It happened last night.. my hitchhiker " stomatella " climbed to the highest point of my tank. It was excreting something out of its "side antenna". It went on for a bit, and climbed down. Then all of a sudden , a cloud of white stuff came from a pile of rocks in the middle of the tank, behold...

Guys, I put together a webpage about the giant sump I put under my 280g reef. It may provide some answers to questions you had in mind, or simply give you ideas for your own future sump. http://www.melevsreef.com/280g/280g_sump.html Marc -- Personal Page: ...

Does anyone use washing soda for a buffer? And if so, where did you find it? I can't find it anywhere. -- ______________________________________________ Brian,Tora, Hannah, Alyssa, Caleb, & Samantha Buffington

HELP I have a few mushrooms - blue They are coming off the rock. - the current is not to strong. any ideas ?

OK...I bought and read the books that were suggested to me in my last post in July. I have a 90 gal Oceanic reef ready. I'm ready to start buying my hardware, and I'm having some butterflies. I just ordered my RO/DI unit about 45 minutes ago from Marc (have you shipped it yet, Marc?) I also have a...

Hi I am in the process of having a new aquarium and cabinet made for me and I am in the UK. I have kept marines previously, but went to discus for many years. I now feel the time is right with all the recent advances to go for a user friendly set up. I am having a 48"Lx 15"Wx 18"D made with two...

I have a simple question. I just got RO/DI 125GPD unit, assembled it. Do I just connect somewhow 1/4" input tube to the facet and let the water going, or I need a special pump? What is the proper procedure to make water?

Anyone interested in starting a club in Owen sound area please send me a message :-) I am posting on a few sites to see how much interest there is Anyone interested please email me directly Talk to you soon

Looking for some information: I have a pencil erchin, i have read that they will munch on my soft corals. (this am my green mushroom was gone ) in a 33G tank Some sites are telling me they are "reef safe" and or with caution. I am debating on taking it back to the LFS. any advice would be...

I think I'm having some serious problems with my Sebae. First off it was white (and what I thought really pretty) when I got it. It took up residence, at first, in the back of my tank wedged between a piece of LR and the back wall. Over the last few weeks, it has meandered around the tank and...

The back of my tank has a lot of pink/purple coraline algea on it. About 1/3 of the glass is covered. My live rock is well cover as well. My question is should I leave it on the glass? is this a bad thing to be on the glass? The looks of it don't bother me, I think it adds to the looks of the the...

Hi I have managed to scratch the inside of my tanks glass, by using some magnetic glass cleaners. It seems that there was a piece of the substrate on the magnet inside the tank, which has scratched the tank.... Is there any way to repair this?? Thanks

Greetings seasoned reefers, I just signed myself up for reef adventures by purchasing 55G tank and have been reading megabytes of info on reefcentral.com. I suppose my first purchase (after the tank) in this endless adventure will be RO/DI unit. Yes, I know that I'll be using it alot, and should...

Hi all, I just have to tell someone how great our last week has been in Vanuatu. I've never been diving or snorkelling but in Vanuatu I gave snorkelling a go and was gob smacked by what I saw only metres off the beaches. Coral and fish all swimming alongside you with no fear or cares in the world....

Does anyone else using Tropic Marin Pro Reef and neat RO find it low in Calcium? I find readings for calcium at about 350-375 with an SG of 1.024 and would expect it to be higher.

I put together a webpage explaining some of the chemicals I've used in my tanks over the years. I hope it helps some of you. I'll be updating it with more facts as the need arises. http://www.melevsreef.com/chemicals.html Marc -- Personal Page: ...

I've gotten a Kent Hi-S RO unit from a buddy who has gotten out of keeping fish. He said this is a 35 gpd unit, but I'm not so sure of that. It only takes it about 4 hrs to fill a 13 gallon container, so I wonder if it's not actually a 60 or 75 gpd unit. How long does the membrane in this unit...

Interested in purchasing a CPR Overflow but do not know how to actually hook it up to a 49 Gal Sal****er tank coral with some nemo fishes... any suggestions or advise. I have a CPR Refugium but somehow there is a think oil like substance above the surface all time which I had spoken to an aquarium...

Just a note . I just saw my six line wrasse CLEANING my flame angel ! Russ

Sorry for multipost: Can anyone recommend a protein skimmer that is no taller than 18" (stand cabinet's limit) that can handle 55gallon main tank + 20 gallon sump? Thanks in advance