Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / July 2003

I am setting up my first saltwater tank. (converted from freshwater)
It is 38 gal
I have 3/4 of the tank with undergravel filter with crushed coral on
top.  Using a 145 gph power head

I take care of a system for a local doctor. A 54 Corner. Fish only with some
dead coral skeletons and some resin coral replicas on top of 1.5" of
Aragonite
gravel. The tank is Reef Ready, going to a sump with bioballs and drip tray

I've just found an old post on that topic and would like to add my
observations.
Lysmata wurdemanni (Peppermint shrimps) do prey upon Stomatella snails. at
night i used to have about 40 of these little algae grazers only on my front

Can anyone recommend a good book on reef keeping that is fairly detailed
with examples of setup?  I have the Reef Aqaurium book by Sprung and
Delbeek, however it does not go to in depth about the actual setup of a reef
aquarium.  They talk about numerous methods but no real hard ...

A few weeks ago I moved an established FOWLR into a new 55g tank, and
put down about 5" of Southdown sand.  
Before long I noticed bubbles under the surface of the sand, and now
it's giving off bubbles like crazy.  This activity has increased as I

Each time I clean the Fluval out, I have terrible problems restarting it. It
does not prime easily. Any tips please!??
Thank you all
John

I've noticed that these tangs are more or less cheap, in comparison with
other tangs. Is it that they are farm bred or cultivated?
Just curious.
Richard

Hiya guys
Well the tank is doing allot better since i added a second Fluval 404
canister filter (chemical filtration, and Mechanical in the second), the
algae is at last under control but it's proving to be hard work. In my bid

I got my first shipment of Scarlet hermits and emerald crabs.  I know they
will occasionally molt and have been told they will look like a dead crab,
so I have been keeping an eye out for this.  I found one of my hermits on a
rock without a shell.... the back end looked long and ...

I am preparing to set mt my 46 gal bow front. I need to scrape the
inside of the tank, looks like most of my equipment has survived 2+
years of storage. My 175w MH fired right up YAY! I'll go ahead and put
a new bulb in anyway, it's probably 9 months old.

I had a guy from our club tell me he needed a big sump asap.
http://www.sparklingfloorservice.com/tank/80g_sump.html
Marc :)
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I am researching what critters to put in a 7g nano and I am starting to
wonder if there is any fish that is really appropriate to put in it. 7g is
not that large and I don't want to put undue stress on any fish that I
introduce. I am only going to put one fish in the tank, so a ...

Hi folks;
I have a 55 gal, undrilled tank with a Remora HOB skimmer.  I'm
considering adding a sump for all the usual benefits ... increasing
total water volume, moving ugly equipment out of tank, etc.

Got a hair algae problem emerging and just want to make sure that my
circulation is adequate before I begin addressing other issues.  In a
29gal. with a Mag3 below in the stand driving a SCWD (est. 200gph flow
alternating from each corner pointing toward the center and slightly

I have a question about water currents strengths.  I was wondering what
types of powerheads I should use in my 55 gallon tank to create a gentle or
medium current.  Let me know if you need more info.  Thanks