Pet Forum / Aquaria / Marine Reef / July 2003

Well so much for the "warning" that Blue Stars don't transport well. If
you had read my previous post on the blue star I purchsed you'd know
that it had been thru hell and back as far as transports are concerned.
Since that time I can give you a 1 month update and tell you that it

Hello everyone.  Thanks to all of you who answered my earlier questions.
For my next question,  I was wonder how mail order critters
arrive when you purchase them online?  More specifically I am really curious
about how corals and anemones arrive.  Are they attached

Has someone of you had any experiences with Worldwide Import Inc. (Nature's
Ocean ) live sand ? http://www.naturesocean.com/bioactive.htm
what do you think of it ? is it trustworthy?
thanks!!

    I'm getting *A LOT* of conflicting information on the cycling
process through my reading on the Internet and books.  Some say "using
fish to cycle the tank is the old way", don't describe it at all, then
continue on describing the cycling process using chemicals.  Others

anyone had the experience of their elegance coral catching fish.found my
firegoby ensnared in its tentacles today .stung to death & being eaten upon

I have a 60inch wide 18 inch wide and 30 inch deep tank.
Im upgrading my lighting from 2x150W MH 6500K with 4x40W Atinic tubes
Im going to use 250W 10K halides now instead due to the depth of my tank but
what i want to ask is should i use 2 or 3 bulbs with the size of my tank.

I have read 4 or 5 books on marine aquariums as well as this newsgroup and
most of the links people provide, yes, Marc, I have read your pages also,
they are probably the most informative.
For my first try at a marine tank, I am buying a 29 gallon "established"

have to saltwater tanks set up 110 doing great both tanks set up about 8
months 110 live roc live sand. my holding tank 30 gallon keeps get green
algae almost looks like sea weed .live sand on bottom just started
happing about a month ago also was using cooper in 30 gallon tank too. ...

Last year I bought a green brain coral for my reef.  It never did well
in my tank and over a period of months slowly died.  In the end there
was no green 'flesh' left.  At the time I was re- organizing my LR.  I
used the brain as a piece of rubble at the back of my tank away from ...

I've been researching on making my FO tank into a reef, and one of the items
I know I have to improve is the lighting. Are there any good do-it-yourself
sites? I went to the store, and was shocked at the price tag on the lighting
that I liked ...

To cure, or not to cure?
Given that I'll have the time to cure LR, is there any benefit to
getting uncured LR over cured (for a brand new tank)?  I vaguely
remember reading that uncured LR will give you a wider variety of

I've got not typical question (I think) well, what should I do to have
totally white sand in my tank ?
I have not the foggiest idea how people do that ;-)
What kind of animals (fish, crabs...etc) do you recommend me to put them

Some of you wonder about how to make sumps.  Here's a page that will help you
visualize this stuff a little more easily, I hope.
http://www.melevsreef.com/pics/routing.html
Marc

I was wondering what the limit is for me on growing corals and maybe an
anemone or two.  I have purchased a PC from Coralife Aqualight 260 watts  -
2x Actinic and 2x 10,000K lights.  This lighting setup is for a 55 gallon
aquarium.  Thanks in advance for all your input folks.

Hi, just thought of another question.  In my 55 G. tank, I placed 30 lbs. of
crushed coral substrate.  I now would like to add live sand to this.  Is
there any problem with placing 30 lbs.(possible more for a DSB) of live sand
directly ontop of the crushed coral?  I'd like to find ...