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    Adding to sand bed

    Add either type, but you may want to choose a different grade, eg. coarse or fine, to have a mix that will support more diversity. Just a suggestion, not everyone does this. But if you place it on top eventually the current and creatures in the tank will mix it up, which is a good thing.
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    bubble tip anemone

    Is there enough water flow in the tank? Anemones need good strong water currents, they like to hang out in the water stream. How about light? With a tank so deep the Bubble tip might be searching for more light, even if he moves at night he's not finding what he wants in the morning. Try...
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    bubble tip anemone

    They will move about until they find a spot they like. I had a bubble tip that stayed in one spot for about a year doing nothing, and one day it moved (driving the Saddleback Clown nuts trying to follow it around). I thought it was finally dead or something (I did see it upside down a few times...
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    my name is ice

    Beautiful Fish. I am jealous, wish I still lived in the tropics. Thiland must be great being so close to all this wonderful marine life. I was born in Puerto Rico and love the warm weather and the ocean, used to do a lot of diving (not too much of that in Atlanta). Keep up with the english you...
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    Reef 35 years old this month

    :) :) Wow!
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    Anybody know how to drill glass tanks?

    I drilled glass once, and it cracked. I'm glad to see someone who has had success. Way to go!
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    Can hair algae be toxic?

    Sounds like confusion. Keep everthing simple, everthing asociated with a reef environment; your method, fish, rock, inverts, corals and equipment can get out of your control fast. The simpler the more success. Then you can complicate things and drive yourself crazy. Just don't start out that way.
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    how to get rid of alage

    I would try adding snails to the tank. Maybe even a star fish to clean out under the sand. A refugium isn't always the answer, I've never used one in my reefs.
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    My budding 80g saltwater tank :)

    I've always used Turbo snails and Astrea snails to keep my tank clean. Mostly Astrea, because my reefs are always small- 30gal and under. Use one snail per gallon as a subjective reference. It all depends on bio-load and the amount of nutrients feeding the algae (how much actually grows). Too...
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    more tank mishaps, could probably use some fish advice

    Very sorry about your clown, those guys are so beautiful. For six years I had an Ocellaris, a Saddleback Clown and a Six Line Wrasse together in a thirty gallon reef tank (same fish for six years until I took down the tank). There was always peace, maybe a few outbursts, but never anything over...
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    live rock algae

    Have you had the lights on? If your running the lights that can help algae grow during the curing process. Even with out lights on you'll get some, but with lights off much less. You don't need lights for the curing process of live rock (at least not for a few weeks-I do about three weeks...
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    new to reef frontiers want to say hay.

    Welcome, I like this place. hope you do too.
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    Wich kalkwasser/Nielsen reactor to choose ?

    This is a cheap solution I used for eight years on my 30g reef and will use again once I set up my new 20g reef. Take a plastic container that is large enough for your needs. Stick a tube in the bottom or near the bottom and seal around the tube. Put a float valve at the end of the tube and toss...
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    Sump Advice...

    Build a sump yourself. This is like buying a toaster/microwave oven/coffee machine/dishwasher. Its got everything but are they really the pieces you want. Don't get upset that many people here are saying not to go with this product. We are all just trying to help. When you think of the absurdity...
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    Lighting question

    With my old 30 gallon I had light strips covering the entire top of the tank with just enough space to easily insert the feeding syringe and tube I use. I mounted the back light strip higher than the front so it wouldn't interfear with the overflow to the sump. When ever there was a lot of...
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    Lighting question

    I see you just posted about wanting to keep corals. If you use the two, 2x40watt lights just place the corals high up on your rock so they are closer to the lights.
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    Lighting question

    Not enough light! Try the Current Satellite USA Dual 2x40 20" power compact. Two of those should be enough to put you over the minimum of 3 watts per gallon, although I prefer to go with a little more than 6 watts per gallon, of course these numbers are very subjective. Since your tank is so...
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    Comment by 'chazbier' in media 'Wes's 29G Eel tank.'

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    FW bacteria and SW bacteria

    Saltwater is a whole new thing. Re-cycle the tank and you'll be fine. But be sure you do weekly water changes once your tank is cycled, you shouldn't let saltwater go months with out a change.
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    Comment by 'chazbier' in media 'my reef'

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