I just purchased a Coral Beauty Angelfish last night. I left the store without asking what he eats.. I introduced him into the tank, I fed him some flake food, he didn't eat. I was wondering he he requires something other then Flake, such as brine shrimp or something else.. thanks

I know how to get rid of scratches. I know you like glass better than acrylic. I even know about toothpaste, mayo, and pole-barn-stove ash. My question is: Has anyone actually used one of the scratch removal kits for an acrylic aquarium? What kind, and did it work? How long did it take (what...

Okay, everything looked fine last night, everyone ate and was light sensitive and I went to bed. This morning, one of my t.squamosa is dead and mostly gutted. Not wanting to leave the carcas in the tank I pulled it out and placed it a clean plate to investigate. When I set it down a colony of...

Hi All, I just a new piece of colt coral - what is the best way to secure this to the LR? I hear a wooden toothpick is best but surely the wood will pot away and polute the tank? Thanks, ~m

i have sump substrate (20lb or aragonite) inside a plastic bag, and its sitting in the garage wtih the tank, how long will this sand be ok in the bag. its getting down to 50 in there. well, used to be, now the tank is keeping the garage close to 60 or more, hehe. in fact, the 100watt and 300 watt...

another idea that works is get on of those hose timers(for a garden hose), you already know about how long it should run and set the timer, they are fairly cheep at your hardware store, this way the bulk of water is added without your attention, and if you get distracted....... at least you will...

Hi, Anyone have an opinion on the next best alternative to a DSB? I just don't like the appearance of 4" of sand, or 2" for that matter. No offense meant--I know most of you use this method. But I've had a 30 gallon FOWLR with 3/4" of crushed coral and a canister filter running for 10 years...

The recently launched Marine Aquarium Society of Nova Scotia (MASNS) has recently launched a forum site - www.masns.ca/forum. We are a new marine aquaria club based out of Halifax, NS, Canada. We invite you to participate and lend your expertise. Cheers, J

Cleetus Awreetus wrote: Is there any way to hook up a float switch to some sort of valve that controlled opening the faucet/input to the tapwater filter? Do ro/di systems support any sort of hookup like that more easily ? Planning on buying a ro/di system soon anyway. It shouldn't be...

Hi folks, one of my friends asked me for help with her sick lionfish so I'm posting her questions/concerns here. I also posted earlier to r.a.m.misc and it was suggested that I cross-post here. Thank you very much for your help! "She hasn`t eaten in like probably more then 2 weeks refuses any...

Cleetus: I just bought a Kent Float switch, not cheap but shoud do the job. "Cleetus Awreetus" wrote in message news:GUHOf.4559$eP4.1710@trnddc05... I currently use a AP tapwater filter to create my topoff water. I was running some water through it this morning into my...

Awhile back I made a post that stated essentially that if yu placed your actinics towards the front of the tank it would supposedly eliminate alge or at least reduce it. A few questioned where I got that info from and I replied where. UP until that point I did place my actinics up to the front...

i cant find my post, so here it is again how long can i let this 20lb bag of live aragonite in the bag. I am selling the tank, and didnt want to place it in the tank until i change tanks. its in a 50-60 degree garage, so its quite cold. How many days is the max i can keep it like this while...

i was wondering if anybody thinks i would have any luck, taking my favorite stuff out of this 6o gal, and trying to keep a mini reef, say, 10-15 gals? i would be using a 6 gal refugoum/or wet-dry preferable a refuge, but will be in a trailer for a few months,...

It's fun for kicks and giggles. Spooks the fish out when they see the corals glowing in the dark. Wayne Sallee Wayne's Pets Croosh wrote on 3/2/2006 1:20 PM: Hi people!

When I first set up my tank 75 gal FOWRL (75 lbs of LR) several Years ago, I added 3 inches of sand as well as Live sand. Now I am wondering If I should add more sand as well as more Live sand for a deeper Sand bed. Your thoughts are appreciated.

I am building a sump for my 180 G reef tank. The sump is 48 X 18 X 11" tall. The first section for Protein skimmer is 17" of the 48. Is there a formula for percentage to make the refugium. I know it should be lower then the top of the sump and it will dump into the middle section for pumping out....

Hi, My tank is going really well, my new xenia seems to have settled in well and is growing nicely. I have a question I thought some of you guys may have an opinion on. I have a Vecton UV steralizer running off a pump in the tank. I currently do not use carbon on my tank as I have nowhere to...

Just wondering if there was something out there other than these sites for good info on reef keeping. I've reached the end of the internet and had to start over ! http://www.wetwebmedia.com/ http://www.advancedaquarist.com/ http://ozreef.org/ http://www.reefs.org/ http://www.3reef.com/

"Jaime R-S" wrote in message ... I don't know how will you understand that corals are CARNIVOROUS and don't eat the algae. Are you 100% sure this statement is correct for ALL known corals ? And one more thing, how do you...