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HEY EVERYONE, IM A NEWBIE IN THIS SALTWATER GAME,BEEN ALMOST A YEAR AND IM HOOKED. I HAVE LEARNED ALOT AND HAVE HAD GREAT SUCCESS SO FAR BUT THE ONE THING I CANT TACKLE IS MY WATER CLARITY. FROM SMALL BUBBLES TO JUST PARTICLES IN THE WATER,I CANT GET RID OF EM AND ITS DRIVING ME INSANE. I HAVE A 155 BOWFRONT WITH SUMP REFUGIUM. IVE TRIED POSITIONG MY KORALIA 4S DIFFERENT WAYS TO TRY TO GET A BETTER FLOW TO NO AVAIL AND RECENTLY ADDED A CAN FILTER BUT ONLY HELPED A LITTLE. I KNOW WITHOUT KNOWING ...

A buddy of mine has a 72 gallon corner bowfront that he has had for about two and a half years. Like all of the corner aquariums, lighting them properly can be tricky. His is particularly difficult as this aquarium has a flat back making it rather long, skinny, and tall. There is not much room is place lights and yet it has to be bright enough to punch to the bottom of his aquarium.

What he had been using with some success was several T12-VHO lamps. He had two 3' 95 watt lamps in the ...

Hi, just joined this cult, oops, I mean community. I am very excited and interested in setting up my first saltwater tank. I have been just reading and reading for the last two weeks; it has become an obsession and I don't even have a tank yet! The information is almost overwhelming at times... the more I read, the more questions I have. I have to say though, that the site http://www.melevsreef.com had the absolute most inspiring information and tips I have yet to find. And it is what ...

I have a few questions pertaining to overflow mechanics. Ive decided on a 45g cube with an external overflow, however, I'm uncertain of what's best.

1. Do Durso overflows rely on siphon? I'd like to avoid any kind of suction and go with something that "drains" based off of the return pump's output.

2. I see lots of 6 drain-line complex plumbing mumbo jumbo setups around. Is this necessary? I was planning on just having a 500gph dual 1" overflow setup ...

Who needs it? Driver’s Licenses are SO last century.

How often do you really pull out a driver’s license? Sure, if you speed an officer may request it. Or when you get carded when purchasing liquor at the supermarket or when getting drinks with friends. For me, that’s just occasional use. So whenever I’m asked for it, I open my wallet and search for it. My debit card and Blockbuster card get far more use - trust me.

When I fly out to speak to other clubs, that’s ...