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Did you take out that rubber gasket that goes on the outside of the tank? I noticed that it said if you're using the 3/4 setting to not install that piece. Not sure what that would do for noise though?

I did manage to win the battle with the clowns on Saturday. Ended up having to catch the female in the net and just let her float in the corner... It was a little bit of a battle until that point... Haha =) Picked up the pump yesterday and got it installed. Was pretty easy to set up, and it...

Haha, the clowns are totally relevant, I have to get myself ready for the carnage tomorrow =)

I'm glad I'm not the only one with aggressive clown fish. Mine get a little yelling at every once in a while also, my wife usually just shakes here head at me... Maybe I'll find some thick rubber gloves??

Mine are the same way, i usually have to have a net or something in my other hand to run distraction while i am doing whatever it is that needs to be done. She used to be like that, then she got flicked a couple times now she leaves me alone unless im near their house. That would be incredible...

Seems like the noise is the only thing i ever hear people complain about with them. Most times it seems as though its alignment issues or sometimes a bearing. I hear they have very good customer service (for a $465 powerhead they better... hah) so that's a plus. Noise isn't a huge deal for me...

Ordered my MP40 yesterday, should arrive Monday. Hopefully it's awesome and takes care of some of my flow issues. :whoo:

When I had sand in my tank (90 gallon) I had a layer that was about 1 - 1 1/2 inches deep. What i used to clean my sand was basically a gravel cleaner, the siphon hose with the big round thing on the end you just plunge into the sand. That worked pretty well but i eventually got tired of...

I don't test often either. My tank is a 90, its been set up about 3 years now (previous tank was 29 and was set up about 3 years as well). My tank is a mixed reef, probably more SPS than anything else. Water changes are usually done weekly though, and my skimmer is very good. Salinity is...

The skimmer will be way better for you than the uv sterilizer =)

That's pretty rough, sorry =( What size tank and what size heaters do you use now? Wish i had the funds for a controller, someday maybe =) For now i'm going to go with the two lower power heater method vs the one higher wattage one. I'm not sure how hot a 250 watt heater could have gotten...

Everything seems to be ok =) Tank was actually at 78 when I got home. Like Lorrie mentioned, always happens when you aren't home.... I have a buddy about half a mile from me who had a spare heater I was able to borrow so I can now spend the $40 on something better online than I probably would...

I was home at lunch today and was waiting for some pizza to re-heat in the microwave. Was looking over at the tank wondering what the temp was since the house gets a little colder during the day now. Just wanted to make sure my heater was keeping up. Walked over and looked at the thermometer, it...

Also, welcome to Reef Frontiers! Feel free to ask away, you'll find answers to anything you can think of so ask away! =)

The water from the grocery store could be run through an RO system, but there's no telling the quality of the water. I tried the tap water and prime thing for a few months, didn't have any issues with it myself, but the water quality here is already excellent. In the end I purchased a RO...

I agree with Senji, contact oceans by design or rapidled if you prefer the DIY method. I used rapid and have been very happy.

My 90 does have a sump and the skimmer sits in it, but that skimmer is the only filtration I have on the tank. My 20, and then 29 were the same way, except that they had a HOB skimmer. My 90 has been up and running for 3 years now.

Thanks everyone =) Pretty bummed, just wish I knew what happened more than anything. Yea, same food as always. Pretty bummed, I've had my six line wrasse about the same amount of time. I think I'm going to ask at my lfs next time I'm down there were most of his fish come from. The captive...

Very strange, I've had the fish since it was the size of a nickel (about 4 years). Seemed perfectly healthy, ate earlier this afternoon. Walked past the tank this evening and he or she was stuck between a couple rocks and not moving. There wasn't any signs of anything strange or any wounds on...

I'm going to re-read that article again tonight so i make sure everything soaks in well =) From what i gathered the first time through is that with the red spectrum there's really only a small portion of if that corals use and its mostly something plants require. But, it also says that a lot of...