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My dear brothers in money,because you have to blow a lot of it to have this hobby. I am sad to say that after 7 years of sweat,trial,tribulation,scares,blood tears and a whole in my wallet.My tank has died in the hands of my other expensive investment. My wife.There are no words that could express my sadness. You know the saying...."when a man is single he is not complete, But when he is married.....He is finished" I guess my blogging days are over for i am no longer a reefer<------- ...

I have long been lurking on many forums researching and ogling many peoples tanks. I have learned the immense value that these threads/ blogs have for everyone who is willing to read them and have decided to try to start my own in hopes that others will be able to learn from my mistakes and use my limited knowledge to help them succeed in this wonderful hobby. So without further ado, here are the system specs.

Goals: This will be a predominantly SPS tank with a few choice pieces of ...

Yesterday I went to Home Depot and picked up some timers. Here's how I set them-

Actinics-9am to 9pm
Whites-10am to 8pm

I have to get another timer for the moonlight.

Does this sound good? (the times)

Now, again, the protien skimmer has the foam up the tube but it seems that it won't go all the way up and go in the cup. Now my question is- do you think I need to have more bubbles or less? I've been playing with it but wanted to ask y'all ...

Lately I noticed I have been having a Nitrate and Phosphate issue in my tank, so I started looking into dosing Vodka to try and help out with this problem. In doing more research I came across an article called VSV dosing which stands for Vodka Sugar Vinegar. The purpose behind this method over just vodka dosing is to create a more diverse bacterial growth vs a Mono based growth with just Vodka. I have read up on both and they both have the pluses and minuses. I think that there was someone on this ...

I have an outer orbit fixture that I want to hang from the wall or ceiling. My ultimate dream would be a retractable cable hanging mount of some type so that I could raise the fixture when I need to get into the tank. The tank is thirty inches deep so when I need to get near the bottom I have to almost lay across the top of the tank to reach. Anyone seen a setup or know where I could get something like this? I remember in my fathers house we used to have a dining room light that could be raised ...