. eludes me haha

Yep that is the correct spelling

Amazing article!

I always learn in this hobby. However, I don't miss the memories that article brought back from organic chem 1 and 2... or even bio chem lol

Question, how can over skimming be bad? Is it taking out more elements which would be added back by dosing?

@cliff, that's the hard part knowing what your getting. In all the time I've been doing...

I had a similar problem with one of my old powerheads suction cups. I cleaned the suction cups with alcohol and then cleaned the glass where it was going to stick. That worked very well. However,...

I still see the rule of thumb for skimmers to be twice the size of your tank. Is it accurate, I have no proof either way. I found a site in the past that showed rated tank size and actual tank size....

I would buy the biggest you can afford. I don't have any experience with that setup but it is expensive. My only worry would be if something breaks (skimmer, filter, etc) are they able to be...

Yes, still have the scrubber going but not happy with it. The algae scrubber site says for me to double my LED' or combine all the LED's on 1 screen vs 2. Maybe I will do that this weekend.

I...

I have a nitrate battle going... bleh.

Tried my one reactor idea but I can't get the media to fluidize correctly.

Bought a Reef Octopus Diablo DCRS 250 EXT Recirculating Protein Skimmer and...

try a 50/50 mix of SW and fresh... it would be 1.012 salinity. If the article you read was legit you may want to try 1.018. I did a quick google and did not find a perfect answer. Acclimate the eel...

I did the same thing 10 years ago. Bought the freshwater eel and found out it was brackish. At that time he was in a 30g long tank. I mixed up a few gallons of water and as water evaporated from the...

this is what happens when you wake up on the wrong side of the bed

tagging along to see the eels.

What is the tank dimensions?

Do you have any tubes in the tank?

Can't wait for pics!

I would go with the dwarf lion fish and the biggest tank you can get.

I think a 48" long x 24" high x 24" depth (120g) will be a great setup. It still can be moved by two people and has room for...

Bioballs will convert ammonia ---> nitrites -----> nitrates However, they can not convert nitrates to nitrogen which is where the live rock comes in handy. Depending on how big of a setup you plan...

I never have cleaned my sumps except for the fuge. For some reason on my 120g it always collected stuff on the bottom and once a year I would try to clean it. Other than that I just have filter pads...

Dont have any updates of the outside at this time.

Pics.

The blue spot didn't make it cause of the eel and the yellow ray shows the mark left by the eel.

Everything went crazy last night!

Eel attacked my yellow stingray and put a gash I'm him. The grouper attacked the lion fish when I would turn my back on him. The blue spot ray is dead and I bet...

Yea the damsel will become aggressive. I had a black/white damsel beating up my yellow and blue tang... this was in a 240g tank. When it was small no big deal bit as it grew he became highly...