I had a guy from our club tell me he needed a big sump asap. http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/tank/80g_sump.html Marc :) droooling much!!! -- richard reynolds

Well, as some of you know I recently set up a new 7g nano. It was a departure from my 36g reef as I decided to use sand instead of crushed coral for the substrate. Well, a few weeks into this and I've noticed a brown dusting/growth growing on the sand in certain places. What is it? Is it good or...

"Soup" wrote in message ... I recently have noticed that my sand sifting star has developed a light blue band on one of it's arms (approx. 1/2" in diameter) Is this normal? -Soup Don't know about the band, but I want to know why my...

No, I've never heard that myself, but that doesn't mean it isn't a fact to the rest of the world. Perhaps the two of us are in the dark. Grin My Devil's Hand closes up for a few days, then opens up again bigger than before. Keep an eye on it for a few days, and check and double check all your...

I know many of you make your own food, but some don't and might like to try it out. Here's mine: http://www.melevsreef.com/food.html Marc -- Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com

I have a protein skimmer that needs to have a separate power head. How do people hook these up? Any websites with photos? It looks like the power head needs 7/8" tube and the skimer is 3/4" Does it matter what tube I use? I have some nylon reinforced. But it seems too stiff. Hard to make the...

I'm thinking of adding a Knop calcium reactor to my 180 gallon reef setup (Have approx 350 lbs. of live rock). I'm wondering how many people are using them....advice? horror stories?, etc.... TIA

Any opinions of these snails? I have a 90 gallon tank, and got hold of 100 snails. I want to build a cleaning crew of turbo snails, emerald crabs, etc. Are nassarius snails good critters to put into this mix? If so, what would be a good ratio?

Hey all. I'm getting back into the SW hobby after about 3 years of living without any fish whatsoever (Did he say living without fish?! Infathomable!). I'm thinking of investing in a small 12 gallon Eclipse system because im pretty limited in funds (damn college), but what worries me is...

I've been topping-off with kalk water for a while now but can't seem to siphon out a fully dissolved mixture, or the powder is coming out of solution in my reservoir. Does this happen with everyone else? Here is my procedure.. I mix 5gal of RO/DI and 5tsp of kalk in a salt bucket with a...

Some of my mushrooms are infested with what looks like a parasite, but I can't find any information on them. I have several different types of mushrooms, but the infestation seems to be limited to one or two types. The ones they're concentrated on are dark grayish-green and have a...

The bristleworm is fine, leave it. The crab could be a problem. I'd try to get a picture of it. Does it have red eyes? Would you describe it as muscular? I had one that for some reason reminds me of a gorilla. LOL Try to break up the clumps. I get them as well. It could be related to...

Is there a good web site on non fish, non coral reef safe invertebrates? Something with pictures for easy identification would be great. Thanks, Vicki

FS or Trade Trickle overflow http://www.auctionsharks.com/photos/chuck/salt/trickle1.jpg London Ontario Best offer

sort of anyway.. I picked up some Mardel test strips today, they say for salt and fresh.. The 5 in 1 tests for NO3 NO2 pH and total alkalinity/buffering. I have been worried about my 10 gallon tank (the 55 is perfect at the moment after testing) And I also got one for ammonia.. The tests for the 10...

Marc thanks for the help over the last few months My wife and I are very happy with results so far. We're glad you hang on these groups A few pics http://www.auctionsharks.com/photos/chuck/salt/salt.htm

last night I bought a firefish and an undulated triger, not following good advice I repeatidly give to people in this group, i introduced both to there home now after about 5 mins i lost track of the firefish :| I still cant find this little fish :| the only good thing is the firefish and trigger...

I had a problem recently with an extremely unreliable Rio submerged pump running my wet-dry filter on a 75 gallon sal****er tank. It failed during a power outage while I was on vacation, and took out the majority of the fish in my tank...I'm still recovering from the carnage. I immediately went...

Hey guys, I've been wanting a feeding timer for my tank for a long time now. Well over a year, maybe for the past few years.... I got very serious about it in the past 12 months though. Anyway, I finally made my timer yesterday. I don't have any idea if you guys want one as well, but it's my...

Does anyone know how to kill Hair Algae without killing all the fauna ? I had a terrible out break of this stuff and I can not seem to get rid of it. I have moved the animals to an OT and rebuilt the old system. The new tank is as follows: 30gal Priszm skimmer 2 - 55w PC new ballast