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Hey everyone — I recently finished setting up my Innovative Marine 25 Lagoon! The idea behind this build is to draw my kids’ eyes away...

Hey everyone — I recently finished setting up my Innovative Marine 25 Lagoon! The idea behind this build is to draw my kids’ eyes away...

Hey everyone — I recently finished setting up my Innovative Marine 25 Lagoon! The idea behind this build is to draw my kids’ eyes away...

I run the Aqua ultraviolet 57w on my 900 gallon koi pond and it works well. The length is shorter than others.

If you haven't purchased yet, Aqua Ultraviolet's 57w unit is considerably shorter than Pentair, only 20" long. I personally run a...

Welcome! There is a lot to unpack here. Things I would definitely NOT do: do not pull rocks or sand (you want things to continue to...

fiddlesticks!!! Let me look up salifert tests. Thanks @MichaelB

12" height is the only downside. Not much room to work with if you want to keep tall corals and for fish to swim. With any used tank...

I wouldn't trust api test kits, they are better than nothing but if you do ten test in a row your likely to get ten different results...

I wouldn't trust api test kits, they are better than nothing but if you do ten test in a row your likely to get ten different results...

Way too cold 75-80F for reef tank I highly recommend becoming a $upporting member The hobby ain’t cheap The membership dues are well...

@derek_SR I ordered the API Reef kit which measures calcium, carbonate hardness, phosphate, and nitrate...

Ok I guess I will buy the used 40W aqua UV and get a new bulb to kick off things.. that thing is huge (like 3 ft in length), plumbing...

Pentair or aqua uv. Want to be cheap 40 watt. Med 57w. Great 80w. Get a designated pump and a flow meter. Dial it in. And you’re done...

UV is a range of spectra. The type of UV you need in a UV sterilizer is not the same as in UV lights. UV lights are usually UVA and UV...