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I’d like to calibrate my trident more than is recommended. the calibration fluid can’t be bought outside of the reagent packs and it’s not recommended to reuse the calibration fluid. does anyone have any experience or suggestions on using other fluid to calibrate a trident? Is there another...

Well here we go again.. I just had to look at the saltwater section in petco and see they had lightning maroon clowns for only $60! Then one of my dream tanks showed up on craigslist for only $80! Like, am I just supposed to not get back into saltwater? I've been out of the hobby for six...

Hello, I am looking to make some magnetic frag racks, but having acrylic on the straight glass makes the rack slide down. I know manufactures have a rubbery like pad or something too keep objects from sliding, but what is it? and where can I buy some that is reef safe so my magnetic creations...

Do any of you know if the breakout inputs are sinking or sourcing?

So I have decided to build a new aquarium setup in my office. Been tossing around a few ideas but this is what I have come up with. I plan on making a plywood aquarium with 8' glass sheets on the front. this would be in an L shape roughly L 240"xW 28"xH 24" on one side and L 120" x w28" x H...

Hey all, been lurking the forum for over a year, finally joined this is my first post. Just wanted to post this in case anyone found it helpful. Long story short I just went topless on my Red Sea 250 C for a few reasons and wanted to cover the rear filtration to make it look nicer. I had seen...

I just picked up two used Ecotech Radion XR15 blues from a friend. They came with the little X shaped slide piece, but no other way of mounting them. This is the tank they are going on, it's a Tideline 62gallon lagoon AIO tank. I would really like to mount these lights without spending an...

I was tired of lugging buckets of water back and forth and/or pulling out long tubing when I needed to get new water, so I ran it through the wall/attic using some PEX tubing and push connect fittings on the wall where it terminates. Also looking into adding a flow sensor to check for any leaks...

Now I know fake plants are shamed in the reef hobby, but I'm wanting to look into making my own fake plants to create a tall, planted feel for my green spotted puffer. I have store bought ones at the moment and hate how they look So: what fabrics are long-term reef safe? What sealants if any...

Hi! Can someone please help advise on what parts I need for my AIO tank? The original pump that came with my tank isn’t quite suitable for my needs so I’m trying to update my parts but I’m completely lost on what I need. So far I have: return pump Tubing for return pump 0.5” barbed elbow...

Hey guys! Will be upgrading my 70 gallon DT to 150 gallon DT (60L X 24W X 24H) and trying to come up with a plan to build the wooden stand. Bare with me- I have little knowledge in carpentry and will be having my husband build it but want to make sure we are using strong enough lumber...

I would like to convert a sock filtration to an overflox box incorporating biomedia. The flow would come from the drain, pour over into the media basket holder and then drain from the bottom leading to the refuge. I included a picture of my sump with some barbaric drawing to show what im...

I originally posted in DIY, and I'm now trying to figure out plumbing sizing coming from a single return pump. I was going to T off from my return pump (COR-15) to fit 3/4" line to my display and 1/2" to my frag tank. Is there any negligible difference if I T off with a 3/4" connector vs...

Good evening, I have been interested in the hobby for many years. It may be a year or two till I can officially jump in. But I like designing and figure why not. Attach photos are what I have come up with. I would really like to fit everything under the 4x2x2 tank. I have designed a few sumps...

Hi I’m currently on the stage of starting a new tank. This time I try to be as “budget” as possible to see how far down I can get this hobby in. As stated in the title, I’m not planning on buying a wave maker such as jebao/jecod or any of those cheap sorts, but I’m planning to install a...

Hey guys, documenting our new tide pool tank build! Soooooooo my S.O. introduced me to reefing this past year and I’ve gotten completely hooked on the hobby. We started out with a 30gal shallow tank about 6 months ago. We packed the tank full of LPS and softies and for the most part it was...

Hello all! I have just started building a new stand for my new 100 gallon mixed reef. I’ll be posting my progress and would love some feedback as this is my first stand I’ve ever built. Plan is to add 1/2” plywood on back/sides w/3/4” top sheet as well. Here are some Photos of what I got done...

Recently picked up a redsea 750xxl tank (glass only). It was replaced via warranty as the overflow glass was cracked during shipping. I decided to take it on as a new build and see if I could tinker with it and make a beautiful reef tank. 1st thing obviously was building the stand I was going to...

My cord got burned by my heater presumably. Heater is always fully submerged so not sure if the heater would be able to burn through it or not but here we are. Is there a way to replace the cord or just cut out the bad section? I’ve done this before for outdoor extension cords but I am assuming...

$25 For the aquarium with lid, 4.0 US Gallon or 15.2L Custom plumbing using tank outlets from Bunnings Warehouse, black irrigation tubing and non flex food grade tubing. About 100$ not including drill bits. I made this tiny weir and the other drain is only 1” and is more an emergency drain so...

Should I re-cut these 2x4 or make some shims to fill the gaps? At today's wood prices and the wood was warped in some areas.

Hello all I’ve posted here many times and have learned a whole collection of things having been informed on how to stock the tank, setup my skimmer and all hosts of things now I’m here with a question about setting a sump/refugium but for a nano tank! Ive got a fluval evo which is 13.5 gallons...

I am doing a diy aquarium and am going to add a sump, Do you have to balance input and output flow to the sump and if so how?

57 Gallon rimless Deep blue 3' to 225 Gallon 6' in wall Ok so I have a waterproofing company coming to my basement soon and this means I need to tear down my current reef tank and move it to an area away from the outer wall of my basement. I see no reason in moving something I'm not 100% happy...

Hey guys! So I've been working hard on a project, a coral growout setup for zoas, mushrooms, and a few LPS that enjoy higher nutrient systems. It was meant to be a setup of 2 55-gallon aquariums and 2 75-gallon aquariums, all four connected to one sump. Unfortunately, I seem to have made some...