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I recently purchased a used sump from an individual here locally. I needed a sump with smaller dimensions to fit below my 29 tall tank. (20 x 8 x 16) The previous owner liked this sump and swore it works great as is, however after mulling it over all night, I am begining to have reservations. As you can see in the included pics there are no chambers to the sump, just a sock holder and one giant area. He had the bottom filled with bio balls and the return pump attached externally. Everything I have ...

So I have about 10-15 small tufts of this crystal green looking algae in my tank. It looks very different than the green hair algae, to me at least. Anyone have any ideas what it is?


I am talking bout the green tuft in the middle of the image

February 27, 2010 - Addison, Texas: With perfect weather conditions, 185 hobbyists converged on the Addison Convention Center for the day to take in some helpful knowledge and take home some gorgeous corals. Every year, the Dallas Fort Worth Marine Aquarium Society puts together a full-day conference for the betterment of the hobby.



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11:00 pm and I'm doing a water change.

In my war against Valonias I lost an important warrior some months ago, my lone Mithrax crab (known as emerald crab to most of you of the northern hemisphere). My supplier of that crab had moved out of business and I couldn't find an LFS that had them.

Well, two weeks ago I found a new guy from Rio de Janeiro who supplied them, at brasilreef.com forum!! Brazilian ones, red/pink and not green but of the same shape as the green ones (my original one was pink too), which he fishes/catches ...