way too complicated there are a number of things that will rid a tank of shrimp triggers puffers groupers for the non animal way, though they might(spelled w i l l ) remove other things to, including things you want to keep high changes in salinity, temp ....

for those that were paying attention the tang is alive and in my 125 FO, doing just fine, he survived 3 weeks in a 10 gallon tank getting treated and healing he has some scars but is alive and well mixing nicely with the other fish. also a side note, i blew up my main compoopter(ok not soo...

To cure, or not to cure? Given that I'll have the time to cure LR, is there any benefit to getting uncured LR over cured (for a brand new tank)? I vaguely remember reading that uncured LR will give you a wider variety of critters, but I could be wrong. LiveRock vs DeadRock Considering that I'll...

your floor is going to get wet. a glass tank is supported only by the rim. an acrylic tank has to have full bottom support. either way, you can't do it. is it a breeder or a long, while everything charlie said is true, breeder tanks are generally better on interesting setups, if you browse...

Hello I have a 60inch wide 18 inch wide and 30 inch deep tank. Im upgrading my lighting from 2x150W MH 6500K with 4x40W Atinic tubes Im going to use 250W 10K halides now instead due to the depth of my tank but what i want to ask is should i use 2 or 3 bulbs with the size of my tank. In the Uk...

I have read 4 or 5 books on marine aquariums as well as this newsgroup and most of the links people provide, yes, Marc, I have read your pages also, they are probably the most informative. For my first try at a marine tank, I am buying a 29 gallon "established" ~minireef from someone. In the tank...

have to sal****er tanks set up 110 doing great both tanks set up about 8 months 110 live roc live sand. my holding tank 30 gallon keeps get green algae almost looks like sea weed .live sand on bottom just started happing about a month ago also was using cooper in 30 gallon tank too. i think might...

Last year I bought a green brain coral for my reef. It never did well in my tank and over a period of months slowly died. In the end there was no green 'flesh' left. At the time I was re- organizing my LR. I used the brain as a piece of rubble at the back of my tank away from the lights. It...

I've been researching on making my FO tank into a reef, and one of the items I know I have to improve is the lighting. Are there any good do-it-yourself sites? I went to the store, and was shocked at the price tag on the lighting that I liked ... Any advice/info would be appreciated. Thanks in...

Caught the little devil red handed. All zenia were acounted for this morning at 4 AM at 6:30 AM one was missing. I picked up the rock it used to be on and saw nothing. Then I placed the rock in a bucket of fresh water, checked it five minutes later and crawling acrost the bottem was this little...

In article , Pszemol wrote: What is it exactly? How much life could survive in a sealed bag? Real live sand can not survive in a sealed bag. Are there only anaerobic bacteria? It is only bacteria, and probably only aerobic. The promotional materical says that it...

Anyone else on here use normal output fluorescent bulbs over there reef tank?

I have a 75 gallon aquarium with 60lbs of live rock. I'm looking to replace my junky Sea Clone protein skimmer. Since I do not have a sump I'll have to continue to use a hang on skimmer. I've done some research and the Aqua C Remora seems to be a very efficient skimmer and it's reasonably priced...

Hi everybody ! I've got not typical question (I think) well, what should I do to have totally white sand in my tank ? I have not the foggiest idea how people do that ;-) What kind of animals (fish, crabs...etc) do you recommend me to put them into the aquarium ? more hermit crabs ? I've already...

hows your water quality(at least ammonia/nitrite/nitrate/ph/salinity) lighting water motion in the tank give details on everything dont say your levels are OK give us the levels. -- Richard Reynolds

Some of you wonder about how to make sumps. Here's a page that will help you visualize this stuff a little more easily, I hope. http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/routing.html Marc -- Personal Page: http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/oanda/index.html Business Page: ...

Well, now my situation has changed and my budget for the big tank just went right out the window. I am still determined to do SOMETHING though, however, money is now an object. been there doing that I am picking up a used 75 acryllic tomorrow with a huge wet/dry, built in overflow,...

I was wondering what the limit is for me on growing corals and maybe an anemone or two. I have purchased a PC from Coralife Aqualight 260 watts - 2x Actinic and 2x 10,000K lights. This lighting setup is for a 55 gallon aquarium. Thanks in advance for all your input folks.

ooops, sorry... not that group ;-)

Hi, just thought of another question. In my 55 G. tank, I placed 30 lbs. of crushed coral substrate. I now would like to add live sand to this. Is there any problem with placing 30 lbs.(possible more for a DSB) of live sand directly ontop of the crushed coral? I'd like to find an answer to...