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Hi, all I'm new to this site but have been following Marc for years with his other website. Thanks, Marc for the advise you have provided me with over the years; love your new site! I wanted to share a Facebook page with everyone, as it looks like it could be kinda fun. Search for a page call "Reef Zealot".

Being a newbie to sw and reefs is overwhelming. I have been reading the forums as much as possible and trying not to ask to many questions. I find my mind going in circles and bouncing from one topic to another with out having accomplishing anything but bringing home one of my 55gal aquariums. I never had these lost mind feeling when I started cichlids in my school age days. This is just so much more complex and the wrong decision could be rather costly. I don't know if there is already ...

I have been seeing some bad side effects from what I can contribute to is due to the Bio Pellets that I decided to add to my aquarium. So I decided to ditch the whole Bio Pellets thing until I can get every one of my issues under control. Then I realized that I needed something to keep phosphates in check while I worked out the kinks. So I decided to turn to Brightwell Aquatics Phosphatr Regenerable Phosphate-Adsorption Resin. I purchased the smallest amount available (175ml) so I could test ...

October 26th marked the 3 month milestone for keeping a pair of female Beaked Leather Jackets (Oxymonacanthus longirostris, Orange Spotted Filefish). I am not sure how one measures the success of keeping fish, but I consider this experience to be a successful one. They are active, robust and are very interesting fish to watch.

This success is not mine alone. I learned from the experiences others have shared (both successes and failures) in online forums. One of the ...

I recently purchased 2 brand new MP10es Vortech marine pumps for $22 dollars a piece. they were shipped too my store and sat in a closet for about 2 years and then went on clearance so I could not pass them up!!!! now one of the pumps is fully operational and works amazingly. However my other one does not . So here is my situation. I put the first MP10 on a few days before the second one and i left the other in its unopened package in the box in my car to show everyone how cheap I got these ...