Im about to transfer my contents into a bigger tank. Whats the best way i can get rid of mantis and pistol shrimps out of my rock without damaging the good things in my rock..

I need to get rid of the bubble algae taking over my tank. I have tried emerald crabs - no success. I am thinking of starting over. help !!!! s springer email me:

Hello. I have a new sal****er tank with 2 oscellaris clowns in it. Ammonia and nitrite has been reading 0 in it for over a week now. They are in a 55 gallon tank w/ 20 lbs live rock (bought from a 3 year old established tank) and 60 lbs live sand. Nitrates are reading about 40 (using Mardel paper...

Hey guys all this talk about mantis shrimp lead me to ask, just how common are the little buggers found in live rock. I ask not only because I'm curious to hear your opinions, but my **uncured** live rock will be delivered tomorrow. . . .

Im wondering if anyone can help me i have a old style reef devil II and I have lost the cap for the collection cup. The cup is 4" in OD, would anyone have a old system lying around or this part that you would like to sell or know where i would be able to find one for this system?? I...

Mort wrote: It's 75gal with a wet/dry, a protein skimmer (Aquarium Systems-no model number-looks cheap) a RIO 2100 for the return, nice stand, substrate (mixture of crushed coral and sand) and a few odds and ends. Buy a new pump for the return. The Rio 2100 and 2500 are the worst for...

Im wondering if anyone can help me i have a old style reef devil II and I have lost the cap for the collection cup. The cup is 4" in OD, would anyone have a old system lying around or this part that you would like to sell or know where i would be able to find one for this system?? I...

Pszemol, I hope this helps: My father has a 26" 4 sided bow and now the 36" version. They both had a great deal of distortion, the 26" being worse because it as not as wide. The distortion was worse around the area where the curved glass met the sides. I found it weird looking and it kind of...

I've been using a Rena 100 for the last 2 years to run a 6" and 1" airstone in a 20 gal and 5 gal tanks, respectively. The Rena is nice and quiet but it's not quite strong enough to run my 2 airstones, IMO. I was wondering if the Tetratec DW-18 would be a better pump to use for what I need.......

Hey guys, we had a meeting, and I took a few pictures. http://www.melevsreef.com/dfwmas/07_2003/july_meeting.html Marc -- Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html Business Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com

Acording to the Livequaria.com description, Astropecten polycanthus do not have suction cups so they cannot climb glass/rocks. I am not sure if Liveaquaria is right or wrong, but my star has suction cups and does climb glass. Maybe I have something different, not Astropecten polycanthus? I am...

After calculating this months deficit i set off to buy a) more live rock, b)a dwarf angelfish, c)a blue cheeked blenney and last but not least a particular coral from one of the lfs's. I came back with the coral ok but the live rock and Coral Beauty i want (have paid deposit) are in a tank with a...

I've made a 4 gallon plexi hang-on sump/refugium for a 10 gallon reef I'm working on. The concept was to have a pump in the tank supply the sump via a tube, and let the sump overflow back into the tank. My LFS guy says this is a bad idea because all of the plankton, food, etc, gets ground up by the...

I have decided to use 250w-20k bulbs on my 100 reef tank.I havent bought bulbs for my dual 250w metal halide setup and have been using my 260w power compacts.I now have some extra money and was wondering if the 65 dollar each price is the best out there...

Fellow Aquarists, For those that don't check the website religiously on the 15th we are pleased to announce the release of the July issue of Advanced Aquarist's Online Magazine. Remember to check back here each month on the 15th for our newest issue. http://www.advancedaquarist.com/

I am looking to set up a small SW fish only tank 20g. My end goal would be to have two happy clown fish. Can this size tank accomodate the fish and

Well so much for the "warning" that Blue Stars don't transport well. If you had read my previous post on the blue star I purchsed you'd know that it had been thru hell and back as far as transports are concerned. Since that time I can give you a 1 month update and tell you that it seems to be doing...

How long do you quarantine new fish before adding them to your reef tank ? In my books, they suggest aywhere from 1 to 6 weeks depending on the author. What does the collective think ? TIA D.T.

Hello everyone. Thanks to all of you who answered my earlier questions. For my next question, I was wonder how mail order critters arrive when you purchase them online? More specifically I am really curious about how corals and anemones arrive. Are they attached to something? In the case of...

Hi everyone! Has someone of you had any experiences with Worldwide Import Inc. (Nature's Ocean ) live sand ? http://www.naturesocean.com/bioactive.htm what do you think of it ? is it trustworthy? thanks!! Ralph