I have read this group off and on for several years.... It seems that most people here recommand using an RO unit or an RO/DI unit for preparing their water. Since I am not thrilled about wasteing a lot of water, other than haveing to "recharge" the resins, what is the advantage of an RO over...

As probably everybody knows, CustomSeaLife does not make powercompacts anymore. Can you recommend a reliable source of replacements for 96W/34" bulbs ? I am talking not only about the color spectrum for 10kK and Actinic 03 but also the bulbs which would last good amount of time before...

I have a 46 gallon reef/fish tank that I'm having high phosphate problems with. Currently is 2+ppm and of course I have cyanobacteria red algae and hair algae growing :(. I'm planning on doing some water changing but was wandering as I tested my RO water and it alone has a little phosphate in...

I am PhD student and I doing some work on grounding resistance and I would like to develop a formula for CALCULATION OF EARTH RESISTANCE IN MULTI-LAYER EARTH STRUCTURE. and compare it with some field measuremnts...What do you think? Is it possible to develop such this formula? Just want to...

Has anyone ever using the Fulham Workhorse 7 Long Ballast to drive VHO's. I know that it can be used to drive one 4' vho but I would like to try driving 2 36" VHOs since the max output is 220W. Anyone tried this ? Thanks, Jim Reynolds

I recall a post last year concerning a very inexpensive source for snails and other cleanup critters. I think they were based in Florida, and sold mainly to retailers, but also sold to the public. Can anyone point me in the right direction on this.

Very much off topic, but wondering if any of you would like an invite for gmail. I have many to give away and not enough friends to use them up! If you want one let me know.

Marc, Is there an entry on your wesite for starting a refugium. E.G. What kind of material - sand, mud will you sell me some Chaetamorpha (Don't want calerpa) Do I "plant" the Chaet or just let it "sit" in the water. Thanks in advance.

I am setting up a 2.5 gallon nano with LR/LS I was going to convert the smallest size Penguin Bio wheel filter to a mechanical filter/heater chamber. I can then still leave the bio wheel in place and have extra wet/dry bio filtration. Does this sound possible? How about adding a single small Goby...

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Leaving hobby. Have the following for sale. I live in the Atlanta area, near the airport. You must arrange pick up. No delivery. All items go together. Not interested in selling items separately. The aquarium, the stand and the UV sanitizer are about four years old. Everything else is about a year...

Anybody know who or were to get a wavemaker pro repaired? Pump 1 & 2 do not work. I had it too long to return it. I hate to spend another $120.00 for another one. My corals seemed to love the water flow setup when it was running right. If anybody has a used one for sell that works in good shape I...

I have a 75 gal tank that I fill with an RODI. With normal evaperation, I had water to it roughly every 6 days or so. Is there something I can use to refill the tank automatically, similar to how ur toilet works? Thanks

Hi, guys, I am planning to install auto top-off system to compensate evaporation. In addition, I'd like to automate calcium and iodine supplement. My plan is using 10G all-glass tank with power-filter I have in my storage. In this tank, can I mix kalkwasser (or liquid calcium) and...

has anyone had the pleasure of their turbo snails breeding. I've had an outbreak of small limpet-like creatures. as last while the have been a few that have started to form higher conical type shell. is there anything I can do to determine if these are safe or is there something to be wary...

I'm thinking of buying a couple of damsels. I remember watching a TV program which showed black damsels which were cultivating a patch of reef and helping it recover from a serious loss. could these help my maintenance of the reef. I had a lot of bother with two unholy terrors of Fijian damsels...

What is this? http://home.austin.rr.com/salahiandson/whoami1.jpg Plant? Algae? Animal? It just poped out of my live rock and has been growing. I notice a couple more sprouts nearby. Is this something i should remove? I'm clueless... G.

Hello, FOR SALE in north NJ: 54 Gallon REEF Setup - Complete! I am selling my entire Reef setup - at a HUGE DISCOUNT!!! Don't pay store or online prices for a new REEF setup... buy mine and save! It's in great condition, and was only running for 1 year. The tank is in perfect condition - no...

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http://www.ridnis.ucdavis.edu/Caulerpataxifolia.html im watching a special right now on NOVA, KCET. hope this answers some questions for all. it seems that the algae dubbed "Killer Alage" that has taken over the Mediterranian and found also in some parts of California now is a marine tank hybrid...