BlkWolfe

Now i have to drive to your place again...dammit

Something like a 24x24xwhatever cube would work. I like my cubes since they can be lit by a single metal halide, or a smaller and usually cheaper T5/PC fixture. If you dont mind buying a 4ft fixture, then a 75g would make a great reef. And 24x24x24 cubes just look cool. The footprint will affect your fish choices more than anything, a 24" cube doesnt lend itself to larger wrasses and smaller tangs like the 48" run of a 75g would.

http://www.aquacon.com/snails.html Cerith Snail (or at least his shell if its not occupied), half way down on the right. If you didnt buy him, probably came as a hitchhiker on the rock and you havent noticed him til now They like to bury themselves in the substrate, and only come out and night. Good sand stirers.

It's a mushroom that needs more light.

I gotta laugh at this. They also say a 3' shark will be fine in a 180, and another half dozen recommendations that are a joke. Live Aquaria is the LAST place to get your stocking guidelines from.

Should be fine til he gets bigger, if he gets to 6 or 8 inches plus I've seen some go from 2" to 8" in less than a year, and some that havent grown from 3" in years

Yes it is indeed a skimmer. Because of space constraints, and wanting to try something new, a buddy in minneapolis with a full acrylic workshop (including two CNC's) put it together. Lookup a Deltec 1004, and this is basically a 20" taller version of that using ocean runner pumps instead of Eheims. I really need to get an airflow meter to tune it in a bit better, but i think its somewhat serviceable at the moment. Ran it for 5 days on its own with saltwater separate from the system, and here's the first cup of skimmate, 24 hours of operation in its place. I should mention theres only 12 fish in the 600g system.

I still say the other assholes 240 would go great right next to it. Why keep any of the walls your house came with?

Oscar, no its not a worry. Your water changes will make up for anything thats used and needed.

K here we go... Tank is full and semi-scaped. Had fish in it for a couple months (i think its been a couple months?). However having no skimmer, feeding the fish well, and not doing a water change since it was filled left me with a 400g diatom garden. Did a 200g water change last week, and buddy Neal set me up with some mexican turbos that have been going to town. Sump is baffled, plumbing is done and leaks hopefully fixed (water test tonight)... As for the boxes...see pic

Havent had as much time to finish everything as I'd like, and having one small problem after another. But its progressing. Will update later tonight hopefully... Meanwhile, who can guess whats in the boxes

I've heard of a couple people doing this...hope i remember this right... The mini fridges couldnt keep up on anything larger, and they needed huge coils inside, and most just ended up going to a chiller anyway. I think somebody set a manifold up to use cold city water coming into their house, but it was less than reliable. And lobsters are poop machines when they're actually fed.

Divided, or Blue Star, Leopard Wrasse. Macropharyngodon bipartitus Bad shippers, some are hard to adjust to captive life and food, but quite robust once they're settled in. Absolutely need a sandbed to sleep/retreat in. I "think" they're iffy with shrimp, but mine were fine.

Do they look kinda like dark green marbles?