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Lo all, I'm planning to set up a small reef aquarium (48x18x18) using live rock. I plan to have a couple of powerheads inside the aquarium to help circulate water, and externally a MCE600 skimmer and a Fluval 304. I'm a little unsure as to what media I should be using in the external canister...

I was worried about the same thing, so I bought a cheap gravel filter and attached it to the inlet and pointed it straight down in the aquarium so that there was no surface agitation at all. The only problem then was that the pressure from the filter would blow a crater in the substrate, so I...

I use one of these compatibles and it works well with minimum surface agitation (I had exactly the same problem when I set up). Linky Theres a little faffing around involved when you first set it up getting the right ratio between surface and tank flow rates, and you may occasionally get air...

Whos that with xing? Best I can manage in the Bolton area is £20 inc.

Cheers Sam, that was my thoughts on it too, it'll work out more pricey but its better to be safe than waste cash on something unsuitable.

Lo guys, The integrated lighting in my tank hood has given up the ghost and Im thinking of replacing the whole unit with a luminaire. However Im a little worried about how effective a luminaire would be on my rig. The tank is a bow front 48 inch thats about 24 inches wide (at widest section)...

Thanks James, you're a star.

Lo all, I've read that standard silicon airline is vunerable to the acidic properties of CO2 and that you should get acrylic airline instead, but I cant find a supplier anywhere. Can anyone suggest a possible vendor? Cheers

Any clues on where? I've been looking for a supplier for ages and while Preston is a little out of my way I'd be worth the trip. Cheers