Hi all, I'm just setting up my talk with a few more things to get. Here's my set up so far 48 x 18 x 24 tank

Advocates for Animals are launching a campaign called GLASS PRISONS, EMPTY LIVES about the problems of keeping tropical fish. You can see it at the following link: http://www.advocatesforanimals.org/glassprisons/glassprisons.htm Also, few days ago they launched one about exotic...

When I turned my lights on tonight, I noticed there were many slug-like critters on the glass. I tried taking a picture, but it didn't come out well .... They were 1mm in length, transparent with a black dot-like thing inside their bodies. The body was bullet shaped, but the tail had two...

I built a new top down box to fit my camera last night, and gave it a test run. This one is smaller, rather streamlined, and allows me to access the buttons more easily. Negative: Easier to let water into the box. I need to slope the side walls to avoid this potential risk. Positive: The camera...

What is DSB? I've seen this in several posts, never explained. Thanks. -- mrtorts David ------------------------------------------------------------------------ mrtorts's Profile: http://www.reef-chat.com/forum/member.php?action=getinfo&userid=5 View this thread:...

Maroon clownfish approx 3.5 years old in 4 year old established 75 gal reef. Soft corals, anemone, inverts etc all thriving. No recent additions to the tank in many months and the fishload is low, all others look well and are eating like pigs. Auto dose kalk and keep salinity approx 1.023 and...

I have a slight problem microbubbles. I belive i have just to much water flow through my sump for the bubble trap to be effective. My drain line is 1 1/2" coming in and 1" outlet to Iwaki pump. I can see the micro bubbles going right through the bubble trap. I have put a filter sock over the...

figured the noise ratio was getting high, so to up some images Ive got. these are as I clean them up. ive got a few gigs worth Im not posting all, and I am not sorting by date or content just as I go thru them. to some extent they all have been edited. most cropted, some have had...

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I'm accumulating bits and peices, soon Mort's going to practically give me his skimmer(hee-hee) and I'm getting things as I go along... but a hydrometer? Where do you find them, what kind is good, ok, best, etc.... brand names matter? -- RedForeman ©®

Anyone have experience with mixing different types of anemones? In a 75g, I already have a Sebae but I am thing of adding either a long tentacle, or a Yellow African. Any thoughts or advice are appreciated. ~Mort

For A 55gallon

I'm buying a new aquarium, probably a 46 gallon bowfront and would like to know: 1. which material is best, acrylic or glass? 2. which manufacturer is best? 3. One acrylic unit I am looking at has a wet/dry filter built-in the back. Is this a good idea? 4. are there online sources of independent...

I have a 125 reef over 100 lbs fiji rock / 3" DSB and am curently setting up a 40 gal sump. It will be put inline today sometime. 1 1/2 " overflow ( 800 gph ?) and a 3/4" mag12 for a return with a ball valve inline to equal flow. there is also a Maxi 900 and well as a powerhead 802 running Question...

I do water changes with ro/di water. I take out 5G, and I have a 5G pail of fresh water mixed to 1.023. Is there anything else I should be adding to the water when I mix the 5G pail or is all I need already in the salt mix? I use red sea salt. Another thing that gets me is my water's only pH...

My son's 29g sumpless FOWLR kept getting surface scum, which inhibits gas exchange. I was sick of it, so I built this little box to help keep the surface clean. view from top: http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/1203/skimmer_box.jpg view in-tank: http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/1203/skimmer_box1.jpg

A friend of mine set up a very nice 90 gal. reef system, populated it, then gradually got so busy traveling for business, the system died. He made an effort to save the live rock by putting it in an unlit-but-aerated Rubbermaid can. Naturally everything died but the bacteria in the rock. After a...

Hello again, I noticed my last post was removed. I have this dark green/black algae or bacteria all over my live rock. 110 gallon w sump. It keeps growing and growing. Any advice? Strictly water changes or would something munch on this? My NO/NH3/acid etc levels are all fine and...

I plan on implementing the Stockman overflow. Use this link http://www.rl180reef.com/pages/standpipe/standpipe-ken_stockman.htm Does one position the overflow pipe submerged, partially submerged, or completely above the waterline AS IT ENTERS THE SUMP. tia

http://www.berlinmethod.com/images/photos/nudibranchsmall.jpg are nudibranchs as difficult as Ive heard?this is quite possibly the most beautifull creature Ive ever seen