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Dear BAR, I have a 60 gallon mixed reef with sump. Things have been going along just fine, but in the last 3 weeks, I've started to get a ton of white precipitation on all my pumps, coating the sump and even on the walls of the display tank. About a month ago, I started to dose 2 part much...

Dear BAR, At some point, I ran across a website/company that offered pre-made filter wall kits (like biocubes etc.) that fit into standard aquaria. Apparently I didn't bookmark the site and now can't seem to find it by searching. Can anyone point me in the right direction? The kits were...

Hi BAR, I've been meaning to start an official tank thread. My first post about this tank had to do with the initial leaky bulkheads (see the equipment forum). You can also see a bit about how my tank is plumbed there. But, we are past that and the tank has been up and running well since...

Hi Bar, I'm still a pretty new reefer so I don't have much experience to draw from for setting coral growth expectations. So far, I've had pretty good luck keeping sps, lps and softies alive, but I'm not convinced that they are growing at a 'good' rate. A couple of questions: In...

Dear BAR members, I recently purchased a 60 gallon, rimless cube tank. It's new and was drilled through the back wall to accommodate 3 bulkheads, 2 return lines (1/2") and a center drain line (1 1/2"). The tank passed all leak tests and ran for 2 weeks before a small leak started outside...

I’m new to BAR and by way of introduction, I thought I’d start a tank thread! I’ve had many fish only aquaria, but I’m totally new to reefing. I’m a fish physiology professor at UC Davis and a friend of Crabby’s (Thanks Crabby for introducing me to BAR and suggesting this thread). I...