Tank Entry

I saw an add on craigslist for a big setup on Sat, contacted the guy, and just bought it today. The tank itself isn't too big, it looks like its just a 125g, but the whole cabinet setup is very big. There are two tall cabinets that go on either end of the tank, a base, a cabinet stand, a hood piece, and a filler panel for the back of each side cabinet to hide the closed loop piping. The tank is drilled with four holes for a closed loop, and has one corner overflow with two bulkheads. I have never ...

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This has been a very tough week.... My wife and I recently bought a second house, and decided to rent our old house to my wife's brother and his wife. I didn't want to move my 30g reef over to the new house till I had my new 75g up and cycled. My intent was to move everything over slowly and minimize the risk of losing any livestock. I have been going over to the old place to do water changes and maintenance about once or twice a week. Well i received a text the other day saying my sister in law ...

Well I switched lights a couple months back from a 150W hanging pendant to a 150W fixture with legs so about 8" closer to the tanks surface. On top of that the old bulb was wicked old. Knowing it was a new bulb, closer to the surface, i assumed it would be a shock to all the corals so i adjusted my photoperiod accordingly. Most of my corals adjusted fine, except for my finger leather which blacked over. I know they shed the outer layer but apparently it just never recovered because this is ...